Tag: Amazon Connect

Contact volumes and agent staffing in contact centers vary during the day. When there are more contacts than available agents, a queue holds contacts waiting to be answered by agents. A single queue to handle all incoming contacts maximizes service levels, and minimizes wait times. This is only possible when each agent can handle all […]

The ability to share attachments between customers and agents during a chat interaction offers significant benefits to enhance the overall customer experience. By allowing customers to share files such as documents, images, or screenshots during a chat session, it facilitates clearer communication and provides a more comprehensive understanding of the customer’s issue. This can lead […]

Contact centers have performance objectives (service levels, agent occupancy, average speed to answer) to ensure a high-quality of customer service. The methods used to route incoming contacts have a direct influence on these performance metrics. Amazon Connect makes it possible to route contacts based on objectives that are important to the business. Part 1 of […]

Many organizations utilize Amazon Connect to run their contact centers and integrate custom applications through Connect APIs. These APIs are used to streamline and customize various aspects of contact center operations, such as managing agent states, retrieving real-time metrics, automating contact center processes, and customizing the overall customer experience to meet specific business requirements. However, […]

Introduction Smartphones have become the standard method of communication for consumers, with an estimated 6.8 billion users worldwide in 2023. The World Health Organization reported an estimated 1.3 billion people living with a disability. A portion of this population may not be able to use smartphones easily in their daily lives. This results in the […]

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 […]

The quote, “Not everything that matters can be measured, and not everything that can be measured matters,” highlights the challenge of selecting appropriate metrics and reports to gauge your success. This is especially true for contact centers. Success in contact centers requires analyzing standard metrics like average hold time (AHT) or abandonment rate and customizing […]

The customer experience landscape is rapidly evolving, driven by rising expectations and technological innovations like generative artificial intelligence (AI). At Amazon Web Services (AWS), we are committed to empowering businesses to deliver exceptional customer service and experiences. This year, we are thrilled to be a sponsor of Customer Contact Week 2024, one of the most […]

A solid knowledge base has always been a crucial piece in effectively aiding agents in the contact center. Now with generative AI, well-structured, straightforward, and up-to-date knowledge bases are key to support generative AI assistants like Q in Connect in easily and effectively synthesizing your content. In this blog post, you will learn about Amazon Q in Connect, how it works, and how to optimize your knowledge base to maximize impact using our generative AI capabilities.

In the context of a transfer call scenario from a contact center, the company’s provisioned phone number is typically the outbound caller ID. However, certain scenarios require preserving the original caller ID throughout the transfer process, allowing the receiving party to identify the initial caller. Amazon Connect provides flexible outbound calling capabilities through queues. The […]