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Customer Self-Service: Pros, Cons, Examples

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Today, digital self-service has become the preference – and the new normal, along with higher expectations and reliance on these channels. The role of technology is more important than ever in improving customer service and operational efficiencies. Download our eBook: What Self Service Will Look Like in 2025 .

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From Knowledge Base to Virtual Agents: The Shift to AI-powered Self Service

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Customer self-service refers to customer-initiated interaction technologies that enable customers to access information and perform routine tasks without requiring the assistance of a live customer service representative. Drivers for customer self-service.

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Reduce call hold time and improve customer experience with self-service virtual agents using Amazon Connect and Amazon Lex

AWS Machine Learning

The key to making this approach practical is to augment human agents with scalable, AI-powered virtual agents that can address callers’ needs for at least some of the incoming calls. Gartner’s Customer Service and Support Leader poll estimates that live channels such as phone and live chat cost an average of $8.01

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New KPI Metrics in the Era of Self Service

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Once upon a time, measuring customer service success was straightforward. Hire some agents, train them, and use standard contact center KPIs to measure how well they perform. With many of these channels and tools enabling self-service, old-school KPIs are no longer sufficient. New Self Service KPI Metrics.

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The 5 Categories That Rule Virtual Agents

Speaker: Brian Morin, CMO, Mark Landry, VP Product, Marilyn Cassedy, Director of Customer Success, SmartAction

It just so happens that whenever we design and deploy a new AI-powered virtual agent over voice, the self-service application invariably falls into one of 5 distinct categories. If it fits into one of these 5 categories, a live human agent should never handle it. Real-world examples from 6 leading companies.

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Call Deflection strategies in the age of self-service

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The goal is both to ensure customers receive the answers they are seeking in the most efficient manner and to reduce the number of inbound calls routed to human agents. He navigates to the Contact Us page of the supplier’s website and easily finds the Customer Support phone number. Proactive customer communications.

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Millennial Generation Customer Service – The Ultimate Guide

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This penchant for technology has shaped their consumer behavior and preferences, and brands must tailor their customer service strategies to suit Millennials’ attributes. They demand highly convenient and fast service. I’ll help myself, thanks: Called the Do-It-Yourself Generation, Millennials love self-service.

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Start Every Conversation with AI: The Front Door for Intelligent Customer Service

Speaker: Brian Morin & Helena Chen from SmartAction

Self-service is on the rise. More and more customers are looking to solve their own issues without human intervention. AI virtual agents can help resolve a lot of routine and repetitive interactions, but not all are created equal. Only 25% of the call is valued customer interaction.

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6 Killer Applications for Artificial Intelligence in the Customer Engagement Contact Center

If Artificial Intelligence for businesses is a red-hot topic in C-suites, AI for customer engagement and contact center customer service is white hot. This white paper covers specific areas in this domain that offer potential for transformational ROI, and a fast, zero-risk way to innovate with AI.