Global Response

JANUARY 8, 2025

Evolving paradigms of customer experience: Omnichannel communication and the inclusion of self-service tools are no longer bonuses, but are quickly becoming necessities for positive customer experiences. See how omnichannel and self-service tools are becoming necessities. Ready to perfect your CX?

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DMG Consulting

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

2020 Contact Center Investment Priorities. 2020 is looking to be an outstanding year for contact center investments. IVA, bots, RPA, AQM, self-service, WFM, etc.) Figure 1: Contact Center Technology Investment Priorities for 2020. Do you plan to implement any automation solutions (e.g., in the next couple of years?

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Fonolo

MARCH 7, 2023

That’s where self-service comes in. Customer self-service, or CSS, refers to any type of electronic or automated support that allows customers to find answers or resolve problems without having to connect with a customer service agent. Movements from the human realm to the self-serve realm is harder.

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ROI CX Solutions

JANUARY 8, 2025

Wide adoption of self-service contact center options 4. From AI’s continued influence on the CX world and the evolving dynamics of remote work in the wake of the pandemic, to a stronger emphasis on self-service options, we’re exploring six of the most prominent call center trends expected to make waves in 2025.

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Fonolo

AUGUST 29, 2019

Now: Ready yourself for the dawn of a new customer service decade, and read this timely and useful advice from the mouths of the experts themselves. Their 20/20 industry insights will propel your contact center to success in, fittingly, the year 2020.*. That won’t go away in 2020, and it will probably still be a requirement in 2050!

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TeamSupport

APRIL 12, 2021

Self-service is still good customer service. Offering an option for customers to help themselves can give your customer support reps more time to focus on improving the big-picture aspects of your service strategy. Popular self-service channels include FAQs, a searchable knowledge base, and online discussion forums.

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Ansafone

OCTOBER 20, 2017

To understand how your business measures up in this area it’s important to track first call resolution (FCR), average wait time and self-service usage. IVR can help with talk times by routing calls to the appropriate agents, while internal IT such as speech analytics, can reduce handle time.

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REVE Chat Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

The top contact center trends to watch out in 2020. respondents listed the “ inability to connect with a live person for support ” and “ automated IVR ” as one of the most frustrating aspects of the customer service experience. Automate your call center support with self service tools. 34% of U.S.

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3CLogic

MAY 14, 2021

Combining both linguistics and computer science, NLP is essential to any contact center looking to improve its self-service offerings and voice workflows. Create Dynamic Call Workflows with Intelligent IVR. Automate Issue Resolution with Conversational Self-Service. However, human language is complex.

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3CLogic

APRIL 20, 2021

It’s no surprise then that leading companies are adopting voice self-service solutions in addition to their IVR solutions to not only manage call volume but provide a higher quality of customer service and improve call agent performance. Overview of Interactive Voice Response (IVR) and Voice Self-Service.

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CSM Magazine

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Rob Crutchington at Encoded , discusses the rise of self-service payments and why it is time to take another look at Interactive Voice Response (IVR) in contact centres to help increase the number of successful transactions, boost agent performance and improve the customer experience (CX).

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Talkdesk

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Welcome to open banking Accenture projects open banking-related services already account for 7% of total banking revenue in 2020. Many industry executives already look at open banking as an accelerating trend in financial services.

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3CLogic

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Case in point, one in three companies began using live chat and interactive voice response (IVR) channels for the first time this year (2020). Luckily, here are two approaches: Apply Voice-based Self-Service. Which begs the obvious question – where to start? for any number of requests.

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Altivon

JULY 27, 2020

Idaho Power took top honors in the 16th Annual Energy Utility Benchmark Report on Interactive Voice Response (IVR) systems, released July 1, 2020 by IVR Doctors. The 2020 Report compares 100 energy utility automated telephone systems in the U.S. million calls through their IVR. and Canada.

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CSM Magazine

JUNE 11, 2020

As fears over coronavirus fuel a sudden spike in contactless transactions, Rob Crutchington explores the vital role of IVR to deliver fast, secure card payments that boost agent performance and customer confidence. Let’s take a closer look: What are the benefits of IVR payments? Secure self-service payments.

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pindrop

JULY 15, 2020

Contact center IVR anti-fraud solutions are employed to reduce costs surrounding fraud targeted at your contact center. On this page, you will find a comprehensive toolkit complete with IVR anti-fraud resources you can use to protect your consumer’s data inside and outside of the contact center. What Is IVR Fraud?

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VocalCom

OCTOBER 24, 2017

At one time, self-service meant forcing customers to perform tasks on their own without the information and support they needed. Today, savvy companies offer self-service as a means of empowering customers to help themselves with confidence and minimal effort. Update your IVR menus. Ask for customer feedback.

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Aspect

JUNE 4, 2020

In the May 2020 Business Continuity in the Contact Center study , Aberdeen defines business continuity as the ability to weather sudden changes impacting contact center and broader business activities. Business Continuity in the Contact Center.

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DMG Consulting

NOVEMBER 14, 2020

DMG Consulting Releases 2020 – 2021 Digital Customer Service Product and Market Report. Digital-first servicing drives improved CX and brand engagement. Who: DMG Consulting LLC, a leading provider of contact center, back-office and real-time analytics market research and consulting services.

