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Utility companies are increasingly incorporating conversational AI into their contact centers. The benefits, ranging from better customer service to improved customer safety, are reason enough to implement this technology, but the bottom line is—if your utility company wants to stay competitive in this customer-driven industry, conversational AI can help. Below, we’re going to take a …

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Nine Things To Look For In IVR Payment Systems The easier your customers can solve their problems, get information or make payments with a self-service solution, the happier they will be. Self-service support and call centers rely on IVR technology to expand and automate their operations. So what should you be looking for when you …

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When conversational artificial intelligence (AI) is implemented properly, it can recognize a user’s text and/or speech, understand their intent and react in a way that imitates human conversation. This intuitive technology enhances customer experiences by letting intent drive the communication naturally. Conversational AI improves your customer experience, makes your support far more efficient and allows …

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Whether a person visits a website or contacts a call center, a virtual agent can be used for customer support, lead generation, payment processing, account updates or information gathering. How does a virtual agent work? Virtual agents use AI to enhance a conversation and make it more natural. With a high-quality virtual agent, the customer …

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Did you know that 80% of consumers have changed brands because of a poor customer experience, and nearly half will switch brands after just one negative customer interaction? At a time when consumer loyalty can flip with the click of a button, it’s never been more important to optimize your contact center metrics — particularly …

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In an industry as huge as healthcare, it’s no surprise that organizations rely heavily on their contact centers. And, even more than in other industries, callers typically need resolutions as fast as humanly possible. Or should I say… as fast as virtually possible. That’s where conversational AI can come in.  The first question that will …

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Intelligent virtual agents (IVAs) are increasingly being used across teams to unlock hidden efficiency as well as deliver improved customer satisfaction and maintain security so you know your company’s data is safe. Utilizing artificial intelligence and natural language processing, virtual voice agents converse with customers for a seamless, hands-free experience. This combination of technologies, known …

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If you have had any recent experience with a call or contact center, you may have heard the term Intelligent Virtual Agent, or IVA for short. Intelligent Virtual Agents (IVAs) recreate the voice and chat capabilities that a live human agent has, but they do it in a more cost-efficient and consistent manner. IVA creates …

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My favorite lip sync battle on Jimmy Fallon is Emma Stone performing “All I Do is Win”, by DJ Khaled. She is great, the song is great and it reminds me of a great tagline I hear myself saying to customers often, which is “our partnership is a win-win”. Plum Voice knows intelligent virtual agents …

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Many business leaders have heard of a “bot” or a “chatbot” or a computer program that can interact with customers with little to no assistance. They’ve probably also used this technology when calling an airline or bank to get information or book a flight without ever talking to a live agent – and might even …

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