bold360 Blog

JANUARY 2, 2020

So for my last episode in 2019, I wanted to look back at what I’d learned from those conversations. Chatbots and virtual agents used to be kind of a standalone discussion. A virtual agent could sit in a contact center, for example. Subscribe via iTunes , Spotify and more. I did 50 podcasts this year.

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Creative Virtual

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

It’s hard to find anyone involved with the chatbot and virtual agent industry who hasn’t heard the cautionary tale of Microsoft’s AI chatbot Tay. Described as a ‘machine learning project designed for human engagement,’ Tay ended up becoming an often-cited example of an AI chatbot gone wrong.

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Creative Virtual

MARCH 2, 2022

By Chris Ezekiel, Founder & CEO, Creative Virtual. Back in 2019, I wrote an article on reasons why chatbot projects were failing or being abandoned before they even reached the testing stage. I am struggling to manage multiple chatbots across different business divisions or departments.

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DMG Consulting

MARCH 31, 2019

DMG Consulting Releases 2018 – 2019 Cloud-Based Contact Center Infrastructure Product and Market Report. What: Releases 2018 – 2019 Cloud-Based Contact Center Infrastructure Product and Market. in 2018, 23% in 2019 and 2020, and 21% in 2021 and 2022. Differentiated and compelling capabilities driving growth.

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CSM Magazine

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

The integration of Spitch’s voice technologies and Creative Virtual’s V-Person natural language chatbots and virtual agents brings an industry-leading voicebot offering to the market. In 2019, Spitch was recognized by Gartner as a “cool vendor” in speech and natural language, in a corresponding report.

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CSM Magazine

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

The integration of Spitch’s voice technologies and Creative Virtual’s V-Person natural language chatbots and virtual agents brings an industry-leading voicebot offering to the market. In 2019, Spitch was recognized by Gartner as a “cool vendor” in speech and natural language, in a corresponding report.

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Fonolo

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

For more on this, see “ How to Think about Chatbots in a Big Picture Kinda Way.” ” To summarize the issue: People think AI is going to expand coverage – that transactions which currently need agents will become self-servable. Yet, data continues to show increases in the number of agents, rather than a decrease.

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Creative Virtual

JANUARY 9, 2020

Just as each company is unique, so should be their chatbot, virtual agent and live chat strategy – there’s no one-size-fits-all approach that guarantees success. The guide includes: Three steps for creating a successful chatbot, virtual agent and live chat strategy.

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Netomi

APRIL 28, 2022

Keeping customers happy has never been more important, or harder, which is why increasingly, SaaS companies are leveraging AI-powered virtual agents to automate repetitive interactions. AI-powered virtual agents offer SaaS companies many benefits, including: The ability to scale with the business, without the added headcount.

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Creative Virtual

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Here’s our annual blog post roundup of trends, tips and stats to help you consistently deliver a five-star customer service experience: Top Tips for Implementing a Chatbot or Virtual Agent in 2019 – These eight tips address the most important items organisations should consider when evaluating and deploying chatbot or virtual agent technology.

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Creative Virtual

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

On 31 October I joined my colleague Liam Ryan at the 2019 CXtech Conference & Technology Showcase, which was co-located with the AI & Robotics Conference, in London. Even though it was the fourth year Creative Virtual sponsored the joint events, it was my first opportunity to represent the company, so I wasn’t sure what to expect.

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SmartAction

JANUARY 16, 2020

According to Gartner’s 2019 Hype Cycle for Customer Service & Support Technologies, Virtual Customer Assistants have just eked out beyond the “Peak of Inflated Expectations” and into the “Trough of Disillusionment.” Ok chatbots, you’ve had your fun. Talk is the new Type. Conversational UX.

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Creative Virtual

JUNE 13, 2019

Over the years, we’ve developed an expertise in creating, implementing and maintaining chatbot, virtual agent and live chat solutions for major financial organisations. Through a series of live demonstrations, I’ll show best practices for implementing chatbots, virtual agents and live chat.

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Creative Virtual

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Creative Virtual will be joining our partner Continuous Technologies at the symposium, which will be held at the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort on 31 October 2019. I also encourage anyone struggling with a failing or poor performing chatbot project to stop by the stand and ask about our free consultation workshop.

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Creative Virtual

MARCH 25, 2019

Creative Virtual Founder & CEO, Chris Ezekiel will be presenting a seminar on Thursday at 14:00 in Theatre 16 , ‘Top Tips for Implementing Chatbots and Virtual Agents in 2019’.

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Creative Virtual

JULY 10, 2019

Our Founder & CEO, Chris Ezekiel’s opening keynote – Taking Your CX into the Future with Conversational AI – got the day started with a look at AI-enhanced chatbots, virtual agents and live chat. We had a number of attendees stop by the Creative Virtual table to see more live examples of chatbots and virtual agents.

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Creative Virtual

JANUARY 7, 2020

I’ve built Creative Virtual based on long term relationships, and we see all of our customers and resellers as partners in our journey to deliver the best possible customer experience tools. During 2019, a number of our customers have published verified reviews of our company and technology on the Gartner Peer Insights* website.

