BlueOcean

OCTOBER 4, 2023

We would wager, that even with the evolution of AI, brands serving consumers in the Americas will continue to benefit from providing support in French, Spanish, and, for some organizations, Portuguese through a live agent model. and, obviously, for brands serving consumers in Mexico and South America, Spanish is a necessity.

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Interactions

JANUARY 20, 2022

However, for some debt-ridden consumers, this time of year serves as a glaring reminder of their obligations. However, for many well-intentioned consumers who try to embrace the New Year with a newfound sense of fiscal responsibility, they find it hard to do so. What drives consumers to incur debt is simple to understand.

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Interactions

JANUARY 20, 2022

However, for some debt-ridden consumers, this time of year serves as a glaring reminder of their obligations. However, for many well-intentioned consumers who try to embrace the New Year with a newfound sense of fiscal responsibility, they find it hard to do so. What drives consumers to incur debt is simple to understand.

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Brands Virtual Agent Consumers Retail 118

Interactions

MAY 6, 2022

In customer experience, wasting time is one of the biggest pain points for consumers. In a recent survey, we found the top obstacles people experience when contacting customer service have to do with time, such as long wait times or wasted time due to inefficient processes. . 59% interacted with an agent who was not knowledgeable.

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Virtual Agent Self Service Customer Experience Wait Times 71

Interactions

MAY 14, 2020

From conducting more business over video meetings, to doing more shopping via apps and over the phone, people’s behavior and perspective of virtual interactions has changed for good over the past few months. Changing Consumer Behavior. This month, we investigated just how much consumer behavior has changed since the pandemic.

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Lumoa

JUNE 23, 2021

In the age of smartphones, where support is only a click away, consumers have massive expectations when it comes to customer service. According to a survey, CCaaS will grow to be the favored adoption model by 50% of contact centers by 2022.

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TechSee

JANUARY 14, 2020

AI makes personalized real-time agent coaching possible based on speech-to-text transcriptions and analytics, enabling agents to receive helpful feedback while they are speaking with the caller, instead of days or weeks later. Why agents are embracing the change. Post-call analysis also benefits from AI.

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TechSee

JANUARY 14, 2020

AI makes personalized real-time agent coaching possible based on speech-to-text transcriptions and analytics, enabling agents to receive helpful feedback while they are speaking with the caller, instead of days or weeks later. Rejecting doomsday predictions that robots will take their jobs, many agents are embracing AI technology.

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UJET

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

No matter how friendly, helpful, and professional your agent is, if your customer engagements are lengthy and repetitive, your customers aren’t going to be happy. AI customer service tools streamline repetitive and/or time-consuming tasks and workflows so your agents can focus on what they’re best at: helping people.

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UJET

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

No matter how friendly, helpful, and professional your agent is, if your customer engagements are lengthy and repetitive, your customers aren’t going to be happy. AI customer service tools streamline repetitive and/or time-consuming tasks and workflows so your agents can focus on what they’re best at: helping people.

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Virtual Agent Customer Service Gamification Contact Center 72

Interactions

JULY 2, 2020

. 2020 has brought on a perfect storm for the collections space with more debt and high delinquency rates due to the pressure put on consumers from the economic effects of COVID-19. In fact, consumer debt has risen to record-breaking heights, at over $14 Trillion by mid-2020. How will live agents react?

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Interactions

MAY 28, 2020

As governments plan a phased approach to open up businesses, consumers are both excited and cautious about their safety and welfare. A recent survey by Deloitte asked people whether they agree with the statement: “I feel safe going to the store right now.” Are you ready for AI or Virtual Agents? ” .

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Interactions

JULY 2, 2020

. 2020 has brought on a perfect storm for the collections space with more debt and high delinquency rates due to the pressure put on consumers from the economic effects of COVID-19. In fact, consumer debt has risen to record-breaking heights, at over $14 Trillion by mid-2020. How will live agents react?

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Virtual Agent Contact Center Financial Consumers 62

Kustomer

MAY 26, 2022

Many CX agents deal with low-level customer problems all day long, when their skills and energy would be best spent elsewhere. Virtual agents are the perfect solution for this. With the right AI, repetitive and mundane tasks are automated, thus saving real agents time and allowing them to focus on more complex inquiries.

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Kustomer

MAY 5, 2022

But one type of chatbot that has proven to help reduce costs and improve your CSAT scores are virtual agents. In addition, utilizing chatbots can shift the workload of customer service agents from low level, menial tasks and allow them to focus more attention on more complex issues from customers. Kustomer surveyed over 525 U.S.-based

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UJET

JUNE 25, 2021

In fact, one out of three businesses surveyed in 2020 said they were not confident that the experience they were providing to their customers was “good.”. But this creates its own concern, as consumers are continually using more devices in more ways to access support. Your Customer Experience Should Be Visual and Contextual.

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ijgolding

JULY 24, 2018

cial intelligence is simply the concept of computers performing tasks which are characteristic of human intelligence, such as interacting with the environment (autonomous driving, virtual agents/chatbots), perception (computer vision, language translation), or problem solving. Machine learning is a subset of arti?cial

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TechSee

OCTOBER 23, 2018

consumers abandoned a brand due to lack of personalization and trust. According to Chatbots Magazine , businesses can reduce customer service costs by as much as 30% with virtual agents and chatbots. According to Accenture , 41% of U.S. Using AI to enhance interactions with customers is quickly gaining traction.

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TechSee

APRIL 21, 2021

According to a 2021 survey, 65% of U.S. consumers have required assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic. AI enhances existing self-service capabilities, such as smart FAQ and IVR, with the new cognitive capabilities in chatbots or virtual agents. Call centers are busier than ever.

