By Ryan Falkenberg, 04 December 2024 – Originally published by TechFinancials. Ask most people how they feel about getting a sales call and they’ll tell you how annoying it is. That annoyance only increases if they pick up the phone and can tell that a virtual agent...
Read MoreBy Ryan Falkenberg, 17 October 2024 – Originally published by Retail Brief Africa. Not all that long ago, Black Friday was the preserve of major US retailers. Held the day after US Thanksgiving (which always falls on the fourth Thursday of November), it signals the sta...
Read MoreBy Ryan Falkenberg, 30 September 2024 – Originally published by Retail Brief Africa. The online marketplace has changed dramatically since COVID-19 and big international players entering the market and technological advancements like AI are further changing th...
Read MoreBy Ryan Falkenberg, 24 May 2024 – Originally published by BizCommunity. It’s no secret that South Africa has a service delivery problem. In the run up to elections, government departments and state owned enterprises (SOEs) have come under the microscope for their abi...
Read MoreBy Ryan Falkenberg, 05 July 2023 – Originally published by IT Online. Let’s be honest: how often have you called an organisation’s contact centre in a good mood? I’d wager that the answer is somewhere between “seldom” and “almost never”. After all, most...
Read MoreBy Ryan Falkenberg, 18 April 2023 – Originally published by IT Online. Ask the average South African how load-shedding is affecting businesses, they’ll probably mention mining and industry or small businesses (such as hairdressers and restaurants) that rely on a consistent flow of en...
Read MoreBy Mudiwa Gavaza, 09 February 2023 – Originally published by Business Live. ChatGPT, the large language model that has taken the world by storm in a short three months, is expected to do away with a number of traditional jobs. Experts say customer service and suppor...
Read MoreBy Ryan Falkenberg, 28 September 2022 - Originally published by Retail Brief Africa Outbound call centres have never had to work harder to remain relevant. Today’s customer has a plethora of tools that allow them to screen and block unsolicited calls. And even when they do pick up, the...
Read MoreBy Johan Steyn, 10 October 2022 - Originally published by BusinessDay Steyn is on the faculty at Woxsen University, a research fellow at Stellenbosch University and the founder of AIforBusiness.net...
Read MoreOriginally published on IT-Online on 5 September 2022 By Ryan Falkenberg, Co-CEO of CLEVVA Pty. Ltd. When conversational-AI powered chatbots started entering the mainstream a few years ago, many businesses thought they would be a panacea for their customer service needs. These digi...
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