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Top Contact Center Industry Trends for 2023

Fonolo

READ THE FULL GUIDE: Contact Center Trends 2023. (It You can check out all of our predictions for the upcoming year in our newest in-depth resource: Contact Center Trends 2023. 2023 Trends: A New Focus on Agent Well-Being . Here are some of the improvements we expect agents to see in 2023: . Let’s dig in! .

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Is Your Chatbot Really Just an IVR?

Fonolo

2023 was all about chatbots. FREE WEBINAR: Is Your Chatbot Really Just an IVR? You wouldn’t be the first customer service professional to ask themselves if a chatbot is really any different than an IVR. If your chatbot seems like an IVR, are you doing something wrong? Like chatbots, IVRs are used for basic self-service.

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Three Highlights from the 2023 Decision Makers’ Guide

CSM Magazine

Now in its 20 th year ContactBabel’s 2023 UK Contact Centre DMG highlighted the highest ever average speed to answer and call abandonment rates. As a self-service option, IVR provides 24/7 secure payment options and reduced costs in comparison to agents taking payments. Rob Crutchington is Director of Encoded.

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5 Reasons You Should Use Cloud Calling in 2023

Calltools

These features include IVR (interactive voice response), which allows incoming callers to hear pre-recorded messages about call wait times and other relevant information. The post 5 Reasons You Should Use Cloud Calling in 2023 appeared first on CallTools.

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Our Contact Center Megatrend Predictions for 2023

Spearline

So now is a good time to think about the technologies that are going to be table stakes for 2023 and focus on the contact center trends that matter. Conversational AI Modern conversational AI applications are a far cry from the simple, if somewhat clunky, chatbots and Interactive Voice Response (IVR) systems of the past.

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Ways to Pay in 2023 – Encoded’s Top Five Payment Predictions

CSM Magazine

Rob Crutchington of Encoded shares his top five predictions for payments in 2023. Looking ahead to 2023, here are five ways that payment technology will continue to underpin business success: 1. A digital strategy can open up different channels for the customer to interact with an organisation in multiple ways. Specialised IVR.

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2023 Trends: AI for Better Agent & Customer Experiences

Upstream Works

In 2023, it will become table stakes. In 2023, AI should be at the top of the list for contact center leaders, as the earlier deployments during 2022 will be more mature now. Remote work will continue to become more common in 2023. This is where predictive analytics come into play, and you can expect to see more of this in 2023.