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Why are Contact Centres Adopting a Digital-First Strategy?

Comm100

Providing customers with support only on phone and/or email damages the customer experience (CX) from the outset and creates a barrier to engagement. This is known as omnichannel customer engagement. Today’s consumers expect support to be fast and won’t accept long wait times and drawn-out IVR messages.

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5 AI Trends Transforming the Future of Retail

CSM Magazine

Recent studies suggest that by 2025, AI-driven technologies will influence up to 95% of customer interactions. This shift reduces wait times and significantly boosts overall customer satisfaction. Retailers using AI for personalisation report higher customer engagement and increased sales.

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Genesys PureConnect vs Genesys Cloud: Choosing the Right Contact Center Solution

VDS

Customer engagement and contact centers are critical components of any business’s success. Genesys PureConnect Genesys PureConnect is a customer engagement and contact center platform. They serve as the primary means for organizations to interact with customers, resolve issues, and improve customer satisfaction.

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5 Customer Experience Trends That COVID-19 Is Only Accelerating

Oracle

Below is a look at a few of these trends, including contactless consumer experiences, the ability for employees to “Work From Anywhere”, virtual engagements, and the acceleration of messaging as a channel. We’ll likely see these trends continue to accelerate over time. Virtual engagement.

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Customer intent is a treasure trove of actionable data hiding in plain sight

Think Customers

Every time customers interact with a customer service representative, do a keyword search, click through a brand’s website, or engage other touchpoints, they’re giving hints about their interests and intentions. Having the right information on hand also reduces wait times, costs to serve, and increases customer satisfaction.

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Top 5 Customer Experience Predictions For 2021

Kustomer

Microsoft predicts that by 2025 as many as 95% of customer interactions will be through AI. Customer service teams can employ AI to handle low-level support issues in real time, and gather initial information for live agents before intervention is needed. This results in lower wait times and fewer frustrated customers.

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The software industry is at the center of e-commerce transformation—but are its own operations digital enough?

West Monroe

In fact, Gartner anticipates that by 2025, 80% of all B2B sales will be happening through digital channels. To engage today’s software buyers and create advantage in an increasingly competitive landscape, software companies need to deliver a seamless experience across the customer lifecycle.