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

CCNG

If you received a penny for every time you heard “automation” or “AI” in the contact center, you could pay off the national debt in about a month. However, understanding the differences between these technologies is crucial for any organization striving to optimize operations in its contact center.

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What Is Interactive Voice Response (IVR) In A Call Center?

OctopusTech

One thing that has remained constant for a long time is that users still prefer to solve their queries on a phone call rather than choosing any other medium and that’s where Interactive Voice Response comes in. Not sure if an IVR system is right for your business? What Is An Interactive Voice Response (IVR)?

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The Importance of IVR Performance Testing in Contact Centers

Cyara

What Makes IVR Performance Testing interesting? Interactive Voice Response (IVR) systems are typically the first thing that a customer experiences when phoning a contact center. IVRs provide the customer with an initial greeting.

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What is an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) System?

Call Experts

Interactive voice response systems, commonly referred to as IVR systems , are phone-based call centers that connect callers and users through automated voice tree menus and other telephone features. What Is An Interactive Voice Response (IVR) System? How Does an IVR System Work?

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4 Ways AI-powered Virtual Agents Automate the Contact Center

Speaker: Tom Lewis, CEO of SmartAction

Register now to hear Tom Lewis, CEO of SmartAction, discuss how leading contact centers are leveraging the power of conversational AI through cloud-based virtual agents that automate the call types and chats traditionally handled by live agents. Examples from CX leaders on how and where they deployed virtual agents.

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Cutting Through the Buzzwords of AI in the Contact Center

CCNG

Do you sometimes feel like you are playing buzzword bingo when reading anything about AI in the contact center? A lot of customers who have spent a lifetime in the contact center and survived a world of acronyms like AHT, CSAT, and PICINC are feeling alienated in their own world. You are not alone.

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What is an IVR (Interactive Voice Response)?

NICE inContact

At the simplest level, an IVR (Interactive Voice Response) is an automated interface that allows you to interact with callers to gather data, and potentially resolve an issue without having to direct that caller to an agent. For example, if they just want to know their account balance. .