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Why Every Contact Center Manager Should Consider Voice-Driven AI

SmartAction

Artificial Intelligence (AI) provides an unprecedented opportunity to revolutionize the call center experience for the 59% of your customers who prefer telephone communication. We’re not talking about the time-consuming interactive voice response (IVR) of the past that provided a less-than-optimal customer experience.

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Contact Center Trends 2021: The CX Watershed

Fonolo

After assessing how the pandemic had changed the call center in 2020 , we decided to peek over the parapet at 2021. We asked the contact center industry’s top influencers and business leaders what they thought the most significant contact center trends in 2021 would be. Contact Center Trends 2021.

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When Adding Call-Backs to Your Call Center, Beware The “Free” Option

Fonolo

The call center experience is under great scrutiny from today’s consumers. Tolerance for long wait times has been getting lower and lower. If the wait is longer than a few minutes, callers will complain to your agents (leading to longer handle times) and they will vent on social media (see onholdwith.com).

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The Complete Guide to Visual IVR

Fonolo

The contact center industry boasts some of the most intelligent and innovative CX technologies out there. Visual IVR – now known as Fonolo’s Web Call-Backs – was one of the first self-service technologies to have a hugely positive impact on the customer experience. Why Use Visual IVR Instead of IVR?

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What is call center technology?

ViiBE Blog

The software may use a call recording that informs callers of hold times or an interactive voice response (IVR) system, reducing the workload for call center agents. Predictive dialers use algorithms to reduce wait times for agents and customers on the line. There are different types of call centers.

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What’s the Deal with Air Canada?

Fonolo

It’s a real-time aggregator of Twitter public outcries from customers being put on hold, and it reveals Air Canada’s less than shiny reputation for customer service at their contact centers. How to Reduce Contact Center Costs AND Improve Customer Service. The cost-reducing impact of call-back technology.

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How to Run an Efficient Inbound Call Center to Keep Your Customers Happy Long-Term (Without All the Crazy Costs)

SharpenCX

Today, many call center agents manage up to 10 different channels , so it’s no wonder agents feel overworked and customer experience suffers. Download Now] 7 projects every VP of Ops can address to reduce inefficiencies in your contact center. The call center experience we’re used to can be counterproductive.