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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AWS Machine Learning

MARCH 29, 2024

In this post, we are focusing on the chat channel to show how to use Amazon Lex and the Amazon Lex Web UI to enable live agents to interact with your customers in real time. For example, the following figure shows screenshots of a chatbot transitioning a customer to a live agent chat (courtesy of WaFd Bank).

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UJET

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Don’t worry, we’re not suggesting you double your workforce; we’re suggesting you give your agents a virtual sidekick. Virtual Agents are designed to be your human agents’ Pippen or Harrison or Gehrig (pick your sport). What, Exactly, Are Virtual Agents? Intelligence Is a Matter of Features.

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UJET

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Don’t worry, we’re not suggesting you double your workforce; we’re suggesting you give your agents a virtual sidekick. Virtual Agents are designed to be your human agents’ Pippen or Harrison or Gehrig (pick your sport). What, Exactly, Are Virtual Agents? Intelligence Is a Matter of Features.

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Creative Virtual

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

By Mandy Reed, Marketing Manager (Global). Chatbots and virtual agents have proven themselves to be quality self-service solutions, being increasingly implemented by smart organisations to provide support and being increasingly preferred by customers and employees for quick, easy access to information.

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Creative Virtual

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Having worked in the virtual agent and chatbot field since 2000, I’ve experienced first-hand how these solutions and technologies have changed. The virtual agents of today are certainly not the same as those I was working on 20 years ago. Most recently, the industry has adopted the name of ‘conversational AI’.

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Interactions

AUGUST 13, 2020

These transactions can be handled by a simple chatbot or IVR system, as not much advanced functionality is needed. A deep knowledge of the customer experience space and conversational design is needed to determine when a live agent, a virtual agent, or both should be used in a given situation.

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Creative Virtual

NOVEMBER 28, 2019

By Philip Chuck, Territory General Manager, Greater China. Creative Virtual was excited to be invited back to participate again by our partner Continuous Technologies International Ltd (CTINT) in the Symposium held on 31 October and to attend the Gala the following evening.

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Creative Virtual

JANUARY 8, 2019

Our customer, Transport for New South Wales, won an impressive three awards for their RITA chatbot during 2018! I couldn’t be more proud of what our team has achieved, and it was beyond what I had dreamt for Creative Virtual. In 2017 we were honoured with The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise: Innovation.

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Solvvy

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Chances are, the last time you called a customer support number, you interacted with an artificial intelligence chatbot. If the company had a great AI chatbot, the interaction might have been so natural that it took a while to realize that you weren’t actually talking to a human. Introduction to Artificial Intelligence Chatbots.

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SmartAction

MARCH 18, 2019

These omnichannel solutions are known as AI-powered virtual agents. What is an AI-powered virtual agent? At the most basic level, an AI-powered virtual agent can do many things that a live agent can do. By doing so, companies upskill their live agents to do only what a human should do.

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SmartAction

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Conversational chatbots are one of the top market disruptors in call center automation. However, in recent years their use has declined as businesses have learned how difficult it is to properly maintain a chatbot that actually helps customers to accomplish their goals. Why is it So Hard to Implement and Maintain a Chatbot?

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NobelBiz

APRIL 30, 2024

An AI-based call center utilizes artificial intelligence technologies to manage and improve customer interactions. It enhances the efficiency and effectiveness of the services provided and improves the working conditions for agents and satisfaction for customers.

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NobelBiz

APRIL 30, 2024

An AI-based call center utilizes artificial intelligence technologies to manage and improve customer interactions. It enhances the efficiency and effectiveness of the services provided and improves the working conditions for agents and satisfaction for customers.

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Connect

APRIL 18, 2024

In contact centres, the technology holds the potential to turn clunky chatbots into super-agents that deliver exceptional customer experiences 24×7, boost agent productivity, and drive business success by managing frontline engagement, offloading basic tasks from agents to boost contact centre capacity and first contact resolution (FCR) rates.

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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. How does a Chatbot Revolutionize Customer Experience?

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SmartAction

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Conversational AI can be used in any industry for various use cases, including billing and payments, collection, authentication, claims, order management, scheduling, and reservations. Our virtual agents can solve 80% to 90% of customer problems. Our virtual agents can solve 80% to 90% of customer problems.

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TechSee

MARCH 11, 2024

Industry events and news coverage are full of companies offering Generative AI , Conversational AI, chatbots, and AI Agents. Understanding Conversational AI Conversational AI refers to technologies that users interact with through a natural, conversational interface, like chatbots or virtual agents.

