BlueOcean

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

By developing a custom Zendesk IVR integration for a global communications leader, Blue Ocean eliminated manual data entry, reducing average handle time by 53 seconds and boosting customer satisfaction ratings by 34%. The custom integration between the client’s ticketing system and IVR was immediately successful.

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SmartAction

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

When it comes to customer service, businesses have a variety of tools at their disposal to make the process as smooth and efficient as possible. Two popular options are Interactive Voice Response (IVR) and Intelligent Virtual Agent (IVA). Let’s break down the difference between IVR and IVA.

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CCNG

JULY 3, 2024

As companies worldwide strive to deliver exceptional CX while balancing other business-critical areas, they are embracing contact center outsourcing. By 2028, the market for contact center outsourcing is expected to grow at a CAGR of 5.66% (2023-2028), reaching USD 132.92

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NICE inContact

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Interactive voice response (IVR) has been a staple of customer service for many years. Together with its “big brother”, the voice portal, IVRs have been part of contact center solutions for decades, and there is no reason to believe that they will go away any time soon.

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Fonolo

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

When customers call your customer service line, greeting them with a friendly and easy-to-navigate interactive voice response system is a standard in call center software. With all that said, writing a strong call center IVR script doesn’t need to feel like a mountainous task.

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NobelBiz

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The customer service world is evolving rapidly alongside advancements in technology. Contact centers are now tasked with handling more calls per hour while delivering a seamless customer experience, optimizing costs, and maintaining quality. Self-Service Options Modern customers value convenience.

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Fonolo

JANUARY 17, 2023

If there’s one thing managers need to understand about digital transformation, it’s how artificial intelligence is changing CX in the contact center. Gartner reports that AI chatbots alone can save the contact center industry up to $80 billion in annual labor costs by 2026. What Do Customers Value in CX?

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Callminer

MAY 27, 2020

Call centers and contact centers operate within the same general field of customer support and outreach. Call centers came first, focusing employees on handling large streams of customer calls at once. Call Centers Focus on Phones. Contact Centers Incorporate Advanced Analytics.

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JustCall

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

What is an IVR or Interactive Voice Response? IVR or Interactive Voice Response is a telephone-based menu system that interacts with the caller, gathers the required information and connects the caller with the appropriate recipient. Why is IVR important? A common misconception!

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Fonolo

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

This is good news because we know for certain that customers want self-service options. Zendesk reports that 67% will choose self-service over a live agent for simple problems. And call centers are quickly getting onboard, with as many as 75% of contact centers currently using chat solutions to boost productivity.

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pindrop

JUNE 23, 2020

Fraudulent activity in the IVR has become a tool for more sophisticated fraudsters and scammers to gain sensitive data that puts contact centers and financial institutions at risk. . Monitoring your IVR is an integral step in this process. What is IVR Fraud, and Why Should I Focus Here?

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Calltools

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Interactive voice surveys (IVR surveys) are one easy and effective way for your call center to gather useful insight about the customer experience. This automated phone survey allows customers to respond to a series of questions by using their phone’s dialing pad.

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Fonolo

JUNE 22, 2023

The contact center industry boasts some of the most intelligent and innovative CX technologies out there. Visual IVR – now known as Fonolo’s Web Call-Backs – was one of the first self-service technologies to have a hugely positive impact on the customer experience. What is Visual IVR? So, we understand IVRs.

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Fonolo

MAY 6, 2021

The contact center industry boasts some of the most intelligent and innovative CX technologies out there. One of the most talked about in recent years is the Visual IVR, for its hugely positive impact on customer experience. Six Crucial CX & Contact Center Trends That Will Shape 2021.

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NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

An IVR, or Interactive Voice Response, is a system that interacts with inbound and outbound calls for a business by using voice prompts or text-to-speech with various pre-recorded alternatives. In broader terms, customers can interact with their favorite brands using this technology.

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pindrop

AUGUST 3, 2020

Fraudulent activity in the IVR has become a tool for more sophisticated fraudsters and scammers to gain sensitive data that puts contact centers and financial institutions at risk. Forward-thinking contact centers need strategic defenses in place to prevent fraudsters from exploiting the IVR.

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SmartAction

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

We’re not talking about the time-consuming interactive voice response (IVR) of the past that provided a less-than-optimal customer experience. The AI-powered voice assistants of today offer a seamless experience, reaching a virtual assistant, in seconds, that can answer customer intentions with just a few words.

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ShepHyken

JANUARY 29, 2021

They provide some tips and tricks to set your business up for success in the contact center. Daunting as it may appear, keeping your customers happy is an attainable goal — when you put your mind to it. Following best practices and applying hacks has proven fruitful for a lot of contact centers. At least for now!

