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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TechSee

MARCH 13, 2018

The customer service industry, in particular, pinned high hopes on AI, expecting that upon its introduction to the market, smart machines would truly transform the customer experience. However, while AI has not yet become the answer to all our customer service challenges, the technology is moving forward at a rapid pace.

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SmartAction

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Designing Customer-Centric Order Management Automation Understanding Customer Needs To build an automated system that truly resonates with your customers, begin by conducting a thorough analysis of customer behavior and preferences. This allows virtual agents to provide personalized updates.

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Nicereply

JANUARY 4, 2023

Set up a customer service strategy that works and saves your costs. That will ultimately lead to customer service and support teams being pressured to ‘do more with less’ , as customer support is still seen as a cost center by many organizations. Why excelling at customer service is critical in 2023.

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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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Creative Virtual

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Happy Customer Service Week! Observed every year during the first full week of October, Customer Service Week is an international celebration of the importance of customer service and of the people who serve and support customers on a daily basis. The Generic ‘Chat Now’: Virtual Agent or Live Chat?

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Netomi

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Chatbots are used by 1.4 Companies are launching their best AI chatbots to carry on 1:1 conversations with customers and employees. AI powered chatbots are also capable of automating various tasks, including sales and marketing, customer service, and administrative and operational tasks. Multi-lingual.

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Creative Virtual

JULY 8, 2021

This is most certainly true when it comes to creating chatbots for customer self-service, and too often organisations fall into the DIY trap. Some companies delegate their project solely to an inexperienced internal team because they underestimate the amount of expertise needed to build and deploy a working chatbot.

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SmartAction

JUNE 30, 2023

When it comes to customer service, most people believe that good customer service means receiving timely assistance to resolve any issues that may arise with a product or service. This is the difference between good customer service and a great customer experience.

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CSM Magazine

JANUARY 22, 2024

Customer service is a crucial aspect of any business, as it can affect customer satisfaction, retention, and loyalty. However, providing high-quality customer service can be challenging, especially in the era of digital transformation, where customers expect fast, personalized, and seamless interactions across multiple channels.

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CSM Magazine

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

With the COVID-19 crisis causing a significant increase in customer inquiries, more businesses are turning to Conversational AI to sustain and improve customer and employee communications. Simplifying the creation and maintenance of virtual agents across the enterprise is critical. A Platform to Handle Complexity.

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SmartAction

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

While you probably have an SOP, conversational AI has unique features that require careful planning to create the optimal conversational design for your customer inquiries. It linked via API to internal data sources and current customer input to find a successful solution. Our virtual agents can solve 80% to 90% of customer problems.

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CSM Magazine

DECEMBER 14, 2021

As more and more businesses strive to compete and outcompete one another on customer service, the CX landscape will continue to change. With that in mind, below are some of the ways you can expect artificial intelligence to shape customer service in 2022 and beyond. Much More Proactive Service.

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JustCall

AUGUST 8, 2023

This ensures that customers are directed to the most suitable agent or department. This minimizes wait times and increases customer satisfaction. Virtual Agents AI chatbots can understand and respond to customer queries in real time.

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Fonolo

JANUARY 4, 2022

Customer service expectations continue to increase, and only the best businesses keep up. The statistics show that superior customer experiences generate more return customers, increased loyalty, and higher profits. Statistics that Demonstrate the Value of Good Customer Service. Source: Bain&Co.

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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. Customer service statistics show that superior CX generates more return customers, increases loyalty, and helps generate higher profits. Source: ArenaCX Customers are 5.1

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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. They are missing a chatbot. Chatbots and virtual agents have become essential tools for providing 24/7 self-service to digital customers.

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SmartAction

JUNE 9, 2023

Some notable examples include: Chatbots : Chatbots are AI-powered virtual agents, built in-house or by third-party vendors , that engage in text-based conversations with users. They are widely used in customer support, providing 24/7 assistance. Chatbots often answer FAQs, and guide users through various processes.

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Creative Virtual

APRIL 21, 2022

42% of Americans would rather clean a toilet and 46% would rather go to the dentist than call customer support. These stats, just two of many in the 2022 Achieving Customer Amazement Study , likely have you nodding in agreement thinking about your own painful customer service experiences.

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Netomi

AUGUST 31, 2022

At first glance, it seems that customer service KPI scores take a backseat to traditional business KPIs, like profits, costs and regional sales. However, key customer support metrics may paint a more complete picture of success for the long-term viability of a business. What is a customer service KPI dashboard?

