Playvox

MARCH 5, 2024

This definitely applies to customer needs and preferences, and contact centers are constantly striving to stay one step ahead of evolving customer requirements. Yet, should they need help with more complex issues, a knowledgeable, responsive agent should be ready to assist.

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Fonolo

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

In the call center world, efficiency is the name of the game. Call center automation software is essential to accomplishing this goal. So what does an optimized and automated call center look like, and what are the benefits for your call center? What is Call Center Automation? Is your business up to the challenge?

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JustCall

APRIL 23, 2024

FYI : When we say ‘predictive dialer,’ we’re talking about the commonly understood term for dialer software that makes multiple calls together, uses algorithms to predict agent availability, and intelligently routes the next call in the sequence. The agent marks this response on the predictive dialer software….and

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DMG Consulting

MARCH 8, 2024

AI and the Contact Center Staffing Challenge March 2024 It’s challenging and costly to hire, train, and onboard new contact center agents, and it’s often more difficult to retain them. This is one of the many reasons artificial intelligence (AI) is proving to be valuable for contact centers.

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AWS Machine Learning

APRIL 18, 2024

All of this, and more, is now possible with our newest sample solution, Live Meeting Assistant (LMA). In this post, we show you how to use LMA with Amazon Transcribe , Amazon Bedrock , and Knowledge Bases for Amazon Bedrock. To activate the assistant, just say “Okay, Assistant,” choose the ASK ASSISTANT!

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NobelBiz

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

In today’s fast-paced digital environment, intelligent automation has become a powerful force, propelling change within call centers across the globe. Contact centers serve as the lifeblood of customer service for countless businesses, and the integration of intelligent automation holds the key to unlocking their full potential.

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JustCall

APRIL 3, 2024

Auto dialers are a secret weapon for call centers and sales teams. They are tireless assistants handling manual dialing while your agents focus on closing sales or generating leads. With auto dialers, your agents can effortlessly connect with live prospects, avoiding busy signals or voicemails.

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JustCall

APRIL 3, 2024

Let’s explore the top 10 tips high call volume call centers could use. High call volume refers to a scenario in which the number of incoming calls in a call center is exceptionally larger than it is accustomed to handling within a relatively short period. This could lead to an influx of calls seeking information or assistance.

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AWS Machine Learning

AUGUST 30, 2023

QnABot allows you to quickly deploy self-service conversational AI into your contact center, websites, and social media channels, reducing costs, shortening hold times, and improving customer experience and brand sentiment. We also discuss some relevant use cases. Human: Can it integrate with my CRM?

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Global Response

JANUARY 22, 2024

Maisel expertly working the switchboard in the 1960s or Bob Wiley in What About Bob trying to pull a fast one on Betty, the call center representative, in the 1990s, we can picture the early days of the call center. But as technology advanced, so did the call center. 1960s : Invention of the Automatic Call Distributor (ACD).

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Fonolo

JUNE 22, 2021

Despite advancements in customer service technology and automation, one thing hasn’t changed: people remain fundamental to the success of a contact center. Human customer service agents and their knowledge, capacity to troubleshoot, and empathetic nature ensure they will always be a necessity when it comes to assisting customers.

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TechSee

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

The partnership stems from an initiative with an electronics multinational to deploy virtual sales agents on retail locations, instantly connecting customers to representatives via AI-based visual engagement. This joint venture now brings augmented reality guidance for agents and technicians to NeuraFlash’s customer portfolio.

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Cisco - Contact Center

AUGUST 3, 2020

Cisco Webex Contact Center CCaaS honored for improving customer service technology and customer experience. I’m excited to announce that Webex Contact Center was among the 2020 Contact Center Technology Award winners, presented by CUSTOMER Magazine this month. Cloud Agility. Business Continuity.

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CSM Magazine

JANUARY 17, 2024

There’s been plenty of talking points in 2023; with the explosion of generative AI of course being the main one. Experimentation Takes Centre Stage The contact centre industry will become a hotbed of experimentation. Next year will be the year of executing projects faster, and generative AI will be a major player here.

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Callminer

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Outsourcing a major part of your business is never an easy decision, but operating a contact center requires a significant investment in technology and staffing. For some companies, outsourcing call center services makes sense, while others are better served by keeping call center functions in-house. If you are U.S.

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Uniphore

JUNE 10, 2021

We also learned just how important contact centers are to our everyday lives. Today, as companies look past the pandemic, one thing remains certain: we now expect more from remote support centers than ever before. At Jacada, we recognized the challenges of overwhelmed—and often understaffed—contact centers early on.

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Hodusoft

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Contact Center Technology Trends to Watch in 2022. The contact center trends too, changed completely driven by the pandemic. 2020-21 saw most contact centers make a shift to cloud contact center software. So, what contact center technology trends can one expect in 2022.

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TechSee

MAY 24, 2021

Rising crime rates, falling prices of home security devices, and the growing adoption of IoT smart homes and cloud-based technologies are driving the sector to an estimated $62.3 Enter Visual Assistance. What is Visual Assistance? 5 Ways Home Security Firms can Boost CX with Visual Assistance. billion by 2025.

