Tag: Artificial Intelligence

Sigma Connected deploys AI platform to clear up call quality

Call centre operator, Sigma Connected has deployed an AI-powered noise cancellation platform to clear up the sound quality of its voice calls. Sigma started testing Iris Clarity in February of this year and has since optimised hundreds of thousands of...

Five9 launches AI suite to revolutionise customer experience

Five9 revealed an AI suite designed to boost customer experiences last week.  The platform includes a four-step process to help businesses identify and implement AI solutions quickly and deliver measurable returns with Five9’s guidance.  “AI has enormous potential to improve the customer...

Generational differences for better customer service are revealing new standards

Older generations of customers show less loyalty and patience towards brands than the younger Gen Z (aged 12-27), a new study by Zoom has found. This research comes from Zoom’s Morning Consult survey, examining how consumer expectations have shifted, and...

CEOs rank their workforce as their third priority

New HR research from Gartner has found that CEOs ranked workforce as their third most important business priority for the next year. This falls behind growth and technology as business focuses. Alongside this, the research found that general workplace investments are...

Customer service decline finds brands and shoppers more disconnected than ever

New research has found that the average quality of customer service is on the decline, as brands and UK shoppers are more disconnected than ever. A recent study by CommBox found that while nearly all business respondents (90%) believed their...

GenAI projects forecasted to be abandoned next year

After extensive research and business calculations, Gartner has predicted that at least 30% of GenAI projects will be abandoned after proof of concept by the end of 2025. The business experts estimate this will be the result due to poor...

FTC Investigating AI-Based Dynamic Pricing

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has ordered eight companies to provide more details of their practices. These companies, which use AI to set prices based on consumer data, should now clarify how this may harm privacy, fair competition, and consumer...

6 strategies to help bridge the CX personalisation gap

There is a consensus among customer experience practitioners when it comes to personalisation: when done well, it can be a business differentiator. It’s easy to see why. Personalisation shows to customers the value that brands place on their relationships –...

Customers don’t want AI in customer service, report claims

Gartner research indicates that customers don’t like artificial intelligence, and would prefer companies didn’t use it at all. According to the analyst firm, 64% of customers prefer firms not to use AI in their customer service. The report also claimed 53% of customers would consider...

Contact centres at a crossroads: interview with Sat Sanghera

The contact centre has been the bedrock of customer experience strategy (and source of customer frustration) for the last 35 years. But will the advent of AI change all of that? What is the evolution of the contact centre now set...