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Amazing Business Radio: Genefa Murphy

ShepHyken

People still use voice channels. What people don’t like about voice channels is the experience. They don’t like waiting on hold, complex IVRs, or conversational AI that doesn’t work. 51% preferred phone when it comes to general issues. 2% prefer phone when it comes to urgent or sensitive concerns.

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Are Automation and AI the Same Thing in the Contact Center?

CCNG

We have found that there are far more contact centers needing help with where to start and creating a strategy than there are businesses that are humming along with AI. We understand that integrating a new solution, whether that is AI, a point solution, an IVR, or anything else, is not an easy process.

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Steering the Shift to Conversational IVR

TechSee

Interactive voice response (IVR) allows a company’s computer system to engage with customers through voice and touch-tone telephone keypads. Today, it is evolving into the Conversational IVR model that offers much more than a simple customer routing system. Conversational IVR transition challenges.

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Guest Blog: Want to Excel at Customer Service? Transform your Contact Centers into Customer Engagement Centers

ShepHyken

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). For instance, IVRs and artificial intelligence enabled Chatbots can make the customer service easier and efficient. Conclusion.

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Building an Intelligent IVR for More Predictive, Contextual, and Conversational CX

UJET

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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Call Center Automation: Definition, Trends, Benefits, & Use Cases

Balto

Smart routing systems direct complex issues to skilled agents while resolving simple queries automatically. Virtual Agents and Interactive Voice Response Virtual agents handle routine inquiries like account balances, password resets, and basic troubleshooting.

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Would You Rather Call Customer Support or Clean a Toilet?

Creative Virtual

Self-service options like chatbots and virtual agents are increasingly preferred by customers, but they can’t – and shouldn’t! completely replace human contact center agents. Forward-thinking companies are using conversational AI to intelligently route customers to the right agent the first time.