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Improving customer experience with a virtual agent

Talkdesk

Who is helping your customers when they have questions and problems outside of business hours? According to Gartner’s 2018 Best Practices for Implementing Extreme Customer Self-Service Report , by 2022, 85% of customer service interactions will start with self-service, up from 48% today.

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5 ways to know if your IVA is ready for Summer 2022

Interactions

Summer 2022 is upon us and, as the Washington Post covers, all indications suggest travel will be back to the pre-pandemic era. Without the right Intelligent Virtual Agent (IVA) in place, the summer volume spike could result in long hold times and even more guest frustration. Can your current IVA company do that for you? .

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Is Your Organization Ready for the Top Contact Center Trends of 2022?

Playvox

We recently participated in a discussion with two industry experts that focused on megatrends that will impact contact centers in 2022. 2022 just might be The Year of the Contact Center Employee. Let’s take a closer look at these 2022 contact center trends. Employee Experience. That’s the good news.

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Amplify Customer Experience in Retail with Conversational AI

Lumoa

Not only are online retailers enjoying massive revenue from their customers (expected to be over $6 trillion in 2022 ), but the platforms themselves are also becoming increasingly sophisticated. Now, technologies such as AI and machine learning are driving highly personalized customer experiences.

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CCaaS Trends: The Evolution of Cloud Contact Centres

Lumoa

According to a survey, CCaaS will grow to be the favored adoption model by 50% of contact centers by 2022. Source: Gartner These developments are in keeping with Gartner’s Hype Cycle for Customer Service and Support Technologies , which identified five solutions that would take customer experience in the future.

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Customer Self-Service: Pros, Cons, Examples

TechSee

There is more than one challenge to address and more than one way to gain from effective and on-point customer self-service strategies. Meeting the challenges is key to ensuring a positive customer journey. Poor design, accessibility and navigation will have a significant impact on the customer self-service experience.

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AI and Customer Care: The Future is Here

BlueOcean

Consider that the large majority of customer interactions are currently transactional processes. Password resets, changed addresses, parts ordering, status updates, appointment setting, and more are straightforward calls that can easily be addressed by virtual agents or chatbots. Related Articles.