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Netomi

MARCH 21, 2023

From product recommendations to one-on-one personal shopping and customer support to order management, the use cases for ecommerce chatbot solutions are endless. The need for eCommerce chatbots has never been higher than it is today. What are the top use cases for eCommerce chatbots? Here are our favorite use cases: 1.

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SmartAction

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Underpinned by state-of-the-art technology, you can now have a conversation with virtual agents who will understand customer needs and address them quickly. AI-Powered Chatbots AI-driven chatbots have evolved into sophisticated virtual assistants.

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TechSee

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Use AI-based virtual assistants – Millennials are very open to communication with virtual entities – chatbots – including voice-based assistants and visual virtual technician. According to a Retale poll, 86% of Millennials said that brands should use chatbots to promote products and services.

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NICE inContact

MAY 11, 2021

Gartner predicts that 85% of customer interactions will be managed without humans in 2021. This might be a scary notion for agents who are sensitive to job security but rest assured that human agent jobs aren’t going away. Bots and virtual agents will be helping their human teammates versus taking jobs from them.

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DMG Consulting

MAY 2, 2024

Intelligent virtual agents (IVAs)—a.k.a. chatbots, voicebots, or just plain bots—can automate many tasks and inquiries previously handled by live agents, reducing operating expenses. Although there is a tremendous amount of work yet to be done, generative AI has already increased bots’ operational capabilities.

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DMG Consulting

JULY 19, 2017

DMG Consulting Releases 2017 Intelligent Virtual Agent Product and Market Report. What: Releases 2017 Intelligent Virtual Agent Product and Market Report. The 2017 Intelligent Virtual Agent Product and Market Report is the only in-depth analysis of these emerging solutions. When: Today, 19 July 2017.

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Creative Virtual

OCTOBER 4, 2018

By Mandy Reed, Marketing Manager (Global). 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. But many of those contact centers are missing an important team member.

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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. Chatbots often answer FAQs, and guide users through various processes. They are widely used in customer support, providing 24/7 assistance.

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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. These virtual agents can automate routine tasks as well as seamlessly elevate complex interactions to a live agent.

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Expivia

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Key Features: Advanced data analysis for real-time insights Predictive modeling to anticipate customer needs Customizable dashboards for a holistic view of service performance Autopilot: The Next-Gen Virtual Agent Autopilot introduces a level of automation and learning capability that redefines the role of virtual agents in customer service.

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Creative Virtual

MARCH 14, 2022

If you give visitors to your website the option to self-serve with a chatbot or virtual agent, kudos to you for recognising the importance of easily accessible digital support! Back in the early days, all chatbots were very simple question and answer tools. By Mandy Reed, Global Head of Marketing.

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Upstream Works

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The intent is to minimize the need for agents to manually manage repetitive tasks or keep switching across various apps to retrieve and organize information during customer interactions. Virtual Agent. First would be with chatbots, where AI enables virtual agents to take self-service further than legacy-based IVR.

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Creative Virtual

JANUARY 4, 2022

I am struggling to manage multiple chatbots across different business divisions or departments. I am unable to staff my chatbot project with internal resources with the necessary knowledge and experience. I don’t own the user interface or training data with my current chatbot provider.

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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.

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Lumoa

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

To go further, modern chatbots are now pre-empting the moments when customers require their assistance. A simple message will do the trick, such as “ Hey, I’m [chatbot name], may I help you with your shopping today? ”. Another great idea to explore is offering a digital sales agent that is voice-enabled. Lack of human empathy.

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Creative Virtual

JUNE 22, 2020

Today I’m proud to be sharing Creative Virtual’s introduction of the Neutrino release of V-Person , our innovative virtual agent and chatbot technology. It brings together humans and artificial intelligence (AI) with powerful integration options and easy-to-manage workflows for the industry’s smartest solution yet.

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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. Today’s virtual agents are far from the robotic voices of the past. No worries!

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Creative Virtual

MARCH 2, 2022

By Chris Ezekiel, Founder & CEO, Creative Virtual. Back in 2019, I wrote an article on reasons why chatbot projects were failing or being abandoned before they even reached the testing stage. I am struggling to manage multiple chatbots across different business divisions or departments.

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bold360 Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

In a chat session, customers can get fast answers to their typed questions, help with their purchases, recommendations on products and services, and other assistance from customer service agents. Live Chat and Chatbots: They Work Best Together. This leaves more time for human agents to focus on complex, higher-value tasks.

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