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Will AI Take Humans out of Customer Service in The Near Future?

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Are chatbots and virtual agents likely to replace humans any time soon? 2017 has seen a proliferation of innovations in customer service featuring AI-powered chatbots and virtual agents for a wide range of purposes from engaging at a pre-sales point to assisting with billing transactions and making post-sales service appointments.

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Speech Analytics and AI Is a Winning Combination

DMG Consulting

Speech and text analytics are used to listen to/read customer interactions and provide feedback to the enterprise (general trends) and agents (what they do right and how to improve). When speech analytics first entered the commercial market in 2003, it was not ready for AQM, but it is today. Like what you’re reading? Email Address *.

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Workforce Optimization Ushers in the Real-Time Contact Center

DMG Consulting

million in 2003 to approximately $1.7 We have progressed from interactive voice response (IVR) systems to intelligent virtual assistants (IVAs), from process optimization to process automation, and from technology as an enabler to technology as a partner. Over the past 15 years, total WFO revenue has gone from $803.4 THE NEXT ACT.

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Chat in the Contact Center – an Expert Panel Weighs in – Part 2/3

Taylor Reach Group

Ultimately, this can increase sales, loyalty, retention and satisfaction when used correctly. JD: If a potential customer comes onto the site, you may use a pop-up window for sales – perhaps offering more product information. Garry is an experienced Customer Care strategist with expertise in post-sale-support operations.