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Self-Service: A Complete Guide for the Modern Call Center

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That’s where self-service comes in. Customer self-service, or CSS, refers to any type of electronic or automated support that allows customers to find answers or resolve problems without having to connect with a customer service agent. Movements from the human realm to the self-serve realm is harder.

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Customer Self Service – What the Future Holds

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Research indicates that by implementing AI in their customer-facing operations, companies can expect to save approximately 30 billion customer service hours and realize $8B in savings thanks to customer self service. As self-service technology becomes more sophisticated, both consumers and enterprises are feeling the benefits.

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5 Steps Toward a Successful Self-Service Strategy

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Self-service is finally coming of age, with leading enterprises embracing the paradigm of customers helping themselves. In fact, Gartner predicts that by 2020, 10% of initial B2C interactions will be virtual, up from less than 1% in 2019. But it turns out that not all self-service options are created equal.

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5 Ways to Optimize Self-Service Practices

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At one time, self-service meant forcing customers to perform tasks on their own without the information and support they needed. Today, savvy companies offer self-service as a means of empowering customers to help themselves with confidence and minimal effort. Integrate self-service with your omnichannel strategy.

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The Route to Fully Autonomous AI Self Service Starts at your Contact Center

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Human-AI interaction, for years held up as the final frontier, is now giving way to autonomous AI-powered customer self service becoming a part of our daily experience. Why the crowdsourcing of expertise is at the core of deep learning-powered self-service tools. Milestones on the road to autonomous AI self service.

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Reduce call hold time and improve customer experience with self-service virtual agents using Amazon Connect and Amazon Lex

AWS Machine Learning

Gartner’s Customer Service and Support Leader poll estimates that live channels such as phone and live chat cost an average of $8.01 per contact, while self-service channels cost about $0.10 Call volumes increased further in 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic struck and driver licensing regional offices closed.

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6 Surprising Stats in Zendesk’s 2020 Customer Experience Trends Report

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Zendesk’s 2020 Customer Experience Trends Report dropped earlier this month, combining the data of the 45,000 companies using Zendesk with an external survey of thousands of agents, managers and customers. Fewer than 30% of companies offer self-service, live chat, social messaging, in-app messaging, bots or peer-to-peer communities.