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Are Automation and AI the Same Thing in the Contact Center?

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If you received a penny for every time you heard “automation” or “AI” in the contact center, you could pay off the national debt in about a month. However, understanding the differences between these technologies is crucial for any organization striving to optimize operations in its contact center.

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Let’s talk about Chat GPT in the Contact Center

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CCNG members and veteran contact center leaders Fred Stacey and Adam Boelke recently discussed with fellow members the potential impact, current challenges, misconceptions and future of ChatGPT in contact centers. ChatGPT has captured the attention of everyone by smashing record adoption rates globally.

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A Key Issue Customers Miss When Choosing a Cloud Contact Center Product

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Here is information that my fellow CCNG members may want to consider when choosing a new cloud contact center product. 1 As a key part of an organization, contact centers are often greatly affected by change. Summary In summary, change is increasingly becoming a more predominant factor affecting contact centers.

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Cloud Based Solutions, the Contact Center and Future of AI

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Hosted contact center software offerings continue to grow in number and sophistication, while legacy players rush to transform their products accordingly. There are many incredible case studies of AI positively transforming the contact center. CRM has long been in the cloud.

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How to Reduce Contact Center Implementation Cost Surprises

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Have you ever experienced a contact center implementation project where there were surprise costs? I don’t know the industry statistics for how often this occurs in contact centers, but a variety of 3rd party IT industry organizations and journals say it’s above 30% for software projects.

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The Contact Center is the Core of any Truly Connected Enterprise

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I am an old school contact center person. I would love to say that "back in the day,” I had meetings with every other department in my contact center to discuss strategies, upcoming events, and issues that needed to be ironed out, but the fact is, I didn't. I would like to take a moment to explore why that is.

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Cutting Through the Buzzwords of AI in the Contact Center

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Do you sometimes feel like you are playing buzzword bingo when reading anything about AI in the contact center? A lot of customers who have spent a lifetime in the contact center and survived a world of acronyms like AHT, CSAT, and PICINC are feeling alienated in their own world. You are not alone.