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SharpenCX

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

2020 call center trends look to finally shake up the stale industry. A staggering 88% of customer service professionals say customers have higher expectations than in the past. As we look to 2020 call center trends, we look past shiny objects. In 2020, data strategies will go a step further than they did last year.

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Callminer

AUGUST 6, 2019

Decide if you need interactive voice response (IVR). The IVR system feature in call center phone systems is a good choice for businesses that want to automate frequent call center tasks to improve efficiency and save money. How does AI help customer service agents? Analytics are the Competitive Advantage.

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DMG Consulting

AUGUST 3, 2020

DMG Consulting Releases 2020 – 2021 Interaction Analytics 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 2020 – 2021 Interaction Analytics Product and Market Report.

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LiveVox

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Get the Free Report In August 2020, LiveVox surveyed contact center professionals at the C-suite, VP, Director, and Manager levels to understand what their strategic priorities are right now, where they’re headed in the future, and what role self-service and system integration play in their ability to deliver an exceptional customer experience.

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Etech

MAY 9, 2018

In fact, a recent Gartner presentation predicted that by the year 2020, non-voice interactions in call centers will have risen to an unbelievable 85%. Even more advanced interactive voice response systems (IVR) help customers to get through menu options by using their voice instead of punching the right numbers repeatedly.

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InGenius

JANUARY 31, 2020

As January comes to a close, we wanted to have a look at what 2020 has in store for the contact center. To ensure you stay ahead of the curve in the year to come, we have compiled a list of what we think will be the top five trends for the contact center in 2020. Live engagement customer service. AI-assisted customer service.

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TechSee

DECEMBER 16, 2021

According to a 2020 report by the World Economic Forum , 84% percent of employers planned to digitize their processes, with the aim of transitioning 44% of their employees to work remotely. Rising demand for self-service Today’s on-demand generation will not be kept waiting.

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Babelforce

APRIL 28, 2020

Today, we’re going to look at thought-provoking statistics in 6 areas of service. In this post: Best practice for contact center service Outbound service and sales IVR and hold time Self-service Contact center management Customer loyalty. Best practice for contact center service. IVR and hold time.

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Babelforce

APRIL 28, 2020

Today, we’re going to look at thought-provoking statistics in 6 areas of service. In this post: Best practice for contact center service Outbound service and sales IVR and hold time Self-service Contact center management Customer loyalty. Best practice for contact center service. IVR and hold time.

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Fonolo

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

We thought we were bold when we said more than 65% of contact centers would move to the cloud in 2020. Read the Full Industry Report Here: The State of the Contact Center in 2020. We’ve spoken to the experts for our State of the Contact Center 2020 report. It happened even faster than we thought.

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Call Experts

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Key providers are building professional services and resources to assist customers with strategic AI plans. Self-service tools empower customers to reach out to agents for more complex interactions, like those requiring judgment and empathy. Key 2020 Trends: Cloud Contact Centers. Do you need to upgrade your IVR?

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TechSee

AUGUST 28, 2018

Fueled by more than 300% growth in AI investments, these technologies have delivered cost reductions of $68 billion , enhanced CX with 85% of customer interactions expected to be through robots by 2020 , and increased agent productivity with 80% of executives reporting that they believe that AI will improve employee performance going forward.

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Fonolo

MAY 26, 2020

Here are some areas to get you started: Review your IVR. The first step is to review the options on your IVR and ensure that it’s up to date. Consider the customer journey — is your IVR’s menu optimized to direct the flow of callers? Image: Fonolo, 2020). Create additional self-service channels.

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SmartAction

JANUARY 16, 2020

Much like Winona Ryder, while traditional IVRs faded into obscurity in the early 2000s, voice control is having its Stranger Things come back. In the next five years, industry experts predict that nearly every application will integrate voice technology in some way. Talk is the new Type. Ok chatbots, you’ve had your fun.

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Noble Systems

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Unprecedented times in 2020 have led to ongoing changes in consumer behavior and a scramble by businesses to meet their customers’ shifting demands. In response, companies must renew their focus on delivering the best possible customer experience every time, and across all touchpoints. Self-serve is the new “preferred” service.

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Callminer

DECEMBER 17, 2019

“When asked what the most frustrating aspect of a customer service experience is, over a third of U.S. respondents (34%) chose ‘Automated Telephone System (IVR)/inability to reach a live person for customer support.’” Self-service may prove a powerful new option for customer service savings in years to come.

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SharpenCX

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

2020 call center trends look to finally shake up the stale industry. A staggering 88% of customer service professionals say customers have higher expectations than in the past. As we look to 2020 call center trends, we look past shiny objects. In 2020, data strategies will go a step further than they did last year.

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Hodusoft

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

If you are starting a call center or wish to upgrade your contact center software then go through this list of top 10 call center software for 2020 and select one that suits your operations the best. HoduCC – Call Center Software Bitrix24 Avaya Genesys Ameyo Zendesk Five9 Dixa Hubspot Help Desk Salesforce Service Cloud.

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