Enghouse Interactive

OCTOBER 21, 2020

AI Makes It Possible (Blog Series). Blog #4 of 4 The MORE you know. That self-service will be their first point of contact and they are willing to deal with digital assistants (chatbots, knowledge bases, voice authentication, etc.) Key Learnings from Kate Leggett and Steve Nattress. The more YOU KNOW. .

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Creative Virtual

DECEMBER 11, 2019

2019 was another busy and exciting year for Creative Virtual and the chatbot, virtual agent and live chat industry. It’s always difficult to condense a whole year into one blog post, so here are just a few of the highlights. The Ever-Changing World of Customer Service Chatbot Creation – By Jeff Clifford.

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Nextiva

JULY 8, 2019

To serve today’s customers, we must think beyond automated sales emails or chatbots. The post 50 Best Customer Service Articles of the Decade [2019 Update] appeared first on Business VoIP, Customer Experience, Sales & Marketing Content - Nextiva Blog. We’re guessing, no. How do you keep ramping up customer retention?

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Fonolo

JANUARY 9, 2019

Added to the mix were the frustrating dalliance with AI, the quasi-melding with CRM, the embrace of chatbots, and the rise of RPA. The term “AI”: Less Promiscuous in 2019? So many questions, and so much to watch in 2019. The Top Contact Center Trends to Watch in 2019. All juicy topics worth exploring.

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Enghouse Interactive

DECEMBER 5, 2018

The following blog takes a look at the contact centre and what we can expect to see in 2019. Those questions are not likely to stop during 2019. We expect to see the adoption of technologies like unified communications and collaboration environments like Microsoft Teams and Slack gain more and more traction during 2019.

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NICE inContact

MARCH 28, 2019

Chatbots are the most common application of AI for customer self-service and are not as successful (yet), as the hype would indicate. A recent study found that only eight percent of consumers used an AI-enabled service like chatbots, and just 27 percent were highly satisfied. The post Most AI Chatbots will Fail, and That’s Okay!

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Customer Service Life

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

2019 was a great year and as we’ve done in the past, I want to take a few moments to share some articles and accolades we’ve been a part of. – In this article on the Zendesk blog, read how CX experts define customer loyalty and how companies can gain it. Panviva Most Influential CX Leaders of 2019.

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ProProfs Blog

JANUARY 10, 2019

Here’s a list of top nine customer service trends you need to watch out this 2019: #1: Self-service – The New Mantra! But is that all you aim to offer in 2019 too? Gone are the days when gimmicks like deploying a simplistic chatbot were able to rope in customers. But worry not, we’ve got you covered. 4: AI Becomes More Real!

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NICE inContact

JUNE 20, 2019

But even if you’re already evaluating your chat and email interactions, you may need to expand your QM program to address an even bigger gap in the customer experience — your online assistants/chatbots and IVR. Consistently, organizations overestimated satisfaction with online assistants/chatbots and IVR by 9 and 7 points, respectively.

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Customer Service Life

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

The text of this article originally appeared on the ICMI blog on December 5, 2018. I’ve heard this spoken of chatbots, in particular, this year. Statements like, “Chatbots will automate X% of your customer interactions” and “Your competition is working on a chatbot as we speak” have been uttered in my presence.

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Revation Systems

AUGUST 5, 2019

2019 CIO Survey. Consumers crave digital communication solutions that are fast and convenient, a job that chatbots seem to be accomplishing. Gartner reports that 25% of customer service operations will use virtual customer assistants (VCAs) — or chatbots — by next year to quickly identify and solve customers’ problems.

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CrazyCall

JANUARY 11, 2019

Let’s start and talk about sales trends in 2019! Top companies try to be part of this sale trend in 2018 and are going to continue it in 2019. However, a new generation is emerging that marketers and salespeople should be aware of in 2019. There are few challenges for companies to stay on top of this sales trend in 2019.

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Revation Systems

DECEMBER 3, 2018

in 2019 will increase to 161.6 Emerging trends that we expect to see impact banking in 2019 include artificial intelligence (AI), improvements in dashboards/portals and security enhancements to protect payment card industry (PCI) data. Statista predicts that the number of digital banking users in the U.S. AI is Becoming a Reality.

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VocalCom

JANUARY 28, 2019

Here are seven major trends shaping the customer experience in 2019. AI has been transforming the customer experience landscape for some time now, and it won’t be slowing down in 2019. Chatbots Magazine further adds that 67% of people expect to use messaging apps when communicating with a business. Security is an absolute must.

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Eptica

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Date: Wednesday, December 5, 2018 Author: Olivier Njamfa - CEO & Co-Founder The importance of trust to customer experience in 2019. In a previous blog we looked at the skills the agent of the future will need – in this post Eptica’s CEO, Olivier Njamfa shares his thoughts about the customer of the future.

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Creative Virtual

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

In the survey results published by HR.com at the end of 2018, 79% of Human Resources (HR) professionals responded that chatbots and virtual assistants will become an increasingly viable way for employees to get real-time answers to their HR-related questions. The post The Digital Workplace in 2019 appeared first on Creative Virtual.

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REVE Chat Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Automate your customer engagement with chatbots. Chatbots are key tools of good integrated customer experiences.” – Olivier Ezratty. Chatbots are computer programs that can interact with humans in real time over the internet. Opus Research says 35% of consumers want to see more companies using chatbots.

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Revation Systems

MARCH 5, 2019

Some of the most exciting buzz around the halls of HIMSS was about artificial intelligence (AI) — specifically chatbot technology, and its potential to revolutionize the patient experience. Chatbots are also being used to extend hours of nurse triage support and for patient scheduling.

