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Preparing Your Contact Center for the Age of Virtual Agents

Taylor Reach Group

While work-at-home strategies have their upsides, US contact centers struggle with providing uninterrupted, “quality” services in the face of longer wait times, stressed workers, and the occasional background noise from pets and children. It’s time to take a deeper dive into the word of virtual agents.

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Embracing Conversational AI for Contact Center Success in 2023

SmartAction

Let’s address the common objections and show you how to overcome them with conversational AI and virtual agents. By deploying virtual agents, you can reduce the need for a large workforce to handle routine inquiries. Today’s virtual agents are far from the robotic voices of the past. No worries!

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What is Conversational AI?

SmartAction

Some notable examples include: Chatbots : Chatbots are AI-powered virtual agents, built in-house or by third-party vendors , that engage in text-based conversations with users. enhancing efficiency and reducing wait times. Chatbots and virtual agents may provide irrelevant or inaccurate responses.

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A Look Back: 2020 in Review

Creative Virtual

This is the seventh time I’ve done this annual year in review blog post, but never have I had to review a year that was like 2020. I don’t need to tell you that not everything went as planned, but there were still some bright spots for us and the chatbot, virtual agent and live chat industry.

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Consumer Behavior is Changing, and it’s AI’s time to Shine

Interactions

Combined with the increase of call volume, it means long wait times for customers and a negative customer experience. . For more information about incorporating AI into your business strategy post-COVID, check out our eBook Best Practices for Future-Proofing Your Contact Center to learn more. . The Golden Opportunity.

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What makes a successful CX conversation?

Interactions

You could call a brand, speak with a very friendly agent and still have a bad experience. Or, you could call a brand, have zero wait time, and still have a bad experience. In fact, even human agents can deliver unnatural and complicated conversations. This can also save time. Here are three considerations: .

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Conversational AI: Everything You Need to Know for Your Contact Center

Balto

And if you’re still relying on a traditional contact center model with long wait times, scripted interactions, and frustrated customers, your business is destined to lose a lot of customers, and concurrently, money. By breaking down the user’s request, the virtual agent can better understand what the user needs.