Avoxi

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The Role of AI in Reducing Agent Handle Time: Revolutionizing Cloud-Based Contact Center Efficiency Contact centers are constantly under pressure to improve efficiency while maintaining high levels of customer satisfaction. One key metric that significantly impacts operational costs and customer experience is agent handle time. As organizations strive to optimize this crucial performance indicator, artificial… The post The Role of AI in Reducing Agent Handle Time: Revolutionizing Cloud-Bas

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Balto

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Big things are happening in AI right now. The drumbeat of agent automation keeps getting louder, and the pressure to automate is only picking up steam. But here’s the truth: automation can’t replace the magic human agents bring to the toughest, most emotionally charged conversations—the ones that drive the highest ROI. The future isn’t about replacing people.

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Interactions

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The recent whirlwind of new opportunities and use cases fueled by more readily accessible AI can feel like a maelstrom. How do you ensure you’re directing your IT investments into the right initiatives, avoiding low-value or infeasible projects that don’t move the needle on your retail company’s strategic goals? NVIDIA’s State of AI in Retail and CPG: 2024 Trends report analyzed 30 different AI use cases applicable to retail, while Gartner’s Generative AI Use-Case Comparison for Retail paper fr

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Enghouse Interactive

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Discover the top 5 best practices for overcoming language barriers in multilingual contact centers. Learn how Enghouse Interactive's solutions enhance customer satisfaction, streamline operations, and improve communication across languages.

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Step-by-step instructions on how to use AI for growth in your contact center Learn how AI can transform your contact center operations. In this ebook, dig into the different AI technologies, then see how each can help automate tasks, streamline service, and turn your contact center from a cost center to a profit house. Plus, we’ll give you practical tips on choosing the right AI tools, getting them up and running, and measuring their impact.

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Balto

OCTOBER 22, 2024

“To Script or Not to Script” For decades, call center scripting software has been at the heart of customer service operations, helping call center agents navigate complex conversations, ensure compliance, and provide a consistent customer experience. Scripts were a necessary tool for agent training, offering clear, pre-written responses to common customer queries.

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Callminer

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Conversation intelligence unlocks the hidden value within contact centers, transforming them from cost centers to essential drivers of business growth. Read this blog to learn more.

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AWS Machine Learning

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Today, we’re pleased to announce the general availability (GA) of Amazon Bedrock Custom Model Import. This feature empowers customers to import and use their customized models alongside existing foundation models (FMs) through a single, unified API. Whether leveraging fine-tuned models like Meta Llama, Mistral Mixtral, and IBM Granite, or developing proprietary models based on popular open-source architectures, customers can now bring their custom models into Amazon Bedrock without the overhead

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TechSee

OCTOBER 22, 2024

In the ever-evolving landscape of customer experience (CX), businesses are constantly searching for innovative ways to enhance service operations. A key challenge lies in successfully integrating new technologies and ensuring tech adoption by service technicians. TechSee’s approach to optimizing service tech adoption is to focus on the people, processes, and technology involved.

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ShepHyken

OCTOBER 21, 2024

This episode of Amazing Business Radio with Shep Hyken answers the following questions and more:    How does enhancing the employee experience contribute to a phenomenal customer service experience? How can businesses balance automated customer service solutions with human interactions? What strategies can support remote customer service employees in delivering consistent experiences?

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Understanding and improving your customer experience (CX) can have a massive impact on your bottom line. Choosing the right voice of customers (VoC) solution is a critical step to elevating CX. Frost & Sullivan researched more than 50 leading VoC vendors, analyzing both their “innovation index” and “growth index” to independently select the top 10 performers in each of these categories.

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Genroe

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Sitting with management at the final review for your customer survey questionnaire someone is going to ask about the incentive for survey completions. It’s a good question but what is the right answer? It depends on a lot of factors. In this post we’ll examine the research and add it to our experience over 20 […] The post The Best Customer Feedback Survey Incentives appeared first on Genroe | Customer Experience | Net Promoter Score.

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AWS Machine Learning

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Large language models (LLMs) are very large deep-learning models that are pre-trained on vast amounts of data. LLMs are incredibly flexible. One model can perform completely different tasks such as answering questions, summarizing documents, translating languages, and completing sentences. LLMs have the potential to revolutionize content creation and the way people use search engines and virtual assistants.

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Cisco - Contact Center

OCTOBER 21, 2024

It’s remarkable what can be achieved when a motivated global team is aligned with a clear mission. At Cisco, our purpose is to power a more inclusive future for all. And within Cisco Legal, we live this purpose through pro bono.

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ShepHyken

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Here are my top five picks from last week. I have added my comments about each article and would like to hear what you think too. How To Make Your Customer Strategy Fun by Chip Bell (Forbes) Is your organization about fun? How often do your customers giggle?

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CX leaders are in a gold rush for AI, lured by the promise of cost savings and a revolution in service delivery. But simply deploying AI in your contact center isn't a magic bullet. There are hidden dangers that can derail your AI dreams. Recent incidents, such as the missteps of an AI chatbot deployed by Air Canada, have underscored the complexities and risks involved in leveraging AI in customer-facing roles.

