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Alcon Hosts Contact Center Leaders at Recent CCNG Regional Networking Event!

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Recently CCNG members and area contact center professionals were invited to the Alcon North America Customer Service Operations Center in Fort Worth Texas for a group discussion into Alcon's journey of digital transformation over the years. Below are some of the highlights shared at the event as provided by a CCNG member in attendance.

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

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We understand that integrating a new solution, whether that is AI, a point solution, an IVR, or anything else, is not an easy process. Call routing, interactive voice response and voice-based chatbots are a few examples of that technology. Implementation takes time, and change is difficult to manage.

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Contact Center Lessons Learned: How Will These Shape 2021 Plans?

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In a recent panel discussion with CCNG members on the topic of 2021 Contact Center Predictions, Ron shares a few perspectives learned from this year. First, companies found self service options inadequate – When COVID hit in March, many industries found their automated systems were inadequate to help handle call volumes.

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How to Turn Why Into ROI…

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Since partnering with Operative Intelligence, which uses AI to analyze their member interactions, Mark has been able to: Identify almost 900 unique contact types including the root cause, volume, cost and sentiment Discover that 31% of these interactions can be completed via self-service and how these can be addressed through the IVR Engage the broader (..)

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ROBUST KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS CAN CUT COSTS

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The drive toward self-service is a reality and with good reason, as customers want self-service. TWO-PRONGED APPROACH SAVES MORE COST WITH LOWER HEADCOUNT Companies are spending more money on self-service. It’s here to stay, and it will get better over time. The business climate continues to rapidly change.

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Cutting Through the Buzzwords of AI in the Contact Center

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Generative AI is responsive and can generate high-quality text, images, responses, and content and utilize logic based on how it is trained. This is the foundation for AI agents, conversational AI, AI-assisted IVR, and a lot of the customer-facing AI you hear about. How does AI transform self-service in contact centers?

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Driving Contact Center Change: Chatbots, OmniChannel, Cloud

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According to Gartner, by 2020 customers will manage 85% of their interactions without any human involvement. Through better web-based content, enhanced IVR, the Internet of Things (IoT), virtual agents and, yes, chatbots. How is that possible? They are indeed a great example of intelligent technology designed for a specific purpose.