Category: Contact Center

Contact centers leverage Interactive Voice Response (IVR) systems for call routing, self-service automation, and information retrieval. However, challenges often arise when customers need to access data from third-party systems and Customer Data Platforms (CDPs), as it often requires making API calls through custom code. This process can be complex, requiring technical expertise that is not […]

Introduction If your business has a contact center, you may be looking to leverage the power of generative artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance user experience and agent productivity. Features such as agent assist or intelligent bots have been gaining traction as a result of this push towards contact center AI-assisted modernization. Many of our customers […]

Callback mechanisms play a crucial role in modern contact centers as they allow callers to reserve their position in the queue without having to remain on hold. This not only enhances customer service by reducing wait times but also optimizes telephony costs and agent utilization. When a callback is requested by a caller, it remains […]

Introduction Contact center agents face a variety of challenges when handling customer interactions. Whether it’s troubleshooting a technical issue, resolving a billing dispute, or simply providing helpful, accurate information, agents need to be effective across a wide range of topics. This often requires months, or even years, of experience becoming familiar with the various issues […]

Real-time media services running within virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) environment, such as Citrix, can experience audio quality issues due to the resource intensive nature of processing the media on the server(s). Implementing Amazon Connect audio optimization for Citrix enables you to improve audio quality, reduce host server resources and lower cost per agent. VDI sessions […]

Introduction Contact center agents assist customers with topics that involve complex workflows. Within the Amazon Connect agent workspace, step-by-step guides support agents with clear instructions on how to handle a particular use case. Step-by-step guides are agent facing workflows that can branch based on decisions and send & receive data from external systems. Guides increase […]

In today’s fast-paced business landscape, delivering exceptional customer experiences is paramount. Customers expect seamless, personalized support across every touch point, and businesses are constantly seeking new ways to meet these evolving demands. As an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered cloud contact center solution, Amazon Connect is helping organizations across industries leverage the latest advancements in technology to […]

Agents play a crucial role in providing an exceptional customer experience. In a high-performing contact center, agents are superhuman — they get where the customer is coming from, know their stuff, and fix issues right away. When this happens, customers feel valued and stay loyal. Agents make up more than 70% of contact center operating […]

Contact centers often receive illegitimate phone calls where the caller is pretending to be someone else by using an existing customer’s phone number. While you might simply fail a check on a web site because you don’t have the right credentials, contact center agents are trained to be polite even when something seems amiss, so […]

Introduction In this blog post, CSC Generation Holdings, Inc. (CSC Generation) shares why it moved to Amazon Connect to support customer service operations across its multiple brands. CSC Generation is a multi-brand technology platform that helps retailers such as One Kings Lane and Sur La Table transform into high-performing, digital-first brands. These retailers’ primary customers […]