Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 15, 2022

Organizations need to embrace that emotional side of their experiences. Combining the emotional data into the formula with concepts from the behavioral science side will make it so organizations can understand what and why their customers do what they do. AI isn’t perfect. from Virginia Tech about AI recently.

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Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 20, 2022

This newsletter issue is the second of a series based on a podcast we did with Beyond Philosophy’s own Zhecho Dobrev ( @ZhechoDobrev ), author of The Big Miss: How Organizations Overlook the Value of Emotions. We talked with him before on our podcast a month ago about how emotions drive customer behavior.

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Nuance

DECEMBER 20, 2018

The transactional, question-and-response […] The post Affectiva Emotion AI: Detecting driver’s emotions and cognitive states appeared first on What’s next. This is a summary. Visit Nuance's What's next blog to see the full content.

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The Northridge Group

APRIL 15, 2024

In our 3-part series: People, Process, & Technology — and the Intersection of AI, we have asked industry leaders in technology, people and process management to explain what AI is, what it isn’t, and how it can be a benefit (and a curse) in each area. Part 2: AI and Business Processes: How can it help?

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ShepHyken

OCTOBER 23, 2023

When customers know you care, you create an emotional connection that fosters trust and loyalty. There is now broad recognition that people are not as engaged through their intellect as they are engaged through their emotions. My Comment: For years, I’ve said customer satisfaction is a rating and customer loyalty is an emotion.

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Beyond Philosophy

AUGUST 4, 2022

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is such a promising technology. Dr. Turner explains that he thinks of AI the way author Cathy O’Neil does in Weapons of Math Destruction : Algorithms are opinions embedded in code. Dr. Turner explains that AI decides the “Y” of an outcome. So, Dr. Turner says, AI is not magic.

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Beyond Philosophy

JULY 18, 2020

The Big Mistake People Make with AI. Specifically, one would be wise to understand what AI is, how it works, and what problems it can solve for your business. Ghosh studies AI and its overlap with behavioral economics. There are many types of AI. AI is excellent at categorizing groups. Key Takeaways.

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Beyond Philosophy

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

As you recall, the future of interaction on social media is for a brand to respond as if it were a person, and it will likely be AI-powered in the future. However, before you can have this AI, you have to know how you want it to respond as “your brand.”. AI Will Change And We Will, Too.

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CCNG

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Artificial intelligence (AI) and Robotic Process Automation (RPA) remain two of the hottest topics in call centers. The promise of AI and RPA to solve service issues and reduce labor costs is gradually becoming a reality. Separating Science Fiction from Fact: What Is AI & RPA? More on that later.)

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CCNG

MARCH 15, 2023

With all the investment in technology and AI in call centers, where does that position human-to-human conversations? Increased demand for high emotional intelligence in agents. More emotional labor for agents that can lead to attrition down the line. But people still want to connect with people. Longer handle times.

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Lumoa

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The secret lies in the capabilities of AI and its proficiency in conducting sentiment analysis. Around 30% of IT professionals worldwide have reported that their organizations are witnessing time-saving benefits thanks to implementing new AI and automation software. Emotion detection. Intent analysis.

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Beyond Philosophy

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Where AI Meets CX: The Remarkable Future for Humanizing Brands. Artificial Intelligence (AI) will transform the customer experience in many ways in the coming years. One area that we see interesting applications of AI Technology is the brand personification and social media management.

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Beyond Philosophy

MARCH 31, 2020

Healthcare, AI, and Robotics. Not only are robots ‘naturally immune’ to human diseases but when you add the power of cloud computing and Artificial Intelligence (AI) they can improve their prediction accuracy with every test they make. It’s only a matter of time for the AI algorithms to improve having access to even more data.

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C3Centricity

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become an integral part of our daily lives and has revolutionized how we interact with technology and businesses. This post discusses how to use AI to enhance customer experience with another AI, authentic interactions. Embracing Emotional Intelligence (EI) is crucial for AI.

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ShepHyken

MAY 15, 2023

Can AI Deliver A Customer Experience Like A Grandmother Would? by Chip Bell (Forbes) But can AI ever replace “grandmother service” — the wholesome, genuine connection that builds loyalty, not just efficiently performs a service? Here are three features of #”grandmother service” beyond the capacity of AI.

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Using AI to Guide Employees Toward Better Customer Care. They discuss the need for more awareness and empathy among customer service agents and how AI and technology can provide that. > > Top Takeaways: Artificial intelligence (AI) is a powerful tool. There needs to be a balance between humans and AI.

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ShepHyken

JUNE 28, 2019

This week we feature an article by Chris Connolly that discusses h ow assistive AI blends with human-only qualities to create a new category of “superagents.”. It’s true that in China, in a case of life imitating art, state-run television is testing the world’s first AI news anchors more than 30 years after the Max Headroom television satire.

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Beyond Philosophy

JANUARY 28, 2019

When you digitize these experiences, eliminate human contact, and improve cost efficiencies, you can destroy the emotional connection people have with your brand. Some people need emotional engagement to be loyal, and computer screens and text exchanges usually cannot rise to the occasion the way a person does.