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Fonolo

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Contact centers are dynamic, evolving workplaces, which makes industry trend spotting an exciting sport — sometimes prone to error — but always full of discovery! Like many industries, contact centers have seen the pace of change accelerate during the COVID pandemic. READ THE FULL GUIDE: Contact Center Trends 2023. (It

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JustCall

MARCH 9, 2023

Providing delightful customer service is as necessary as the quality of your services or products. As per Shep’s ACA 2022 study Top 6 Contact Center Features Every contact center solution provides plenty of features to enhance contact center functionality.

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Fonolo

DECEMBER 1, 2022

With the right tools on board, your contact center can increase agent happiness and productivity, while hitting your KPIs and running an efficient operation that scales with ease. . But how do you buy the call center software and choose from the countless options in a very competitive marketplace? billion in 2022 to US $93.7

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CSM Magazine

OCTOBER 7, 2024

With so many ways for customers to reach out, it can be overwhelming for companies to manage everything effectively. Juggling these interactions manually leads to slower response times and overworked employees. That’s where modern contact center solutions come into play.

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ShepHyken

AUGUST 5, 2022

This week we feature an article by Shruti Bansal, Digital Marketing Expert at Ameyo , an AI-powered contact center solution. She shares how contact centers can use voice bots to capture, interpret, and analyze verbal input from the speaker and reply in a similar natural language.?. What is Voice bot?

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NobelBiz

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

In today’s fast-paced digital environment, intelligent automation has become a powerful force, propelling change within call centers across the globe. Contact centers serve as the lifeblood of customer service for countless businesses, and the integration of intelligent automation holds the key to unlocking their full potential.

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ShepHyken

OCTOBER 1, 2021

This week we feature an article by Jason Grills, Customer Support Expert at ProProfs , a company that provides software that empowers organizations to deliver happiness to their customers and employees. He writes about what automated customer service can do for your business. What is Automated Customer Service? .

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Voiptime

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Have you ever contacted any customer support department? If yes, then we can bet that you have experience in interacting with IVR or ACD technology. Contrastively, it is almost clear that you haven’t asked yourself: “how routing is functioning in the customer service units?”,

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TechSee

AUGUST 26, 2024

Call centers are the frontline of customer service for many businesses. Providing excellent service in call centers is crucial for maintaining customer satisfaction and loyalty. However, call centers face a variety of challenges that can prevent them from delivering the best possible service.

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Fonolo

JUNE 24, 2021

Did you know that 61% of customers don’t like the traditional IVR (Interactive Voice Response) audio model? Nobody likes lengthy phone prompts, and customers usually prefer to speak to a human. However, IVR is an efficient tool with benefits for both contact centers and customers when used correctly.

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Taylor Reach Group

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

by Colin Taylor The rapid advancement of conversational AI has had a profound impact on various industries, and one arena that has been significantly affected is the contact center industry. The emergence of Interactive Voice Response Systems (IVRs) in the 1980s marked the initial steps toward automation within contact centers.

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Fonolo

MAY 4, 2021

Consumer expectation and channel preference have always dictated the direction of customer service and experience. The highly-coveted Millennial and Gen Z consumers expect and demand a certain quality of customer service across all channels. The ROI of Call-Backs for Your Call Center.

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Fonolo

MAY 19, 2022

The customer service climate is constantly evolving, which means your contact center’s operation must adapt to keep up. Contact center technology is a key component of the way your business functions. Industry Report: State of the Contact Center 2022. Visual IVR. Let’s dive in!

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JustCall

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Call centers thrive on customer calls and requests, so they need better resource management and a system that reduces waiting times and boosts customer satisfaction rates. Hence, every business needs a customer service system that is fast, smooth, and efficient. What is an IVR Number?

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Ansafone

MAY 27, 2022

To support the weighty pressure of the public’s high expectations, government agencies need reliable and accurate support services. To answer the aforementioned question, outsourcing government Contact Center tasks can help to make all this possible. Types of Government Contact Center Solutions.

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Noble Systems

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Some of the most persistent complaints of customers that call into contact centers to ask a question or receive other services are that hold times are far too long and that they have no idea the length of time they will have to wait. Three ways intelligent callback technology can benefit customers and contact centers: 1.

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Babelforce

MARCH 8, 2023

If you follow customer service trends, you’ll notice that even though consumers consistently report low satisfaction with the technology, the market for IVR systems continues to grow. 47% of consumer respondents to a 2019 survey said they experience frustration when encountering call center IVR systems.

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Playvox

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Unless you’ve been under a proverbial rock, you’ve heard and seen a massive amount of change in customer service — particularly in the past year. Many are pronouncing that there is no greater revolution in customer care than what’s happening right now. An IVR can save companies millions of dollars.

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VocalCom

DECEMBER 11, 2017

While self-service is key to helping customers find information quickly, IVR is an essential tool for making it happen. Here are five key benefits of IVR that make it so vital to creating seamless self-service experiences. IVR systems provide many rich features that enhance the self-service experience.

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