Christina McAllister

“Please be advised that your call may be recorded for quality assurance and training purposes.” We’ve all heard this message at some point — a familiar prelude to countless conversations worldwide. This disclosure has remained largely unchanged over the years but may no longer serve any purpose. The bar for what’s considered legally acceptable consent […]

The newly launched "Time Is Money" initiative may have unintended consequences. Learn what they are, and what actions might be more meaningful.

Contact center leaders are now employing generative AI to mark a new dawn in the contact center. Brands will need to face challenges head on and capitalize on opportunities to redefine the contact center as we know it.

The Forrester Wave™: Digital Customer Interaction Solutions, Q2 2024, is now live! In this first-ever evaluation of the digital customer interaction solutions (DCIS) market, we analyzed 34 product and strategy criteria for the 11 most important vendors in this space (listed alphabetically): [24]7.ai, ASAPP, eGain, Gladly, iAdvize, Intercom, Khoros, LivePerson, Sprinklr, Unblu, and Verint. When […]

Even though GBM was never the most popular business messaging platform, its entry points are valuable for location-based businesses like retailers and hotels. Companies using it now must find a backup plan, fast.

Learn the three key shifts in the market that led to the launch of Forrester's new research on the digital customer interaction solutions market.

Real-time revenue execution platforms strengthen prospect identification and digital engagement while also providing capabilities that ensure the best buyer experience. Learn more about how they can improve business outcomes.

During the holiday retail crunch and last-minute scramble, read Forrester’s tips to ensure a merry customer service retail season.

Do you understand generative AI? Forrester’s data shows that 54% of AI decision-makers believe their organization’s executive team is “very familiar” with it — but we’ve observed widespread misunderstandings among execs of what it is, how it works behind the curtain, and what it can do. So last week we published a new, FAQ-style report […]

Our first-time evaluation of this dynamic market, The Forrester Wave™: Conversation Intelligence For Customer Service, Q3 2023, is now live! We looked at the top 11 vendors in this market today and evaluated them across 32 criteria. Forrester defines conversation intelligence for customer service (CICS) as: Software solutions that analyze speech and text conversations between […]

Yesterday, Concentrix announced that it is entering into negotiations to acquire Webhelp for $4.8 billion, with the transaction expected to close by end of year. This is, of course, quite the acquisition! Webhelp is a well-established player in the contact center outsourcing space (especially in EMEA) and will provide Concentrix with the global coverage they’ve […]

It’s news to no one that the past few years have been tough. Having only just found some stability post-pandemic, companies are now thrust into a new economic crisis. In times like these, customer service teams are often pressured to cut costs — at all costs. While we don’t expect that to change entirely, we […]

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Empowering your front line could unlock billions. Learn how agent empowerment and accountability drives revenue growth.

Generative AI can make doing a lot of things easier, including the wrong things. Learn the risks of AI-generated content and how to avoid them.

We look at a few ways that retailers can use messaging to support customers through the holidays and beyond.

I have spent the better part of the last decade helping enterprises with their digital channel strategies. Omnichannel transformation is still a phrase on many enterprises’ lips, with companies across industries looking to launch (or, in some cases, relaunch) digital channels to support their customers. Lots of things have changed since the early days of […]

Or, “How a natural language image generation AI used as a meme generator by social media may impact your business.” Welcome To The Future — It’s Got AI-Generated Art Let’s play a quick game. Which of the below images were made by an AI system generating images based on word prompts? Let’s pretend you guessed […]

It’s been two years (!) since the pandemic began, and customer service organizations have managed the impossible: moving thousands of agents home practically overnight and rapidly deploying new digital channels, all while supporting millions of COVID-19-stressed customers. Our world has changed, and customer expectations have changed with it. Customer service leaders must shake off decades […]