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Beyond Philosophy

MARCH 19, 2020

We have a program called Emotional Signature® research , which helps organizations tell the difference between what customers say is important and what is. AI Seems to Be the Least of Your Worries. The many ways that AI and the Internet have changed business-as-usual are enormous already. To be honest, I am shocked.

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The Northridge Group

APRIL 22, 2024

In our 3-part series: People, Process, & Technology — and the Intersection of AI, we have asked industry leaders in technology, people and process management to explain what AI is, what it isn’t, and how it can be a benefit (and a curse) in each area. But how will AI tools effect that? Can AI fix customer service?

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Comm100

APRIL 10, 2024

AI is reshaping countless industries and services, and customer service is one such area that is changing for the better. In this article, we will discuss how the combination of AI and human intuition can be applied to a range of sectors to help solve problems preemptively.

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ShepHyken

MAY 10, 2021

Using AI to Track How Customers Feel — In Real Time by Mohamed Zaki, Janet R. Harvard Business Review) The most common methods of tracking customer sentiments have a big blind spot: They can’t pick up on important emotional responses. It was the business word of the year for 2020, and I believe it will be the word of the year in 2021.

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Playvox

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Rather, public opinion unfolds over time, and it’s expressed in the nuances of language, hidden patterns, and the emotions of people. A deep dive into customer emotions and how people feel about what you’re delivering requires customer sentiment analysis, or opinion mining. Can AI Help Decode Customer Sentiment?

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Beyond Philosophy

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Technology, human behavior, Customer Experience are intersecting through the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and taking marketing in a new direction. Moreover, the brands wouldn’t necessarily be human-powered, but instead powered by AI. The AI will then determine where to send you based on your responses to its queries.

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Beyond Philosophy

MAY 15, 2021

The Verint Customer Engagement Cloud Platform draws on the latest advancements in AI and analytics, an open cloud architecture, and The Science of Customer Engagement to meet ever-increasing, ever-shifting consumer interactions and demands. Recognize that customer emotions apply. Recognize that customer emotions apply.

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Outsource Consultants

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

“AI will replace human contact center interactions,” according to some CX experts in 2020. But the truth around AI hasn’t been so black and white. Today we recognize that AI’s true strength lies in complementing, not replacing, human interactions.

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Vistio

MARCH 25, 2024

As AI’s impact continues to ripple throughout virtually every industry, one area where artificial intelligence (AI) has sparked a lot of optimizing is customer service, where CX leaders are imagining a world in which AI-powered chatbots can respond to any customer inquire through automated messaging services.

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TechSee

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Using AI-driven predictive analytics tools, companies can draw insights from end-to-end customer data to track, predict, and personalize the customer’s journey, with the ultimate goal of boosting brand loyalty. Emotion Analytics. The post The Leading Call Center Technologies to Watch For in 2022 appeared first on TechSee.

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ShepHyken

AUGUST 27, 2019

The Emotional Customer Experience. Understanding the Emotion Behind the Experience Economy. They discuss how emotions and personalization play a large role in the customer service and experience of today, and how we can use data analytics to harness that knowledge for improvement. Shep Hyken interviews Chris Bauserman.

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Fonolo

JANUARY 12, 2023

You probably know at least a bit about AI and automation. They are also popular advancements in automation that employ varying degrees of AI. AI is Personalizing the Customer Experience . Conversational AI (Chatbots). AI is Improving the Agent Experience and Increasing Agent Efficiency . Predictive Call Routing.

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Bill Quiseng

JUNE 21, 2023

They buy with emotion and justify their decision with reason. They seek the best emotional value in their entire experience, not the minutiae of your logically reasonable best price, product, or service, virtual or physical locations, AI, live chat, or face-to-face customer support, or the many other small details of your experience.

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ShepHyken

JULY 31, 2023

True customer loyalty means your customers have built such a deep, emotional connection with your brand that they stay with you through thick and thin. Bots and chatbots have been around for decades—but with the recent advancements in AI, the benefits of AI chatbots have become more apparent to businesses and customers alike.

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COPC

APRIL 1, 2024

Technological advancements, notably artificial intelligence (AI), fuel customer experience transformation. With the advent of generative AI (GenAI) and large language models (LLMs), we are in an era of exponential change. Customer-facing technologies encompass a range of AI-powered tools for direct customer interaction.

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Comm100

DECEMBER 12, 2023

From nuanced personalization powered by AI to the seamless experience of omnichannel, these trends are not mere shifts – they’re transformative forces. We’ll explore how Generative AI is changing the very fabric of customer interactions, while balancing this automation with emotional intelligence.

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ShepHyken

MARCH 4, 2024

that a customer has with an organization over the life of the “relationship” with that company… and, more importantly, the feelings, emotions, and perceptions the customer has about those interactions. by Annette Franz (CustomerThink) Customer experience is the sum of all the interactions (including with product and price!)

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JivoChat

AUGUST 28, 2023

The emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) has greatly changed almost all sectors of our lives. These changes are because AI allows us to automate many routine and not-so-routine processes while maintaining quality. But, as AI is developing faster and faster every day, it poses a growing threat to traditional professions.

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ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Finally, relational customer service creates an emotional connection between a business and its patrons. Leveraging AI in communication flows can improve efficiency, resulting in a more positive customer service experience. The Importance of Creating an Emotional Connection. What Is a Transactional Customer Relationship?

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