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Aspect

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Aspect apresenta ferramentas para a força de trabalho e Experiência do Consumidor CX no CMS 2019. São Paulo, 14 de outubro de 2019 – A Aspect, pioneira no engajamento de equipes, introduziu a primeira interface de otimização da força de trabalho baseada em ícones e widgets em 2014 nos Estados Unidos. Participante: Osvaldo Mundim.

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OctopusTech

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Is it only me or do you too find hundreds of blog posts floating on the internet towards the end of every year about what the new web design trends are going to be? So, what would you like to see in 2019, let’s find out. Web Design Trends 2019. I know, chatbots are nothing new, they have been around for quite a time now.

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Noble Systems

JANUARY 30, 2019

Many of the 2019 trends indicate a “back to basics” approach with an emphasis on the ultimate goal for contact centers — to foster meaningful connections with consumers. After researching several articles, white papers and ebooks on the topic, this blog’s intention is to bring clarity to what the experts are saying.

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Noble Systems

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

In Part 1 of this two-part blog, we noted that in 2019 the overarching trend indicates a “back to basics” approach with an emphasis on the ultimate contact center goal of fostering meaningful connections with consumers. Here are some of the 2019 trends that can help create an effortless agent experience. Automate Workflows.

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Monet Software

JANUARY 31, 2019

Artificial Intelligence (AI) chatbots can also play a role in expediting some engagements, but the industry is still in the early-adopter stage for this technology. And it’s a prediction that always comes true, and will do so again in 2019. The post Customer Service Predictions for 2019 appeared first on Monet Software.

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Nuance

MARCH 12, 2019

This is going to sound ironic coming from a “chatbot” vendor, but get ready for a chatbot backlash in 2019. Forrester Research predicted in their report, Predictions 2019: Customer Service and Sales, that customers will lead a community-based revolt against corporate chatbots in 2019. This is a summary.

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bold360 Blog

JANUARY 2, 2020

So for my last episode in 2019, I wanted to look back at what I’d learned from those conversations. Chatbots and virtual agents used to be kind of a standalone discussion. The post AI IRL Podcast Episode 46: A Look Back at AI:IRL in 2019 appeared first on Bold360 Blog. Subscribe via iTunes , Spotify and more.

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Revation Systems

OCTOBER 11, 2019

This allows for all information — whether it’s a question to the bank’s chatbot or the disclosure of account information over email — is secure at all times. Chatbots can send customers a confirmation of their purchase so they can quickly confirm or deny the purchase, in addition to answering security questions at the login.

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Beyond Philosophy

DECEMBER 31, 2019

I also shared the research I undertook in the last quarter of 2019 to position my global Customer Experience consultancy in the marketplace. . In January 2019, two reports struck me, one from Nunwood and one from Forrester. You already see artificial intelligence (AI) in the form of surprisingly engaging chatbots.

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Noble Systems

JANUARY 30, 2019

Many of the 2019 trends indicate a “back to basics” approach with an emphasis on the ultimate goal for contact centers — to foster meaningful connections with consumers. After researching several articles, white papers and ebooks on the topic, this blog’s intention is to bring clarity to what the experts are saying.

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Lumoa

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

According to PwC’s data, direct or digital banks now hold 20% of the market share, doubling since 2019. Personalizing Digital Interactions, Including Chatbot, and Human Interactions . Chatbots are a superb way to deliver more personalized alerts and support. Improving Products and Services Through Big Data.

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bold360 Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

To learn more about business and consumer are thinking about chatbots and AI, download our research report: * LogMeIn 2018 AI Customer Experience Report: Impact of Chatbots and AI on the Customer Journey. The post Will 2019 be the Year of the Human? appeared first on Bold360 Blog.

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VocalCom

MARCH 25, 2019

Make sure your website is optimized for mobile, stay proactive on social media channels (they love to access them from phones), and offer them chatbot assistance through messaging platforms such as Facebook Messenger, WeChat, and Telegram. The post What Millennial Customers Are Looking for in 2019 appeared first on Vocalcom Blog.

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Creative Virtual

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

It’s hard to find anyone involved with the chatbot and virtual agent industry who hasn’t heard the cautionary tale of Microsoft’s AI chatbot Tay. Described as a ‘machine learning project designed for human engagement,’ Tay ended up becoming an often-cited example of an AI chatbot gone wrong. By Chris Ezekiel, Founder & CEO.

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Noble Systems

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

In Part 1 of this two-part blog, we noted that in 2019 the overarching trend indicates a “back to basics” approach with an emphasis on the ultimate contact center goal of fostering meaningful connections with consumers. Here are some of the 2019 trends that can help create an effortless agent experience. Automate Workflows.

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VHT

OCTOBER 18, 2018

People love using chatbots for simple tasks. Chatbots using natural language processing (NLP) can conduct email or text conversations that promote add-on products, offer extended warranties or link to entertaining and educational videos. The post A Contact Center Expert’s Guide to Improving CX in 2019 appeared first on VHT.

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Aspect

JANUARY 25, 2021

Gartner predicts that “by 2023, 25 percent of employee interactions with applications will be via voice, up from under 3 percent in 2019. Although most chatbots and virtual assistants are still text-based, AI-enabled speech-to-text and text-to-speech hosted services are improving rapidly.

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JivoChat

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Here are the top 4 customer service trends for 2019: 1. Chatbots, virtual assistants, speech recognition technologies, and predictive analytics are gaining popularity as customer service resources. Real-time assistance becomes more important. Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning will fuel valuable interactions.

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Cyara

JULY 9, 2019

Blog: Art Schoeller at Forrester Research. LEX is one example of such a service that would be difficult, if not impossible to implement, in a premise-only environment. Art is the Vice President, Principal Analyst serving Application Development & Delivery Professionals at Forrester Research, Inc. Organization: Forrester Research Inc.

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