ProProfs Blog

JANUARY 10, 2019

Here’s a list of top nine customer service trends you need to watch out this 2019: #1: Self-service – The New Mantra! But is that all you aim to offer in 2019 too? Greet visitors with personalized messages. Gone are the days when gimmicks like deploying a simplistic chatbot were able to rope in customers.

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Upstream Works

DECEMBER 11, 2018

However, with a firm grasp of some of the advancements that 2018 has brought us, it’s logical to predict that these will continue to make an impact on Customer Experience Management in 2019. The technologies required to support the demand for self-service include kiosks, chatbots, contact center knowledge base, and video.

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Comm100

OCTOBER 10, 2022

The life of chatbots in customer service has been turbulent. However, as bot technology has rapidly improved, so too has organizations’ readiness to adopt chatbots in their customer service operations. So let’s jump straight in to our first chatbot example. These common queries are an excellent opportunity to introduce chatbots.

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VHT

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

If you’re starting to forge a customer experience (CX) strategy for 2019, you’re not alone. As companies try to close that gap in 2019, we’ll see trends toward end-to-end convenience, innovative perspectives and increased security. Personalization. Most companies realize that CX will increasingly impact business results.

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bold360 Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2018

So what can we expect for 2019? Here are my thoughts: 2019 and the rise of the AI-enabled personal assistant. 2019 will be the year we see AI move from a position of augmenting an experience to becoming a full-fledged assistant. Who wouldn’t want a personal assistant available day and night? Not bad, right?

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Fonolo

JANUARY 22, 2019

With more than 50% of companies already using chatbots, and 80% of businesses wanting chatbots by 2020 ( says Oracle ), bots have been, and will be, rapidly transforming the customer service and customer experience landscape, especially in retail. Challenges. The Future.

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Comm100

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

You have probably interacted with chatbots too, knowingly or unknowingly. This means speed, accessibility, and personalization. This is where live chat and supporting chatbots come into play. With the introduction of chatbots, wait times can be eliminated entirely. In both cases, students definitely have.

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TechSee

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

As the biggest mobile trade show of the year, MWC Barcelona 2019 is an event not to be missed. This year’s theme, “Intelligent Connectivity,” focuses on highly contextualized and personalized experiences , delivered when and where customers want them. MWC Barcelona 2019 Self-Service Sessions not to be missed. In a nutshell.

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CCNG

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Lumoa , 2018) In 2019, customer experience will continue as a major factor in how companies do business. Acquia, 2019) 78.5% Acquia, 2019) 78% of people believe brands can do more to deliver happiness to their customers and 91% said they preferred brands to be funny; this number increased among Gen Z (94%) and Millennials (94%).

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CrazyCall

JANUARY 11, 2019

Let’s start and talk about sales trends in 2019! Top companies try to be part of this sale trend in 2018 and are going to continue it in 2019. However, a new generation is emerging that marketers and salespeople should be aware of in 2019. There are few challenges for companies to stay on top of this sales trend in 2019.

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REVE Chat Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Customers who receive a personalized experience will return to their favorite brand to buy more in the future than disengaged customers. Omni channel customer support is all about providing consistent, personalized and seamless customer experience across multiple channels like website, social media, phone, apps or retail store.

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TechSee

DECEMBER 31, 2019

As 2019 comes to a close, they must better prepare for the new decade and beyond. Salesforce predicts a 136% increase from 2019 to 2020 in the number of organizations using AI-powered chatbots, which will continue to be integrated across communication channels to provide seamless real-time customer service on a larger scale than ever before.

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Win the Customer

JANUARY 20, 2020

2018 saw the eCommerce industry grow by over 25 percent with 2019 showing no signs of a slowdown for the industry. This personalized support experience will drive conversions up and lead to more sales. Chatbots are excellent at taking on many essential responsibilities that customer service clerks have to deal with regularly.

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InGenius

DECEMBER 19, 2019

With 2019 coming to a close, Upland Software raised a toast to the team and took a retrospective look at the successes of the past year. Upland made multiple acquisitions in 2019, including the team here at InGenius, giving us a leg up to herald in the new decade for even greater success. Pretty good for 2019!

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CSM Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2018

As the year draws to an end, Philip Say, VP of Innovation Product Management at Sutherland Labs makes his CX predictions for 2019. Chatbot and customer experience (CX) developers will face daunting design challenges. Contextual awareness will redefine the customer experience.

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Comm100

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

If you’re here because you’re trying to figure out what a customer service chatbot is capable of and how it can help your customers and company grow, you’ve come to the right place. Let’s explore the top 6 chatbot examples of 2020. A Chatbot to Help Mortgage Applications . Industry: Banking and finance.

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TechSee

JUNE 10, 2021

Of course, in-person contact puts employees and customers at risk. Visual assistance closes the gap in the training process and reduces the need for in-person training. It’s no secret that truck rolls are a necessary evil for the service industry. Yes, they cost a lot. Absolutely, your customers aren’t happy to wait for service.

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CSM Magazine

MARCH 31, 2020

Sarah Al-Hussaini, Co-Founder and COO of Ultimate.ai, explains why chatbots must be part of the customer journey if their full potential is to be realized. When it comes to chatbots, there are generally two types of sentiment in the market amongst customer service leaders. What’s is a chatbot, and why do you need one?

