Fonolo

JANUARY 17, 2023

Gartner reports that AI chatbots alone can save the contact center industry up to $80 billion in annual labor costs by 2026. Along with huge cost savings, AI will be a tremendous boon to customers longing for better self-service, and agents who need relief from repetitive taskwork. Chatbots or conversational AI.

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Contact Center Interactive Voice Response Chatbots Average Handle Time 154

Aspect

DECEMBER 22, 2017

As we prepare to head into 2018 we wanted to take some time to look back on what resonated with our readers in 2017. From building chatbots to improving agent engagement, there was a wide variety of topics covered and read over the year. How Much Can a Chatbot Save Your Contact Center. 10 Steps for Chatbot Creation.

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VocalCom

JUNE 17, 2019

As artificial intelligence continues to modernize customer experiences, chatbots are at the heart of this technological revolution. According to Business Insider, 67% of customers worldwide used a chatbot for support in 2017—and the numbers continue to rise. They love the benefit of self-service.

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Chatbots Contact center software Self service Banking 48

ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

From self-service portals to omnichannel support options and knowledge management systems, BPOs have greatly enhanced customer service. . In India alone, the IT BPO industry generated around $154 million in revenue in 2017-2018, according to Brandongaille. . Self-Service for Timeless Customer Support .

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Aspect

MARCH 6, 2018

In fact, Aspect’s 2017 Customer Experience Index contact with customer service via talking to a live agent has declined 10% in the past 2 years. Providing a self-service option, like a chatbot is an even better option! Read the report to better understand: The rise of chatbots. Blockers to using chatbots.

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Revation Systems

JUNE 18, 2018

Advancements such as artificial intelligence (AI) and chatbots, specifically, have had significant effects in this area across all industries. The future of customer experience is certain to result in the decline of, and a shift in focus for, human agents as AI and chatbots become more cost-effective and solid in performance.

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Solvvy

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Chatbots and automated support are crucial to ensuring exceptional customer experiences. Solvvy’s complete chatbot creates opportunities for eCommerce companies to serve their customer’s needs. How do chatbots benefit internet retailers? Addressing Customer Needs Instantaneously .

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Chatbots Customer Experience Self service Analytics 48

Avaya

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

One of the key themes of the show is Artificial Intelligence, something that shouldn’t really be a surprise considering the technology is fast becoming a reality in the enterprise, with chatbots, predictive intelligence and robot PAs. Well let’s look at the Avaya chatbot as an example. Don’t believe me?

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Inbenta

JUNE 9, 2021

Summary: What Is a Reactive Chatbot? So Then, What Is a Proactive Chatbot? Benefits of Proactive Chatbots. Proactive Chatbot Best Practices – When and How to Use Them. Is There Any Disadvantage to Implementing a Proactive Chatbot? Chatbots are the quintessence of automated information systems.

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DMG Consulting

JULY 19, 2017

DMG Consulting Releases 2017 Intelligent Virtual Agent Product and Market Report. Who: DMG Consulting LLC, a leading provider of contact center, back-office and real-time analytics market research and consulting services. What: Releases 2017 Intelligent Virtual Agent Product and Market Report.

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RichCall

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Global Contact Centre Benchmarking Report, Dimension Data 2017. The The 2017 Global Benchmarking Report (pdf) suggests that the top trends are: CX as the differentiator (82.%). self-service. Self-service. consumers are using web self-service more than assisted service. of companies.

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TechSee

APRIL 17, 2018

With all the AI hype in 2017, the customer service industry expected smart machines to truly transform the customer experience. However, while AI has not yet become the answer to all our customer service challenges, the technology is moving forward at a rapid pace, and is en route to achieving the level of impact previously predicted.

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Callminer

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

More Flexible Service Solutions. Consumers are looking for solutions to their problems across a range of channels, including digital and self-service, in ever-increasing numbers, thanks to pandemic pressures and storefronts closing. For instance, when they go from email support to calling the customer service team. “A

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Infinity

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

This is where chatbots help and it may be more worthwhile than you think. The basic questions could be responded to but on the whole, they pretty much fell below the standard of service you’d need. Chatbots could be your solution to the customer's need for delight. During 2017, a typical business handled 976 chats monthly.

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bold360 Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

According to Forrester, 68% of B2B buyers in 2017 preferred to research online on their own, up from 53% in 2015. [1]. They can do it using same self-service tools many B2C companies use, including FAQs, product demo videos, user forums, contextual search tools and AI chatbots. So, what’s a B2B company to do?

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COPC

JUNE 20, 2019

In the quest for faster, easier and more cost-effective service journeys, we are seeing many organisations across a wide range of industries turning to online solutions or self-service, technology-assisted interactions as the future of customer interactions. Chatbots . The Future of Chatbots. This represents a 5.6

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Chatbots Multichannel Self service Benchmark 40

Avaya

MARCH 28, 2017

I recently attended Jeff Pulver’s 2017 MoNage conference to get the latest views on chatbot usage and expectations for serving customers. Jeff says that “as chatbots get better and better, there may be less of a need to visit a business website.” Chatbots enable a customer to answer questions via text.

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Avaya

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

At the recent Monage Conference , where Jeff Pulver invited me to speak, I talked about chatbots and shared how they can transform customer experiences for large enterprises. It was a perfect topic for the mix of customers and entrepreneurial chatbot developers in attendance. Chatbot technology is growing at such a rapid pace.

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Chatbots Enterprise Customer Experience Contact Center 57

Eptica

MARCH 14, 2017

Date: Wednesday, March 15, 2017 Chatbots and bots - what they mean for customer experience. Published on: March 15, 2017. But what do the terms bot, chatbot and artificial intelligence actually mean – and how can they improve your customer experience? Let’s begin with artificial intelligence (AI) itself.

