Fonolo

OCTOBER 23, 2018

“I just want to speak to a real person” has become a token phrase used by people during almost any type of automated customer service experience. Even so, gone are the days when talking to ‘a real person’ is the customer’s preference: Today, 70% of customers expect self-service options and most brands are taking note.

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NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Contact centers are the heartbeats of customer service, enabling seamless communication between businesses and their clientele across the globe. The foundation of these interactions lies in the robustness of their voice infrastructure. Advanced Functionality: VoIP provides features like Interactive Voice Response (IVR).

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Noble Systems

DECEMBER 7, 2020

In addition, when they finally do talk to an agent, they have to repeat information that the IVR system has already collected or the agent they have been routed to cannot resolve their issue. These complaints lead to high call abandonment rates, poor customer experience, and worst of all, customer attrition.

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Fonolo

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

The IVR experience (“press 1 for this… press 2 for that…”) has long been part of the contact center. Many people see chatbots as a natural replacement for the core functions of the IVR. Second, most of the aspects of IVRs that make them hated are likely to translate directly to chatbot form. How Much Do We Hate IVR’s?

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Babelforce

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

‘I went through all their FAQs and support videos. She nods again and asks: ‘ Did you call their customer support line?’. And that’s why you need self-service. Among millennial consumers, as many as 70% favour self service. What are the best self-service channels? It didn’t help.’. Call them?’

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NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The call center industry has been changing faster than ever, due to technological breakthroughs and constantly evolving customer demands. In 2024, businesses have the crucial responsibility of understanding and adopting the latest technology trends in customer service.

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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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SmartAction

AUGUST 14, 2019

The first hold onto their existing IVR and merely transfer routine conversations to AI-powered virtual agents while transferring the rest to live agents. But as customers are becoming leery of touchtone and difficult or lengthy menus, more organizations are implementing virtual agents as: 1.

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Enghouse Interactive

AUGUST 26, 2020

Register for our upcoming w ebinar “How and Why Customers Use Self-Service” with Steve Morrell, Managing Director and Principal Analyst of ContactBabel . For many businesses, self-service is evolving into becoming a key factor for success. It’s Not an Option – It’s Expected (Blog Series).

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3CLogic

DECEMBER 22, 2021

In most cases, basic interactive voice response (IVR) menus — with options like “press 1 to speak to sales” and “press 2 to reach support” — are used to route callers to the most appropriate department. It’s a process that doesn’t take existing customer data or interactions into account.

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Zappix

MARCH 9, 2021

Zappix, the leading Visual IVR and Customer Self-Service Solutions provider, has partnered and integrated with Lifesize, a leader and global provider of cloud contact center and video meeting solutions, to bring automation, artificial intelligence, and self-service to enterprise customer service communications.

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Aspect

JUNE 19, 2017

Last week’s CXP series post covered using CX Designer for self-service application creation and today we are going to continue the series by covering the additional capabilities that take our chatbot creation platform to a new level.

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Hodusoft

MARCH 6, 2024

E-commerce Customer Support: How BPO Can Elevate Your Service Experience Are you an e-commerce business struggling to provide seamless and efficient customer support services? Primarily, the success of e-commerce or any customer service-related company is measured through increased customer satisfaction and loyalty.

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NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Call4You Marketing implemented NobelBiz Omni+, an advanced, full-featured cloud contact center solution equipped with an impressive stack of options and features that can be easily integrated, customized, and optimized to any contact center use case. A well-calibrated IVR system is the cornerstone for intelligent contact center automation.

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UJET

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

AI (artificial intelligence) customer service tools weren’t designed to replace your agents. They were designed to help your agents deliver a better customer experience. AI customer service tools streamline repetitive and/or time-consuming tasks and workflows so your agents can focus on what they’re best at: helping people.

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Hodusoft

JANUARY 17, 2024

Between the 1960s and 1990s, the invention of IP PBX , Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system, and voicemail system changed the way businesses used to communicate. To put it simply, it brings together voice calls, video calls, live chat, web chat, instant messaging, email, social media, and more.

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VocalCom

JUNE 12, 2017

When brands optimize their websites and apps through tools such as one-click checkout, quick access to frequently asked questions, and video tutorials, customers obtain the support they need without any human interaction. Here are five ways to optimize automated service with IVR menus. Update IVR menus regularly.

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UJET

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

AI (artificial intelligence) customer service tools weren’t designed to replace your agents. They were designed to help your agents deliver a better customer experience. AI customer service tools streamline repetitive and/or time-consuming tasks and workflows so your agents can focus on what they’re best at: helping people.

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Enghouse Interactive

JUNE 17, 2020

Simultaneously, improving collaboration will also decrease the Average Hold Times (AHT) while increasing customer-servicing capabilities, by complementing agents with “always-on” self-service capabilities that increase customer autonomy and satisfaction. Help Customers Help Themselves with Self-Service.

