Posts Tagged ‘SMS’

What is best for your business?  Contact centers and customer support platforms have historically been managed as part of an organization’s telephony department. As these organizations look to move to an omni-channel cloud-based solution it is important to understand the options available when choosing a path forward. There are three types of solutions,   Commercial off-the-shelf […]

Perficient’s Amazon Connect Experience (PACE) solution amplifies the power of Amazon Connect with several added features and managed services. As we continue to develop and customize our software to your needs, we will post blogs with new features and processes we have added, changed, or fixed. To learn more about PACE, visit our dedicated landing […]

Perficient’s Amazon Connect Experience (PACE) solution amplifies the power of Amazon Connect with several added features and managed services. As we continue to develop and customize our software to your needs, we will post blogs with new features and processes we have added, changed, or fixed. To learn more about PACE, visit our dedicated landing […]

Perficient’s Amazon Connect Experience (PACE) solution amplifies the power of Amazon Connect with several added features and managed services. As we continue to develop and customize our software to your needs, we will post blogs with new features and processes we have added, changed, or fixed. To learn more about PACE, visit our dedicated landing […]

Perficient’s Amazon Connect Experience (PACE) solution amplifies the power of Amazon Connect with several added features and managed services. As we continue to develop and customize our software to your needs, we will post blogs with new features and processes we have added, changed, or fixed. To learn more about PACE, visit our dedicated landing […]

Whether you work in big tech or the service industry, you are retired or grudgingly buying your pre-teen their first smartphone, let’s face it, texting has become the most used communication tool in your daily life.  SMS (Short Message Service), aka “Texting”, enables many to skip voice communication altogether and opt for the instant power […]

In our previous posts, we discussed the increasing popularity of curbside pickup and click and collect as a retail channel and demoed a pickup solution powered by Twilio Flex, Twilio’s cloud-based contact center platform. Twilio’s powerful platform can also be used to create a curbside pickup operation where customers, workers, and supervisors all interact via […]

Perficient recently concluded a 3-day hackathon to create contact center solutions addressing the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) crisis. Utilizing Amazon Connect Chat, my team and I implemented a solution for SMS deflection. We addressed the following scenario: Customer calls into a call center with high demand. Customer is prompted that his wait time is greater than 2 […]

In the past, call centers worked like this: A customer with an issue would phone into a support line, never knowing how long they’d be on hold for. It could take multiple calls to resolve the issue, creating a less-than-ideal experience for the caller. In today’s digital-first world, the traditional call center is undergoing a […]

The third consideration for Flex text-based communication channels from my introductory post is “What type of interaction is it?”. This topic can end up being a bit more philosophical. That being said, it does drive real-world decisions in how you architect your overall Flex approach. But it will likely take a combination of historic understanding […]

Let’s explore another consideration for Flex text-based communication channels from my introductory post: Routing the Interaction with Flex. In this post, we’ll look at the second focus area… How does that interaction get routed on the Flex platform so I can get it to the right agent or expert?  Routing the Interaction to Flex Let’s go […]