Blog Posts About IVR and Automation

You most likely found this article after doing a Google search on “IVR Best Practices,” or something similar. A search such as that will return a lot of potential sources of information. Interactive Voice Response best practices can be a very subjective topic. Especially when considering the source. Customer service and call center consultants will […]

Conversational AI, chatbots, virtual assistants, AI, machine learning, and more have become the “hot topic” buzz words across all types of customer experience services and applications. Perhaps for a good reason, the promise of AI seems like the panacea for a litany of customer experience problems and contact center costs. Or at least, that’s the […]

Communication with customers through contact centers is more about speed and ease than ever before. And with self-serve automation through IVR and SMS communication, contact centers can better serve customers 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. With the “lucky-strike extra” of doing so at a more controlled cost. Because […]

A growing consumer finance company came to us to help control contact center costs as they scaled their business. Their problem; to service the increasing number of customers, they relied on an expanding roster of outsourced contact center vendors worldwide. Otherwise known as BPOs or Business Process Outsourcers, it can be a cost-efficient method for […]

We’ve all encountered an awkward or downright dreadful Interactive Voice Response system (IVR) from time to time. Nothing can be more off-putting than trying to navigate through a virtual labyrinth of voice prompts and complicated menus. A poorly conceived IVR is often the number-one customer service complaint (Harvard Business Review), causing a severe impact on […]

Like many customer service professionals, you’ve either adopted some form of a chatbot or are considering which solution is best for you. And by now, you’ve discovered that it’s not as easy as just turning it on. While simple “no-code” chatbots that accept yes, no, numeric or directed responses can be deployed relatively quickly, the […]

Welcome. This is a quick walk-through of our Compass Automation Platform, our managed communications platform as a service. At its core is a voice and text application server. Think of it just like the computers that run Amazon or LinkedIn, but for telephony. Our no-code/low-code studio is where we create your voice and text applications. […]

With conversational AI (artificial intelligence), chatbots allow the world’s best brands to self-serve customers 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. As consumers, our experiences are often either really good (simple and easy) or not so good requiring human intervention. It’s essential to focus on your customers and their journey […]

There’s a great deal of buzz around the new technologies available for contact centers and customer service operations. The buzz includes things like Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, Robotic Process Automation, ChatBots, Predictive Analytics, Voice Biometrics, Internet of Things, and many more. The promise of improved customer relationships and experiences is tantalizing. In an interview, Ben Motteram’s […]

Our new website and branding tout that, “We are the engagement conduit that enables extraordinary experiences between you and your customers.” To understand what we mean, let’s think about what an “engagement conduit” might be. For example, consider this blog post; you’re reading it thanks to a type of engagement conduit, a web application server. […]

Everything we do for business today revolves around technology. Companies use systems like Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) for managing and planning for success. These areas generally include financial, order processing, logistics, manufacturing, supply chain planning, procurement, and project management. At times business needs will require a solution that is outside their IT core competencies. When […]

As a smart leader, you focus on doing whatever is possible to cut costs and improve efficiencies within your company. You define your budget on core business goals and look for efficient ways to achieve those goals. One way to check the boxes of both budgets and efficiencies is to outsource your contact center. Industry […]

Consumer expectations have evolved more rapidly in the past five to ten years than in the previous 50. That’s why, in today’s marketplace, carefully crafted customer journeys are critical to your success. Many business sectors have embraced this rapid evolution, but a few are still playing catch up. As we visit with current and future […]

Increasingly, contact centers are using SMS text messaging to communicate with customers. The trend is fueled by consumer demand, evident in the quick responses and high open rates for text messages compared to other communication channels. Most contact centers have been using SMS text messaging with their agents communicating with people in a one-to-one fashion. […]