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Conversational AI is Here to Stay, But What Exactly is it?

Babelforce

Conversational AI is a buzzword in the customer service and contact center industry. You’ll be able to serve more customers faster and at a lower cost. In the contact center, the primary use for Conversational AI is IVR technology. IVR isn’t generally the best-loved piece of kit in customer services.

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Contact Centers Can Thrive in the Worker Shortage

SmartAction

The decline continued but stabilized around 2004 until the Great Recession of 2008 hit, which severely affected the labor participation rate. Since the beginning of the pandemic, the demand has surged for phone support leaving many customers frustrated with hold times. A live agent deals with anything handled outside of self-service.

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Calls Are Taking Longer, and That’s a Good Thing

Fonolo

They report a 62% increase in service call duration since 2004. The net impact of self-service is to take simpler transactions off the plate of the call center agent. An increase in average call duration is the best, objective indicator of aggregate improvement in self-service. It’s planned for release in mid November.

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Calls Are Taking Longer, and That’s a Good Thing

Fonolo

They report a 62% increase in service call duration since 2004. The net impact of self-service is to take simpler transactions off the plate of the call center agent. An increase in average call duration is the best, objective indicator of aggregate improvement in self-service. It’s planned for release in mid November.

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PCI DSS: The Forgotten Superhero

CSM Magazine

Contact centres should take charge now, reassuring customers that it’s safe to make card payments by getting back to basics and embracing the functionality of secure Agent Assisted Payment solutions. IVR Payments. Back to basics with PCI DSS. Omni-channel solutions include: Agent Assisted Card Payments. E-Commerce payments.

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Conversations with Clients: Ding Yi (Allen), Ant Financial, Part I

COPC

Ding Yi (Allen), Director of Customer Service. recently sat down with Ding Yi (Allen), Director of Customer Service, who oversees the development of artificial intelligence (AI) in customer service at Ant Financial. “… the technology revolution (e.g.,

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Conversations with Clients: Ding Yi, Ant Financial, Part I

COPC

Ding Yi (Allen), Director of Customer Service. recently sat down with Ding Yi (Allen), Director of Customer Service, who oversees the development of artificial intelligence (AI) in customer service at Ant Financial. “… the technology revolution (e.g.,