Talkdesk

APRIL 14, 2020

Getting help from virtual agents Virtual agents and chatbots usage is increasing across all industries. Providing 24/7 service: Virtual agents reduce customer service pressure by providing service around the clock. The chart below shows this behavior.

Contact Center 81

Contact Center Virtual Agent E Commerce Average Handle Time 81

UJET

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

A customer calling to ask about store hours, for instance, may be routed to a self-service option or Virtual Agent , while more complex queries will be routed to a human agent. Automation Reduces Repetitive Tasks for Agents. After a call, agents spend extra time copying notes to your CRM tool.

Virtual Agent 82

Virtual Agent Customer Service Contact Center Average Handle Time 82

Oracle

OCTOBER 1, 2019

That’s a particularly attractive solution when a chatbot — also called a “virtual agent” — is offered as the initial strategy, with a live agent available as needed. Gartner research found that 25% of customer service operations will use virtual customer assistants by 2020. Frictionless experience.

Customer Service 74

Customer Service Virtual Agent Average Handle Time Retail 74

UJET

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

A customer calling to ask about store hours, for instance, may be routed to a self-service option or Virtual Agent , while more complex queries will be routed to a human agent. Automation Reduces Repetitive Tasks for Agents. After a call, agents spend extra time copying notes to your CRM tool.

Virtual Agent 72

Virtual Agent Customer Service Contact Center Average Handle Time 72

Calabrio

MARCH 11, 2025

Additional metrics to consider include: NPS scores First response time (FRT) Abandon rates Hold times Average Handle Time (AHT) 4. In today’s customer service landscape, chatbots and virtual assistants are increasingly integral, handling a significant volume of inquiries.

Contact Center 52

Contact Center Call Center Customer Satisfaction Metrics 52

TechSee

AUGUST 14, 2018

Implementing decision support tools backs up the agent, putting the right information at the tip of their fingers, helping them work smarter and perform better in operational KPIs such as First Call Resolution (FCR) and Average Handling Time (AHT).

Contact Center 95

Contact Center Average Handle Time Virtual Agent Call Center 95

VDS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Emerging technologies help companies reduce average handle time (AHT), increase customer satisfaction (CSAT), and increase profitability. The idea is to let technology handle mundane tasks, nuisance calls, and authentication, so your agents can focus on everything else. Intelligent Virtual Agent (IVA).

Virtual Agent 52

Virtual Agent Customer Service Contact Center Average Handle Time 52

NICE inContact

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Some have turned to AI to power virtual agents, chatbots and other self-service channels. Decreased average handle time by 10 percent. Decreased average handle time by 10 percent. Improved average speed of answer by over 50 percent at peak times. Saving over $300,00 per year.

Contact Center 48

Contact Center Virtual Agent Net Promoter Score Fashion 48

NICE inContact

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

By combining NICE inContact with SmartAction’s AI-powered virtual agent, DSW ultimately found the right human-machine balance without compromising an ounce of CX. Today, live agents are optimized to help customers more quickly on complex needs. Average handle time (AHT) , a key CX metric, has fallen by two minutes!

Virtual Agent 55

Virtual Agent Customer Experience Average Handle Time Omnichannel 55

Playvox

MARCH 19, 2024

As NLP, ML, and conversational AI evolved, modern contact centers embrace AI-powered chatbots, virtual agents or assistants, voice recognition, and other tools to deliver self-service options to customers. This frees up agents to focus on more complex issues and customer communications, reducing metrics like average handling time.

Contact Center 74

Contact Center Net Promoter Score Average Handle Time Omnichannel 74

Think Customers

OCTOBER 4, 2021

In most cases it’s an artificially intelligent virtual agent that greets users in the corner of the screen with the option to continue the conversation with the AI or transfer to an agent. Chatbots are primarily text-based and scripted to answer specific questions. What is messaging?

White Paper 52

White Paper Contact Center Omnichannel Average Handle Time 52

Talkdesk

MARCH 24, 2020

Not limited to a specific interface, it leverages both traditional websites and conversational self-service tools like virtual agents , chatbots and employee or customer communities to make information as easily accessible as possible. Knowledge Base Administrators.

Net Promoter Score 57

Net Promoter Score Average Handle Time Contact Center Virtual Agent 57

NICE inContact

MARCH 28, 2018

Integration with CRM and other applications provide a complete customer context in terms of profile, interaction and transaction data that helps agents solve customer issues right, the first time. Average Handle Time (AHT) – This is one of the most significant metrics when it comes to driving down costs.

Metrics 48

Metrics Customer Experience Contact Center Average Handle Time 48

Think Customers

MARCH 2, 2023

We see the highest concentration in strategic and minor investments planned around things like intelligent virtual agents, video chat, and augmented reality,” D’Antonio added. For this client, average handle time (AHT) of nine minutes was slashed to three minutes with robotic desktop automation TTEC deployed.

2023 52

2023 Contact Center Average Handle Time Roadmap 52

Pointillist

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Your customers expect agents to understand their unique context, including: Why they contacted your organization The goal they are trying to achieve The steps they have already taken prior to contacting an agent. Without it, you risk frustrating them with interactions that require lots of effort, long hold times and costly escalations.

Contact Center 40

Contact Center Customer Journey Omnichannel Metrics 40