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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Noble Systems

JUNE 26, 2020

What is Cloud IVR? . The term “Cloud IVR” refers to the availability of IVR functionality via a Service platform. With a cloud based IVR solution, companies can benefit from the use of modern, efficient cloud-based technologies. Is Cloud IVR Right for Your Business?

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Enghouse Interactive

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Discover effective strategies to reduce inbound call volumes with advanced contact center solutions. Explore five key features, including omnichannel support, AI-powered virtual agents, and voice-enabled IVRs, and learn how Enghouse Interactive's CCaaS can enhance operational efficiency and customer experience.

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SmartAction

APRIL 11, 2024

Use a natural, empathetic voice. No one wants to listen to an unfriendly, unhelpful, and inhuman voice. Your IVR voice should be warm and friendly, evoking the feeling that the caller can see a smile on the speaker’s face. Add empathic responses such as, “I’m sorry you’re having trouble,” or “I know this is frustrating.

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SmartAction

APRIL 11, 2024

Use a natural, empathetic voice. No one wants to listen to an unfriendly, unhelpful, and inhuman voice. Your IVR voice should be warm and friendly, evoking the feeling that the caller can see a smile on the speaker’s face. Add empathic responses such as, “I’m sorry you’re having trouble,” or “I know this is frustrating.

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Noble Systems

APRIL 3, 2020

What Is IVR? Some people new to the contact center industry might be wondering ‘what does IVR stand for’? This common acronym stands for Interactive Voice Response. Callers can input their response via their telephone keypad (touch-tone) or using voice commands. Intelligent Call Routing.

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Talkdesk

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

This tendency, coupled with increasingly mature artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, has raised attention to the role and impact of virtual agents in contact centers and customer experience (CX). What is a virtual agent? The post What is a virtual agent and how does it work?

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DMG Consulting

JUNE 27, 2022

Making the Case for an Intelligent Virtual Agent. The challenge is that many companies successfully using interactive voice response (IVR) solutions to displace a large percentage of contact center calls don’t yet appreciate the greater potential value of intelligent virtual agents (IVAs).

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LiveVox

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Customers reach out to your contact center for many reasons. The service you provide in your contact […]. The post What is the Difference Between IVR and Virtual Agents? They may need information, have a problem with their account, or need to pay a bill. appeared first on Livevox.

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LiveVox

APRIL 28, 2021

The rapid evolution of AI has generated an adoption boom of automation and RPA by contact centers. The three main capabilities are chatbots, conversational IVR, and virtual agents, with diverse use cases spanning everything from customer service management, payment processing, and generating and qualifying leads.

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UJET

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Contact centers have more in common with sports teams than you might think. And there’s a very simple way to unlock each of your customer service agent’s full potential—give them a rock-star number two player. Don’t worry, we’re not suggesting you double your workforce; we’re suggesting you give your agents a virtual sidekick.

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UJET

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Contact centers have more in common with sports teams than you might think. And there’s a very simple way to unlock each of your customer service agent’s full potential—give them a rock-star number two player. Don’t worry, we’re not suggesting you double your workforce; we’re suggesting you give your agents a virtual sidekick.

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SmartAction

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

When used in business, conversational artificial intelligence (AI) supports overall call center operations by providing self-service options, 24/7 availability, and real-time data and analytics – while lowering costs and increasing profits. Voice starts with the customer reaching your contact center platform.

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Playvox

MARCH 19, 2024

Some of the most common uses of AI have been game changers: Virtual assistants like Siri guiding us on our way and finding information in an instant Fraud detection from our financial institutions Medical diagnoses and healthcare Contact centers are no exception and stand to gain significant business and operational benefits from AI.

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Fonolo

OCTOBER 5, 2023

FREE WEBINAR: Is Your Chatbot Really Just an IVR? With their narrow conversation flows and questions that often don’t lead to an answer – or an agent – chatbots don’t always seem all that revolutionary. You wouldn’t be the first customer service professional to ask themselves if a chatbot is really any different than an IVR.

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SmartAction

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Asking Alexa to play your favorite podcast and have her quickly play it for you is made possible by the same type of technology that allows contact centers across the world to automate voice conversations. Conversational AI is making the contact center and customer service industries better than ever. Get a Demo.

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ShepHyken

JANUARY 4, 2022

They discuss how to use AI and automation to increase efficiency, capacity, and effectiveness within your contact center and ultimately deliver a better customer experience. People still use voice channels. What people don’t like about voice channels is the experience. What is an Intelligent Virtual Assistant?

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UJET

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Actually, they aren’t just asking, they are hoping that artificial intelligence (AI) will allow them to replace live agents, just as they have been since interactive voice response systems (IVRs) were first introduced into the market more than five decades ago. But now the world is very different.

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SharpenCX

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Contact centers specifically are rife with opportunities to incorporate AI and automation. Let’s explore the concept of usable AI and three key areas to consider as you incorporate AI and automation into your contact center. By automating internal processes, you should be improving your agent experience.

