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Contact Centers Can Thrive in the Worker Shortage

SmartAction

The early 2000s recession affected the US from March 2001 to November 2001 and led to a decline in participation in the workforce. With easily scalable virtual agents, hold times are eliminated. Customers are greeted with “How can I help you today?” A live agent deals with anything handled outside of self-service.

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Five9 Analyst Summit - My Quick Take

Jon Arnold

The CCaaS market sure is messy right now - as is the broader customer service/CX space - and for that tangent, I’ll steer you to my latest No Jitter post which came out earlier this week. You might be surprised to know that Five9 started in 2001, so this isn’t exactly a startup with wheels or a unicorn with hardly any revenues.

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The Impact of and Opportunity for Virtual Agents on Call Center Outsourcers

Xaqt

With the rapid adoption of Contact Center-as-a-Service (CCaaS) platforms, it's now easier than ever for companies to launch their own contact center rather than outsource the function. Amazon, Google, Microsoft) and well-funded start-ups are selling the value proposition of bots, virtual agents and AI to their enterprise customers.