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There are several ways that companies intend to reduce friction for customers, and; one of those ways is by through reducing friction for agents. Many businesses believe that the key to the customer experience lies in the quality of the agent experience. Introduction. MORE
To relieve customers’ hard feelings about problems with some products or services, companies usually choose to improve the customer service skills of their agents. Not entirely, since to get to the point of using your agents’ skills, customers first need to contact your support. MORE
A virtual agent initiates a service call by accessing your Outlook or iCal calendar to set up an appointment. A service environment with this level of automation, one that blurs the line between agents and distributed “experts,” doesn’t just establish itself, and it certainly doesn’t happen overnight. Prediction #2: Virtualization will break down the “walls” of the contact center. If self-service and automation are the norm in 2020, what does that mean for agents? MORE
In the era of omnichannel communication, where we have an array of channels – social media, email, messaging, voice call, companies need to identify the channels their buyer persona is most comfortable with and most responsive to. MORE
This means that call centers of the future need to leverage self-service and omnichannel support; which includes engineering web- and mobile-based FAQs to deliver true knowledge management, supporting real-time, engaging social support, and operating effective virtual agents, IVR, and communities. MORE
Hire some agents, train them, and use standard contact center KPIs to measure how well they perform. When a virtual agent fields a customer’s enquiry, collects all relevant details and passes it to a human agent for final approval, how should average handling time ( AHT ) be measured? MORE
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. MORE
Self-service not only has benefits for consumers and businesses, but for advisors and agents as well. ICMI Research indicates that, with the right self-service strategy, agent satisfaction actually can increase. Self-service can be anything from a virtual agent that is capable of responding to a specific question to fully AI-enabled smart chatbots that can anticipate and automate work for the advisor. MORE
Today Verint announces a line-up of conferences and digital events taking place in May that focus on digital and omnichannel customer service, GDPR compliance, automation and artificial intelligence, as well as the upcoming Engage TM global customer conference. A study published in 2017 investigated the presence and effects of relational language on intelligent virtual agents (IVAs). Omnichannel Service: How do YOU Rate? MORE
First Contact Resolution (FCR) – If you were to choose one other metric (other than CSAT) to measure customer experience that would be FCR, the ability to provide a resolution to customers issues the very first time they connect with agents. MORE
Approximately 200 onsite and virtual agents handle corporate, government and leisure travel, making or modifying reservations, generating quotes and exchanging tickets. It also lacked connection flexibility for remote agents and did not allow them to use a cell phone or browser. MORE
Halloween is coming, and to get into the spirit, we’re here to help you overcome some common contact center terrors: WFH Agents. This can be an incredibly scary subject for many contact centers—agents who aren’t physically with you in the contact center. Omnichannel Communications. MORE
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. It’s a great way to move them to chat with a live agent. Instead of looking at this as a failure to contain, lets look at this as an opportunity to get rid of the repetitive questions chat agents spend time answering. MORE
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.
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. It’s a great way to move them to chat with a live agent. Instead of looking at this as a failure to contain, lets look at this as an opportunity to get rid of the repetitive questions chat agents spend time answering.
NICE inContact
MAY 21, 2019
Self-service not only has benefits for consumers and businesses, but for advisors and agents as well. ICMI Research indicates that, with the right self-service strategy, agent satisfaction actually can increase. Self-service can be anything from a virtual agent that is capable of responding to a specific question to fully AI-enabled smart chatbots that can anticipate and automate work for the advisor.
NICE inContact
JULY 29, 2019
Approximately 200 onsite and virtual agents handle corporate, government and leisure travel, making or modifying reservations, generating quotes and exchanging tickets. It also lacked connection flexibility for remote agents and did not allow them to use a cell phone or browser.
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NICE inContact
MARCH 28, 2018
First Contact Resolution (FCR) – If you were to choose one other metric (other than CSAT) to measure customer experience that would be FCR, the ability to provide a resolution to customers issues the very first time they connect with agents.
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GetFeedback
APRIL 17, 2019
To relieve customers’ hard feelings about problems with some products or services, companies usually choose to improve the customer service skills of their agents. Not entirely, since to get to the point of using your agents’ skills, customers first need to contact your support.
TechSee
MARCH 19, 2019
Hire some agents, train them, and use standard contact center KPIs to measure how well they perform. When a virtual agent fields a customer’s enquiry, collects all relevant details and passes it to a human agent for final approval, how should average handling time ( AHT ) be measured?
Avaya
OCTOBER 25, 2018
Halloween is coming, and to get into the spirit, we’re here to help you overcome some common contact center terrors: WFH Agents. This can be an incredibly scary subject for many contact centers—agents who aren’t physically with you in the contact center. Omnichannel Communications.
Verint
MAY 1, 2018
Today Verint announces a line-up of conferences and digital events taking place in May that focus on digital and omnichannel customer service, GDPR compliance, automation and artificial intelligence, as well as the upcoming Engage TM global customer conference. A study published in 2017 investigated the presence and effects of relational language on intelligent virtual agents (IVAs). Omnichannel Service: How do YOU Rate?
Speaker: Tom Lewis, CEO of SmartAction
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BlueOcean
FEBRUARY 24, 2016
This means that call centers of the future need to leverage self-service and omnichannel support; which includes engineering web- and mobile-based FAQs to deliver true knowledge management, supporting real-time, engaging social support, and operating effective virtual agents, IVR, and communities.
ShepHyken
DECEMBER 8, 2017
In the era of omnichannel communication, where we have an array of channels – social media, email, messaging, voice call, companies need to identify the channels their buyer persona is most comfortable with and most responsive to.
Comm100
FEBRUARY 16, 2018
There are several ways that companies intend to reduce friction for customers, and; one of those ways is by through reducing friction for agents. Many businesses believe that the key to the customer experience lies in the quality of the agent experience. Introduction.
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