Automation was changing the nature of customer service jobs even before the pandemic. As self-service devoured the easy tasks, contact center agents faced ever-harder problems to solve. Brands have been investing in tools to strengthen the performance of

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You can use conversational intelligence to deliver customer experience (CX) insights at scale, improve CX behaviors at scale, and accelerate your revenue engine. But to realize these benefits, you'll first have to select from a diverse set of vendors that

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, Kjell Carlsson, PhD

Chatbots are here to stay. The good news is that over the next 5 years, we will see advances in the overall user experience.

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Will McKeon-White

This report examines the market dynamics and buyer requirements for contact center technologies.

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, Art Schoeller

AI and automation are in demand for companies exploring ways to reduce their call center costs. But when companies fail to take the right approach, they disappoint both customers and employees. This report explains how to avoid the common pitfalls that ca

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Customer service organizations are adapting to increasingly social and connected consumers seeking service in their preferred channel. Consumers have embraced platforms like Apple Business Chat (ABC), Google's Business Messages, Messenger, and WhatsApp, b

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