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? Gone are the days when gimmicks like deploying a simplistic chatbot were able to rope in customers. But worry not, we’ve got you covered. 4: AI Becomes More Real!

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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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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. However, chatbots are only as good as the customer experience they provide.

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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. And smart technologies like chatbots will instantly respond to inquiries any time of the day.

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Comm100

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

You have probably interacted with chatbots too, knowingly or unknowingly. This is where live chat and supporting chatbots come into play. This blog will look at the top 5 reasons why higher education institutions need to adopt live chat and chatbots if they want to acquire, engage, and retain today’s students.

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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. More conversions and sales – Keeping in tune with the previous point, live chat executed correctly results in more conversions as well as sales. All of this works to drive profits up by increasing sales.

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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. MWC Barcelona 2019 Self-Service Sessions not to be missed. A talented sales assistant instinctively knows when and how to offer advice to a customer, enhancing the retail experience and creating true brand loyalty. In a nutshell.

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TechSee

JANUARY 28, 2020

Black Friday is a day that retailers wait for all year, and 2019 was no different. Digital sales for the retail holiday increased nearly 20 percent last year, reaching $7.4 However, retailers that counted those 2019 Black Friday dollars too early were in for a rude awakening in January.

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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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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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REVE Chat Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Some of the key areas where live chat helps brands to have better conversations are: Increased conversions and sales – You can segment your customers and use proactive trigger to re-engage with them with the right messaging at the right time, which would help to increase your conversation rates and sales.

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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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Quiq

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

But among the overwhelming support requests is a golden opportunity to send sales skyrocketing. Continue reading to learn how to increase sales while managing your customer service this holiday season. Expect a holly, jolly holiday for sales. But according to the National Retail Foundation , sales jumped 8.3%

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Babelforce

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

I mean… I made plenty of predictions back in 2019 and ‘global pandemic’ was not one of them. Some categories, including food and household items have seen an average 30% increase in online sales. Plenty were slow to implement chatbots. Can you even make predictions at the end of a year like 2020? What’s driving this?

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Nextiva

JULY 8, 2019

To serve today’s customers, we must think beyond automated sales emails or chatbots. The post 50 Best Customer Service Articles of the Decade [2019 Update] appeared first on Business VoIP, Customer Experience, Sales & Marketing Content - Nextiva Blog. We’re guessing, no.

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Eptica

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Date: Wednesday, December 5, 2018 Author: Olivier Njamfa - CEO & Co-Founder The importance of trust to customer experience in 2019. This means the service provided has to be excellent not just up to the point of sale, but beyond it. As brands look towards 2019, the customer landscape and what is important to consumers is changing.

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Customer Service Life

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

If you’ve sat through any customer service technology demos or walked the showroom floor at an industry conference, you’ve undoubtedly heard well-meaning sales folks speak of innovation, disruption, and automation. I’ve heard this spoken of chatbots, in particular, this year. Integrate Slack with support tools.

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Fonolo

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

FACT: A 2019 study found that 70% of call center agents reported experiencing emotional exhaustion, a key component of burnout. Here are some popular examples: Chatbots automate simple customer service Chatbots use artificial intelligence to answer your customers’ questions with instant responses.

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Interactions

JANUARY 16, 2019

We wrapped up 2018 with a look back at the year’s biggest customer care trends , and we’re excited to see what 2019 has in store for the technology industry. So, 2019 may be the year we see more companies ditching the DIY effort and turning to the IVA experts. Bye-bye chatbots? Conversational AI. Rethinking success.

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SharpenCX

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Use Chatbots to Increase Customer Touchpoints. As digital demand keeps skyrocketing, companies depend more on digital assistants and chatbots. Right now, about 50% of businesses say they’re planning to spend more on chatbots than mobile apps. ” A chatbot isn’t a real human, true.

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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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Comm100

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Lake Michigan Credit Union – Improving Member Support with Live Chat & Chatbot . Since rolling out live chat, LMCU has bolstered their technology stack through the adoption of Comm100 AI Chatbot. This chatbot now provides 24/7 support to members, which has led to improved engagement and CSAT.

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Interactions

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

While the chatbot may be having its 15 minutes of fame, they’re definitely not as efficient as they’re hyped up to be. Forrester’s recent report, Forrester Infographic: Customer Chatbots Fail Consumers Today, released January 30, 2019, discusses a number of ways that chatbots are failing consumers and how this can be prevented.

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Nuance

MARCH 12, 2019

This is going to sound ironic coming from a “chatbot” vendor, but get ready for a chatbot backlash in 2019. Forrester Research predicted in their report, Predictions 2019: Customer Service and Sales, that customers will lead a community-based revolt against corporate chatbots 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., This helps to accommodate different learning styles as well as the various individual goals that contact center agents might have. Utilize Self-Service Options.

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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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Answer Dash

JANUARY 1, 2019

(This article is originally published at ICMI ) Hint: Focus on Agent Performance If you’ve sat through any customer service technology demos or walked the showroom floor at an industry conference, you’ve undoubtedly heard well-meaning sales folks speak of innovation, disruption, and automation.

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Quiq

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

Messaging and chatbots impact on customer service have become the super hero combo where it’s sometimes hard to tell which one is the sidekick because they are both so powerful. Chatbots should be easy to build, behave in a way that is natural for customers, and should go across your digital channels.

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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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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. That’s where bots step in, or ChatBot to be precise (created, used and recommended by LiveChat). ChatBot is designed the way that non-technological person can use it. You have a lot to choose from.

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Comm100

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

We’re excited to announce that Comm100 was presented with a Bronze Stevie® Award in the “Contact Center Solution – New Version” category in the 13th annual Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service on Feb. The post Comm100 Wins Bronze Stevie® Award in 2019 Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service appeared first on Comm100.

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Eckoh

JUNE 2, 2020

If you’re wondering how to get more sales or bill payments across the line, then the answer could reside with your Chat or Chatbot. Your customers expect a smooth journey to get their questions answered in Chat or a Chatbot. Let’s look at why you would want customers to pay in Chat Chatbot….

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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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Aspect

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Aspect apresenta ferramentas para a força de trabalho e Experiência do Consumidor CX no CMS 2019. São Paulo, 14 de outubro de 2019 – A Aspect, pioneira no engajamento de equipes, introduziu a primeira interface de otimização da força de trabalho baseada em ícones e widgets em 2014 nos Estados Unidos. Participante: Osvaldo Mundim.

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TechSee

JULY 31, 2018

B2B contracts often come hand-in-hand with after-sales support or proactive maintenance SLAs. With the number of global mobile phone users expected to pass the five billion mark by 2019 , B2C customers are easy to reach. Chatbots – automating basic communication for better engagement. Service type: proactive vs reactive.

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Creative Virtual

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

By Liam Ryan, Sales Director. In the survey results published by HR.com at the end of 2018, 79% of Human Resources (HR) professionals responded that chatbots and virtual assistants will become an increasingly viable way for employees to get real-time answers to their HR-related questions.

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