Interactive Voice Response (IVR) has made such strides in improving the customer experience in recent years that many consumers are forced to pause and wonder if that could really be a computer on the other end of the line. It’s so intuitive that it can be hard to believe there’s nobody sitting there pushing the buttons on the other end. Enterprises are aware of how easy it is for a customer to get the experience they want; a competitor is always ready to pick up the slack and outperform your … [Read more...]
Improve Customer Experience with IVR
You know you can cut contact center costs by using Interactive Voice Response (IVR), but many companies do so with the knowledge that they might negatively impact customer approval. While a live agent is generally preferred by customers, it doesn’t mean you can’t improve the customer experience when they call into your IVR and boost satisfaction rates. It’s worth acknowledging that, while many companies might try to sell IVR to customers as a way to improve service, customers know the … [Read more...]
What Is IVR: Can You Optimize the Customer Experience?
Consumers expect an immediate response from companies, and they expect their interaction with your company to be fast, easy, and convenient. Interactive voice response (IVR) is the tool many companies use to meet this expectation, providing a streamlined process for customers to resolve problems, ask questions, and gather information. What is IVR? IVR technology has been around for decades; it’s simply any phone system designed to funnel calls through an automated process. It began with a … [Read more...]