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Bilingual Customer Support: Where Live Agents and AI Coincide

BlueOcean

When one in five of your customers speak something other than English as their first language, providing bilingual customer support is critical. But what mix of live agents versus AI is best for your business? The impact of bilingual support on the customer experience cannot be understated. But what’s the best approach?

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Don’t succumb to the ‘CX sacrifice’

Think Customers

Workforce reductions are tempting in the face of economic headwinds but technology and customer experience experts urge contact center leaders to take the long view, and resist. ” “A lot of brands have a tendency toward what I call the ‘CX sacrifice,’ reducing staff and decreasing your time to serve.

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Get the conversation right: Chatbot vs. messaging

Think Customers

Customers want to reach brands on their own terms, whenever, wherever. Chatbot and messaging capabilities are the essential tools needed to provide this 24/7, personalized customer service. Let’s explore their differences to find the right fit for customer needs. But these two platforms aren’t interchangeable. What’s a chatbot?

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Who benefits from an AI-powered knowledge base?

Talkdesk

Now, we’re going to dive into the different stakeholders within and outside of the contact center who will benefit from this evolution of the traditional knowledge base, and how you can use it to transform your customer experience. . A true AI-powered knowledge base benefits: Customers. Knowledge Base Administrators.

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How to Improve Contact Center Optimization with Customer Journeys

Pointillist

According to Forbes, poor customer service is costing businesses more than $75 billion a year. But many contact center leaders struggle to achieve these outcomes while simultaneously improving customer satisfaction. Advances in digital technology have reshaped customer expectations for exceptional experiences.

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4 AI elements to flatten the contact center curve

Talkdesk

Getting help from virtual agents Virtual agents and chatbots usage is increasing across all industries. Providing 24/7 service: Virtual agents reduce customer service pressure by providing service around the clock. Warm transfer: Call transferring is one the most painful moments in a customer journey.

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Build your business case to invest more in customer experience – Learn the metrics that move the needle

NICE inContact

In part one of the blog series, we looked at a framework for building a strong business case to invest in customer experience technologies. In this blog, we will take a deeper look at some of the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that drive enhanced customer experience and true financial benefits.