As the customer experience continues to evolve and omni-channel engagement becomes more commonplace, the appetite for automated customer self-service – such as text-based chatbots – is leading many businesses to take steps to deploy technologies to make this a reality. Continue reading Successful automated customer self-service can only be achieved through mastery of natural language processing, says Aspect Software →

Surely robots don’t get tired, can work 24/7, are fully skilled at what they are programmed to do, and don’t have any pesky motivational issues – so their productivity must always be consistently high? Absolutely not. This is according to Neil Bentley, Non-Executive Director & Co-Founder of ActiveOps, a leading provider of digital operations management solutions. Continue reading Robot productivity fluctuates just as much as human productivity does →

As new technologies and changing compliance requirements transform customer interactions, a blended approach to customer service is critical, says Colin Hay at Puzzel. In the first of his ‘people, process and technology’ blog series, he explains more… Continue reading Delivering an exceptional customer experience through people, process and technology – a three point plan →

WH Smith published its third quarter earnings after it was voted worst shop on the high street by Which? 5 years in a row for its poor service, high prices and untidy shops. According to Intelenet Global Services in this fast-paced, hypercompetitive retail environment, customers expect a single brand experience across all channels. Continue reading British Icon WH Smith feels the expensive price to pay for poor customer experience →

Quality assurance (QA) is an essential process within any business, but did you know it’s also the key to creating a culture of good governance? Martin Ellingham, Senior Product Manager for Aptean Respond, explains why… Continue reading How to create a culture of good governance through QA →

Artificial intelligence has the potential to transform the contact centre industry. Much of the conversation has centred on chatbots or virtual assistants that respond to text and speech, but this is just one aspect of the wide-ranging, permanent effect that machine learning combined with process automation will have on customer service. Machine learning algorithms learn from successes and mistakes in order to attain programmed goals. Continue reading The Emergence of Artificial Intelligence within Customer Service →