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Creative Virtual

JUNE 11, 2019

The Customer Experience Management (CXM) 2019 event that took place in Mumbai on 25th April at the Hilton Hotel turned out to be a wonderful experience for Creative Virtual. The Founder & CEO of Creative Virtual, Chris Ezekiel , and Executive Director India, Shantanu Purandare , participated as representatives of the company.

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Creative Virtual

DECEMBER 13, 2018

As 2018 is quickly coming to an end and planning for 2019 continues to move full steam ahead, it’s time once again to take a moment to slow down and look back over the past year. We can’t mention recognitions without a special shout out to the Transport for NSW team and their chatbot RITA on having an exceptional year.

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TechSee

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

The technologies, such as augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR), enable new and unique experiences for customers and employees that blur the lines between the physical world and digital world. Gartner predicts that by 2019, AR, VR and mixed reality (MR) solutions will be adopted in 20% of large-enterprise businesses.

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TechSee

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

The technologies, such as augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR), enable new and unique experiences for customers and employees that blur the lines between the physical world and digital world. Gartner predicts that by 2019, AR, VR and mixed reality (MR) solutions will be adopted in 20% of large-enterprise businesses.

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Uniphore

JULY 21, 2021

Search Engine Optimization While improving the agent experience is paramount to customer service success, it’s not the only area to focus on. Gartner estimates that 85% of interaction will start with self service solutions , more than 30% higher than in 2019. Other similar tools to consider include chatbots and smart speakers.

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ProProfs Blog

JUNE 14, 2019

30% of US consumers rate chatbot interactions as “very effective” in dealing with customer service issues. 37% of customers report using an online virtual agent or chatbot from a website, and nearly that many have used a virtual agent or chatbot on a smartphone. American Express.

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Netomi

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Chatbots are used by 1.4 Companies are launching their best AI chatbots to carry on 1:1 conversations with customers and employees. AI powered chatbots are also capable of automating various tasks, including sales and marketing, customer service, and administrative and operational tasks. What is an AI chatbot?

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Creative Virtual

OCTOBER 8, 2019

I started building virtual agents and chatbots for customer service more than 12 years ago. In my experience, there has been a major shift in customer expectations since 2015/2016 in the customer service chatbot industry. Simple chatbot implementations are no longer enough to meet customer expectations.

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Creative Virtual

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Welcoming a new year often goes along with an ‘out with the old, in with the new’ mindset, but two things that are staying hot on companies’ 2019 agendas are customer engagement and employee engagement. Our thanks to the AI & Robotics Directors’ Forum organisers for inviting Creative Virtual to take part in your last event of the year!

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Interactions

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Which takes us to 2019, which was a big step forward from what we saw in 2010. To reflect on this past year and change our focus to the next 10, we gathered Interactions experts to give their take on what the biggest trends of 2019 were: Voice is Back Baby . Chatbots passed through the Great Filter.

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CSM Magazine

JUNE 12, 2020

Omni-channels, chatbots, artificial intelligence, and e-commerce represent new cornerstone technologies to achieve that goal. While retailers utilize a wide range of support options such as human and virtual agents, social media, or mobile apps, existing single and multi-channel support systems necessitate access to each channel separately.

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Fonolo

APRIL 4, 2023

billion in 2019. chatbots compared to 42% of media and communications companies. consumers rate chatbot interactions as “very effective” in dealing with customer support problems. Source: Microsoft 37% of customers report using a chatbot on a website. billion in 2020, up 16.9% with 41% using some form of A.I.

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Fonolo

JANUARY 4, 2022

billion in 2019. chatbots compared to 42% of media and communications companies. consumers rate chatbot interactions as “very effective” in dealing with customer support problems. 37% of customers report using a chatbot on a website. Source: Forrester. Source: Harvard Business Review. billion in 2020, up 16.9%

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NICE inContact

MAY 21, 2019

Self-service can be anything from a virtual agent that is capable of responding to a specific question to fully AI-enabled smart chatbots that can anticipate and automate work for the advisor. It can be a self-help page or simple FAQ on your website (any fellow FAQ junkies out there?). AI & Self-Service Are Transforming CX.

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Liveops

DECEMBER 27, 2018

12 customer service resources that CX leaders need to review before 2019. When it comes to running or working with a contact center in 2019, there is a lot leaders can learn from what experts had to say about the state of customer service in 2018. Click here to see how omnichannel is changing agent job expectations.

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Liveops

DECEMBER 27, 2018

12 customer service resources that CX leaders need to review before 2019. When it comes to running or working with a contact center in 2019, there is a lot leaders can learn from what experts had to say about the state of customer service in 2018. Click here to see how omnichannel is changing agent job expectations.

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Comm100

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Companies also plan on achieving this top priority for 2018 by creating or optimizing automated self-service experiences (such as through intelligent customer knowledge bases and Chatbots), and improving customer journey mapping. For example, Whole Foods’ Chatbot on Facebook Messenger helps visitors find recipes.

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