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New research reveals the top contact centre technology trends over the next 12 months

16 May, 2018 at 7:18 AM

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

New research reveals the top contact centre technology trends over the next 12 months
Stephen Ball of Aspect Software

Artificial intelligence, chatbots and automation are the trends that will experience the greatest growth in customer experience over the next 12 months, according to the latest research from Aspect Software.The research – which set out to discover the technology trends currently disrupting customer journeys – surveyed contact centre managers and discovered that 89% of those polled believe artificial intelligence will experience the greatest growth in adoption in customer engagement over the next 12 months.

This was closely followed by chatbots and automation with 76% and 55% respectively stating that these technologies would experience the greatest growth in the next year. In contrast to this, only 5% stated they believe remote / home agents would experience great growth and only 11% stated that they expect social media to experience great growth.

Stephen Ball, Senior VP Europe and Africa at Aspect, commented, “The modern customer is demanding ever-increasing ways to interact with brands and companies so it’s encouraging to see that contact centre managers are realising this and implementing technologies that enable them to adapt accordingly. Those investing in these strategies are effectively investing in their customers by ensuring they have access to a range of different communications channels to suit their individual needs.

“However, while it’s great to see the uptake in advanced technologies, it’s important that organisations do not ignore other significant channels of communication such as social media and mobile apps. Crucially, organisations should understand their customer base and provide a range of communications channels that cater to these customers, including self-service options wherever possible.”

Looking specifically at chatbots, 37% stated that they currently use an automated chatbot and a further 55% stated that they don’t currently use chatbots but are planning on implementing them in their contact centre in the next 12 months.

The research also found that:

  • 92% believe that natural language processing is an important element of the customer experience in automated self-service
  • Chatbots are most commonly deployed for websites, with all respondents stating that they either already do or are planning to deploy a chatbot on their website. Following this is Facebook Messenger (46% ) and Twitter DM (17% ). Only 9% currently deploy or are planning to deploy chatbots on WhatsApp and only 3% on SMS/iMessage
  • Desktop web chat is the most frequently deployed communication channel in the cloud, with 71% stating this. This is followed closely by voice and mobile web chat, with 66% stating this for both categories
  • 74% are planning on integrating new cloud-based solutions in their contact centre within the next 12 months
  • Only 16% state that less than 40% of the contact centre will be based in the cloud and only 13% state that more than 70% will be in the cloud

Ball added, “Integrating advanced technologies in the contact centre is vital for maintaining competitive advantage and for maintaining customer relationships. It’s great to see the level of implementation due to take place over the next year, but organisations must ensure they deploy these technologies with the customer in mind, while also re-organising the workforce to ensure their potential is maximised.”

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category: Artificial Intelligence (AI), automation, News

Tags: Aspect Software, communication, Facebook Messenger, Stephen Ball, Twitter, WhatsApp

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