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Fonolo

JANUARY 9, 2019

Added to the mix were the frustrating dalliance with AI, the quasi-melding with CRM, the embrace of chatbots, and the rise of RPA. It’s weird how we’re running towards voice when it comes to person-to-device: “Everyone has a smart speaker!” “Voice-first is the future!” So many questions, and so much to watch in 2019.

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ChurnZero

JANUARY 4, 2019

Let’s talk 2019 predictions. But what if you could have a better idea of the changes 2019 has in store for Customer Success professionals? As the chatbot craze subsides, I anticipate behind-the-scenes AI to become a major trend in 2019. In 2019, not only will this trend increase, it will become much more mindful.

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SharpenCX

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Keep it personal(ized). The future of omnichannel lies in keeping things personal. Some 79% of customers say personalized customer service is more important than personalized marketing. The personal touch your customers look for often starts with your agents. Use Chatbots to Increase Customer Touchpoints.

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Comm100

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Real-time personalization, driven by AI, allows operators to target each player’s unique habits and preferences, creating experiences that were previously unattainable with human-only systems. AI-powered chatbots have helped reduce customer service response times by 50% in the iGaming industry in the past year alone, according to Zipdo.

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Interactions

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Which takes us to 2019, which was a big step forward from what we saw in 2010. To reflect on this past year and change our focus to the next 10, we gathered Interactions experts to give their take on what the biggest trends of 2019 were: Voice is Back Baby . Chatbots passed through the Great Filter.

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Noble Systems

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

In Part 1 of this two-part blog, we noted that in 2019 the overarching trend indicates a “back to basics” approach with an emphasis on the ultimate contact center goal of fostering meaningful connections with consumers. Here are some of the 2019 trends that can help create an effortless agent experience. Automate Workflows.

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Customer Service Life

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

I’ve heard this spoken of chatbots, in particular, this year. Statements like, “Chatbots will automate X% of your customer interactions” and “Your competition is working on a chatbot as we speak” have been uttered in my presence. To conclude, it’s been a good year of product demos and I expect the same in 2019.

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Upstream Works

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

According to the 2019 Global Customer Experience Benchmarking Report from NTT Ltd., According to the 2019 Global Customer Experience, Benchmarking Report from NTT Ltd., It allows agents to connect with their customers on a more personal level, adding a face and voice to an otherwise anonymous request.

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Solvvy

JUNE 22, 2022

Chatbots help you meet this demand by allowing your customers to type or ask a question and get an answer immediately. Although some chatbots are rules-based and only enable users to click a button and choose from predefined options, other solutions are AI chatbots. What is Conversational AI? Works around the clock.

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Noble Systems

JANUARY 30, 2019

Many of the 2019 trends indicate a “back to basics” approach with an emphasis on the ultimate goal for contact centers — to foster meaningful connections with consumers. To this end, we have grouped the top contact center trends for 2019 into these three categories: human, effortless and transformative.

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Comm100

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Lake Michigan Credit Union – Improving Member Support with Live Chat & Chatbot . This has allowed agents to maintain individual personality in their responses while reducing the need to send repetitive messages to common queries. This chatbot now provides 24/7 support to members, which has led to improved engagement and CSAT.

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Comm100

DECEMBER 16, 2019

At Comm100, we look back at which of our content pieces were the most popular and think about what this tells us about trends in customer experience, conversational AI, and support centers in 2019. Report: 2019 Live Chat Benchmark Report. Demystifying chatbots and AI. Our chatbot ROI calculator is handy too!).

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LiveChat

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

To help you start, I’ve pulled the main takeaways from LiveChat 2019 Customer Service Report that you should focus on. The advice here is to automate LiveChat in a way that allows a non-technical person to use it without any friction. That’s where bots step in, or ChatBot to be precise (created, used and recommended by LiveChat).

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UJET

JUNE 19, 2019

Chatbots are arguably one of the most talked about and polarizing advancements not just in customer support, but in all of tech. While there are many definitions out there, the word “chatbot” is a term for an application that can simulate a conversation with a live person. Chatbots are not a copy-and-paste option.

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Revation Systems

AUGUST 5, 2019

2019 CIO Survey. Consumers crave digital communication solutions that are fast and convenient, a job that chatbots seem to be accomplishing. Gartner reports that 25% of customer service operations will use virtual customer assistants (VCAs) — or chatbots — by next year to quickly identify and solve customers’ problems.

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Revation Systems

AUGUST 5, 2019

2019 CIO Survey. Consumers crave digital communication solutions that are fast and convenient, a job that chatbots seem to be accomplishing. Gartner reports that 25% of customer service operations will use virtual customer assistants (VCAs) — or chatbots — by next year to quickly identify and solve customers’ problems.

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Answer Dash

JANUARY 1, 2019

I’ve heard this spoken of chatbots, in particular, this year. Statements like, “Chatbots will automate X% of your customer interactions” and “Your competition is working on a chatbot as we speak” have been uttered in my presence. To conclude, it’s been a good year of product demos and I expect the same in 2019.

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Aspect

JANUARY 25, 2021

Gartner predicts that “by 2023, 25 percent of employee interactions with applications will be via voice, up from under 3 percent in 2019. Although most chatbots and virtual assistants are still text-based, AI-enabled speech-to-text and text-to-speech hosted services are improving rapidly.

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Comm100

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Looking at the preferences of today’s Gen Z students, it’s easy to see why live chat is so popular: 75% of Gen Z surveyed say they expect to solve complex problems by speaking to one person. TRU first introduced Comm100 Live Chat in 2019 to provide better support to students through digital channels.

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