SmartAction

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Two popular options are Interactive Voice Response (IVR) and Intelligent Virtual Agent (IVA). Each option has a role in customer service depending on what parts of the customer experience businesses want to automate and which parts they want live agents to handle. Available 24/7. Available 24/7.

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Interactive Voice Response Contact Center Virtual Agent Self service 78

SmartAction

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The ability of conversational AI technology to detect and understand speech are two of the biggest challenges faced by the Intelligent Virtual Agent (IVA). One way that IVA “levels up” from the typical IVR is that an IVA will utilize natural language understanding, or NLU. How Virtual Agents Help the Live Agent Workforce.

Interactive Voice Response 93

Interactive Voice Response Virtual Agent Contact Center Engineering 93

SmartAction

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Frost & Sullivan awards Purchasing Power ® for their AI-Powered Virtual Agent created in partnership with SmartAction ® to enable conversational self-service for their customers. SmartAction uses proprietary conversational AI to automate conversations that used to be handled by call center agents over phone, chat, and text.

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Virtual Agent Self service Interactive Voice Response Government 40

SmartAction

APRIL 4, 2023

Virtual agents have now achieved Complex Voice capabilities. When you call your bank, the virtual agentcan answer the question, “What are my refinance options?” When you call a retailer, the virtual agent can engage in a Complex Voice discussion involving various fashion options.

Virtual Agent 89

Virtual Agent Chatbots Self service Banking 89

SmartAction

MARCH 7, 2023

Since 2002, SmartAction has helped 100+ industry-leading brands streamline their contact centers and take their customer experience to the next level through AI voice, text, and chat. These are a few value points that will drive the CAI market in 2023.

Multichannel 86

Multichannel Virtual Agent Self service Accountability 86

SmartAction

OCTOBER 19, 2022

When there is an inconsistent experience, everyone gets frustrated because of the repetitive data collection by chatbots, IVR, and live agents. For instance, if a client switches from a conversation with an AI chatbot to a phone call, the IVR is unlikely to know that the user had just been conversing with the bot.

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Chatbots Virtual Agent Interactive Voice Response Self service 52