bold360 Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2018

So what can we expect for 2019? Here are my thoughts: 2019 and the rise of the AI-enabled personal assistant. 2019 will be the year we see AI move from a position of augmenting an experience to becoming a full-fledged assistant. 2019 will be the year that consumers stop compromising. Not bad, right?

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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. Gartner predicts that three years from now, just 15% of customer contacts will be handled by AI. And it’s a prediction that always comes true, and will do so again in 2019.

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Enghouse Interactive

OCTOBER 21, 2020

AI Makes It Possible (Blog Series). Blog #4 of 4 The MORE you know. As we saw in yesterday’s webinar, both enhancing the Customer Experience (CX) and understanding the Voice of the Customer (VoC) are inextricably linked… for the better. Get your copy: Forrester Customer Service Mega-Trends Report.

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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. Three Cheers for Customer Service Week – By Mandy Reed.

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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. It’s reasonable that companies will be more reluctant to invest in Facebook Messenger as a customer service channel. The term “AI”: Less Promiscuous in 2019? Last Thing.

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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. If you’ve sat through any customer service technology demos or walked the showroom floor at an industry conference, you’ve undoubtedly heard well-meaning sales folks speak of innovation, disruption, and automation.

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TechSee

JUNE 25, 2019

It seems like every company in every industry wants to harness the power of AI to enhance operations and positively impact the lives of their customers. A Tata Consultancy Services survey found that 31.7% of major companies around the world are currently using AI customer service technologies, the second most common use of AI after IT.

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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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JivoChat

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

With new technologies and customer contact points continuously at play, customer service representatives and the managers that oversee them are finding new challenges that impact their ability to serve current and prospective customers. Here are the top 4 customer service trends for 2019: 1.

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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. Stay ahead of competitors and bring your top game to deliver the best customer experience. However, a new generation is emerging that marketers and salespeople should be aware of in 2019.

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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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Revation Systems

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Digital banking solutions have helped banks and credit unions across the nation meet the increasing communication and service needs of their customers at any time and from any location. . in 2019 will increase to 161.6 Statista predicts that the number of digital banking users in the U.S.

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REVE Chat Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Whether you are a small or big brand, customer engagement is an important factor to every business.The importance of engaged and satisfied customers cannot be overlooked, as it helps to: Improve customer loyalty – Yeah, loyalty from customers come from excellent customer service.

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VocalCom

JANUARY 28, 2019

Here are seven major trends shaping the customer experience in 2019. Customer centricity is a company-wide effort. Successful brands know that everything they do needs to serve their customers’ needs. AI has been transforming the customer experience landscape for some time now, and it won’t be slowing down in 2019.

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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. Author: Olivier Njamfa - CEO & Co-Founder The balance of power between brands and consumers is shifting, with customers now wielding greater influence and control. Share this page on: Tweet.

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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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Creative Virtual

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Happy Customer Service Week! Every year during the first full week of October we celebrate the importance of customer service and the people who serve and support customers around the globe. This post explores creating the right chat/service balance when supporting digital customers.

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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.

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Revation Systems

MARCH 5, 2019

As industries such as retail and banking have made the 24/7/365 model of customer service the new norm for today’s tech-savvy consumers, patients now expect the same from their healthcare providers. Chatbots are also being used to extend hours of nurse triage support and for patient scheduling.

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Eptica

AUGUST 29, 2019

Date: Thursday, August 29, 2019 Author: Pascal Gauvrit - CTO Why customer service is key to building brand trust. Published on: August 29, 2019. That’s one of the key reasons why National Customer Service Week (NCSW) is celebrated every year in October.

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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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bold360 Blog

JANUARY 10, 2019

So here we are, 2019. I’ve already provided my overall predictions around AI in 2019 , but another area I think we’ll see a dramatic shift away from the status quo is in how customer service teams work overall and, fundamentally, how they approach and grow in their careers. But not always successfully.

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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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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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VocalCom

MARCH 25, 2019

To put it simply, millennial customer experiences should be considered the gold standard for how you treat all your customers. No, millennials don’t like long customer service interactions. Facebook and Twitter are excellent for engaging in customer service interactions as well as sharing brand news and video content.

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Lumoa

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Likewise, consumers react extremely well to short holding times when calling customer service and prompt email replies. . Real-time payments have well-documented advantages for both banks and customers, plus this type of technology is already a standard in many financial institutions. .

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ClientSuccess

JULY 23, 2019

Over the past several years, boosting the customer service experience has caught and held businesses’ attention—and rightfully so. After all, good customer service is the deciding factor in sales growth. The following lists the top five innovations in customer service those winning brands are adopting.

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bold360 Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

So, it’s not surprising that there’s a backlash against AI brewing, out of fear that bots will edge humans out of customer service jobs. empathizing with customers, particularly when they hit bumps in the road on their buying journey and 2.) solving customer issues that are too complex for bots to handle.

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Quiq

MARCH 3, 2020

When defining digital customer service, it may be easier to say what it is rather than what it isn’t. In order to do that, let’s define the opposite of digital customer service as “traditional customer service.” On the other hand, digital customer service means serving your customers across digital channels.

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TechSee

JUNE 10, 2021

But even though a large proportion of truck rolls are non-value-added activities and a tremendous waste of resources, these dispatches remain a fact of life for service organizations. This blog challenges that status quo. Beyond consumer preference for self-service, the technology is advantageous to the company.

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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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Uniphore

JULY 21, 2021

How can organizations more effectively direct customers to the knowledge they’re looking for? Gartner’s newest customer service report “Delivering Relevant Content and Knowledge to Customers Is Key to Great Customer Service” focuses on just these dilemmas. List your CX goals beforehand.

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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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Cyara

JULY 9, 2019

Blog: Art Schoeller at Forrester Research. A flexible, cloud-based solution allows customer service leaders to trial and implement new, more efficient contact flows for seamless cross-channel interactions. Organization: Forrester Research Inc. LinkedIn: artschoeller. Cloud contact center solutions need to be agile.

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NICE inContact

APRIL 30, 2019

It’s safe to say that we’re at an inflection point for AI in the contact center — AI innovations deployed in a myriad of ways, such as chatbots, intelligent routing, workforce management forecasting, and AI-driven interaction analytics, can add significant value to customer experiences and operational performance.

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NICE inContact

JUNE 5, 2019

The 2019 NICE inContact Customer Experience (CX) Transformation Benchmark reveals some very interesting similarities and differences between consumers and businesses in terms of how they view customer service. Organizations who try to disguise their use of AI run the risk of eroding customer trust. You’re in luck!

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Customer Service Life

AUGUST 26, 2019

This article was originally published on the FCR blog on July 3, 2019. The quality assurance market has been heating up in a big way over the past few years as customer service leaders are looking to add a quality tool to their technology stack. Let’s dive in. Quality Assurance Applications. Freshworks.

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