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Contact Center Trends 2021: The CX Watershed

Fonolo

“Expect to see more focus on digital and self-service, less brick and mortar, more efficiency-builders for company and customer, and an increased call for the return of voice to handle the challenging stuff. That will shift in 2016, as self-service will become a critical factor in any successful multi-channel strategy.

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Reduce Customer Frustration with Context Cookies

Aspect

Consider a study from late 2013 showed that 89% of consumers say they are annoyed when they have to repeat themselves about the same issue. While this turned into an irritating situation for my kids, this same concept behind browser cookies can be a pplied to the contact center to improve the customer experience.

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A More Personal Personalized CX

Creative Virtual

Back in 2013, V-Person technology became the first virtual agent offering to implement personalization – a recognition acknowledged both by the Patricia Seybold Group in their 2014 technology review and by the analysts at Gartner when they named Creative Virtual a 2015 Cool Vendor in Smart Machines. Absolutely! Maybe not so much.

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Guest Blog: “Zhuzhing Up” Humans in the Contact Center

ShepHyken

Airline agents are still at check-in counters to guide passengers after self-service kiosks and to arrange complicated ticketing. But the phone conversations that are handled by human agents are generally becoming longer and more complicated as simpler inquiries are handled through self-service options. Not going away.

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Ascensos Uses Calabrio ONE To Schedule and Empower 2,500 Agents and Save 375 Hours a Week

CSM Magazine

Calabrio’s automated workforce management (WFM) technology has transformed resource planning efficiency at Ascensos, saving the company 375 hours every week—the equivalent of 13 full-time employees—while dramatically boosting staff engagement through self-service.

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The Rise of Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS)

Noble Systems

According to an Aberdeen trend analysis, the adoption of cloud technologies rose each year between 2013 and 2018. IVR and Self-service Options. The post The Rise of Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS) appeared first on Noble Systems. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML). Workforce Engagement ( WEM).

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Contact Centers Can Thrive in the Worker Shortage

SmartAction

It dropped to 63% until it normalized around 2013. to self-service for over 100 types of interactions, from the most common to the most nuanced. A live agent deals with anything handled outside of self-service. Those customer service reps have an assistant within the virtual agent.