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BlueOcean

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Can we Evolve Customer Experience to Keep Pace with Changing Consumer Habits? We’re predicting that, as consumers become increasingly informed about how their data is collected and used, there will be a corresponding increase in customer expectations.

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Customer Service Contact Center Call Center Self Service 136

Playvox

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Somewhat surprising, survey results found that Gen Zs prefer both face-to-face communication and text messaging at work. Eye contact is powerful and customers generally prefer live agent support. Intelligent Virtual Agent. A virtual agent enables an intelligent, human?like Face-to-Face Video Communications.

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TechSee

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Rising customer expectations: With service becoming a primary battleground for winning customers, consumers have come to expect fast service 24/7/365. Self-reliant consumers: Led by millennial consumers, a growing number of tech-savvy customers clearly prefer the do-it-yourself model. Is it cost reduction? Summary.

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Playvox

JANUARY 13, 2022

As an example, 35% of surveyed CEOs report expanding employee benefits in the last twelve months in an effort to reduce employee churn. . This trend is being driven by the proliferation of digital channels and consumer demands for seamless omnichannel experiences.

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Contact Center Trends Omni-Channel CRM 79

Interactions

OCTOBER 9, 2019

While Conversational AI technology should be as helpful as a human, it should never attempt to mislead a consumer into thinking it’s an actual person. We believe that customers should always know who they are talking to, whether it’s a live agent or a Conversational AI application. So where can it go wrong?

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Virtual Agent Social Media Technology CRM 63

Interactions

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

It’s a win-win as patients and agents are both satisfied while organizations recover more revenue and improve from an operational perspective. . How will Patients React?

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CSM Magazine

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

CSA Research found that 75% of consumers surveyed in 29 countries said they are more likely to purchase the same brand again if the after-sales care is in their language. The main selling points for companies are that chatbots tend to be more cost-effective and efficient.

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Customer Experience Chatbots Call Center Knowledge Base 52

Tricia Morris

MAY 18, 2015

For the first time in the history of Forrester Research’s North American Consumer Technographics Customer Life Cycle Survey , respondents now say they are using self-service FAQ pages on a company’s website more often than speaking with a live agent on the phone. But adapting to this change continues to prove challenging.

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Magellan Solutions

JULY 29, 2021

First, the mass adoption of smartphones, social media, and consumer-friendly apps changed. No longer would they tolerate endless hold times, obtuse service agents, or handoffs. Through friendly interactions, your virtual agent can ensure that your live agents speak with the most qualified leads.

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Call Center Self Service Social Media Omni-Channel 52

SurveySparrow

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

69% of consumers love chatbots because they provide quick and simple responses. According to a report, 33% of the consumers are likely to place online orders and make reservations using chatbots. Autodesk has a customer service chatbot, AVA (a virtual agent), that interacts with customers in real-time at any time or day of the year.

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Tricia Morris

OCTOBER 28, 2015

For the first time in the history of Forrester Research’s North American Consumer Technographics Customer Life Cycle Survey , consumers now say they are using self-service FAQ pages on a company’s website for customer service more often than speaking with a live agent on the phone. Self-to-Assisted Escalation.

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Self Service Virtual Agent ROI Tips 40

UJET

MARCH 22, 2021

Changes in Consumer Behaviors. Today, we see smartphones in the hands of over 80% of consumers, we spend on average more than 5hrs / day on our phones. The second significant change to consumer behavior is a little more recent. Consumers today spend more time on their smartphone and they yearn for convenience. 5hrs / day.

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Virtual Agent Self Service Contact Center Customer Journeys 82

Kustomer

JUNE 27, 2022

Not one single survey has ever indicated that customers wouldn’t pay more for great service, according to Forbes. Compassionate customer service is central to meeting the needs of the modern consumer from any generation of shopper. Additionally, agents are able to effectively handle and resolve complicated inquiries in one exchange.

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Playvox

MARCH 19, 2024

As NLP, ML, and conversational AI evolved, modern contact centers embrace AI-powered chatbots, virtual agents or assistants, voice recognition, and other tools to deliver self-service options to customers. This frees up agents to focus on more complex issues and customer communications, reducing metrics like average handling time.

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Interactions

JANUARY 14, 2021

Advancing consumer technology and the pandemic has made digital transformation a top priority for business leaders across all industries. According to PwC’s 2020 Global Digital IQ survey , 66% of companies said revenue growth and profitability would suffer if they didn’t digitally transform quickly enough.

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Strategy Multi-Channel Virtual Agent Wait Times 62

Bold360

AUGUST 24, 2017

In fact, in the 2017 Digital Trends Survey, completed by Adobe and eConsultancy, CX ranked as the highest priority for 63% of marketers. Virtual Agents. Accenture found that 75% of consumers are more likely to spend if the company knows their name, or uses their past purchasing information. But why is CX so important?

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Bold360

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

In other words, a customer or prospect may ask a question about a product via the company’s built-in chat function on its website or through third-party platforms like Facebook and Slack, where consumers are increasingly engaging brands. Why You Need a Chat Bot Strategy. Image via Facebook (Mark Zuckerberg).

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Comm100

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

According to CCW Digital’s Report, 61% of companies agree that agent coaching is a top investment priority for 2018. Other agent investment priorities include training (as listed by 57% of companies surveyed), quality monitoring and management (54%), dashboards (53%) and scheduling and forecasting (50%).

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Customer Service Social Media Chatbots Knowledge Base 102