IMImobile launches new chatbot solution for Contact Centres

PRESS RELEASE: IMImobile, a cloud communications software and solutions provider that helps companies use mobile and digital technologies to engage with customers, today announces the launch of IMIbot.ai, its automated end-to-end chatbot customer engagement solution. The fully managed solution builds on the success of IMImobile’s existing chatbot technology and is designed to work with multiple messaging channels such as SMS, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, Skype and AI engines like Amazon Alexa. Continue reading IMImobile launches new chatbot solution for Contact Centres

A Space Odyssey – The critical challenges facing your expanding contact centre business

Portal helped Hastings Direct expand source and fit out the perfect location with access to high-calibre colleagues
Portal helped Hastings Direct expand source and fit out the perfect location with access to high-calibre colleagues

Phil Sugden, Portal Group UK’s Sales & Marketing Director, discusses the challenges facing fast-growing contact centre businesses looking to expand or relocate and how Portal’s Managed Office Solutions concept enabled Hastings Direct to seamlessly deliver a new UK customer service hub. Continue reading A Space Odyssey – The critical challenges facing your expanding contact centre business

New Release of NICE Engage Omnichannel Recording Platform Lets Organizations Deliver a Consistent Customer Experience across All Interaction Channels

PRESS RELEASE: NICE announced that its NICE Engage Platform is enabling seamless, real-time communications between various contact center systems, thus meeting the needs of fast-paced customer service environments as well as critical back office operations. This is a result of efforts to provide a simplified user experience, improve compliance capabilities, support more digital interactions, and deliver greater integration with third party technologies and business applications. Continue reading New Release of NICE Engage Omnichannel Recording Platform Lets Organizations Deliver a Consistent Customer Experience across All Interaction Channels

Workforce Engagement Management – what does it really mean?

Olle Düring, CEO of Teleopti outlines three steps to put the Voice of the Employee at the heart of your contact centre… According to world-leading industry analysts Gartner,[i] “organizations need to assess the potential needs, expectations and aspirations of the next generation of employees within their contact centers.  The impact a motivated and engaged employee can have, not just on operational performance but also on the customer experience, should not be underestimated.”   Continue reading Workforce Engagement Management – what does it really mean?

8×8 Appoints Dejan Deklich as Senior Vice President of Global R&D

8×8 announced the appointment of Dejan Deklich as Senior Vice President of Global Research and Development (R&D). Dejan brings extensive experience leading large, global engineering teams that have successfully developed enterprise business applications, Software-as-a-Service solutions and more. As head of global R&D, Dejan will drive product innovation and excellence for 8×8’s global cloud communications portfolio, positioning the company for continued growth and success. Continue reading 8×8 Appoints Dejan Deklich as Senior Vice President of Global R&D

Freshdesk Launches Customer Support Marketplace with 100+ Apps

PRESS RELEASE: Freshdesk, the leading provider of cloud-based customer engagement software, today announced the launch of the Freshdesk Marketplace (http://apps.freshdesk.com). Freshdesk’s suite of products have always been built with the customer in mind. Each of our products enable businesses to hit the ground running, adding value from day one. The Marketplace is a big step in that direction which makes it beautifully simple for customers to discover and install apps and help maximize the capabilities of their helpdesk. Continue reading Freshdesk Launches Customer Support Marketplace with 100+ Apps