Contact Center Technology

Creating a Custom Zendesk IVR Integration for a Multinational Communications Corporation: A Case Study

by Blue Ocean in Blue Ocean News, Case Studies, Contact Center Outsourcing, Contact Center Technology

By developing a custom Zendesk IVR integration for a global communications leader, Blue Ocean eliminated manual data entry, reducing average handle time by 53 seconds and boosting customer satisfaction ratings by 34%. This seamless connection between phone and ticketing systems demonstrates how strategic contact center technology can simultaneously improve operational efficiency and customer experience. The […]

 

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5 Evolving Contact Center Technologies and Where the Next Year Will Take Them

by Blue Ocean in Blog, Contact Center Technology, Customer Service Trends

  For all the grief, losses, and setbacks the pandemic unleashed, there is a general consensus that it also sparked a revolution on the technical front. The adoption rate of new and evolving technologies accelerated at unseen speeds—resulting in 10 years’ worth of change within a mere 10 months. Contact center technologies are certainly in […]

 

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RFP Questions to Ask About AI in the Contact Center

by Kim Campbell in Artificial Intelligence, Contact Center RFP, Contact Center Technology, Customer Service Outsourcing, Kim Campbell

You’ve got your game face on. You’re prepared for the future of customer service. And you’re ready for your outsourced customer service RFP to hit the road and bring you some stellar options for a new contact center partner. But are you asking the right questions about artificial intelligence? While AI capabilities in the contact […]

 

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Are You Ready for the Future of Customer Service?

by Kim Campbell in Artificial Intelligence, Contact Center Technology, Customer Service Outsourcing, Kim Campbell, Multichannel Customer Service

Did you know that 32% of customers worldwide will quit doing business with a brand – even if they love it – because of just one bad experience? This statistic from a PwC survey is an eye-opener for any organization that interfaces with customers on a regular basis. But what constitutes a bad experience? Although […]

 

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Ready or Not: AI Customer Service Will Change Your Business and Brand

by Kim Campbell in Artificial Intelligence, Contact Center Technology, Customer Service Outsourcing, Kim Campbell, Multichannel Customer Service

Say hello to the future: the robots are right here. Artificial intelligence is flipping all kinds of traditional business models on their heads. In the customer support space, AI is changing the customer experience for better or for worse depending on the elegance of your deployment. And the new world of AI is creating out-of-this-world […]

 

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AI and Customer Care: The Future is Here

by Andrew O'Brien in Andrew O'Brien, Artificial Intelligence, Contact Center Technology, Customer Service Outsourcing, Multichannel Customer Service

Siri, Alexa, and OK Google… these are the virtual interactions that Sci-Fi movies have portrayed for decades past. The future is, it seems, here at our fingertips. These technologies are sparking new expectations in today’s consumers on an almost daily basis. We want intelligent interactions that are personalized to our own situations and we want […]

 

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The Contact Center of the Future Promises Freedom from “Hold”

by John Doane in Contact Center Technology, Customer Experience, Customer Service Outsourcing, John Doane

It is an exciting time in the customer contact industry. When you think about where contact center technology started, it can be traced back to the invention of the telephone. For decades, the voice channel was the only channel available for customers to receive speedy resolutions and attention to their needs. Boy, has that changed. […]

 

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