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Adding a Chatbot: Trust a Pro or Build it Yourself?

SmartAction

Conversational chatbots are one of the top market disruptors in call center automation. However, in recent years their use has declined as businesses have learned how difficult it is to properly maintain a chatbot that actually helps customers to accomplish their goals. Why is it So Hard to Implement and Maintain a Chatbot?

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Conversational AI: Trends to Watch in 2023

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Any business that wants to stay competitive, reduce operational costs, and take its customer service to the next level should take note. Perhaps most prominently, it helps companies provide a better customer service experience by providing greater – and faster – understanding of why a customer is reaching out and at what frequency.

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The Definitive Guide: IVA vs IVR and What’s Right for Your Contact Center

SmartAction

When it comes to customer service, businesses have a variety of tools at their disposal to make the process as smooth and efficient as possible. Each option has a role in customer service depending on what parts of the customer experience businesses want to automate and which parts they want live agents to handle.

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Live Chat for Higher Education – The Ultimate 101 Guide

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85% of Gen Z (those 25 and under) prefer chat or automated interactions for customer service over phone calls. Gen Z have grown up with same-day deliveries for just about anything imaginable, meaning that service expectations are extremely high. Cambrian College now enjoys an impressive 4.5

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From Q-and-A to Two-Way: Conversational AI is the Future of Voice Assistants

SmartAction

By examining the latest developments in artificial intelligence (AI), the Times correspondents show how virtual voice assistants such as Siri and Alexa squandered their early advantage and left room for the rise of chatbots that use Conversational AI technology. Chatbots are, indeed, a different kind of virtual assistant.

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How Atlassian Used Automation to Build a $4 Billion Company with More Than 100,000 Customers

Solvvy

Back in 2002, Atlassian launched their first product, Jira. Whereas most companies this size would have hundreds or thousands of employees to provide customer service, they’ve scaled customer support through AI and machine learning. Automating customer engagement. Automating customer service.