Talkdesk

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Self-service in customer support is not just a trend anymore, it’s here to stay. This tendency, coupled with increasingly mature artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, has raised attention to the role and impact of virtual agents in contact centers and customer experience (CX). What is a virtual agent?

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West Monroe

JULY 24, 2017

If you are keen on customer-centricity, you need to think about making strategic investments in customer service technologies – especially within your contact center. Contact centers will continue to get smaller and smarter as self-service, automated engagement, and digital operations mature.

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Talkdesk

APRIL 14, 2020

Laying the foundation with the right infrastructure Contact centers are finding themselves stuck between the proverbial rock and hard place. Oftentimes in 24-hour contact centers, agents share desks and equipment – including headsets. Put simply, contact centers are perfect petri dishes for healthcare crises.

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CSM Magazine

MAY 24, 2023

Claude is the latest addition to the Contact Center team, and he’s already making waves. As an AI assistant, Claude is designed to streamline the customer service experience, making it faster and more efficient for both customers and agents.

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Avaya

JUNE 24, 2019

Digital transformation is about creating experiences that matter, but what does this look like within the contact center? Effortless self-service, agent augmentation, interaction insights, smart pairing…nowhere close to what one vendor alone offers today. What’s driving this move to an ecosystem approach?

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BlueOcean

OCTOBER 22, 2020

In the remote environment, where more factors are outside of your control, trainers need to expect the unexpected – especially regarding potential technology issues. Making Virtual Agent Training Work for You. The post The Pivot to 100% Remote Training in the Contact Center appeared first on Blue Ocean.

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Talkdesk

APRIL 23, 2020

More and more people are talking about Artificial Intelligence (AI) and there is widespread curiosity about this new technological wave. However, many companies have not yet addressed the most basic weaknesses in their contact centers. The post The future of contact centers appeared first on Talkdesk.

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SaleMove

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

The proliferation of digital-first technologies combined with the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and self-service options has created fundamental changes in the contact center. As customer-centric businesses prioritize the experience they deliver, the contact center takes on a more central role.

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TechSee

JANUARY 14, 2020

The global drive toward digital transformation has made its mark on contact center processes and operations, with Salesforce predicting last year that the use of AI by customer service teams would see a 143% increase by 2020. Why agents are embracing the change. How call center automation will redefine agents’ careers.

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NobelBiz

JANUARY 10, 2021

Mobility, flexibility, automation… the development of chatbots is the inevitable result of a ten-year technological convergence that has swept across all companies and contact centers. What are its advantages for contact centers? Why do call centers need a chatbot? How does a chatbot function?

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Uniphore

JULY 10, 2021

How to Cut Call Center Agent Onboarding Time in Half. and Make Every Agent Your Best Agent. Brian Cantor Leading CX Industry Analyst Contact Center Week. Live Demo Featuring 10 Ways to Simplify Agent Onboarding With AI & RPA. Brian Cantor Leading CX Industry Analyst Contact Center Week.

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TechSee

APRIL 21, 2021

These growing call volumes – coupled with the continuous need for cost optimizations – have driven the demand and adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in call centers. AI is moving forward rapidly, with contact center AI software continuously evolving and dramatically improving, and ultimately delivering more value. .

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NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Call centers have developed dramatically over the past few years and will continue to do so in 2023. While most classic contact center technologies will continue to be utilized, most will be replaced by chatbots, cloud technologies, AI, and remote work, enabling businesses to enhance the customer experience and save expenses.

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NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Call centers have developed dramatically over the past few years and will continue to do so in 2023. While most classic contact center technologies will continue to be utilized, most will be replaced by chatbots, cloud technologies, AI, and remote work, enabling businesses to enhance the customer experience and save expenses.

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TechSee

JANUARY 14, 2020

The global drive toward digital transformation has made its mark on contact center processes and operations, with Salesforce predicting last year that the use of AI by customer service teams would see a 143% increase by 2020. Rejecting doomsday predictions that robots will take their jobs, many agents are embracing AI technology.

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SaleMove

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

The proliferation of digital-first technologies combined with the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and self-service options has created fundamental changes in the contact center. As customer-centric businesses prioritize the experience they deliver, the contact center takes on a more central role.

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Avaya

APRIL 10, 2019

2 technology they expect to transform Digital Customer Experience (DCX), behind customer success analytics tools. Virtual agents/chatbots – Computer-aided, virtual robots that address basic questions and functions to free human agents to handle more complex ones. In fact, those transformations already have begun.

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Upstream Works

JANUARY 18, 2022

Remote working has been significantly accelerated, as have the technologies used to support it. No area of business has been impacted by the great resignation more than the contact center. Many organizations were focused on improving customer experience and digitizing the contact center just two years ago.

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Lumoa

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Now, technologies such as AI and machine learning are driving highly personalized customer experiences. The question for online retailers is: how can we embrace this trend and deliver for our customers? Another great idea to explore is offering a digital sales agent that is voice-enabled. Drawbacks of conversational AI.

