Tag: Artificial Intelligence

AI implementation: overcoming the barriers to success 

The strategic value of artificial intelligence (AI) is widely recognised by customer experience (CX) leaders worldwide. However, AI implementation in the contact centre appears to have slowed over the last year. Why the disconnect?   Recent Talkdesk research explores why CX leaders...

Harnessing AI for next generation customer experience 

There’s no secret to what consumers want when they interact with brands. That is – convenience and speed. The brands that delight customers are those that have easy, fast, and smart self-service.  Now AI that is purpose-built for customer experience (CX)...

Gartner outlines six trends driving near-term adoption of metaverse technologies

Six trends are driving the use of metaverse technologies today and will continue to drive its use over the next three to five years, according to Gartner, Inc. Marty Resnick, VP analyst at Gartner said that while widescale adoption of metaverse technologies is more than...

The 3 biggest benefits of contact centre AI

From smarter forecasting to call routing and IVR, artificial intelligence is increasingly embedded in how contact centres work. It’s no longer the preserve of big brands – with big budgets – but a mature, ready-to-use technology from which every contact...

Gartner research: conversational AI will reduce agent labour costs by 2023

According to Gartner, by 2026, conversational artificial intelligence (AI) deployments within contact centres will reduce agent labour costs by $80 billion. Worldwide end-user spending on conversational AI solutions within contact centres is forecast to reach $1.99 billion in 2022.  “Many organisations...

IoT’s role in transforming healthcare

Personalising the patient experience is now a possibility by integrating IoT (Internet of Things), and data from those devices. It can provide both patients and their doctors with a better picture of their health, as a better way to track...

Top three trends in healthcare CX

Healthcare providers are placing more emphasis on care than ever before. That means they’re shifting to a new paradigm for service interaction that doesn’t only focus on providing patient care. But this now also aims to deliver a superior customer...

Real world transactions against the notion of the metaverse

The metaverse promises an environment where our physical and digital personas merge into a virtual experience, and everything works together seamlessly. Unfortunately, that doesn’t mean taking a break from that experience to pay for goods and services using your credit...

How digitalisation can improve the patient experience

We are living in the most technically advanced era known to man. Digitalisation is having a major influence on most sectors, and healthcare is no exception. Government owned hospitals, private institutions and pharmaceutical companies are all adopting digital strategies.   But what...

What is needed for the best-in-class virtual assistant?

Technology, by virtue, perpetuates a constantly evolving cycle of improvement. A look around any desk or office will showcase many examples – from your phone, to the laptop you’re working on, or the smartwatch on your wrist. But there have...