Fonolo

JANUARY 17, 2023

Gartner reports that AI chatbots alone can save the contact center industry up to $80 billion in annual labor costs by 2026. Predictive call routing is much more nuanced, connecting customers to call center agents who are most likely able to solve their problems based on abstract variables like the agent’s personality or expertise.

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3CLogic

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

While being a relatively new type of AI, Generative AI (GenAI) has quickly proven to be of crucial importance to leading organizations due to its ability to drive personalization and workflow efficiency at scale — leading to both cost savings and revenue increases.

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Hodusoft

MAY 10, 2023

between 2021 and 2026. The system typically includes tools for tracking customer interactions across various channels, such as phone, email, social media, and in-person meetings. AHT (Average Handling Time) – AHT is the average amount of time that an agent spends on a call with a customer, including hold time.

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CSM Magazine

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Leading research and consulting firm Gartner predicts that Conversational AI will reduce contact centre labour costs by $80billion in 2026 and over the same period, one in 10 agent interactions (10%) will be automated, an increase from an estimated 1.6% of interactions today.

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Playvox

APRIL 4, 2023

It should be: Objective, not based on personal preferences or viewpoints Focused on improvement, not punishment or scolding Frequent, not saved for annual reviews Vague or infrequent feedback doesn’t help agents improve their customer experience skills and only serves to damage their relationship with their manager and the company.

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Tenfold - Contact Center Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Communication and sharing of knowledge between individuals has a huge impact on customer service performance: the happier an employee is in their environment, the more engaged that person will be in his or her day-to-day job. More and more companies are using data-driven personality testing to help them in these crucial managerial decisions.

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Balto

JANUARY 22, 2024

According to Gartner, we can expect a five-fold increase in agent interaction automation by 2026. For example, if you want to know what your agents’ AHT (Average Handling Time) is in real time, you can just ask “What is the average handling time today?”

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