SmartAction

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

FORT WORTH, Texas, November 14 , 2023 SmartAction, a leading provider of AI-powered virtual agents for customer-obsessed brands, is thrilled to announce its recent recognition as the “Best Intelligent Virtual Agent Developer 2023 – USA” by New World Report in their prestigious Software and Technology Awards.

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SmartAction

MAY 12, 2021

Whether it’s using the self-checkout station or resetting your password, one thing is certain — customers love self-service. Either way, the demand for customer self-service options has been trending upwards in recent years and skyrocketed exponentially last year, largely in part due to COVID. Conclusion.

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AWS Machine Learning

AUGUST 30, 2023

QnABot allows you to quickly deploy self-service conversational AI into your contact center, websites, and social media channels, reducing costs, shortening hold times, and improving customer experience and brand sentiment. The LLM-powered QnABot can also play a pivotal role as an automated real-time agent assistant.

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CCNG

JULY 17, 2024

Contact Centers and Industry Thought Leaders Are Not on The Same Page Tell us if this feels familiar to you: all the information about AI and Automation in the contact center paints the picture that everyone is already at a 301 level and is revolutionizing the contact center of the future. Let’s take modern chatbots for example.

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Talkdesk

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Self-service in customer support is not just a trend anymore, it’s here to stay. According to Gartner, 81% of all customers across industries attempt to take care of matters themselves before reaching out to a live representative. What is a virtual agent? The post What is a virtual agent and how does it work?

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Until recently, contact centers were playing a passive role in customer service by responding to basic queries, but not necessarily playing any major role in the strategy for customer experience (CX). But, the industry landscape is changing, with CX becoming the new battlefield. Use Technology for Self Service.

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Interactions

AUGUST 13, 2020

Imagine yourself on a busy day trying to cancel an appointment and you keep getting put on hold waiting for a live agent. You know your task can be completed through self-service–it’s just a simple cancellation. You want to speak to a live agent to explain your situation and bypass business rules.

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Solvvy

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Zoom Virtual Agent , an intelligent conversational AI chatbot solution, uses natural language processing and machine learning to accurately understand and painlessly resolve issues for customers. Zoom Virtual Agent works 24/7 on multiple support channels to deliver fast, personalized customer experiences.

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CCNG

AUGUST 28, 2024

While almost all industries are going digital, there’s one industry that is leading the charge in the digital revolution, i.e., Contact Centers. Conversational Self-Service: Conversational AI goes beyond scripted interactions, offering intuitive self-service options.

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Interactions

AUGUST 29, 2022

Virtual agents have come a long way. And while some companies are certainly still using automated systems from the dark ages, forward-thinking brands have taken advantage of advancements in technology for big steps forward in customer experience self-service. . But what’s next? Here’s what we found out. .

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Connect

MARCH 5, 2025

CX innovation In response, contact centre operators are leveraging AI to craft conversational experiences with basic chatbots and more advanced virtual agents , driving the rise of immersive digital customer experiences (CX). By analysing sentiment and intent, AI-powered virtual agents can field more complex tasks and requests.

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Talkdesk

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

“81% of all customers across industries attempt to take care of matters themselves before reaching out to a live representative.” Gartner’s Four Best Practices for Implementing Extreme Customer Self-Service. The post Improving customer experience with a virtual agent appeared first on Talkdesk.

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Creative Virtual

MARCH 14, 2022

If you give visitors to your website the option to self-serve with a chatbot or virtual agent, kudos to you for recognising the importance of easily accessible digital support! Both current and potential customers appreciate being able to engage with automated self-service anytime, anywhere.

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SmartAction

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Frost & Sullivan awards Purchasing Power ® for their AI-Powered Virtual Agent created in partnership with SmartAction ® to enable conversational self-service for their customers. The post Purchasing Power’s AI-Powered Virtual Agent Wins Top Honor for Excellence in Self-Service appeared first on SmartAction.

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Creative Virtual

JULY 10, 2020

Back in April I took a look at the impressive spike in virtual agent traffic starting in late February and early March that surpassed anything Creative Virtual had seen in over 16 years of being in the industry. Plus, there was the added support needed for various government schemes and programmes.

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SmartAction

MARCH 6, 2019

In November 2018, SmartAction’s AI-powered virtual agent solution was successfully tested by Avaya in its DevConnect program, a developer community and marketplace for third-party products that interoperate with Avaya technology ( read news release ). Why Avaya Validated the SmartAction AI Self-Service Solution.

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SmartAction

APRIL 15, 2019

Gartner predicts that customers soon will prefer using speech-driven interfaces to other forms of self-service when given a choice. This combination has led to the growing adoption of AI-powered virtual agents to automate conversations traditionally handled by live agents. Automate More with Virtual Agents.