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Global Response

MARCH 30, 2023

Q: What’s the difference between customer service and customer experience? A: Customer service is marked by a single interaction, such as a customer contacting your brand, while customer experience is the combined sum of all of a customer’s interactions with your brand.

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AWS Machine Learning

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

In the second part of this series, we describe how to use the Amazon Lex chatbot UI with Talkdesk CX Cloud to allow customers to transition from a chatbot conversation to a live agent within the same chat window. We end by explaining how contact centers can keep AI models up to date using Talkdesk AI Trainer.

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Creative Virtual

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Happy Customer Service Week! Every year during the first full week of October we celebrate the importance of customer service and the people who serve and support customers around the globe. This post explores creating the right chat/service balance when supporting digital customers.

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Lumoa

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

What is conversational AI and why is it important for customer experience in retail? Conversational AI is a browser-based messaging service that connects customers with the platforms they use. Conversational AI is a browser-based messaging service that connects customers with the platforms they use.

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TechSee

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Sophie AI can not only read and see, but speak, hear and show users how to complete any task. As a Generative AI enterprise platform, Sophie AI is built to secularly observe, learn and interact at scale, helping your agents, engineers and end-customers. These chatbots demanded a lot of effort from users and administrators.

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SmartAction

JUNE 27, 2023

Let’s address the common objections and show you how to overcome them with conversational AI and virtual agents. By deploying virtual agents, you can reduce the need for a large workforce to handle routine inquiries. Worried that automation will make your customer interactions feel impersonal?

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JustCall

MARCH 7, 2023

You’ll also learn how to deploy automation successfully in your business. Contact center automation refers to leveraging technology to automate and streamline customer-facing interactions, leading to exceptional customer service. What is Contact Center Automation? per contained call.

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Creative Virtual

DECEMBER 10, 2020

I don’t need to tell you that not everything went as planned, but there were still some bright spots for us and the chatbot, virtual agent and live chat industry. Creative Virtual started 2020 celebrating the company’s Sweet Sixteen. 2020 was a record-breaking year for use of our virtual agent and chatbot implementations.

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Creative Virtual

DECEMBER 7, 2021

They also discussed the findings of ISG’s research and current successful virtual agent implementations. Here’s a recording of their full discussion: When ISG held their awards ceremony in October, Chris and Liam Ryan, Sales Director, were able to accept Creative Virtual’s trophy in person from Jan Erik.

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Playvox

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Focused on serving the needs of customers, helping them solve problems, teaching them how to use products, and answering their questions, customer service agents are central to business growth and effective operations. The Future of Customer Service Channels is Now.

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Liveops

DECEMBER 27, 2018

12 customer service resources that CX leaders need to review before 2019. When it comes to running or working with a contact center in 2019, there is a lot leaders can learn from what experts had to say about the state of customer service in 2018. Here’s what the experts said about customer service in 2018: 1.

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Creative Virtual

MARCH 27, 2020

With physical offices and locations closed, many are struggling with the influx of customer questions to their contact centres – an issue that may be compounded by the sudden need to support agents working from home.

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Creative Virtual

APRIL 2, 2020

Advancements over the past several years in conversational AI technologies, including chatbots and virtual agents, have made them a go-to solution for providing cost-effective and easy-to-use support on digital channels. There are lots of published statistics and success stories that prove the business value of this technology.

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Fonolo

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Containment rate is a well-established performance metric in the customer service world, but not as well-known as NPS or hold time. One of the big fallacies you hear when people discuss AI and customer service is confusing containment with coverage. I would say it’s on the “wonkish” side as far as metrics go.

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TechSee

MARCH 19, 2019

Once upon a time, measuring customer service success was straightforward. Hire some agents, train them, and use standard contact center KPIs to measure how well they perform. With many of these channels and tools enabling self-service, old-school KPIs are no longer sufficient. Total Cost Per Contact.

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Netomi

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Service desk platforms – also called agent desks – help companies enhance the customer experience, scale conversations across multiple channels and reduce customer service costs. How to leverage AI to get even more value from Zendesk and Freshdesk . Key Features of Zendesk. . Ticket Dispatch .

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Creative Virtual

JANUARY 13, 2022

For years automated self-service tools like chatbots and virtual agents have been criticised as being a cold and impersonal way of supporting customers. Many companies have found their virtual agent solutions to be a lifesaver for both their customers and their business over that time.

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