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Turning Crisis Into Connection: How IVAs Can Support Utility Customers During Outages

Interactions

power outages since 2000 have been due to extreme weather; heat season outages alone have increased by 60% since 2009, according to Climate Central. Frantically pushing numbers, getting irrelevant links from a chatbot, or being asked to repeat information by a robot-like voice assistant leaves them frustrated and angry.

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A Short History of Call Center Technology

Fonolo

Later in that decade, IVR (Interactive Voice Response) technology was first rolled out into call centers. First Voice-Over-Internet-Protocols Established. At this point — around 2009 — call center technology was slowly moving to the cloud. The age of the pesky sales caller was born.

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Avoid Seasonal Highs and Lows with These Customer Experience Tips

CSM Magazine

It’s also a 50% increase from 2009’s record low of $4.06 The following are a few approaches that have worked successfully for many of my clients: Review/revise your IVR. Bottom line, take a look at your IVR flow, and how it is driving calls into different queues to optimize the user experience. since last year.

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How to Boost E-Commerce Sales with Contact Center Software

Hodusoft

In 2009, Amazon acquired Zappos in an all-stock deal worth around USD 1.2 Its interactive voice response ( IVR ) system would enable callers to select their preferred language and route calls to callers’ preferred departments. So you see, first contact resolution ( FCR ) has a huge effect on sales.

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5 Ways to Apply AI and Win Back Business

CSM Magazine

Facilitating customer self-service using automated contact channels, such as IVR and chatbots is a recognised method of reducing strain on contact centers during spikes in demand. Cathal is an engineer who loves applying emerging technology to solve everyday problems.

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A Brief History of Speech Recognition and How It Benefits Businesses

Noble Systems

The personal computer propelled speech recognition in the 1990s, which is when BellSouth introduced its voice portal, VAL. Google Voice Search launched in 2009. Businesses in a variety of industries rely on ASR to direct callers to the right department or person through an IVR system. It included 230 billion words.

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Perseverance Through Rapid Change: EPIC Connections Celebrates 15 Years of Success as a Mainstay in Contact Center Consulting

EPIC Connections

Although we don’t advertise it much, EPIC stands for Email, Phone, IVR, and Chat. In 2009, EPIC responded to our clients’ interest in cloud contact center technology and began partnering with cloud providers in January of 2010. Achieving success is never a solo effort, and there are many to thank for our history of success.