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Creative Virtual

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

The insight and intel our Guide to Selecting a Virtual Agent or Chatbot Vendor: Forget the Technology & Focus on Experience contains spans the width and breadth of the company: sales, marketing, technical and not least the operations team, some of who contributed by submitting their hottest and most relevant tips.

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Dialer 360

JANUARY 19, 2022

With this, organizations have started to implement self-service possibilities that are empowered by Artificial intelligence. Virtual agents. The call center industry become more productive with artificial intelligence to natural language processing (NLP). Working procedure of virtual agents.

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Creative Virtual

JUNE 7, 2022

Virtual agents. Some of you may remember the days when companies wanting to implement customer support on their website believed they had to make a decision: either a virtual agent or live chat; either automated self-service or human-assisted web chat. By Mandy Reed, Global Head of Marketing.

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Creative Virtual

MARCH 25, 2021

During the past year, more customers have turned to digital channels and automated self-service for support. Usage of virtual agents and chatbots exploded with record-breaking levels of traffic. The truth is this technology has been used in areas such as website self-service for over two decades.

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Creative Virtual

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

From selecting coverage and understanding benefits to confirming payments and filing claims, both policyholders and agents need information that is customized to them. According to industry experts at Insurance Thought Leadership (ITL), “The sky is the limit for conversational AI.”.

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DMG Consulting

MARCH 31, 2022

Give Customers What They Want: Great Self-Service. Delivering an outstanding customer experience (CX) is a top goal for companies, as it is an essential and measurable differentiator between otherwise commoditized products and services. Donna Fluss. View this article on the publisher’s website. & Solving the Problem.

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Interactions

MAY 26, 2022

Brands who implement Conversational AI applications like virtual agents can deliver exceptional customer experience with added benefits like decreased operational costs, improved CSAT, and increased agent productivity. Even if live agents are unavailable, virtual agents can handle unlimited conversations.

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Creative Virtual

APRIL 2, 2020

Businesses and brands of all sizes and across industries face new challenges as offices and physical locations close. Advancements over the past several years in conversational AI technologies, including chatbots and virtual agents, have made them a go-to solution for providing cost-effective and easy-to-use support on digital channels.

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CSM Magazine

APRIL 26, 2022

Avaya has announced an enhancement to Avaya OneCloud to dramatically reduce the complexity associated with virtualizing customer interactions. Recent Avaya research with Ipsos indicates that based on their last interaction with a virtual agent, only 1 in 3 customers would recommend that business to others.

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Creative Virtual

NOVEMBER 28, 2019

Every year this not-for-profit organisation holds the HKCCA Symposium and the HKCCA Award Presentation and Gala Ceremony as part of their mission of advancing the contact centre industry. It shortens the time they need to search for information so they can provide a better in-person service experience for customers.

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Creative Virtual

APRIL 9, 2020

So far in this series we have discussed using chatbots, virtual agents and conversational AI to offer easy-to-use customer self-service (Part 1) and as an Agent Assist tool to support contact centre agents (Part 2). By Chris Ezekiel, Founder & CEO.

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Creative Virtual

APRIL 21, 2022

Here are a few questions to ask about your customer service to help make it more pleasant than cleaning a toilet: Do you make it easy for customers to reach your contact center? Self-service options like chatbots and virtual agents are increasingly preferred by customers, but they can’t – and shouldn’t!

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Calabrio

MARCH 31, 2025

This frees agents to concentrate on complex, high-value interactions, accelerating resolution times and driving down operational costs. Smarter customer experiences, more personalized self-service: Intuitive self-service options can at last become a consistent reality, allowing customers to find solutions quickly and independently.

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Interactions

JANUARY 21, 2025

Heres how an Intelligent Virtual Agent (IVA) that blends technology with the human touch can deliver the personalized, caring support your customers crave when the next crisis hits. Direct them to self-service options that provide information tailored to each customers location, such as real-time status updates and safety tips.

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SmartAction

JANUARY 11, 2024

FORT WORTH, Texas, January 10, 2024 SmartAction, a leading provider of AI-powered virtual agents for customer-obsessed brands , is proud to announce a comprehensive brand refresh and the launch of its innovative NOVA (Natural Omnichannel Virtual Agent) agent design platform.

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DMG Consulting

AUGUST 9, 2018

DMG Consulting Releases 2018 Intelligent Virtual Agent Product and Market Report. State of the art self-service and compelling benefits that transcend verticals. 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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DMG Consulting

JULY 19, 2017

DMG Consulting Releases 2017 Intelligent Virtual Agent 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 2017 Intelligent Virtual Agent Product and Market Report.

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Cisco - Contact Center

AUGUST 3, 2020

This award honors vendors that have embraced technology as a key tool for customer service excellence and distinguish their success as innovators, thought leaders, and market movers in the contact center and customer care industries. Let me share some of the reasons Webex Contact Center received this recognition. Cloud Agility.

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