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Imagine this scenario. You’re a contact center agent on a call with a customer who wants to know why the balance transfer request that was approved hasn’t yet been actioned. You’re able to verify the customer’s details using the 360 degree view of the customer that’s visible in the Microsoft Dynamics Contact Center Agent Workspace. … Continue reading Extending Copilot in Service using Copilot Plugins
We live in exciting times. We can now apply omnichannel capabilities on top of not only Dynamics Customer Service - but also any other Dynamics or Power Platform application! The Dynamics 365 Contact Center is a continuation of Microsoft’s CCaaS strategy, allowing capabilities that were previously wedded to Dynamics 365 Customer Service to be used … Continue reading Licensing the Digital Contact Center with an Existing Dynamics 365 Application or Third Party CRM
When anticipating the costs of the Dynamics 365 Contact Center, we also need to factor in the Azure consumption costs required. As we hopefully know by now - Azure Communications Service is a key service used to provide native voice and sms capabilities to the Dynamics 365 Contact Center. Companies could leverage existing carriers and … Continue reading Licensing the Dynamics 365 Contact Center : Part 1.5 (Azure Consumption)
In November 2019, Microsoft introduced Omnichannel for Customer Service, providing companies with native channels such as Chat, SMS, and Facebook, as well as agent productivity tools like Agent Scripts and Macros. The intent was to provide companies with an all in one digital contact center solution which provided the tools for standard case management as … Continue reading 5 Years in the making: Introducing the Dynamics 365 Contact Center
In my previous blog post, I covered the basic setup needed for agents to be able to use the the Omni Channel Engagement Hub app. This post is a continuation on that blog, focussing on how we can quickly create a chat widget to allow your customers to interact with your agents. https://youtu.be/3a5yMoA7ac0 The video … Continue reading Omni Channel Engagement Hub: Creating a Chat Widget
One of the latest features now available in preview for the Omni Channel Engagement Hub is outbound messaging. Outbound messaging is perfect for scenarios where a company may want to send sms notifications to a customer based on an event. E.g. To notify the customer that addiitonal information is required for a claim they may … Continue reading Omni Channel Engagement Hub: Configuring Outbound Messaging
This blog carries on from my last blog which showed how to create the Smart Assist bot and the configurations required in Azure. This blog will show what should be configured in Dynamics 365. To complete the setup, it is important to have bot application id and the app registration application id. Information on how … Continue reading Configuring Smart Assist Part 2
In this blog, I will do my level best to detail the steps included in creating a smart assist bot that will help agents to schedule appointments for customers they're chatting with. It would be helpful to understand and have knowledge of the Azure Bot Framework, but it absolutely not necessary. Smart Assist bots enable … Continue reading OmniChannel Engagement Hub: Creating a Smart Assist Bot
Agents working in a call centre may sometimes need assistance/guidance or information during a conversation that will help them maximise a sale, resolve an issue quicker or confirm that what is being shared with a customer is accurate. By utilising the Omni Channel Engagement Hub, agents have access to productivity tools which not only enables … Continue reading OmniChannel Engagement Hub : Smart Assist
One of the latest features of the Omni Channel Engagement Hub is the ability to see notifications of an incoming conversation when the agent dashboard is not in focus. Prior to this release, agents could potentially miss notifications if they had another tab open or if the browser was minimised. This would affect customers as … Continue reading Configuring and Troubleshooting Omni Channel Engagement Hub Desktop Notifications
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