Creative Virtual

DECEMBER 14, 2021

This is something that organisations implementing a self-service virtual agent or chatbot should keep in mind, regardless of whether they are integrating it with live chat. Make it obvious that it is a digital, automated tool with wording such as ‘Please ask our Virtual Agent’.

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Fonolo

OCTOBER 5, 2023

2023 was all about chatbots. FREE WEBINAR: Is Your Chatbot Really Just an IVR? With their narrow conversation flows and questions that often don’t lead to an answer – or an agent – chatbots don’t always seem all that revolutionary. If your chatbot seems like an IVR, are you doing something wrong? Join us Oct.

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Creative Virtual

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Chatbots and virtual agents have proven themselves to be quality self-service solutions, being increasingly implemented by smart organisations to provide support and being increasingly preferred by customers and employees for quick, easy access to information. By Mandy Reed, Marketing Manager (Global).

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SmartAction

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Recent headlines, like the issues faced by Air Canada with its website chatbots, spotlight a critical junction in this journey: the choice of a self-service provider. This vision is at the heart of SmartAction’s mission, where we’re not just about technology; we’re about transforming customer experiences.

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Creative Virtual

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Having worked in the virtual agent and chatbot field since 2000, I’ve experienced first-hand how these solutions and technologies have changed. The virtual agents of today are certainly not the same as those I was working on 20 years ago. It is more specifically describing the technology behind them.

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Creative Virtual

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

I like customer service expert Shep Hyken’s take on this in his blog post, Don’t Just Personalize the Customer’s Experience – Individualize It. For nearly a decade now, we’ve talked about our virtual agents and chatbots delivering a personalized self-service experience – with no marketing spin required!

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Creative Virtual

JANUARY 8, 2019

Our customer, Transport for New South Wales, won an impressive three awards for their RITA chatbot during 2018! I couldn’t be more proud of what our team has achieved, and it was beyond what I had dreamt for Creative Virtual. In 2017 we were honoured with The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise: Innovation.

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NobelBiz

APRIL 30, 2024

An AI-based call center utilizes artificial intelligence technologies to manage and improve customer interactions. AI technologies not only streamline operations but also elevate the customer experience by offering quicker, more accurate responses and personalized service, setting new standards in customer satisfaction.

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NobelBiz

APRIL 30, 2024

An AI-based call center utilizes artificial intelligence technologies to manage and improve customer interactions. AI technologies not only streamline operations but also elevate the customer experience by offering quicker, more accurate responses and personalized service, setting new standards in customer satisfaction.

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Creative Virtual

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

When customers use your chatbot to self-serve, what kind of experience do you deliver? Does your chatbot need questions asked a particular way to return the correct response? Are users repeatedly told by your chatbot to try rephrasing an input that doesn’t have a direct match in the system?

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Creative Virtual

JANUARY 17, 2023

Chatbots and conversational AI have been gaining acceptance as essential pieces of successful customer service and employee support strategies. Unfortunately, as adoption of this technology is increasing so is the oversaturation of the market with poor performing chatbot products. By Chris Ezekiel, Founder & CEO.

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SmartAction

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

With the advent of the internet, AI, and technological advancements, it has transformed into a multifaceted solution that empowers customers to find answers and solutions on their own. The evolution of self-service reflects the ever-changing landscape of technology and consumer expectations. Key Trends in Customer Self-Service 1.

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SmartAction

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Personalization and Relevance Creating a personal touch in your order management virtual agent can significantly enhance customer experience and engagement. Utilizing the Right Technologies Selecting the right platform for your automated order updates is crucial for effective communication.

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SmartAction

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Any technology implementation has to align with your overall business goals. The experience for customers and agents is seamless, and the solution can integrate with your current contact center platform, telephony setup, and data systems. Our virtual agents can solve 80% to 90% of customer problems. The question is “how.”

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SmartAction

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

The AI-powered voice assistants of today offer a seamless experience, reaching a virtual assistant, in seconds, that can answer customer intentions with just a few words. Contact center managers who embrace and implement this technology reap the rewards of increased efficiency, reduced costs, and a customer experience that fosters loyalty.

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Creative Virtual

DECEMBER 21, 2020

As we approach the end of 2020, the whole Creative Virtual team around the world want to say thank you to all our blog readers, customers and partners for joining us on this roller coaster of a year! Then check out our 2020 in Review blog post for more highlights and educational resources.

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Creative Virtual

JANUARY 27, 2022

A chatbot or virtual agent that is treated like an unimportant side project not worthy of dedicated resources will perform like one. That commitment starts with properly budgeting for the cost of the technology, the cost of developing and implementing your customised solution, and the cost of ongoing maintenance.

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SmartAction

JUNE 9, 2023

Let’s explore this growing technology by understanding what it truly is, reviewing some examples of its applications, diving into its inner workings, and highlighting the associated benefits and challenges businesses and contact centers should consider. Chatbots often answer FAQs, and guide users through various processes.

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Expivia

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

With a suite of tools ranging from Enlighten Actions to Autopilot and beyond, NICE CXone is setting a new standard for what businesses can expect from their customer service technology. This is the next generation in the Generative AI Chatbot.