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Interactions

DECEMBER 18, 2019

10 years ago… While there was certainly a greater shift to a more customer-centric focus than in the early 2000s, the technology in 2010 was not on par with what it is today. had been around for about 20 years, but the technology hadn’t improved much from when it was originally developed. AI and Agents: Better Together.

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CSM Magazine

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Waterfield Tech, a leading global customer engagement solutions provider, today announced research findings detailing a significant lag in the adoption of conversational AI in the contact center. Additional findings from Waterfield Tech’s research include: The Value of Investing in the Contact Center. 80% are using voice.

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UJET

MARCH 22, 2021

IVRs have evolved considerably over the last 30 some years, but, before jumping straight into the latest technology, we first need to address how the customers who are interacting with these IVRs have also evolved. Simply bolting new technologies onto a legacy system or a more modern cloud-based system is never the solution.

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TechSee

OCTOBER 9, 2018

The key to reaching this powerful demographic is by understanding that technology is central to their being. This penchant for technology has shaped their consumer behavior and preferences, and brands must tailor their customer service strategies to suit Millennials’ attributes. 5 Enabling technologies to reach Millennials.

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NICE inContact

MARCH 28, 2019

It often eliminates the “on hold” frustration of voice calls and lets contact centers increase productivity by having agents work with 3 or 4 customers at the same time. Many organizations feel pressured “top down” to apply AI technology to automate chat interactions entirely. Consumers have already accepted chat!

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NobelBiz

JANUARY 10, 2021

For some time now, Chatbots have become famous in contact centers. It is an artificial intelligence tool that can be described as a virtual agent. As a result, a Chatbot is presented as a real solution for improving customer experience in a call center. And what are the rules for implementing such technology?

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Tricia Morris

MAY 18, 2015

According to the same Forrester survey referenced above, online community, virtual agent, mobile customer service, social media and live chat have also increased in usage. Contact centers are working to address this growing and changing channel use. Agent responsibilities are changing.

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BlueOcean

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

One of our most popular blog posts focuses on which contact center predictions from the past few years have come true in the world of outsourced customer service. As any workforce management professional will tell you, excellence in forecasting/prediction is what differentiates the leaders from the also-rans in call center operations.

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TechSee

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

This year’s MWC promises to be a huge event, with 2,300+ exhibitors presenting the latest and greatest in mobile technology to 108,000+ attendees from 208 countries. We’ve narrowed down the 5 key customer service technology trends to watch out for in 2018. Immersive Technologies. 360-degree view of your customer.

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TechSee

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

This year’s MWC promises to be a huge event, with 2,300+ exhibitors presenting the latest and greatest in mobile technology to 108,000+ attendees from 208 countries. We’ve narrowed down the 5 key customer service technology trends to watch out for in 2018. Immersive Technologies. 360-degree view of your customer.

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 8, 2017

This week we feature an article by Mansi Bhatia who looks at ways organizations can transform contact centers into a customer engagement center. I like the idea of a customer engagement center. – Shep Hyken. Earlier, businesses used to see contact centers as cost centers. Retain the Human Element.

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Playvox

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

So it is important to understand customer needs and adopt technologies to handle their requests through the channels they want to use. They can use technology to make a difference, save lives, and have a positive effect on the planet. Eye contact is powerful and customers generally prefer live agent support.

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TechSee

MARCH 13, 2018

as well as a PR blitz by some of the leading technology enterprises. In 2017, all eyes were on chatbots and virtual agents – the assumption being that they would take over a significant part of the customer interaction and deliver real value in communicating with customers. Virtual Agents.

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Calabrio

JANUARY 6, 2016

CEO of Calabrio shares his predictions for the Contact Center, for 2016 and Beyond. The “smart” technology that revolutionized our cell phones is finding its way into just about everything: medical devices, baby monitors, smoke detectors, thermostats, running shoes, even cows. The researchers at Gartner estimate that nearly 12.5

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Advantage Communications

AUGUST 14, 2019

In this blog we often talk about the innovative omnichannel technology that a modern outsourced call center will bring to your organization, and how those technologies will help your company realize significant benefits to your customer service strategy.

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Kustomer

JUNE 27, 2022

Types of Customer Support Software What Are the Key Technology Components of Customer Service? Recent technological advancements in customer care have not only created a much-needed pathway for brands and customers to connect, but have also served to elevate the virtual service experience as a whole.

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Call Experts

MAY 8, 2019

As technology advances and improves, experienced business experts are discovering that AI is the best tool for transforming the Digital Customer Experience. Chatbots or virtual agents can address a wide range of features and questions to provide relevant analysis and efficient protocol. 39% rise in digital sales.

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Magellan Solutions

JULY 29, 2021

Once a technological possibility for some industries, the reality is disrupting sectors across markets globally and affecting all aspects of our lives. . The coronavirus pandemic has been tough on the contact center services Philippines and on a global level. . Increase Contact Rates and Conversion Rates.

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