bold360 Blog

APRIL 1, 2020

When knowledge is stuck in silos, available for the few and shared by the few, your company has a continuity problem. COVID-19 has caused massive disruption in the customer service and contact center space, on both the supply side and the demand side. Call Centers: Too Busy for Regrets. COVID-19’s Double Whammy.

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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. Why the crowdsourcing of expertise is at the core of deep learning-powered self-service tools. Milestones on the road to autonomous AI self service.

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CCNG

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Budgets are getting tighter, and executive teams are asking contact center leadership to do more with a lower headcount. The drive toward self-service is a reality and with good reason, as customers want self-service. This experience adds more frustration for both the contact center agent and the customer.

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Customer Service Life

MAY 11, 2022

In my third point about the importance of optimizing your Zendesk knowledge base, I left incomplete exploring artificial intelligence as a means of making it easier for customers to find answers to their questions. For those that may not know, AnswerBot works in a couple of different ways to help boost customer self-service.

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Win the Customer

OCTOBER 12, 2018

The customer service landscape is changing, with technology allowing customer service to shift from call centers and direct contact solutions to self-service technology. . They use knowledge bases, FAQs, mobile customer self-service, chatbots and peer-to-peer communities in increasing numbers.”.

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Fonolo

MARCH 7, 2023

If they have a problem or a question, they expect immediate information and quick resolution — but keeping up with this demand can be an impossible task for your contact center’s live agents alone. That’s where self-service comes in. Movements from the human realm to the self-serve realm is harder.

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Enghouse Interactive

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

In our first blog, we explored how customer expectations are rapidly changing and what organizations should consider as part of their Self-Service strategy. This blog will continue that exploration with some insight into some of the benefits we’ve seen in organizations that have implemented Self-Service.

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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. Add curated Q&As and text passages to the knowledge base.

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Talkdesk

MARCH 24, 2020

In my previous blog , I took you through the key characteristics of a true AI-powered knowledge base. Now, we’re going to dive into the different stakeholders within and outside of the contact center who will benefit from this evolution of the traditional knowledge base, and how you can use it to transform your customer experience. .

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SmartAction

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Contact center managers who embrace and implement this technology reap the rewards of increased efficiency, reduced costs, and a customer experience that fosters loyalty. Conversational IVR breaks the mold of the traditional contact center, which focuses on efficiency at the expense of customer service.

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Outsource Consultants

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

It’s because the ongoing labor shortage, paired with increased Q4 purchasing, is leaving many businesses that rely on contact center support exposed to looming CX disasters. Try These 3 Contact Center Strategies for Q4 Success. But why would anyone worry about potentially high sales volume? Tip the Scales with Technology.

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Talkdesk

MARCH 10, 2020

Whether it’s a finicky software product or a purchase from a company with a complicated return policy, most consumers have turned to a company’s knowledge base in an attempt to get their questions answered faster. What are the key characteristics of an AI-powered knowledge base?

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Fonolo

MAY 4, 2021

If this sounds familiar, don’t worry — it is possible to upgrade your call center infrastructure and reduce future contact center costs at the same time. Read on to learn how to offset call center costs, and ensure that your customer service operations meet the needs of the 21st-Century customer.

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TechSee

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Self-service is finally coming of age, with leading enterprises embracing the paradigm of customers helping themselves. But it turns out that not all self-service options are created equal. Walmart axed its Mobile Express Scan & Go self-checkout experience due to negative feedback from customers.

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Taylor Reach Group

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Self-service has been employed for more than 30 years to allow customers to serve themselves. Technology is a tool, and there is a lot of good technology out there that can underpin successful self-service. Should we access the knowledge base? But what self-service should you consider?

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Upstream Works

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Contact center success is heavily dependent on the agents working the frontlines to service customers every single day. Contact center agent happiness and engagement go hand-in-hand with customer happiness and satisfaction. According to ICMI , contact centers have a fairly high turnover rate of 33%.

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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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pindrop

OCTOBER 12, 2021

At the core of this experience is the process of identification which in turn is based on the very foundational element of Knowledge-Based Authentication questions or KBAs. It is commonly understood that KBAs are frustrating, not just for the consumers but for the contact centers themselves. The Real Cost of KBAs.

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Netomi

MARCH 2, 2022

On the customer support front, customer preference for self-service is growing (we see this with online banking, or customers choosing self-serve baggage drop-off kiosks at airports). In fact, recent research from Gartner revealed that 59% of customers prefer to resolve their issues without contacting a customer service rep.

