Beyond Philosophy

JULY 13, 2023

Organizations are making a common mistake with AI. From a strategic standpoint, organizations are losing opportunities to improve their ability to enhance their Customer Experiences with this impressive and impactful technology and, well,…building them wrong. It worked in that they could tell which customers were going to churn.

Customer emotions 359

Customer emotions Education Customer Experience Analytics 359

ShepHyken

JANUARY 6, 2017

This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleague, Vince Jeffs, examines the hot topic of artificial intelligence (AI) and it’s impact on the customer experience. I am reading articles every week about AI and find it’s impact fascinating. And sure, I too enjoy dreaming about AI as well.

Customer Experience 217

Customer Experience Telecommunications Technology Banking 217

Etech GS

OCTOBER 31, 2018

In the past Companies controlled the buying process and the customer journey, with the IoT that shift has moved to the consumer. If you really want to lead in the marketplace you must focus on customer experience. As customer service evolved, the consumers now do business based on customer experience.

Call Center 230

Call Center Customer Experience Banking Technology 230

ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

This week we feature an article by Rahul Varshneya whos writes about how technology innovations are continuously improving the customer experience. This Maya Angelou quote fits perfectly when talking about the factors responsible for positive brand customer service. How to leverage technology for a better customer experience.

Technology 332

Technology Customer Experience Complaint resolution Gamification 332

ShepHyken

JANUARY 18, 2019

This week we feature an article by Tim Houlne who writes about the importance of integrating technology into your business to provide the optimum customer experience. – Shep Hyken. Time to start planning for your 2019 customer experience initiatives. Would you consider that a great customer experience?

Customer Experience 238

Customer Experience Airlines Average Handle Time Contact Center 238

ShepHyken

AUGUST 31, 2018

This week we feature an article by Yura Filimonov who shares some of the many ways we can use AI to provide customer support. – Shep Hyken. The hype around AI is high, but it may seem unclear to businesses, whether they’ll benefit from it themselves. In fact, LG pledged to include AI in every home appliance they make.

Self service 185

Self service Chatbots Personalization Interactive Voice Response 185

Totango

MAY 17, 2024

Some believe AI is overhyped. A recent poll taken during the Higher Logic Super Forum SPARK conference in April says 61% of CS professionals sometimes use AI platforms alongside other systems, while 11% always leverage AI in various instances and workflows. But there are proven, compliant ways to drive impact with AI today.

Accountability 96

Accountability Government Chatbots Engineering 96

Beyond Philosophy

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Are you ready for AI? Author, speaker, consultant, and The Agile Brand podcast host Greg Kihlstrom , ( www.gregkihlstrom.com ) Principal Chief Strategies for GK5A, joined us on a recent podcast to discuss what it takes to be prepared to implement AI and improve your customer experience. Some firms are. It didn’t.

Self service 221

Self service Analytics Personalization Consulting 221

Interaction Metrics

JULY 26, 2023

Everyone is talking about using AI tools to measure the customer experience. Here we explain when AI companies like Clarabridge and CallMiner are the right fit. Or, if you want to read more about AI for customer experience, check out our blog here. Check it out!

Customer Experience 62

Customer Experience Metrics Feedback 62

ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

This week we feature an article by Nogol Tardugno who tells us how to get our contact center interactive voice response (IVR) to deliver the best customer experience. Any reports of the death of interactive voice response (IVR) as a customer service channel have been greatly exaggerated. Leverage Your Data.

Interactive Voice Response 237

Interactive Voice Response Customer Experience Self service Contact Center 237

Concentrix

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Learn how to supercharge customer experiences with AI modeling, balancing generative AI and traditional AI for optimal results and cost efficiency.

Customer Experience 62

Customer Experience Analytics Technology Management 62

ShepHyken

JUNE 28, 2019

This week we feature an article by Chris Connolly that discusses h ow assistive AI blends with human-only qualities to create a new category of “superagents.”. It’s true that in China, in a case of life imitating art, state-run television is testing the world’s first AI news anchors more than 30 years after the Max Headroom television satire.