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Creative Virtual

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Fortunately, advances in conversational AI technology are helping insurance companies escape from the dangers of frustrating, disjointed experiences by creating the seamless digital support options policyholders and agents need. The post Better Digital Support with the Virtual Insurance Agent appeared first on Creative Virtual.

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Creative Virtual

JULY 30, 2019

Everywhere I go, I hear stories from organisations that have started on chatbot projects which is exciting for the industry. Failing chatbot projects have also garnered negative press coverage for companies. million AUD on an IBM Watson chatbot project that never even reached the testing stage.

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NICE inContact

MARCH 28, 2019

Many organizations feel pressured “top down” to apply AI technology to automate chat interactions entirely. Chatbots are the most common application of AI for customer self-service and are not as successful (yet), as the hype would indicate. It’s a great way to move them to chat with a live agent.

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Creative Virtual

OCTOBER 4, 2018

They are missing a chatbot. Chatbots and virtual agents have become essential tools for providing 24/7 self-service to digital customers. Contact centers require a great deal of investment – from recruiting and training staff to putting the necessary tools in place for agents.

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Creative Virtual

OCTOBER 3, 2022

This week we are showing love for the efforts of everyone involved with delivering customer service – employees helping customers face-to-face in brick-and-mortar locations; contact centre agents delivering support over the phone, live chat, and social media; team members working behind the scenes to build and maintain customer service tools.

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Use Technology for Self Service. Adopt a contact center technology which empowers the customers. For instance, IVRs and artificial intelligence enabled Chatbots can make the customer service easier and efficient. Striking the right balance between the use of technology and live agents is the key to great customer service.

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AWS Machine Learning

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

This blog post is co-written with Bruno Mateus, Jonathan Diedrich and Crispim Tribuna at Talkdesk. Contact centers are using artificial intelligence (AI) and natural language processing (NLP) technologies to build a personalized customer experience and deliver effective self-service support through conversational bots.

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Creative Virtual

DECEMBER 8, 2022

As the end of 2022 draws near, it is time once again for Creative Virtual’s annual year in review blog post. Two of the things we are proudest of at Creative Virtual are our experienced, dedicated team and the unique expertise we provide to our customers and partners. By Mandy Reed, Global Head of Marketing.

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Creative Virtual

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

It’s hard to find anyone involved with the chatbot and virtual agent industry who hasn’t heard the cautionary tale of Microsoft’s AI chatbot Tay. Described as a ‘machine learning project designed for human engagement,’ Tay ended up becoming an often-cited example of an AI chatbot gone wrong.

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Creative Virtual

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

On 31 October I joined my colleague Liam Ryan at the 2019 CXtech Conference & Technology Showcase, which was co-located with the AI & Robotics Conference, in London. Even though it was the fourth year Creative Virtual sponsored the joint events, it was my first opportunity to represent the company, so I wasn’t sure what to expect.

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Creative Virtual

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Technology is changing many aspects of our lives, and customer experience is no exception. The CXtech Conference and Showcase , returning to London for a second year, will explore the technologies changing today’s customer experience (CX) landscape, from design to delivery to analysis. By Mandy Reed, Global Head of Marketing.

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Creative Virtual

OCTOBER 8, 2021

I’m looking forward to hearing the panel of experts, including Creative Virtual’s Founder & CEO, Chris Ezekiel, discuss the current trends and future possibilities of conversational AI technology. Conversational AI solutions, like chatbots and virtual agents, can have a powerful impact on customer loyalty and retention.

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SmartAction

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Two popular options are Interactive Voice Response (IVR) and Intelligent Virtual Agent (IVA). Each option has a role in customer service depending on what parts of the customer experience businesses want to automate and which parts they want live agents to handle. What is an Intelligent Virtual Agent (IVA)?

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Creative Virtual

APRIL 21, 2022

Self-service options like chatbots and virtual agents are increasingly preferred by customers, but they can’t – and shouldn’t! completely replace human contact center agents. When escalating customers from self-service to a live agent , the experience should be as seamless as possible. Want to learn more?

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Creative Virtual

OCTOBER 5, 2020

This is the fifth year I’ve put together a blog post roundup to start off Customer Service Week, and it might just be the most important one yet. This three-part blog series explores the business value of using a chatbot or virtual agent to provide easy-to-use self-service, starting with supporting customers.

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Creative Virtual

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Around this time every December, I put cursor to page and fingers to keyboard to take a look back over the last 12 months and reflect on some of the highlights of the year for 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.

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SmartAction

OCTOBER 27, 2021

As humans in a modern world surrounded by technological advancements, we have our fair share of frustrations. When it comes to conversing with artificial intelligence, we tend to mold our replies in a way that allows a voice bot or chatbot the ability to interpret what we mean while sacrificing the way we would typically speak.

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Creative Virtual

MARCH 14, 2022

If you give visitors to your website the option to self-serve with a chatbot or virtual agent, kudos to you for recognising the importance of easily accessible digital support! Back in the early days, all chatbots were very simple question and answer tools. By Mandy Reed, Global Head of Marketing.

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