Since the emergence of multi-channel self-service, there is a growing disconnect between the typical strategy employed in telephone self-service design and what many customers actually need. This blog details the results of a survey that Nuance commissioned to uncover customer channel preferences for...
Have you seen one yet? The new iPhone 4S ? If you aren’t one of the lucky few who got theirs today, then just wait. You are in for a treat. Today marks a milestone for natural, conversational interaction between consumers and their mobile devices. Apple’s Personal Assistant Siri marks a sea...
Customer service in the Utility industry is undoubtedly transforming. Check out this recent post from Sierra Energy Group analyst Christopher Purdue: http://www.intelligentutility.com/article/10/08/old-fashioned-customer-service-smart-grid-world Here at Nuance, we're seeing it first hand too. I was...
This is the second installment of Dena Skrbina's post on how consumers, having been conditioned by the ATM experience, are expecting an increasingly high level of sophistication from phone self-service. Advancements in speech recognition have made it possible to provide an automated phone service...
Dena Skrbina our Senior Director of Solutions Marketing wrote this great commentary on how consumers, having been conditioned by the ATM experience, are expecting an increasingly high level of sophistication from phone self-service. With 2 million ATMs conveniently positioned at airports, convenience...
Business rule transfers; you know what they are. You have a caller coming into the IVR, making a good faith attempt to self serve, then Wham... they get told "please hold while I forward your call to ..." People building speech-enabled applications hate when that happens. Well, let me re-word...
In preparation for an in-depth analysis of Customer Experience and its connection to customer loyalty and satisfaction, the Nuance Creative Services team decided to take a look at online-based or "non-brick and mortar" companies that: Consistently rank high in customer satisfaction surveys...
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