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UJET

DECEMBER 17, 2019

According to Gartner ’s 2019 Strategic Roadmap for Customer Service and Support Technologies (May 2019), “an organization’s CSS technology stack is often composed of disparate overlapping systems, leaving both customers and employees with a disjointed experience.” Voice and IVR are baseline support options.

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TechSee

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Customers prefer NOT to deal with your customer service team, with 67% wanting to access support without calling. They don’t want IVR menus, hold times or even the perkiest reps. Far from becoming disheartened by their customers’ attitudes, call center managers are thrilled by these developments.

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Fonolo

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Aside from the security benefits, bio-authentication technology plays a huge part in eliminating friction (no more clunky, complicated passcodes) and creating opportunities for more personalized services and experiences. Smarter self-service options. What Customers Want and Expect in Customer Service.

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aircall

JANUARY 11, 2017

Due to becoming more mobile and more tech-savvy, customers have increasingly high standards when it comes to customer service. The emergence of customer self-service is a reflection of an evolution of customer expectations. Offering customer self-service could be the answer.

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NobelBiz

APRIL 23, 2024

RELATED ARTICLE What is Omnichannel Customer Engagement & How to Immprove It Embracing Automation for Enhanced Efficiency Automation is revolutionizing the collections process, especially for low-balance accounts. IVR systems not only handle initial debtor inquiries but also categorize calls based on urgency and complexity.

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TechSee

DECEMBER 16, 2021

In the last few years, the customer service industry has been upended by a combination of new pandemic-driven ways of working, the growing trend of digital transformation, and the continuously rising bar for positive customer service experiences.

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Solvvy

DECEMBER 16, 2019

To answer that, let’s take a look at how artificial intelligence has been used in the customer experience in recent years, where it’s failed, and where we see the future of machine learning in delivering higher customer satisfaction. Replacing human customer service agents with IVR technology: Bad idea.

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TechSee

APRIL 26, 2021

On the one hand, every business needs to save money and customer service is generally the first on the chopping block. A majority (52%) of these consumers prefer to get remote support from customer service agents. At the same time, organizations realize that they must be fully focused on each customer’s needs.

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Babelforce

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

The company has six customer service tenets that drive its teams to provide better service. The tenets are: Advocate relentlessly for customers. Trust our customers and rely on associates to use good judgment. How to Compete with Amazon on Customer Service. #1 1 Relentlessly advocate for customers.

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Fonolo

MAY 25, 2021

While it may seem like you’re shunning customers, you’re not: when done correctly, a customer who encounters call deflection should leave their customer support journey feeling taken care of, with their issue resolved quickly and painlessly. 5 Best Practices for Great Self-Service Customer Support.

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Fonolo

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Voice is still the dominant channel in the contact center and will remain so for many years. “Expect to see more focus on digital and self-service, less brick and mortar, more efficiency-builders for company and customer, and an increased call for the return of voice to handle the challenging stuff.

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DMG Consulting

AUGUST 2, 2017

In this age of digital transformation, customers and prospects must be able to easily access an enterprise from any channel – phone, self-service (websites, interactive voice response (IVR) systems, intelligent virtual agents (IVAs)), email, chat, co-browse, SMS, social media and video.

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Global Response

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Customer service outsourcing is a huge industry, resulting in approximately $525 billion dollars of spend every year, in fact. But if you’re not outsourcing your customer service yet, it may seem like a big project that’s not necessarily worth the investment. What is Customer Service Outsourcing?

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Inbenta

MAY 16, 2022

They operate using text-to-speech technology that can break down user responses, and respond appropriately. Before the rise of chatbots, IVRs were the go-to solution for automating customer inquiries. They often left customers feeling frustrated that they couldn’t carry out their tasks. Enter the AI chatbot.

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Tenfold - Contact Center Blog

AUGUST 3, 2018

Top of mind for customers is swift and consistent support–hence the rise of omnichannel customer service. Today’s customers no longer simply rely on calling customer support for assistance. Understand your customer’s most preferred channels. First, understand where your customer are.

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TechSee

JANUARY 29, 2019

These technologies can be implemented in assisted service mode – to route visual customer inquiries, interpret them and assist the agent with visual decision support tools – or in self-service mode – where the customers visually interact with bots that are able to visually guide them to self-resolution.

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TechSee

DECEMBER 11, 2018

For instance, customer satisfaction/retention-related initiatives that demonstrate a clear impact on retention rates, or self-service initiatives that drive a reduction in operational costs, or engagement/customer journey initiatives that clearly correlate with increased sales.

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Dialer 360

APRIL 25, 2019

Self-service meant to tell customers to perform tasks on their own without the information. Different companies are offering self-service to motivate customers to assist themselves. There are a lot of methods to optimize self-service practice. 6 Ways To Optimize Self-Service.

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