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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Playvox

MARCH 19, 2024

Generative AI technologies truly have the power to change how we work and our ability to deliver a stellar customer experience (CX). What Is Contact Center AI? AI is also finding its way into contact centers, as technology allows machines or computers to process information in a similar fashion, but much faster than humans.

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SmartAction

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

When used in business, conversational artificial intelligence (AI) supports overall call center operations by providing self-service options, 24/7 availability, and real-time data and analytics – while lowering costs and increasing profits. Any technology implementation has to align with your overall business goals.

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Fonolo

JANUARY 17, 2018

Chatbots have earned a number of pseudonyms over the last few years. Some are accurate representations of the technology; others are just downright wrong. I mean, you wouldn’t call your customer service agent by a different name other than the one they gave you, right? Virtual Agent. Virtual Assistant.

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NobelBiz

JANUARY 10, 2021

Mobility, flexibility, automation… the development of chatbots is the inevitable result of a ten-year technological convergence that has swept across all companies and contact centers. The chatbot, as a conversational robot embedded into a messaging app, enables the creation of a new communication experience with users.

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Upstream Works

JUNE 9, 2022

The contact center was even more complicated. The contact center agent’s life was not easy, and we saw it just getting more and more complicated. UpStart was designed with one thing in mind – to simplify the life of the contact center agent.

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SmartAction

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

That’s where the use of an AI-powered virtual agent comes in — for a fraction of the cost of a human agent, an intelligent virtual agent (IVA) is available to assist customers 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. When it comes to customer satisfaction, how do virtual agents compare with live agents?

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AWS Machine Learning

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

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. Dustin Hubbard, Chief Technology Officer at WaFd Bank.

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TechSee

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Customer self-service refers to customer-initiated interaction technologies that enable customers to access information and perform routine tasks without requiring the assistance of a live customer service representative. Here are the steps to get started: Build the virtual agent around a single strategic objective.

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JustCall

MARCH 7, 2023

The primary goal of contact center businesses revolves around improving customer experience. Empowering your contact center business with automated solutions can take your customer interactions to new heights of success. What is Contact Center Automation?

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UJET

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Contact centers have more in common with sports teams than you might think. And there’s a very simple way to unlock each of your customer service agent’s full potential—give them a rock-star number two player. Don’t worry, we’re not suggesting you double your workforce; we’re suggesting you give your agents a virtual sidekick.

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UJET

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Contact centers have more in common with sports teams than you might think. And there’s a very simple way to unlock each of your customer service agent’s full potential—give them a rock-star number two player. Don’t worry, we’re not suggesting you double your workforce; we’re suggesting you give your agents a virtual sidekick.

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Creative Virtual

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Contact centers around the world are celebrating Customer Service Week this week, recognizing their agents who deliver service and support to customers all year long. But many of those contact centers are missing an important team member. They are missing a chatbot. By Mandy Reed, Marketing Manager (Global).

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JustCall

AUGUST 8, 2023

Contact centers are a great example of how technology can be used to make jobs more efficient. Previously, contact center agents had to physically dial multiple numbers every day. Machine learning (ML), natural language processing (NLP), and other forms of AI are bound to make lives easier for these agents.

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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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SharpenCX

OCTOBER 15, 2023

AI-powered technologies—once only practical and feasible for large enterprises with big budgets and sophisticated expertise—are now accessible to everyone and used for both business and personal use cases. Contact centers specifically are rife with opportunities to incorporate AI and automation. What do we mean by usable AI?

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Fonolo

APRIL 4, 2023

Customer service expectations in the contact center continue to increase, and only the best businesses keep up. Statistics That Demonstrate the Value of Great Customer Service Excellent customer service in the contact center has always been job one. 14% of contact center leaders predict growth of more than 10%.

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Talkdesk

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Who is answering calls when your contact center is closed? AI-powered conversational assistants, or “virtual agents”, can quickly deliver the answers and outcomes over voice-enabled channels. The post Improving customer experience with a virtual agent appeared first on Talkdesk.

