Read the latest IFS blog posts from the Service industries experts at IFS here. These authors understand the issues and challenges you face – read their thoughts from around the world on new technologies and market developments in service management. Learn more about IFS’s expertise in the Service industries.

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The Foundational Pillars of Omni-Channel Success
omni-channel

Many organizations want to provide an omni-channel experience, but few are doing it consistently well.  If you’re a contact center…

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Where Does AI Belong in the Retail Customer Experience?
retail customer experience

One of the best first steps for successfully implementing artificial intelligence into your customer experience strategy is an evaluation of…

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Will AI Eliminate Humans in the Retail Contact Center?
Will AI eliminate humans

When it comes to artificial intelligence, one of the most common questions in the mind of retail customer experience leaders…

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The Emergence of Artificial Intelligence within Customer Service
Artificial Intelligence within customer service

Artificial intelligence has the potential to transform the contact center industry. Much of the conversation has centered on chatbots or…

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Finding the Perfect Balance of AI and Agent-Assisted Service
AI and agent-assisted service

While there isn’t a specific threshold for “too much” or “too little” artificial intelligence, every organization should take great care…

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Introducing Conversational AI in the Contact Center
Conversational AI

What happens when your contact center is ready to stop talking about chatbots or conversational AI and wants to move…

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Cross-Functional Cooperation is the Key to AI Success
AI success

When you ask customers what they want from their experiences with your organization, simplicity and ease top their list. Furthermore,…

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The First Step to Integrating AI in Your Customer Experience
Integrating AI

When adding artificial intelligence to your organization, the best first step is to create a plan for integrating AI and…

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Field service in focus: IFS and NEC bring FSM excellence to Japan

Field service management (FSM) is beginning to get a lot of attention and it’s easy to see why. Intelligently managing…

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From the outside in: Why I decided to join IFS

Last week I joined the IFS team as Field Service Evangelist and Director of Service Management Business Development. For those…

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Can an AI chatbot deliver great customer service?
AI Header

Customer service is a people-focused business, and according to the Harvard Business Review, there are elements of service that are…

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Customer Service Week: The IFS customer perspective
Field Service Worker Header

In recent years, the service industry has seen massive change with disruptive technology and higher customer expectations, but one thing…

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