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How CX Leaders Should be Leveraging IVR

3CLogic

In fact, 76% of customers say that phone is their preferred channel of communication when they have a customer service need. Interactive Voice Response (IVR) is an essential tool for CX leaders and service departments. Voice support isn’t going anywhere, which means IVR is here to stay.

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How Artificial Intelligence is Changing CX in the Contact Center

Fonolo

Gartner reports that AI chatbots alone can save the contact center industry up to $80 billion in annual labor costs by 2026. Along with huge cost savings, AI will be a tremendous boon to customers longing for better self-service, and agents who need relief from repetitive taskwork. Let’s look at how they’ll be used.

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11 Must Know Call Center Terminologies- A Guide!

Hodusoft

between 2021 and 2026. This growth is driven by increasing demand for customer service and support across industries, as well as advancements in technology such as artificial intelligence, chatbots, and other automated solutions that can improve efficiency and reduce costs.

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IVAs: Self-Service Solutions that Work

DMG Consulting

When it comes to service or sales activities, consumers are thrilled to interact with an intelligent self-service solution that knows who they are, regardless of the channel in which they interact; is able to handle a majority of their requests; and has the sensitivity to know when to transfer them to a live agent.

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Call Center Statistics You Should Know

Callminer

Many companies are coming up short with customer support. “Only 26% of consumers responded positively when asked if they believe customer service centers provide great support, compared to 49% who did not.” “When asked what the most frustrating aspect of a customer service experience is, over a third of U.S.

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Everything You Need to Know About Auto Attendant

Hodusoft

Auto attendant, also known as Interactive Voice Responder (IVR) system is an advanced business phone system feature that automates and simplifies the incoming call process and routes the callers to the most appropriate agent or department. billion in 2026, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.9

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Industry Report: State of the Contact Center 2022

Fonolo

COVID Is No Longer an Excuse for Poor Customer Service. Pair that with the pandemic delays and poor customer service, and you have a recipe for impatient customers. But the truth is, customers were never exactly patient when it came to customer service.