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3 ways virtual agents can boost call center efficiency

Talkdesk

From knowledge bases to virtual agents, the potential disruption that a solid set of self-service applications can bring to contact center efficiency and customer experience is unquestionable and justifies all the buzz. Additionally, virtual agents can provide sustainable 24/7 support for many contact centers.

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Preparing Your Contact Center for the Age of Virtual Agents

Taylor Reach Group

While work-at-home strategies have their upsides, US contact centers struggle with providing uninterrupted, “quality” services in the face of longer wait times, stressed workers, and the occasional background noise from pets and children. It’s time to take a deeper dive into the word of virtual agents.

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Is LLM-Powered CX Automation Ready for Prime Time?

TechSee

LLM-powered virtual assistants, chatbots, and virtual agents promise to become the new faces of customer experience automation. This could be by automating common tasks performed by agents, or by augmenting agent knowledge and training with virtual agent assistants.

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Are Automation and AI the Same Thing in the Contact Center?

CCNG

These systems can still offer significant benefits, such as reducing wait times and ensuring customers are directed to the appropriate department. Automation has been a part of the contact center for decades, even pre-internet times. Automation for a long time required programming. Let’s take modern chatbots for example.

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Virtual Agents vs. Live Agents: The Battle for CSAT

SmartAction

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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Live Agents and Virtual Agents: The Spectrum of Care

Interactions

After 30 minutes of waiting you finally get put through to an agent, who is able to quickly cancel your appointment. You are frustrated because you had to spend 30 minutes on a task that could have taken two due to the wait time. You want to speak to a live agent to explain your situation and bypass business rules.

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Why Every Contact Center Manager Should Consider Voice-Driven AI

SmartAction

Conversational AI technology over the phone goes beyond chatbots to leverage the power of voice and offer a more personal experience. Conversational AI helps them out of what seems to be an endless cycle of button pressing and voice prompts to connect them immediately with a virtual agent. All of which increase profitability.