Tag: artificial intelligence

The winter holidays aren’t always “the most wonderful time of the year” for the contact center. Time-off requests and spikes in call volume, especially...

If you’re like me, you may waffle between excitement and cynicism over self-service (SS). Over the years, there has been a lot of hype...

We embarked on a fun little survey this spring to gather input on the future of the contact center. Our focus was on which...

Those chatbots that pop up on websites, apps or social media platforms may mimic human interaction, but they aren’t there to replace humans. When...

It’s a well-known fact that customers hate to wait. In a recent survey on consumer attitudes, researchers discovered that 35% of the respondents stopped...

In this final post of our chatbot series, we’ve asked the panel members to give us glimpse into the trends and developments in chatbot...

Consumers are increasingly turning to virtual assistants to save time and effort in their personal lives. Similarly, chatbot technology offers considerable benefits internally to...

F resh off another holiday season, Amazon, Google and other tech companies saw record sales of voice-activated devices. More Americans can ask Siri, Alexa or...

As we end 2018 and reflect on what’s ahead in 2019, it seems like a good time to think about what’s new and what’s...

Digital technology has completely transformed the relationship between brands and customers. Interactions now extend beyond the point of purchase, taking place over a variety...

Holiday travel provides a lot of down time (aka blog reading time) at the airport, on trains, as a car passenger. Pipeline blog readers...

There is no doubt that artificial intelligence, robotics and automation in the contact center offer the potential to drive faster, more consistent around-the-clock service...