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Talkdesk

APRIL 14, 2020

Laying the foundation with the right infrastructure Contact centers are finding themselves stuck between the proverbial rock and hard place. Oftentimes in 24-hour contact centers, agents share desks and equipment – including headsets. Put simply, contact centers are perfect petri dishes for healthcare crises.

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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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Balto

JULY 5, 2023

The contact center is no different. Here’s the truth: The march of progress means at some point, human agents will likely be mostly replaced and automated by AI. You can prepare your contact center for an AI-powered future by implementing new strategies in the present. But we’re not there yet. So what’s next?

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TechSee

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Customer Service centers have placed high hopes on chatbots, investing large sums in the technology’s automated ability to help customers help themselves. With the right tools, chatbots can be transformed into superheroes that handle huge volumes of customer inquiries, while improving CX and reducing costs.

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Connect

APRIL 18, 2024

Applying artificial intelligence (AI) in the contact centre has emerged as a prolific trend as the hype around Generative or Gen AI – the next iterative advancement in the technology – gathers pace.

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Hodusoft

OCTOBER 19, 2023

10 Effective Ways to Reduce Costs in Your BPO Contact Center Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) contact centers play a vital role in today’s modern businesses. They help manage customer interactions by serving as the initial point of contact. million in 2022 to US$34, 570.73 from 2023 to 2028. from 2023 to 2028.

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Balto

MARCH 29, 2023

Leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) in your contact center can help you solve even the most challenging customer experience problems. And with customers having higher service level expectations than ever, deploying AI solutions into your existing contact center systems is vital for business success.

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Balto

JUNE 20, 2023

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. Modern contact centers can use conversational AI to meet customer demands. What is Conversational AI ?

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SmartAction

APRIL 4, 2023

By examining the latest developments in artificial intelligence (AI), the Times correspondents show how virtual voice assistants such as Siri and Alexa squandered their early advantage and left room for the rise of chatbots that use Conversational AI technology. Chatbots are, indeed, a different kind of virtual assistant.

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Virtual Agent Chatbots Self service Banking 85

NobelBiz

JANUARY 10, 2021

For some time now, Chatbots have become famous in contact centers. It is an artificial intelligence tool that can be described as a virtual agent. As a result, a Chatbot is presented as a real solution for improving customer experience in a call center.

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Contact Center Pipeline

JULY 1, 2021

The following Q&A is part of a series on creating a sustainable work-from-home contact center. Each post examines a vital technology that supports contact centers in the transition to a permanent remote-work model.

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Xaqt

JUNE 1, 2020

Even before the global pandemic, Contact Center and Business Process Outsourcers (BPOs) were facing new headwinds and competitive pressures. Even before the global pandemic, Contact Center and Business Process Outsourcers (BPOs) were facing new headwinds and competitive pressures.

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Creative Virtual

APRIL 21, 2022

When we do need or prefer to make a phone call to speak with someone, a bad experience is made worse by the knowledge that there are ways to make support calls less painful which many contact centers aren’t utilizing. completely replace human contact center agents.

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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. Improve agent experience and boost productivity.

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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. Workflow automation is an important contact center use case for AI.

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The Northridge Group

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

In today’s technology obsessed world, making life simpler, faster, and more seamless is a priority for both businesses and individuals trying to keep up with an always evolving digital landscape. In the contact center, one thing is certain: positive human connections between agents and customers are critical to building brand loyalty.

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Altivon

MARCH 20, 2018

Chatbots, Omnichannel and Cloud are three top trends for contact centers. This brings us back to leading technologies and the promise they have for reducing effort for everyone. Chatbots: Prosperous Future or Disaster? Chatbots seem synonymous with artificial intelligence and are certainly sparking the imagination.

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Quiq

MARCH 6, 2023

Does your chatbot sound like a robot? Okay, chatbots are robots (hence the name), but they don’t have to sound like something out of a 70s sci-fi flick. Chatbots have come a long way and are getting better at understanding and mimicking human interactions. Here are some ways to make your chatbot sound more human.

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Fonolo

APRIL 6, 2020

Whether it’s on social media, chatbot or other AI technology features, it’s important to know what your customers want and use tools that will help you increase your ROI. You may think that call centers are for big companies but the truth is, they have a lot of value for small and medium-sized businesses as well.

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