Contact Center 281

Contact Center Self service Banking Airlines 281

Lumoa

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Not only are online retailers enjoying massive revenue from their customers (expected to be over $6 trillion in 2022 ), but the platforms themselves are also becoming increasingly sophisticated. Now, technologies such as AI and machine learning are driving highly personalized customer experiences.

Customer Experience 83

Customer Experience Chatbots Virtual Agent Sales 83

kommunicate

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The post The AI Frontier: Delivering Exceptional Customer Experience appeared first on Kommunicate Blog. For the past several years, most organizations have responded to this challenge by throwing back more and more technology to fix their CX efforts. According to a recent report from Grand [.]

Customer Experience 52

Customer Experience Technology 52

24-7 InTouch

MARCH 19, 2024

With one in ten customer interactions projected to be automated by 2026, the rise of generative AI continues to revolutionize how brands engage with their audience. Developed by OpenAI, ChatGPT is at the forefront of this technology, redefining customer service through machine learning and automation.

Customer Experience 52

Customer Experience Chatbots Technology Personalization 52

ShepHyken

OCTOBER 19, 2018

This week we feature an article by Lindsay Tjepkema who shares how people are using AI strategies and the impact they are having on the world of CX. – Shep Hyken. Introduction: AI in CX. _. Self-learning machines can improve your website visitors’ personalized experience in a multitude of ways.

Customer Service 278

Customer Service Automotive Airlines Chatbots 278

NobelBiz

APRIL 30, 2024

AI-based call centers are revolutionizing how businesses interact with their customers. The customer service you provide will either make or break your brand. From improving response times to personalizing interactions, artificial intelligence is now setting new standards in customer service efficiency and effectiveness.

Call Center 105

Call Center Chatbots Virtual Agent Contact Center 105

NobelBiz

APRIL 30, 2024

AI-based call centers are revolutionizing how businesses interact with their customers. The customer service you provide will either make or break your brand. From improving response times to personalizing interactions, artificial intelligence is now setting new standards in customer service efficiency and effectiveness.

Call Center 104

Call Center Chatbots Virtual Agent Contact Center 104

Upstream Works

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Over the course of 2022, artificial intelligence (AI) became mainstream for contact centers. As with cloud adoption, the promise of AI has become compelling enough that contact center leaders are no longer wondering if it has a place in their plans. Automated speech recognition (ASR) is an important contact center use case for AI.

Customer Experience 78

Customer Experience Virtual Agent Contact Center Scripts 78

Upstream Works

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

This is not a promising scenario for contact centers looking to make customer experience (CX) a differentiator for their company. Unsurprisingly, contact center as a service (CCaaS) adoption has accelerated, as contact center leaders are recognizing the need for innovation to better support digital customer experiences.

Customer Experience 78

Customer Experience Self service Contact Center Chatbots 78

AWS Machine Learning

MARCH 4, 2024

Amazon Bedrock is the best place to build and scale generative AI applications with large language models (LLM) and other foundation models (FMs). It enables customers to leverage a variety of high-performing FMs, such as the Claude family of models by Anthropic, to build custom generative AI applications.

Benchmark 135

Benchmark Finance Engineering Enterprise 135

Comm100

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

To drive business, attract new clients, and retain existing ones, financial institutions must invest in improving their customer experience. Enhancing your customer experience is important not just because it will increase customer loyalty and satisfaction but because customers also expect it.

Customer Experience 82

Customer Experience Brand ambassadors Self service Chatbots 82

ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

My obsession for Customer Experience (CX) started when I received a package in the mail on a random afternoon. I was not anticipating the delivery of a large box with a label that said, “ To Stacy, From Stacy.” Then again, Trader Joe’s returns policy is so good that customers would never regret purchasing anything from the store.

B2C 274

B2C B2B Customer centricity Employee engagement 274

Upstream Works

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

This is not a promising scenario for contact centers looking to make customer experience (CX) a differentiator for their company. Unsurprisingly, contact center as a service (CCaaS) adoption has accelerated, as contact center leaders are recognizing the need for innovation to better support digital customer experiences.

