Fonolo

JULY 5, 2018

What does the future hold for customer service? A common theme in answer to this question is, “Improvements in automation and self-service will erode the importance for call centers.” It also gets strengthened by the marketing efforts of all the vendors selling self-serve technology. “A You need the chatbot to: 1.

Chatbots 100

Chatbots Self service Interactive Voice Response Banking 100

Fonolo

JANUARY 31, 2018

Will this be the year that messaging platforms from Facebook, Apple and others reach critical mass as a channel for customer service? Will the AI / chatbot hype start to live up to its promise? Their “Inner Circle Guide to Self-Service” was included in our last report round-up post.) Who wrote it: Interactions.

Contact Center 141

Contact Center Chatbots Finance Healthcare 141

VocalCom

JULY 2, 2020

We are social creatures and the value interacting with another human being over a machine when dealing with a complex and emotional problem cannot be underestimated: humans offer a level of empathy that no chatbot or automated agent can currently provide. The rise of self-service has made human support even more critical.

Contact Center 62

Contact Center Self service Chatbots Virtual Agent 62

ShepHyken

MARCH 31, 2018

Over the last few years, customer service has shifted from traditional phone support toward social media channels like Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and others. Dan Gingiss started the Social Customer Care Track and interest has grown exponentially. Social Media Changes Customer Service. Social Proof.

Marketing 218

Marketing Customer Service Airlines Self service 218

TechSee

MARCH 19, 2018

Natural Language Processing (NLP) algorithms have enabled AI-powered tools to grasp context, power smart classification, routing of customer inquiries, and create conversational chatbots. Computer vision also enables gradual automation towards full self service with device recognition and augmentation.

Call Center 84

Call Center Technical Support Contact Center contact center solutions 84

Callminer

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

More Flexible Service Solutions. Consumers are looking for solutions to their problems across a range of channels, including digital and self-service, in ever-increasing numbers, thanks to pandemic pressures and storefronts closing. Contactless preferences encourage self-service, even online. Technological Trends.

Call Center 376

Call Center Technology Banking Contact Center 376

JivoChat

AUGUST 9, 2021

According to a 2019 Microsoft report , 90% of respondents said customer service has a significant influence on the brands they buy from—and stick with long-term. Today, many customers care more about experience than product or even price. Note that this doesn’t mean you need to hire people to man the system at all hours.

Personalization 52

Personalization Customer Service B2B SaaS 52