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What is IVR & How do Businesses Use It?

JustCall

Could you risk ineffective customer service? Well, IVR could help you fix this little problem easily. IVR Interactive Voice Response is a telephone-based menu system that allows the identification, routing, and segmentation of callers to the most suitable agent within a workforce. How does IVR work?

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Why voice self-service is a crucial component of any successful CX and EX strategy

3CLogic

Voice self-service has been an integral part of contact center initiatives for years. Although the reason for using self-service options varies from use case to use case, the majority of us — customers, employees, and enterprise leaders alike — agree it's a convenient service channel.

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ROBUST KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS CAN CUT COSTS

CCNG

The drive toward self-service is a reality and with good reason, as customers want self-service. This causes longer average speed of answer and higher abandonment rates. TWO-PRONGED APPROACH SAVES MORE COST WITH LOWER HEADCOUNT Companies are spending more money on self-service.

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Empower Customers With Self–Service Blog #3

Enghouse Interactive

As is typical of unforeseen events of great magnitude, the pandemic has undermined all existing customer experience (CX) and Self-Service planning assumptions used by Contact Center administrators and operational management teams. On average, call abandonment rates increased 63% increase – while call waiting times increased by 30%.

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Abandon the Status Quo Now

Enghouse Interactive

Simultaneously, improving collaboration will also decrease the Average Hold Times (AHT) while increasing customer-servicing capabilities, by complementing agents with “always-on” self-service capabilities that increase customer autonomy and satisfaction. Help Customers Help Themselves with Self-Service.

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Customer Expectations: The Complete Guide

Fonolo

#custserve #CX Click To Tweet Studies show that channel preference depends on the type of interaction. For example, for “simple” inquiries (like “What’s my bank balance?”), self-service channels are preferred. For some good examples, see Shai’s recent blog post on the subject: “Manager’s Guide to Call Center Service Levels.

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20/20 Vision: The Best Advice for Contact Centers in 2020 – The Experts Weigh In

Fonolo

Shaun Belding, CEO, The Belding Group of Companies, Customer Experience and Leadership Expert: “The world of customer service is continuing to change. More and more organizations are forcibly directing customers to self-serve solutions. Chatbots, IVRs, crowd-sourcing and more are the first gauntlets that customers have to pass.