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AI and Customer Care: The Future is Here

BlueOcean

IBM reports that by 2020 – that’s just two years away – 85% of all customer service interactions will occur without a human agent. Instead, in addition to self-serve customer service , the majority of interactions will be driven by AI technology. Forget AI being the future of the contact center.

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Bilingual Customer Support: Where Live Agents and AI Coincide

BlueOcean

In our opinion, the basic formula for every great customer service interaction begins with your customer having easy access to a fast, accurate resolution in the channel of their choice, at the time of their choice, in the language of their choice. Providing bilingual French-English support has been a way of life in Canada since, well, forever.

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The Pivot to 100% Remote Training in the Contact Center

BlueOcean

When the world hit the pause button in the face of COVID-19, putting our client’s customer care programs on hold wasn’t an option. By creating that feeling through mock calls, the trainee has the chance to work through their nerves without exposing a “real” customer to their first anxious efforts. Request a download here.

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Hold times are unacceptable – now more than ever

Interactions

In the last few weeks, I have collectively spent hours on hold trying to dispute charges on my online grocery delivery service, negotiate a bill with my internet provider and report a power outage to my utilities vendor. Without automation and self-service, every customer requires an agent’s help to resolve their query.

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Call Deflection strategies in the age of self-service

TechSee

For that reason, successful call deflection strategies allow enquiries to be deflected to self-service channels such as FAQs, live chat, community forums, knowledge center databases and virtual agents. He navigates to the Contact Us page of the supplier’s website and easily finds the Customer Support phone number.

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The Power of Voice for Utility Providers

Interactions

Power Utilities expert Andrew Heath believes senior utility execs are fast realizing focusing on customer engagement is no longer a “nice-to-have” but is instead a must-have, especially across digital channels. Virtual agents can support an omnichannel approach to customer service.

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Contact Center AI: How It Can Transform Your CX

Playvox

Some of the most common uses of AI have been game changers: Virtual assistants like Siri guiding us on our way and finding information in an instant Fraud detection from our financial institutions Medical diagnoses and healthcare Contact centers are no exception and stand to gain significant business and operational benefits from AI.