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Reduce call hold time and improve customer experience with self-service virtual agents using Amazon Connect and Amazon Lex

AWS Machine Learning

The key to making this approach practical is to augment human agents with scalable, AI-powered virtual agents that can address callers’ needs for at least some of the incoming calls. Gartner’s Customer Service and Support Leader poll estimates that live channels such as phone and live chat cost an average of $8.01

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Preparing Your Contact Center for the Age of Virtual Agents

Taylor Reach Group

It’s time to take a deeper dive into the word of virtual agents. That said, I acknowledge that virtual agents today aren’t as effective as live representatives and can be expensive during the implementation phase; not to mention the technology does not always match up to the marketing pitch.

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DMG Consulting Releases 2019-2020 Intelligent Virtual Agent Product and Market Report

DMG Consulting

DMG Consulting Releases 2019-2020 Intelligent Virtual Agent Product and Market Report. Who: DMG Consulting LLC, a leading provider of contact center, back-office and real-time analytics market research and consulting services. What: Releases 2019-2020 Intelligent Virtual Agent Product and Market Report.

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DMG Consulting Releases 2018 Intelligent Virtual Agent Product and Market Report

DMG Consulting

DMG Consulting Releases 2018 Intelligent Virtual Agent Product and Market Report. Who: DMG Consulting LLC, a leading provider of contact center, back-office and real-time analytics market research and consulting services. What: Releases 2018 Intelligent Virtual Agent Product and Market Report.

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IVA is the New IVR Masterclass

Speaker: Brian Morin, CMO & Phillip Fisher, CX Consultant at SmartAction

2020 was the year that customer call centers and customer experience were pushed to their limit. With the influx of calls replacing in-person interactions, it is up to our virtual agents to not only evolve to the new demands but also to help alleviate the current stressors on live agents.

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DMG Consulting Releases 2017 Intelligent Virtual Agent Product and Market Report

DMG Consulting

DMG Consulting Releases 2017 Intelligent Virtual Agent Product and Market Report. Who: DMG Consulting LLC, a leading provider of contact center, back-office and real-time analytics market research and consulting services. What: Releases 2017 Intelligent Virtual Agent Product and Market Report.

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Amazing Business Radio: Genefa Murphy

ShepHyken

They discuss how to use AI and automation to increase efficiency, capacity, and effectiveness within your contact center and ultimately deliver a better customer experience. How can customers move through different modes of communications, including voice and digital channels, seamlessly without having to repeat their stories?