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

AWS Machine Learning

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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Create powerful self-service experiences with Amazon Lex on Talkdesk CX Cloud contact center

AWS Machine Learning

Contact centers are using artificial intelligence (AI) and natural language processing (NLP) technologies to build a personalized customer experience and deliver effective self-service support through conversational bots. We end by explaining how contact centers can keep AI models up to date using Talkdesk AI Trainer.

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3 ways virtual agents can boost call center efficiency

Talkdesk

Self-service is a hot topic in the call center industry. 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.

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Start Every Conversation with AI: The Front Door for Intelligent Customer Service

Speaker: Brian Morin & Helena Chen from SmartAction

Self-service is on the rise. Enter a conversational AI solution for your contact center. AI virtual agents can help resolve a lot of routine and repetitive interactions, but not all are created equal. More and more customers are looking to solve their own issues without human intervention.

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SmartAction Wins New World Report’s 2023 Best Intelligent Virtual Agent Developer Award

SmartAction

FORT WORTH, Texas, November 14 , 2023 SmartAction, a leading provider of AI-powered virtual agents for customer-obsessed brands, is thrilled to announce its recent recognition as the “Best Intelligent Virtual Agent Developer 2023 – USA” by New World Report in their prestigious Software and Technology Awards.

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Why Every Contact Center Manager Should Consider Voice-Driven AI

SmartAction

The AI-powered voice assistants of today offer a seamless experience, reaching a virtual assistant, in seconds, that can answer customer intentions with just a few words. Contact center managers who embrace and implement this technology reap the rewards of increased efficiency, reduced costs, and a customer experience that fosters loyalty.

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5 Best Practices for AI Self-Service Without Compromise

Speaker: Tom Lewis, CEO of SmartAction

This means more and more companies are implementing cloud-based virtual agents that automate conversations traditionally handled by live agents, all of which can be done across several different channels. How to design “lanes” for virtual agents to outperform live agents. Tune in to discover: Where to start.

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The 5 Categories That Rule Virtual Agents

Speaker: Brian Morin, CMO, Mark Landry, VP Product, Marilyn Cassedy, Director of Customer Success, SmartAction

It just so happens that whenever we design and deploy a new AI-powered virtual agent over voice, the self-service application invariably falls into one of 5 distinct categories. This has been true for more than a hundred clients encompassing hundreds of use cases across 12 industries.

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6 Killer Applications for Artificial Intelligence in the Customer Engagement Contact Center

If Artificial Intelligence for businesses is a red-hot topic in C-suites, AI for customer engagement and contact center customer service is white hot. This white paper covers specific areas in this domain that offer potential for transformational ROI, and a fast, zero-risk way to innovate with AI.

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How to Build ROI for Conversational AI

Speaker: Sofia Burton & Tiffany O'Malley from SmartAction

Contact center leaders have faced an onslaught of burdens exacerbated by the pandemic. Agent attrition has always been a huge problem, but now the difficulties of the worker shortage make securing live agents for call centers highly competitive. Determining which calls are best for automation.

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The Post-Covid CX Powered by AI

Speaker: Brian Morin, CMO, SmartAction & Aarde Cosseboom, Director of GMS Technology and Product, TechStyle Fashion Group

Adapting to a post-COVID world means recession-proofing your contact center with AI that reduces reliance on live agents with virtual agents that are always on, perfectly trained, and at a fraction of the cost. Also joining is SmartAction, who manages the AI-powered CX for more than 100 brands.