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AI and Customer Care: The Future is Here

BlueOcean

Artificial intelligence in the contact center is one significant piece of the puzzle that is omni-channel customer service. With integration between live chat, video chat, SMS, web forums, email, social, self-serve apps, and, of course, voice, the omni-channel experience must be seamless.

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What will CX look like in 2017?

Customer Bliss

The first one, from Forbes , is called “Five Bold Expert Predictions For 2017.” Omnichannel. 53 percent of consumers want to be recognized as the same person across all shopping channels , so ideally, better insights will lead to better omnichannel campaigns. But these are a couple of 2017 predictions.

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How Top Performing Contact Centers Will Own 2017

Storyminers

This article appeared first January 10, 2017 at SharpenCX.com. Customer experience expert Mike Wittenstein sheds light on enhanced customer expectations, AI innovation, and more. How do you expect customer expectations to change in 2017? What’s the most important thing contact center managers should prepare for in 2017?

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Improving Your E-Commerce Customer Service to Meet Today’s Consumer Expectations

Joe Rawlinson

The 2017 IBM Consumer Experience Index (CEI) Study says only 3.4 Use social media channels to keep in touch with your customers and stay engaged. Deliver a Satisfying Omni-Channel Experience. Customers also crave a more satisfying omni-channel shopping experience, IBM’s study found.

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3 Customer Engagement Trends to Watch in 2017

Calabrio

With 2016 behind us, we’re wondering what we can glean from the flurry of predictions, prophecies and prognostications for 2017. In 2017, we’ll see leading marketing organizations expand to incorporate contact center touchpoints with voice-of-the-customer analytics technology. Ready for 2017 and beyond? Start here.

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A third of consumers would rather clean a toilet than talk to customer service

Maru/HUB

In our last post, we argued that innovative experiences such as Amazon Go, makes it difficult to gain rich insight in the form of a real conversation. An interesting study conducted by Aspect in 2017 revealed that amongst the 1,000 American consumers surveyed, nearly a third would rather clean a toilet than talk to customer service.

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3 Customer Engagement Trends to Watch in 2017

Calabrio

With 2016 behind us, we’re wondering what we can glean from the flurry of predictions, prophecies and prognostications for 2017. In 2017, we’ll see leading marketing organizations expand to incorporate contact center touchpoints with voice-of-the-customer analytics technology. Ready for 2017 and beyond? Start here.

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