Enghouse Interactive

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

In our first blog, we explored how customer expectations are rapidly changing and what organizations should consider as part of their Self-Service strategy. This blog will continue that exploration with some insight into some of the benefits we’ve seen in organizations that have implemented Self-Service.

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Global Response

JULY 30, 2023

Are chatbots actually beneficial for call centers, or are they really just a new fad? Though 80% of consumers have interacted with a chatbot at some point, only around 23% of companies are currently using them in their customer service. Is a chatbot a cost-effective way to scale our service and availability?

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Method:CRM

AUGUST 25, 2022

You need excellent customer relationship management (CRM) and customer experience to keep them happy. Read on to learn how CRM increases customer satisfaction and why it is vital to use this solution. How customer service has changed. 72% of customers aged 18 to 64 think text-based customer service improves their experience. .

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AWS Machine Learning

AUGUST 30, 2023

Powered by Amazon Lex , the QnABot on AWS solution is an open-source, multi-channel, multi-language conversational chatbot. This includes automatically generating accurate answers from existing company documents and knowledge bases, and making their self-service chatbots more conversational.

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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. So, what part does technology play in this?

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Inbenta

MAY 16, 2022

One answer is AI chatbots. One of the biggest advantages of using AI technology is the incorporation of machine learning. In recent years, the ability of AI chatbots to comprehend speech and automate tasks has grown in leaps and bounds. What are AI chatbots? Enter the AI chatbot. AI chatbots are better than IVRs.

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Ian Jacobs

JANUARY 5, 2017

During our episode, Blake and I discussed the ways that increased usage of self-service has begun to dramatically transform the jobs of customer service personnel and contact center agents. They use knowledgebases, FAQs, mobile customer self-service, chatbots, and peer-to-peer communities in increasing numbers.

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bold360 Blog

AUGUST 31, 2020

Customer self-service (CSS) is a win-win for all involved in today’s uncertain business landscape, one where remote work and digital-first interactions have become the “new normal.”. Customers increasingly prefer using self-service tools: CEB (now Gartner) reports that 81% of consumers try to self-serve before calling a contact center.

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Myra Golden Media

APRIL 11, 2023

By optimizing your workforce, using technology, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement, you can deliver an exceptional customer experience while improving efficiency and reducing costs. Learn more about Customer Service Master Class. So, if you’re ready to take your contact center to the next level, read this article!

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Solvvy

AUGUST 21, 2020

The Time is Right for a Customer Support Chatbot. Even in the face of challenges like smaller budgets, reduced agent headcount, and the move to fully-remote workforce models, customers still expect a higher level of service than ever before. What is a Next-Gen Chatbot? Next-gen chatbots provide 24/7 customer support.

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ShepHyken

AUGUST 5, 2022

Technology solutions and automation have the power to improve customer service in multiple ways. Perhaps this could be one of the main reasons businesses nowadays embrace new-age technologies and tools like voice bots and chatbots.? . Thanks to technology, ML, and NLP, interacting with the bot is easier than before.

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JivoChat

JULY 14, 2021

If your customers are always calling, you need to work on your level of self-customer service. 77% of people view organizations more positively if the company offers self-service options for customers. What Is Self-Customer Service? Why Is Self-Customer Service Important?

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 6, 2021

3 Ways to Move From Customer Service to Customer Care by Patrick McCullough. Destination CRM) What’s the difference between customer service and customer care? Think of it using a medical analogy: Service fixes the underlying problem—such as a broken arm—in the most practical, affordable, and speedy way.

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NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Organizations achieve this by integrating technology, refining processes, and deploying innovative human resources strategies. Optimization helps reduce unnecessary expenses while maintaining service quality. Achieving these goals requires a special balance between the human touch and technological innovation.

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Ian Jacobs

JUNE 29, 2017

Over the past year, Forrester clients have been brimming with questions about chatbots and their role in customer service. In fact, in that time, more than half of the client inquiries I have received have touched on chatbots, artificial intelligence, natural language understanding, machine learning, and conversational self-service.

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CSM Magazine

JANUARY 27, 2023

In today’s day and age, technology is evolving at a never-before-seen rate, providing organizations with fresh and creative options – from customer relations to inventory management. Get ready to dive into the world of technological advancements in business operations and discover what innovations have been made!

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Fonolo

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Call centers have always relied on different forms of automation to provide swift service to their clientele. As technology gets smarter and more intuitive, so does the contact center that benefits from it. Call center automation is the practice of using technology to tackle manual, time-consuming tasks on behalf of your agents.

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TechSee

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Designing Sophie: Generative AI for Service & CX We began working on Generative AI for service about seven years ago, as the shortcomings of chatbots and virtual assistants like Siri and Alexa became clear. These chatbots demanded a lot of effort from users and administrators. The AI will walk you through the rest.

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CSM Magazine

MARCH 13, 2024

In a recently published case study , and with Sabio’s help, Sweaty Betty launched an integrated omni-channel customer relationship management (CRM) platform that provided agents with 360-degree customer views leading to a 66% decrease in first response times.

