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From Knowledge Base to Virtual Agents: The Shift to AI-powered Self Service

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Customer self-service refers to customer-initiated interaction technologies that enable customers to access information and perform routine tasks without requiring the assistance of a live customer service representative. Drivers for customer self-service.

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New KPI Metrics in the Era of Self Service

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Modern contact centers are made up of a complex combination of humans and virtual assistants – using both natural and artificial intelligence – operating over multiple channels and using a wide range of tools to solve customers’ issues. Customer care center metrics in the era of self-service clearly require a different approach.

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Call Deflection strategies in the age of self-service

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The goal is both to ensure customers receive the answers they are seeking in the most efficient manner and to reduce the number of inbound calls routed to human agents. He navigates to the Contact Us page of the supplier’s website and easily finds the Customer Support phone number. Proactive customer communications.

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4 ways that enterprise virtual agents will evolve

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Virtual agents have come a long way. And while some companies are certainly still using automated systems from the dark ages, forward-thinking brands have taken advantage of advancements in technology for big steps forward in customer experience self-service. . But what’s next? Here’s what we found out. .

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When it comes to CX, Conversational AI is the only game in town

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Brands who implement Conversational AI applications like virtual agents can deliver exceptional customer experience with added benefits like decreased operational costs, improved CSAT, and increased agent productivity. Even if live agents are unavailable, virtual agents can handle unlimited conversations.

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Contact Center AI: How It Can Transform Your CX

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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. McKinsey reports that using generative AI in customer care functions could improve productivity by 30-45%.

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Hold times are unacceptable – now more than ever

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Without automation and self-service, every customer requires an agent’s help to resolve their query. In the last few weeks we’ve already seen brands reallocating sales and other staff to handle customer queries to strengthen the contact centers. Virtual Agents can help. Bridging the gap.