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Joe Rawlinson

OCTOBER 24, 2024

In the competitive landscape of today’s business environment, having the right creative talent is essential for driving innovation and achieving success. From graphic designers who craft stunning visuals to content writers who create compelling narratives, the demand for skilled creative professionals spans various categories. As businesses navigate the complexities of modern markets, the need for flexibility and diversity in creative talent becomes increasingly important.

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AWS Machine Learning

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Machine learning (ML) helps organizations to increase revenue, drive business growth, and reduce costs by optimizing core business functions such as supply and demand forecasting, customer churn prediction, credit risk scoring, pricing, predicting late shipments, and many others. Conventional ML development cycles take weeks to many months and requires sparse data science understanding and ML development skills.

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Cisco - Contact Center

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Cisco technology and partner managed services drive outcome-oriented solutions. Leverage networking, security, collaboration, and AI-ready platforms to enhance customer value and operational efficiency. Discover more at #CiscoPS24.

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Ambs Call Center

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Most virtual receptionist services will answer your phone twenty-four hours-a-day, seven days-a-week. They often call this 24/7. Beware, not all 24/7 coverage is the same.

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Speaker: Laura Noonan, Chief Revenue Officer at CallFinder + Angie Kronlage, Director of Program Success at Working Solutions + April Wiita, Vice President of Program Success at Working Solutions

Are you still manually reviewing calls? 🤔 It's time for a change! The traditional method of manual call monitoring is no longer cutting it in today's fast-paced call center environment. Industry experts Angie Kronlage and April Wiita from Working Solutions are here to explore the power of innovative automation to revolutionize outdated call review processes!

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Outsource Consultants

OCTOBER 25, 2024

What is the ‘BPO Health Check’ Series? In today’s CX world, businesses rely on BPO partners to deliver great customer experiences. But with AI evolving and customer expectations changing, it’s not always smooth sailing—especially as year-end contract negotiations approach. Our BPO Health Check Series dives into the key challenges businesses face with their BPOs.

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AWS Machine Learning

OCTOBER 25, 2024

This post is co-written with Lee Rehwinkel from Planview. Businesses today face numerous challenges in managing intricate projects and programs, deriving valuable insights from massive data volumes, and making timely decisions. These hurdles frequently lead to productivity bottlenecks for program managers and executives, hindering their ability to drive organizational success efficiently.

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Cisco - Contact Center

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Discover key insights from the SOC Findings Report at RSA Conference 2024, co-released by Cisco and NetWitness for Cybersecurity Awareness Month.

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Enghouse Interactive

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Discover why Enghouse Interactive’s Cloud Contact Center Solution for Utilities is the ultimate choice for utility companies. Learn about its comprehensive features, including omnichannel support, intelligent routing, proactive communication, and seamless third-party integrations designed to enhance customer service and operational efficiency.

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Cut complexity and boost efficiency while empowering your customers with Nextiva's unified communications platform. Nextiva streamlines workflows and centralizes customer interactions, all while simplifying business collaboration, increasing productivity, and reducing employee burnout.

SharpenCX

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Get insight into how brands connect with their customers and explore the 5 capabilities call center software is improving to strengthen these connections.

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AWS Machine Learning

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Amazon Rekognition people pathing is a machine learning (ML)–based capability of Amazon Rekognition Video that users can use to understand where, when, and how each person is moving in a video. This capability can be used for multiple use cases, such as for understanding: Retail analytics – Customer flow in the store and identifying high-traffic areas Sports analytics – Players’ movements across the field or court Industrial safety – Workers’ movement in work environments to promote compliance w

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Cisco - Contact Center

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Cisco has always had an obsession of putting the user experience at the center of everything we do. Today marks another step in this evolution with Cisco Spatial Meetings for Apple Vision Pro. It takes a concept we call “Distance Zero” to the next level using spatial computing.

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BlueOcean

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Too tired to read? Listen to the audio via our podcast here: One negative customer experience may seem like a drop in the ocean of all your shopper interactions, but it’s never that simple. Consider these statistics from a recent survey from CX expert Shep Hyken: After experiencing poor customer service: 79% would switch to a competitor with better service 72% felt anger toward the company or brand 56% would leave a negative rating 45% would write a negative review According to McKinsey , half o

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Customers expect to be able to interact with your organization whenever and however they want. They also expect your agents to have insights into their journeys so that they don’t have to repeat themselves as they move through various channels. And, if they’re not able to, they just might find one of your competitors who will offer the flexibility they are looking for.

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OctopusTech

OCTOBER 21, 2024

1. OctopusTech One of the fastest-growing live chat outsourcing BPO companies in India is Octopus Tech. With years of experience at the highest level of the industry, they can help your customers with a variety of questions in real-time, make product decisions, and troubleshoot technical problems. In addition to chat assistance, the chat service provider specializes in nonvoice services like email support, telemarketing, lead creation, and inbound and outbound call center services.

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AWS Machine Learning

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Amazon SageMaker is a cloud-based machine learning (ML) platform within the AWS ecosystem that offers developers a seamless and convenient way to build, train, and deploy ML models. Extensively used by data scientists and ML engineers across various industries, this robust tool provides high availability and uninterrupted access for its users. When working with SageMaker, your environment resides within a SageMaker domain, which encompasses critical components like Amazon Elastic File System (Am

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Cisco - Contact Center

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Since large language models like ChatGPT have become mainstream, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its role in our day-to-day are on everyone’s mind. Much of the attention around AI has been about its potential negative impacts on security.

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