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SmartAction

JULY 10, 2024

LOUIS, MO, July 10, 2024 Capacity , an AI-powered support automation platform relentlessly focused on improving the customer journey, has acquired CereProc and SmartAction, significantly expanding its voice and Contact Center offerings. The terms of the transactions are confidential.

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UJET

MARCH 22, 2021

The IVR isn’t a topic that gets enough coverage. We gravitate to the shinier objects and tend to focus more on the agent experience, omnichannel, and artificial intelligence. Meanwhile, your IVR can be one of the biggest drivers of good vs bad CX. And the IVR is at the heart of that journey. Modernizing Your IVR.

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JustCall

MARCH 23, 2023

Interactive Voice Response, or IVR, is necessary for every contact center. It serves as a round-the-clock virtual receptionist. The IVR is configured to lead the user to a self-help guide that answers their query, a human agent who can solve their problem, or a pre-recorded voice message.

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TechSee

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

While still evolving, AI has demonstrated value throughout the customer journey, enabling proactive customer self-service in the form of conversational platforms aimed at consumers, such as chatbots, IVRs, visual bots , etc. Here are the steps to get started: Build the virtual agent around a single strategic objective.

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JustCall

MARCH 7, 2023

The primary goal of contact center businesses revolves around improving customer experience. On the other hand, automation focuses on optimizing business processes and improving interactions. Empowering your contact center business with automated solutions can take your customer interactions to new heights of success.

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Fonolo

JANUARY 17, 2018

Virtual Agent. Calling chatbots “virtual agent” is actually doing virtual agents an injustice, so please stop doing this. Virtual agents actually have a much broader use. Virtual Assistant. Interactive Voice Response (IVR). Natural Language Processing (NLP).

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NICE inContact

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

When it comes to reducing expenses within contact center operations, one of the best ways to do so is to reduce the amount of time that live agents spend on the phone. With that being said, one of the biggest time-consumers of live agent minutes comes from repetitive and tedious data gathering.

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3CLogic

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Cloud contact center solutions can deliver these services, along with a host of other features, and represent the best way for organizations to bring their coveted phone communication channels into the 21st century. negatively impacting customer and agent experiences. Bridge the Gap with a Cloud Contact Center Integration.

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JustCall

AUGUST 8, 2023

Contact centers are a great example of how technology can be used to make jobs more efficient. Previously, contact center agents had to physically dial multiple numbers every day. Machine learning (ML), natural language processing (NLP), and other forms of AI are bound to make lives easier for these agents.

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SmartAction

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The healthcare landscape underwent a profound transformation in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, reshaping the traditional roles of Interactive Voice Response (IVR) systems and contact centers. Virtual agents offer an additional advantage to healthcare providers – cost savings.

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SmartAction

JANUARY 11, 2019

AI-powered virtual agents present significant potential to improve the customer experience (CX) via call center automation. When it comes to the contact center specifically, companies are still focused on improving the CX while aiming to reduce costs. Agent turnover. Business Challenges. Collections).

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DMG Consulting

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Making Contact Centers More Secure Many years ago, when I was managing a credit card customer service contact center, one of our clients threatened to bomb our office. The agent who received the threat followed protocol and the issue was immediately brought to my attention, as the head of the department.

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SmartAction

MARCH 18, 2019

IVR automation has been around for awhile, but for the most part, it just hasn’t been very good. Everyone knows the limitations of IVR systems, and customers have a gag reflex when they hear most call automation. These omnichannel solutions are known as AI-powered virtual agents. What is an AI-powered virtual agent?

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NICE inContact

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Customers want better and faster self-service options, especially in the voice channel thanks to the popularity and increased adoption of conversational home/personal assistants. This is the first of four ways that virtual agents are automating the contact center. fewer calls being transferred to live agents.

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Hodusoft

OCTOBER 19, 2023

10 Effective Ways to Reduce Costs in Your BPO Contact Center Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) contact centers play a vital role in today’s modern businesses. They help manage customer interactions by serving as the initial point of contact. million in 2022 to US$34, 570.73 from 2023 to 2028.

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AWS Machine Learning

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

The rise of artificial intelligence technologies enables organizations to adopt and improve self-service capabilities in contact center operations to create a more proactive, timely, and effective customer experience. In this post, we demonstrate how to elevate traditional customer service FAQs with an interactive voice bot.

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UJET

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Actually, they aren’t just asking, they are hoping that artificial intelligence (AI) will allow them to replace live agents, just as they have been since interactive voice response systems (IVRs) were first introduced into the market more than five decades ago. But now the world is very different.

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Balto

MARCH 29, 2023

Leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) in your contact center can help you solve even the most challenging customer experience problems. And with customers having higher service level expectations than ever, deploying AI solutions into your existing contact center systems is vital for business success.

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