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Guest Blog: The Rise of Chatbots in Customer Experience

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This week we feature an article by Irina Kirnos who writes about how chatbots are customer experience tools that are changing the way that companies interact with their customers. Chatbots are more than just automated FAQ answer generators. That’s the kind of service that today’s chatbot can offer.

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Why Your Search Bar Isn’t Enough: The Real Difference Between a KnowledgeBase and a Knowledge Management System

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Customer Self-Service: A KMS can go beyond the contact center to power customer self-service options like website FAQs, mobile apps, chatbots, and customer portals. Vicki Brackett is a contact center industry veteran, a long time CCNG member and regular contributor in member programs and events.

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Understanding and Meeting Customer Expectations with the Help of AI with Alexandre (Alex) Hadade

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Despite the increase in CX spending from $7 billion to $12 billion in 2023, Net Promoter Scores are still declining across industries. Use the evolution of technology not just to deploy simple chatbots but also to delve into the root causes of dissatisfaction.”

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Guest Post: The AI Revolution in Customer and Employee Experience

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He shares how AI is transforming customer and employee experiences by enhancing efficiency, engagement, and satisfaction through generative AI, chatbots, and real-time support. Certain industries, like hospitality, report even more impressive time savings, reaching as high as 54.1%. Chatbots and voicebots are making a difference, too.

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How to reinforce IT service desk with AI-powered ITSM Chatbots

Learn Why Enterprise leaders need to build a road map that is based on best practices of ITSM and is also flexible to modify itself as per the changing industry trends/customer expectations.

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Top 5 Customer Service & CX Articles for Week of December 23, 2024

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A sector that once relied on phone calls and long email threads has shifted to a world of instant messaging, AI chatbots, and automated systems designed to meet customer needs faster than ever before. My Comment: An automated customer service experience can be a good one.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles of the Week 10-25-2021

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(No Jitter) Many customers still prefer email and voice channels for customer service requests over chatbots. Many companies are trying to move the initial contact to chatbots. 4 Ways Chatbots Can Fail at Customer Experience by Phil Britt. Reports and Data expect the global chatbot market to reach $10.08

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Artificial Intelligence in Cloud-Based Solutions

Speaker: Rick Nucci, Co-Founder & CEO of Guru

With the advent of chatbots, artificial intelligence, interactive voice response, and machine learning, novel technologies continue to disrupt the contact center industry. These advances initially gave the impression that automation will replace the human element.

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Expectations vs. Reality: What Can an AI Assistant Really Do?

Speaker: Brian Morin, Helena Chen, and David Parsons from SmartAction

Today’s AI assistants are nothing like first-generation voicebots and chatbots that left most users frustrated and unwilling to interact with any kind of bot again. What's next in conversational AI that will push industries further than they've ever gone. November 9th, 2021 at 11:00 am PDT, 2:00 pm EDT, 7:00 pm GMT

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6 Killer Applications for Artificial Intelligence in the Customer Engagement Contact Center

If Artificial Intelligence for businesses is a red-hot topic in C-suites, AI for customer engagement and contact center customer service is white hot. This white paper covers specific areas in this domain that offer potential for transformational ROI, and a fast, zero-risk way to innovate with AI.

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The Challenges of Omnichannel: Why so Many Contact Centers Struggle with Digital Self-Service

To find how contact centers are navigating the transition to omnichannel customer service, Calabrio surveyed more than 1,000 marketing and customer experience leaders in the U.S. about their digital customer communication strategies. Read the report to find out what was uncovered.