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Inbenta

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Self-service and customer relations: provide autonomy to your customers. Self-service tools are fully capable of responding to this growing need among your customers by offering a harmonised and automated solution. Detect dissatisfaction and resolve it by integrating self-service.

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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. per contact, while self-service channels cost about $0.10

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Mindtouch

JUNE 20, 2018

Boy howdy, do we love a good knowledge base. A well-executed KB can enable both internal and external customers to self-serve with ease. Given our enthusiasm for spot-on help sites, it should come as little surprise that we poke around the interwebs from time to time, looking for stellar knowledge base examples.

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TechSee

OCTOBER 10, 2019

The traditional contact center – with agents in cubicles following scripts and rushing to meet individual KPIs – will soon be a thing of the past. Agent collaboration also enables a higher First Contact Resolution (FCR) rate by eliminating time-consuming escalations. What’s the climate of your contact center?

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ConvergeOne

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

My next piece of advice centers around what the end goal of your modernization efforts should be: allowing your customers more access to self-service—and I mean good self-service. Good self-service provides the answers to all the questions the person is looking for. Does anyone read these?

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Enghouse Interactive

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

As is typical of unforeseen events of great magnitude, the pandemic has undermined all existing customer experience (CX) and Self-Service planning assumptions used by Contact Center administrators and operational management teams. Proactive Outbound Engagement + Self-Service = More Success.

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CCNG

JUNE 21, 2023

Modern contact centers support many digital channels, touchpoints and interaction modes. Plus, customers can seek self-service, assisted-service or proactive-service options. Power your self-service channels with a robust knowledge base so users can find the information they need.

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Hodusoft

OCTOBER 19, 2023

10 Effective Ways to Reduce Costs in Your BPO Contact Center Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) contact centers play a vital role in today’s modern businesses. They help manage customer interactions by serving as the initial point of contact. million in 2022 to US$34, 570.73 from 2023 to 2028. from 2023 to 2028.

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JustCall

MARCH 10, 2023

In this guide, we will look at how you can improve your self service customer service and leverage its holistic benefits (for the customer and the business). Mobile self-service: With the rise of mobile devices, more and more customers are using their smartphones and tablets to access self-service options.

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Customer Service Life

AUGUST 1, 2022

Thinking back to the early days of my first management role in a small contact center, I can remember one day when a newly-hired customer support agent came over to my cubicle for what had to have been the twentieth time to ask me yet another question. Yes, I’m saying that self-service even applies to our internal customers.

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Balto

JANUARY 22, 2024

We’ve seen generative AI being applied in different industries with great results, specifically in the contact center domain. This blog aims to uncover the numerous use cases of generative AI in the modern contact center. Monitor and Ensure Compliance Maintaining compliance is foundational for your contact center.

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Fonolo

MARCH 9, 2023

CCMC’s Customer Rage Study is a fascinating look at CX, designed to help customer service pros identify pain points and reduce customer complaints in the contact center. 66% of respondents had a serious problem with a product or service over the previous year. Customers love self-service but only if it works well.

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TechSee

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Contact centers are always looking for ways to reduce costs. This is particularly true during periods of uncertainty and economic downturn, when call center cost savings contribute to business continuity. The Best Call Center Cost Reduction Strategies. Slash inbound inquiries with self-service.

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Fonolo

APRIL 4, 2023

Customer service expectations in the contact center continue to increase, and only the best businesses keep up. Customer service statistics show that superior CX generates more return customers, increases loyalty, and helps generate higher profits. 14% of contact center leaders predict growth of more than 10%.

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DMG Consulting

MARCH 31, 2022

Give Customers What They Want: Great Self-Service. Delivering an outstanding customer experience (CX) is a top goal for companies, as it is an essential and measurable differentiator between otherwise commoditized products and services. Donna Fluss. View this article on the publisher’s website. & Solving the Problem.

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TechSee

APRIL 2, 2019

Today’s contact centers face a daunting challenge. From small helpdesks operated by specialist manufacturers to vast contact centers run by leading telecoms and consumer electronics providers, end users can now receive faster, more effective service and support from both live human agents and virtual assistants.

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CX Global Media

AUGUST 30, 2017

People, process, technology, reporting, culture, competition, morale, data, automation, self-service – which word matters most? In my 20+ years in the contact center industry, the past three years elevated this one word to utmost importance. In our rapid paced contact center environments, we must have “focus”.

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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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