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Chatbots Customer Experience Self service Marketing 50

ShepHyken

JANUARY 27, 2017

Luckily, with the right mixture of technology and human touch, customer service doesn’t have to be hard. Here are 4 technology solutions to help you manage your customer service more effectively: CRM Software. While investing in CRM seems like a no-brainer, the customer service modules are becoming more advanced.

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Fonolo

JANUARY 31, 2018

Will this be the year that messaging platforms from Facebook, Apple and others reach critical mass as a channel for customer service? Will the AI / chatbot hype start to live up to its promise? Their “Inner Circle Guide to Self-Service” was included in our last report round-up post.) Who wrote it: Interactions.

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Contact Center Chatbots Finance Healthcare 141

Aspect

AUGUST 7, 2017

If you’re in customer service and support, you’ve no doubt been told that chatbots and the A.I. avalanche will be taking away all customer service jobs in short order. Several analysts predict near total replacement of live agents with chatbots. But let’s look at this from the customer service agents’ perspective.

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Chatbots Contact Center Surveys Banking 48

Aspect

AUGUST 7, 2017

If you’re in customer service and support, you’ve no doubt been told that chatbots and the A.I. avalanche will be taking away all customer service jobs in short order. Several analysts predict near total replacement of live agents with chatbots. But let’s look at this from the customer service agents’ perspective.

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Chatbots Contact Center Surveys Banking 48

aircall

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

In 2017, customer service trends will continue to drive success. Customer service is the new marketing, don’t you know? Some customer service trends will fall by the wayside, others will be increasingly decisive. Omnichannel isn’t just a buzzword; de facto, it is one of the customer service trends which are here to stay.

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CSM Magazine

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

The collaboration will utilise the technologies of both companies to provide customers with self-service solutions capable of enhancing customer experience, sales and support services.

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Virtual Agent Self service Banking Chatbots 59

Comm100

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

It’s hard to remember a time when Chatbots weren’t a hot (albeit, polarizing) topic in the customer service and tech industries. From customized Chatbots on major brand websites to Siri and Alexa in our own homes, it seems like Chatbots have entered the discussion (and our lives) for good. Why Chatbots?

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Revation Systems

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Unified communications (UC) technology in particular holds this power by enabling a few key strategies: automated self-service, real-time tone analysis and seamless transitions between communication types. Automate Self-service through Chatbot Technology. Real-time Tone Analysis to Guide Conversations.

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TechSee

MARCH 13, 2018

Artificial Intelligence was the talk of 2017. The hype was generated by successive breakthroughs in multiple industries, such as self-driving cars, smart assistants, etc., A major driver for the chatbot disappointment in 2017 was the inflated expectations. Clearly, chatbots have the potential to deliver great value.

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Mindtouch

MAY 24, 2019

Some key stats from Gartner about self-service illustrate the influence of customer self-service expectations : 15% support interactions will be handled via artificial intelligence by 2021 – a 400% increase from 2017. 85% support interactions will start with self-service by 2022 – up from 48% in 2018.

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Self service Chatbots Metrics Feedback 84

Aspect

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

It was mid-July 2017 when I got an email from a sales colleague about a potential chatbot opportunity with a short window to respond. I was the first to test out Lidl’s new AI-powered wine expert chatbot – it was scarily good too [link]. The prospective customer was the UK branch of supermarket chain Lidl.

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Eptica

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Date: Wednesday, November 8, 2017 How to make your organization truly customer centric. Published on: November 08, 2017. Sharing knowledge Gartner predicts that by 2020 10% of business-to-consumer first-level engagement requests will be taken by virtual customer service agents, such as chatbots , up from just 1% today.

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Eptica

JULY 18, 2018

Author: Neil Cox - Account Manager By 2021, 15% of all customer service interactions will be completely handled by AI - an increase of 400% from 2017. And by 2022, 72% of interactions will involve an emerging technology such as machine-learning, chatbots or mobile messaging - up from 11% in 2017.

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Chatbots Self service Technology Accountability 63

CSM Magazine

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

The collaboration will utilise the technologies of both companies to provide customers with self-service solutions capable of enhancing customer experience, sales and support services.

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Virtual Agent Self service Banking Chatbots 52

TechSee

JANUARY 18, 2018

billion active units in 2017, representing 63% of 8.4 To gauge consumer sentiment about self-installation, a comprehensive survey was conducted to learn more about consumer experiences and preferences when installing new home electronic devices. 75% chose self-service as the preferred method of device installation.

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Customer Service Self service Technical Support Surveys 95

Inbenta

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

In 2017, online shopping sales set a record high of of $108 billion. With a good support strategy, online retailers can divert most of these challenges to self-service; however, there are a few precautionary measures to take in advance in order to ensure the smoothest experience for your online shoppers (and support agents on the other side).

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TechSee

APRIL 24, 2018

A 2017 Gartner survey found that 20% of large enterprises plan to adopt augmented reality/virtual reality (AR/VR) as part of their digital strategy by 2020. Imagine that a telecom company launches a new TV service and must handle set top box installation for one million new subscribers. The future of unboxing is powered by AI / AR.

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Self service Call Center Surveys Customer emotions 116

Mindtouch

MARCH 16, 2020

Connecting with Customers from Start to Finish Learn why meeting the demands of today’s customer self-service journey requires next-generation knowledge management. How are support and service organizations supposed to be everywhere at once? Download the free ebook. Examining the journey through the customer’s eyes .

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