Vonage

DECEMBER 18, 2018

As scores of attendees packed the impressive all-glass venue in Midtown New York a small group of thought leaders kicked it off with an early morning breakfast to discuss AI, chatbots, omni-channel, and analytics for contact centers. Customers are also driving the demand for omni-channel communication. “We

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BlueOcean

AUGUST 9, 2021

The adoption rate of new and evolving technologies accelerated at unseen speeds—resulting in 10 years’ worth of change within a mere 10 months. Contact center technologies are certainly in the mix of acceleration. In fact, many recent developments promise to reshape the landscape of customer service completely.

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TechSee

JUNE 9, 2022

Providing a digital, omnichannel customer experience is a clear imperative. Allowing customers the flexibility to digitally self-serve can dramatically increase customer satisfaction, and lower your operating costs. Gartner reports that self-service costs around $0.10 per contact. Who Changed the Channel?

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CSM Magazine

MAY 30, 2023

Jim Davies at Calabrio outlines 3 winning strategies for a seamless customer experience that are guaranteed to take you over the finish line in a record-setting way. The digital foundation of customer-centric contact centers, Calabrio helps enrich and interpret human interactions, empowering the contact center as a brand guardian.

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Oracle

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Thanks to advanced digital technologies, companies now find themselves in a position to truly transform the contact center customer service experience. Here are five areas in particular in which technology is already transforming how work gets done. Advances in AI technology continue to gather pace.

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Call Experts

APRIL 8, 2024

Streamline Operations and Never Miss Another Call with a Contact Center for Utilities. We rely heavily on these essential services, from electricity and water to telecommunications and internet services. When Did Call Centers Become the Standard? Thus, the idea of using a contact center for utilities was born.

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Avaya

JUNE 3, 2016

The buzzword in Customer Service and Contact Centers over the past few years has been omni-channel. Omni-channel supposedly stands for a singular, high-quality personalized experience that a customer has with a brand that occurs regardless of where or what device the customer is using to get service.

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Playvox

JUNE 28, 2022

During the global pandemic, customers massively turned to digital communications, and, according to consumer studies , this change is here to stay. While presenting a tremendous opportunity for business growth, this trend also creates challenges for contact centers. What Is An Omnichannel Contact Center?

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NICE inContact

AUGUST 2, 2019

It’s an important concept for any company considering digital customer service integration. You don’t simply want to plan for your current customer service needs. Digital customer service is evolving quickly, and this change hopefully comes in tandem with important developments in your business — namely growth.

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UJET

DECEMBER 2, 2020

In the past 50 years, the underlying technology powering voice self-service solutions has been transformed but, unfortunately, many of the uses of these solutions have not. The current generation of self-service solutions, intelligent virtual agents (IVAs), are smart, omni-channel systems that automate many types of inquiries.

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BlueOcean

JANUARY 9, 2018

These technologies are sparking new expectations in today’s consumers on an almost daily basis. IBM reports that by 2020 – that’s just two years away – 85% of all customer service interactions will occur without a human agent. Forget AI being the future of the contact center. AI is the now of the contact center.

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CSM Magazine

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Conversational AI (aka intelligent chatbots or virtual agents) combines artificial intelligence (AI) and automation to streamline customer interactions across channels. Customer service teams and contact centers have specific needs when considering new technology solutions. Multi-Lingual Capabilities.

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Upstream Works

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Before the term “customer experience” (CX) became widely used in the industry, the contact center was focused on “customer service.” ” When customers needed service – whether a question, a complaint, or technical support – they reached out to the contact center.

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BlueOcean

MAY 23, 2017

That day inevitably coincides with the renewed urgency of the task you’ve been procrastinating over: calling customer service to fix your computer/check your warranty/renew your membership/reset your password. And so it’s unsurprising that we’ve seen a growing popularity in self-serve customer service.

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Upstream Works

JUNE 9, 2022

The contact center was even more complicated. There were too many different customer needs and too many inconsistencies. The contact center agent’s life was not easy, and we saw it just getting more and more complicated. ” Then, an application called UpStart was born.

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UJET

DECEMBER 2, 2020

In the past 50 years, the underlying technology powering voice self-service solutions has been transformed but, unfortunately, many of the uses of these solutions have not. The current generation of self-service solutions, intelligent virtual agents (IVAs), are smart, omni-channel systems that automate many types of inquiries.

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TechSee

JUNE 25, 2019

A Tata Consultancy Services survey found that 31.7% of major companies around the world are currently using AI customer service technologies, the second most common use of AI after IT. A Tata Consultancy Services survey found that 31.7% Customer-facing AI technologies.

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Upstream Works

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

The term “customer experience” (CX) has gained considerable currency recently, and in many ways has displaced “customer service” as the focal point of the contact center. While technology plays a key role in providing great CX, a team effort that goes beyond agents is required.

