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A Foundation for Exceptional Digital Self-Service Design

COPC

With digital self-service technology advancing at a phenomenal rate, why are interactions with chatbots and interactive voice response (IVR) systems still the sources of so many frustrating customer experiences? How do you ensure you aren’t frustrating customers with poorly designed IVR systems and chatbots?

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4 best practices for maintaining high-quality service during outages

Interactions

Scaling up a contact center or support team is hard when times are good: imagine how hard it is to ask agents to assist customers when they too may be in the dark or the cold themselves, suffering the impact of an outage. So how can utility providers protect themselves and their customers during stressful outages?

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Best Practices for Call Center Agents

Quiq

Last year, Salesforce reported that customers ranked “phone” as their second most preferred customer service channel. Since customers are still dialing, we’ve put together some best practices to help call center agents shine. Show customers you care. Follow company policy, but don’t stop there.

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3 Best Practices for Travel and Hospitality brands to thrive in the new normal

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High expectations and a hiatus from adventure means that customers expect travel and hospitality businesses to be operating at optimal efficiency. . How can brands be prepared for the dramatic (yet unpredictable) shift in demand while maintaining high quality customer experience? Reduce Employee Effort. Scalable operations.

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6 Habits of Organizations with Successful Remote Support

TechSee

The importance of following remote support best practices is undeniable – certainly anyone who has seen the movie Apollo 13 will recall that it saved the lives of the failed mission’s astronauts 50 years ago. 6: Encourage self-service and automation. Looking Ahead with these Remote Support Best Practices.

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Step 3 of 5: AI Self-Service Without Compromise – AI Without Data is Like a Race Car Without Fuel

SmartAction

This is the third of a five-part blog series that outlines the Five Best Practices for AI Self-Service Without Compromise. Gartner predicts that customers soon will prefer using speech-driven interfaces to other forms of self-service when given a choice. Read Part 1 and Part 2 first!

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Step 3 of 5: AI Self-Service Without Compromise – AI Without Data is Like a Race Car Without Fuel

SmartAction

This is the third of a five-part blog series that outlines the Five Best Practices for AI Self-Service Without Compromise. Gartner predicts that customers soon will prefer using speech-driven interfaces to other forms of self-service when given a choice. Read Part 1 and Part 2 first!