ShepHyken

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Customer service has the power to make or break a company. 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). Use Technology for Self Service. Conclusion.

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CCNG

JULY 17, 2024

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. Where AI can help your self-service option is by learning from customer inquiries as you go. Implementation takes time, and change is difficult to manage.

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SmartAction

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Director of Customer Care Strategy and Pauline Aponte, WFM. As you mentioned, we’ve been on this transformative journey with AI self-service over the voice channel for about 5 years now, and we’ve had a number of growing pains along the way. Here are a few excerpts from Jason Coats, Sr.

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Creative Virtual

MAY 14, 2020

Digital strategies are evolving as organisations address the immediate needs of their employees and also look to the possibility of a more permanent switch to remote work. Just as customers are increasingly adopting self-service channels, employees are also increasingly open to using self-help options.

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Creative Virtual

MARCH 27, 2020

With physical offices and locations closed, many are struggling with the influx of customer questions to their contact centres – an issue that may be compounded by the sudden need to support agents working from home. Organisations with an existing self-service solution have a definite advantage.

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Inbenta

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Virtual agents and chatbots Thanks to NLP technology, chatbots have become more human-like.  Virtual agents and chatbots allow for human-like customer service that provides 24/7 support. NLP can analyze customer data for insights on product design, inventory, sales, and marketing strategies.

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NICE inContact

MAY 21, 2019

When it comes to the buffet, I firmly believe that ‘strategy is everything’. What’s your strategy? In a way, self-service in the contact centre is kind of like a buffet: You need a strategy, or you might overeat or miss all the best dishes. It seems like self-service options are everywhere these days.

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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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Creative Virtual

MAY 28, 2020

Do you have a chatbot or virtual agent on your roadmap? Do you need to upgrade a poor performing self-service tool? Are you curious about successful use cases for AI-enhanced virtual agents? Questions to ask when selecting a chatbot or virtual agent solution. Can’t attend the live event?

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Creative Virtual

JUNE 10, 2020

Chatbots, smart help, virtual assistants, virtual agents, conversational AI – there are lots of names for this automated, self-service technology being used today. You want to ask: How can I ensure my chatbot or virtual agent is: Providing accurate and personalised information?

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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

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. I’m curious to continue to watch how virtual agent traffic fluctuates as coronavirus-related restrictions change.

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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. Relationship between virtual agents and Artificial intelligence. Working procedure of virtual agents. This is supported by virtual agents.

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DMG Consulting

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

IVAs Can Remake the Self-Service Landscape. A remarkable thing is happening in the realm of customer service: After years of rejecting self-service, customers are changing their tune. The Latest (and Greatest) in Self-Service: IVAs. By Donna Fluss. View this document on the publisher’s website.

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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

JANUARY 12, 2021

Having innovation at the heart of our company culture at Creative Virtual has served the company well, but only because we innovate with the objective of delivering products and services that genuinely help our customers meet their goals in increasingly better ways. As a company we are proud to receive this recognition for innovation.

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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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Creative Virtual

APRIL 2, 2020

For some, the flexibility and robustness of their digital strategy is going to play a key role in how, and if, they emerge on the other side. Organisations are now under immense pressure to deliver quality service and support over digital channels.

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Creative Virtual

NOVEMBER 28, 2019

We had more enquiries this year than ever before about using virtual agent and chatbot technology internally to support contact centre agents, relationship managers and other employees. 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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Interactions

MAY 28, 2020

So how can businesses redefine their customer experience or customer service strategy to fit this world? Reimagining Customer Service Strategy. And, they are more willing to use self-service technologies to communicate with brands. Are you ready for AI or Virtual Agents? Where can you automate?

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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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SmartAction

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Electrolux, the 2nd largest home appliance manufacturer in the world who sells under a variety of brand names worldwide like Frigidaire and AEG, made the transformation to AI-powered virtual agents six months ago to automate more in their contact center. 14% of callers request a live agent transfer. 9% of callers hang up.

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DMG Consulting

JANUARY 19, 2025

Customer-facing self-service conversational AI (CAI) systems, which are generative AI (GenAI)-enabled intelligent virtual agents, have reached a maturity level at which they can and should increase self-service (voice and digital channel) automation rates while improving the CX.

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Creative Virtual

APRIL 22, 2020

In the recently published report The Inner Circle Guide to AI-Enabled Self-Service (available for download in a UK version and in a US version ), ContactBabel takes a deep dive into the current status of CX self-service technologies, use cases and customer preferences.

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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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SmartAction

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

The following is an excerpt from Frost & Sullivan’s white paper, “The AI-Powered Virtual Agent: Actionable Strategies for Contact Center Leaders.”. Read the full paper to find out how leading companies are using cloud-based virtual agents to automate more in their contact centers. Limited Automation Options.

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Creative Virtual

MAY 4, 2021

Your chatbot or virtual agent should be designed to create a better experience by providing quick, easy support. Instead, they should identify those objectives as part of their strategy to improve the overall experience. The post Stop Trying to Improve Efficiency at the Expense of CX appeared first on Creative Virtual.

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Creative Virtual

OCTOBER 8, 2021

This week of celebrating customer service professionals and successful customer service experiences should just be the beginning of a renewed focus on your own customer service and CX strategies. Conversational AI solutions, like chatbots and virtual agents, can have a powerful impact on customer loyalty and retention.

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Creative Virtual

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

For as long as virtual agents and chatbots have been used by companies to provide customer self-service, they have been criticised for removing the human touch from interactions and taking away the opportunity to build an emotional connection with customers. By Mandy Reed, Global Head of Marketing.

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Comm100

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Understanding Customer Service Automation Customer service automation is the use of technology to simplify and improve how businesses assist their customers. Another key feature of customer service automation is self-service options.

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HGS

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

Melissa: Today’s customer service trends are being driven by customer expectations for really simple and straightforward communication. In many cases, this means self-service tools, although customers also sometimes need to pick up the phone and speak with a person.

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3CLogic

APRIL 20, 2021

It’s no surprise then that leading companies are adopting voice self-service solutions in addition to their IVR solutions to not only manage call volume but provide a higher quality of customer service and improve call agent performance. The question is no longer should I adopt voice self-service for my contact center?

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Balto

MARCH 3, 2025

The most effective automation tools include: Interactive Voice Response (IVR) systems AI-powered chatbots Automated email responses Virtual agents for basic troubleshooting Call center automation refers to the strategic use of technology to handle repetitive and time-consuming tasks within a call center.

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SmartAction

MAY 9, 2019

This is the fourth of a five-part blog series that outlines the Five Best Practices for AI Self-Service Without Compromise. Gartner predicts that customers soon will prefer using speech-driven interfaces to other forms of self-service when given a choice. Read Part 1 , Part 2 , and Part 3 first! Building in Silos.

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SmartAction

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Our virtual agents consistently outperform live agents on CSAT scores simply because they just need to be trained once to deliver a perfectly trained agent experience. What are the types of applications/calls that make the best use of AI self-service? There are often good reasons for live agent transfers.

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SmartAction

DECEMBER 3, 2020

From answering symptom-related questions or how to care for potentially infected family members, virtual health agents are helping to deflect calls from inundated contact centers by enabling patient self-service. More importantly, patients have quick access to information and self-service options whenever they need it.

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SmartAction

MARCH 7, 2023

If IVAs drive the CAI platform that lies at the heart of multichannel communication strategies, then the IVA has fully moved from “nice-to-have” to “must-have” status. Any business that wants to stay competitive, reduce operational costs, and take its customer service to the next level should take note.

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