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AWS Machine Learning

MARCH 31, 2023

Government departments and businesses operate contact centers to connect with their communities, enabling citizens and customers to call to make appointments, request services, and sometimes just ask a question. These options are unsatisfying to callers who just want to ask an agent a question to get an answer quickly.

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Fonolo

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

After assessing how the pandemic had changed the call center in 2020 , we decided to peek over the parapet at 2021. We asked the contact center industry’s top influencers and business leaders what they thought the most significant contact center trends in 2021 would be. Contact Center Trends 2021.

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CSM Magazine

APRIL 1, 2022

Sabio Group, the digital customer experience (CX) transformation specialist, has expanded its partnerships with Google Cloud and Twilio by building a new solution to rapidly deploy Google Cloud Contact Center AI (CCAI) across the Twilio Flex platform.

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NobelBiz

APRIL 23, 2024

Initial Contact : The agency contacts the debtor to inform them about the debt and their intention to collect. This is why automation is especially transformative in contact centers. This targeted approach increases the chances of successful collections and enhances customer satisfaction by reducing unnecessary contact.

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TechSee

DECEMBER 16, 2020

How Visual Remote Assistant works. Visual Remote Assistant has been seamlessly embedded within Salesforce Service Cloud and Field Service to deliver real-time, visual remote support. An industry-first, Visual Remote Assistant is powered by a multi-patented, browser-based service for intuitive, app-free visual engagement.

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TechSee

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Human-AI interaction, for years held up as the final frontier, is now giving way to autonomous AI-powered customer self service becoming a part of our daily experience. However, living, breathing contact center agents still have a vital role to play in training the self service platforms of the future.

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JustCall

APRIL 9, 2024

TL; DR: Quick look at the top 10 VoIP dialers > JustCall: A powerful software that offers an all-in-one solution with advanced dialing, integrations, and AI functionalities. > Nextiva: It streamlines communication and offers personalized interactions with AI features. Definitely, a power-packed combination.

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The Northridge Group

MAY 2, 2023

This article was originally published on Contact Center Pipeline and can be viewed here. Will, and How, This New Technology Model Help Contact Centers? But could it revolutionize the contact center industry? ChatGPT provides a powerful set of features to enable the creation of Conversational AI applications.

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NobelBiz

AUGUST 28, 2023

Hey there, fellow contact center champions! Ready to dive deep into the heart of transforming your contact center’s performance? In this article, we’ll explore actionable strategies that will help you revolutionize your contact center’s performance and create experiences that leave customers raving.

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DMG Consulting

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Real-Time Guidance Drives Contact Center Digital Transformation September, 2023 In 2005, Donna Fluss, founder and president of DMG Consulting LLC, published a book called The Real-Time Contact Center , which had a twofold purpose. RTG solutions also help improve regulatory compliance and script adherence.

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Talkdesk

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Here are three tips on how to scale your contact center for the seasonal rush. Integrate with your ecommerce technology stack Seamlessly connecting your contact center to ecommerce platforms, such as Shopify and BigCommerce , allows valuable information from customer interactions to quickly reach your customer service agents.

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DMG Consulting

JUNE 9, 2023

increase in seats in the 12 months between December 2021 and December 2022, the CCaaS market remains one of the fastest-growing sectors in the contact center technology market, a trend DMG expects to continue for the next few years. CCaaS Market Drivers and Inhibitors June 2023 With a 21.3%

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Global Response

JULY 17, 2023

Considering switching to a cloud-based call center solution? Compared to legacy solutions, or on-premise contact centers, cloud-based solutions make much more sense—and offer a lot more flexibility—for today’s market. Here’s how.

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Lumoa

JUNE 23, 2021

In the past, contact centers could stay ahead of the curve as long as they ensured to utilize the right solutions and tools to service customers. According to a survey, CCaaS will grow to be the favored adoption model by 50% of contact centers by 2022.

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DMG Consulting

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

It has taken close to 20 years, but the convergence of the processing power of the cloud, interaction analytics (IA), artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, and a shift in what agents are empowered to do for customers is finally making the concept of real-time contact centers a reality.

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Cisco - Contact Center

MAY 14, 2019

AI is shaping the future of customer experiences and the contact center. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is creating a lot of excitement and there are good reasons for this. With all the news around AI, it’s easy to get lost in the hype versus reality. Five myths: AI is new. AI = chatbots.

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NobelBiz

APRIL 11, 2023

As customer service demands continue to grow, contact centers are constantly on the lookout for innovative solutions to enhance their operations. ChatGPT, the advanced AI language model developed by OpenAI, has emerged as a promising tool for contact centers to improve customer interactions and streamline processes.

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JustCall

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Voice analytics tools can assist call center agents in recognizing when clients are angry or stressed so they can respond in the moment or better after knowing the fact. Such software for contact centers sometimes comes with a preloaded function for speech analytics, or it can be integrated with it. NICE CXone.

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Expivia

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Keeping up with current contact center trends is a crucial part of being a world-leading customer service provider. You need to discover the latest technology, innovation, and process improvements to improve your call center and provide your customers with the best possible experience. That has changed with AI: .

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