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Expivia

JANUARY 19, 2021

You guys may think I am crazy, but I think I found the technology that will be changing the customer service and customer experience industry to levels we have never thought of. Currently, we are using call center technology to either gauge the CX (CSAT, NPS, Sentiment.) Are they “fixing” the customer experience?

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Global Response

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Let’s explore how to improve your customer service. Leveraging technology to improve customer service One of the easiest ways to improve customer service skills in call centers today is to leverage technology effectively. Install chatbots on your website, social media platforms, and mobile apps.

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TechSee

DECEMBER 11, 2018

For instance, customer satisfaction/retention-related initiatives that demonstrate a clear impact on retention rates, or self-service initiatives that drive a reduction in operational costs, or engagement/customer journey initiatives that clearly correlate with increased sales. Technologies: Data Analytics, AI, AR solutions.

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Enghouse Interactive

JUNE 9, 2021

By using tools such as chatbots, biometric authentication, self-service, and natural language processing (NLP), organizations can listen to the voice of the customer (VOC) to gather first-party data and then extract the contextual information needed to complete customer profiles which are foundational to personalization (1:1 targeting).

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Hodusoft

JULY 19, 2023

Inbound call center software refers to a suite of tools and technologies used to manage and handle incoming customer calls within a contact center environment. It is designed with the intent of streamlining and optimizing the call handling process, improving customer service, and enhancing operational efficiency.

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Tenfold - Contact Center Blog

JUNE 22, 2018

They have no attachment to legacy systems that banks and finance companies have been holding onto for years, despite the wave of new technologies in business and communications. A 2017 report by Accenture indicated that 71% of financial services consumers are open to using “entirely computer-generated support for banking services.”

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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. But now, they can easily find customer details on a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system and call them with a click. Virtual Agents AI chatbots can understand and respond to customer queries in real time.

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Solvvy

JULY 13, 2022

As companies strive to make the customer experience more personal and empathetic, could the answer be customer service automation? With the right technology and tools, the answer is yes. Customer service automation can help you overcome other customer support challenges. For example: Customer Self-Service.

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Solvvy

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Since Zoom acquired Solvvy earlier this year, many people have asked me why Zoom, a company that is the gold standard for team collaboration and meetings, would look to bring Solvvy’s advanced conversational AI technology and team into its portfolio. Zoom Virtual Agent also goes well beyond self-service.

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SharpenCX

AUGUST 7, 2023

Sure, there are self-service options and automated chatbots to speed up service. Or, if you don’t have global staff, automatically turn on chatbot functionality when agents are off the clock. You can even add decision-making logic and integrate CRM data all in one interface. It’s a competitive advantage.

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Lumoa

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

AI and ML will be able to offer customers a degree of personalization they have not yet experienced because of their ability to: Deliver individualistic, personalized experiences by analyzing each customer’s purchasing history, browsing habits, and demographic information Offer 24/7 customer support through AI chatbots and interactive guides.

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Global Response

DECEMBER 23, 2022

If you’re outsourcing your customer service to an expert team, your software choices will be easy—your provider will already have best-in-class technology, and an expert team to manage, use and streamline it to provide effective and quality service for your company.

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CSM Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Providing exceptional customer service can help differentiate a business from its competitors and attract new customers. The Role of Technology in Enhancing Customer Support Strategies Technology has taken the business industry by storm and has changed the way it interacts with customers and has transformed customer support strategies.

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The Northridge Group

MAY 2, 2023

Will, and How, This New Technology Model Help Contact Centers? For the past several months the technology conversation has been dominated by the emergence of ChatGPT, first GPT-3, then GPT-3.5, The most recent version of ChatGPT, which is based on GPT-4 and was released in March 2023, is OpenAI’s latest and most advanced chatbot.

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Enghouse Interactive

JUNE 25, 2021

If morale is high and agents feel satisfied, then they are more likely to be engaged in their jobs and to deliver a better service. How technology can help. Supporting agents is about much more than technology. But there is definitely a role that technology can play. Quality management. Real-time speech analytics.

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Avaya

MARCH 28, 2017

I recently attended Jeff Pulver’s 2017 MoNage conference to get the latest views on chatbot usage and expectations for serving customers. Jeff says that “as chatbots get better and better, there may be less of a need to visit a business website.” Chatbots enable a customer to answer questions via text. He probably is right.

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Lumoa

JUNE 23, 2021

Artificial Intelligence Ever since 2016, the continuous advancements in technology have culminated in a disruption of contact centers on an industrial scale. These include customer service analytics, engagement hubs, the voice of the customer , virtual agents (live chat), and chatbots.

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JustCall

AUGUST 7, 2023

The concept of using conversational AI for customer service is not an alien one. Whether it’s AI streamlining service operations or AI improving customer experience, the field of customer service has greatly benefitted from this emerging technology.

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