Customer Experience 78

Customer Experience Chatbots Contact Center Morale 78

24-7 InTouch

APRIL 26, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) stands as a monumental force reshaping the customer experience (CX). But businesses must navigate the delicate balance between leveraging AI for competitive advantage and ensuring safety and ethical integrity. Data Mastery : AI is only as good as the data it processes.

Government 52

Government Customer centricity Technology Management 52

Cisco - Contact Center

AUGUST 8, 2023

Let’s continue the journey I started in my first blog about Cisco, AI and automation. Now we’ll explore Webex Chat Assistant, our AI-based Read more on Cisco Blogs In it, I focused on our zero-touch RMA notification tool.

Customer Experience 98

Customer Experience 98

SmartAction

JUNE 30, 2023

When it comes to customer service, most people believe that good customer service means receiving timely assistance to resolve any issues that may arise with a product or service. However, there is a deeper definition of customer service that many people fail to consider, and that is the overall customer experience.

Customer Experience 85

Customer Experience Customer Service Virtual Agent Self service 85

Concentrix

MARCH 15, 2024

Find out how coupling CCaaS benefits with the power of generative AI can provide smarter self-service options and hyper-personalized CX.

Customer Experience 62

Customer Experience Self service Personalization Cloud contact 62

BlueOcean

OCTOBER 4, 2023

When one in five of your customers speak something other than English as their first language, providing bilingual customer support is critical. But what mix of live agents versus AI is best for your business? The impact of bilingual support on the customer experience cannot be understated. And what about offshore?

Customer Support 124

Customer Support Bilingual agents outsourcing Contact Center 124

Zappix

MAY 1, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a central component in the digital landscape, transforming how businesses and consumers interact. From personalized recommendations to automated customer service, AI is reshaping digital engagement in innovative and transformative ways.

Chatbots 52

Chatbots Advertising Wait times Analytics 52

Lumoa

JANUARY 15, 2024

This article will explore ways to leverage conversational commerce to improve customers’ experiences with your brand. Conversational commerce is all about interacting with customers through various communication tools, like live chat, chatbots, and contact centers. In This Article: What is Conversational Commerce?

Customer Experience 83

Customer Experience Chatbots Best practices Metrics 83

Lumoa

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Have you ever thought about how some businesses manage to analyze thousands of customer reviews and feedback quickly? The secret lies in the capabilities of AI and its proficiency in conducting sentiment analysis. Customer feedback is a precious resource for understanding what’s effective and what needs improvement.

Feedback 83

Feedback Banking Chatbots Automotive 83

Comm100

JANUARY 2, 2024

This is the promise of Generative AI customer service. Far from being a distant dream, this technology is already reshaping how businesses interact with their customers. This blog will explore the unique advantages of Generative AI in customer service, as well as the challenges it presents.

Customer Service 74

Customer Service Chatbots Scripts Personalization 74

Fonolo

JANUARY 14, 2020

Which customer service blog posts helped to shape the last decade for you? . When we look back at the customer support industry in 2010, we see a very different beast to the one we work in today. Here, we cover the 20 best customer service blogs and influencers to follow in 2020. Shep Hyken.

Customer Service 136

Customer Service Chief Customer Officer Contact Center Call Center 136

Concentrix

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Find out how coupling CCaaS benefits with the power of generative AI can provide smarter self-service options and hyper-personalized CX.

Customer Experience 62

Customer Experience Self service Personalization Cloud contact 62

Cisco - Contact Center

MAY 8, 2024

Together, we’ll go beyond - challenging the status quo with human and AI-driven services, reimagining the support e… Read more on Cisco Blogs In less than one month our flagship event, Cisco Live 2024, returns to Las Vegas.

Customer Experience 80

Customer Experience 80

Upstream Works

JUNE 9, 2022

To use technology to help simplify, streamline and improve the agent experience and, by extension, the customer experience. Now, we are enabling AI applications to help agents, too. But the reality is, AI Applications are best suited to help agents. Today, we are embarking on something new and exciting.

Contact Center 157

Contact Center Brand ambassadors Call Center Virtual Agent 157