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Responsetek

MAY 3, 2018

The speed of change brought about by technological advances has brought with it certain expectations. One of those expectations is that customers and prospects will have a consistent experience of your brand across all channels, from your website to your customer service center to your brick-and-mortar store.

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NobelBiz

MAY 16, 2023

Hosted technology has been available to the contact center industry for several years, although its market penetration has been modest at best. Contact centers around the globe started experimenting with it to address the challenges posed by the pandemic.

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Magellan Solutions

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Empowering Your SME with Omnichannel Contact Centers. As many business practices continue to evolve, so does customer service, continuing to develop its channels in order to provide excellent service in more ways than one. What is an Omnichannel Contact Center?

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BlueOcean

DECEMBER 18, 2018

You’re prepared for the future of customer service. And you’re ready for your outsourced customer service RFP to hit the road and bring you some stellar options for a new contact center partner. Here’s the short list of the best questions to ask about AI in the contact center.

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Comm100

MAY 25, 2022

These changes have occurred across industries and have accelerated the adoption of new technologies. Further social upheavals amongst workers and customer expectations have also occurred. Ultimately, customer service and contact centers have not been immune to these changes.

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SaleMove

OCTOBER 1, 2022

“The promise of omnichannel contact center” has failed to come true not because technology has failed us, but because it was the wrong starting goal. The post What Omnichannel Was MEANT To Be appeared first on Glia Blog | Digital Customer Service Explained.

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Comm100

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

The customer service world continues to develop, and each new year can mean a sea change in changing consumer expectations. As new customer service trends arrive, service that was once considered exemplary might no longer meet the growing customer demand. Personalized support through omnichannel expands.

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Call Experts

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

How do you improve customer service? The answer always lies in your customer experience. Great experiences lead to loyal customers who buy more from you in the future. When you take care of customers from start to finish, they will always come back and refer others to your business. Listen to your customers.

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TechSee

AUGUST 10, 2023

TechSee’s visual automation platform uses computer artificial intelligence (AI) and augmented reality (AR) to enhance customer and contact center engagements. TechSee’s Computer Vision AI and AR can improve issues facing customer contact centers around first-call resolution, average handling times, and truck roll avoidance.

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NICE inContact

AUGUST 16, 2019

In light of fast-changing customer demands, is your contact center keeping up? It used to be possible to win with a top product or a competitive price, but more than ever, customer experience is now top of mind for consumers — and crucial for bottom-line growth. Is your Contact Center Keeping Up?

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CSM Magazine

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

In April 2024, the Las Vegas Convention Center will see the return of the Call and Contact Center Expo. The event is focused on the processes used by call and contact centers, with showcases from over 200 different business representatives along with seminars by over 100 industry experts.

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Upstream Works

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

When it comes to adopting new technology, contact centers prefer easy transitions with minimal impact on continuity. This is fine for routine updates of existing technology, but this is not sufficient for legacy-based contact centers as they try to keep up with digital-first customers.

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TechSee

DECEMBER 11, 2018

To achieve both short and long term benefits, three critical elements must be aligned: business objectives, infrastructure and technologies. Aligning business objectives with contact center performance. Over the last five years, a number of key business trends have emerged that have been steadily gaining traction.

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NICE inContact

AUGUST 2, 2019

It’s an important concept for any company considering digital customer service integration. You don’t simply want to plan for your current customer service needs. Digital customer service is evolving quickly, and this change hopefully comes in tandem with important developments in your business — namely growth.

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Playvox

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

They are under constant pressure to reduce operational overhead costs, lower recruiting, onboarding and training costs – all while exceeding customer demands and delivering exceptional customer service. When contact center managers look to decrease overhead, they think first to eliminate manual processes through automation.

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Call Experts

JUNE 15, 2023

Streamline Operations and Never Miss Another Call with a Contact Center for Utilities. We rely heavily on these essential services, from electricity and water to telecommunications and internet services. When Did Call Centers Become the Standard? Thus, the idea of using a contact center for utilities was born.

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Call Experts

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

“Customer Service” is one of the most commonly used phrases in business. But, do you ever wonder: what is customer service? It is best defined as supporting your customers’ needs by offering and delivering professional, top-notch assistance before, during, and after their requirements are fulfilled.

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Upstream Works

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Digital transformation is a central technology theme for all businesses in 2022, and it’s especially important for contact centers. Expectations around customer experience (CX) are increasingly being shaped by digital technologies, and customers have generally been adopting them faster than contact centers.

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Vonage

OCTOBER 2, 2017

The essential principles of customer service are timeless, but consumer expectations are not. Customers have always wanted a friendly, efficient and reliable service, but with the development of new technology, their expectations have been raised. They want a more efficient service than before.

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