Sentiment Analysis Tools: How They Work + Top Picks for 2026
Customer expectations are rising, and 87% of support teams say they’ve seen a major shift in just the past year. Today, responding on time isn’t enough. Your agents also need to understand customer intent and emotional state to meet people where they are. When a...
Types of AI in the Contact Center (And How They’re Used)
As much as generative AI has been in the news and industry publications, you’d be forgiven for thinking it’s the end-all-be-all for contact center AI. And there are generative AI use cases in the contact center to get excited about–from expanding the capabilities of...
9 Best Apps Like PolyAI for AI-Powered Call Centers
Picture this: an AI-powered customer support system that can read the room—picking up on customer moods, tone of voice, and chatting with the warmth and nuance of a real human. Sounds like something out of a sci-fi bestseller, right? Not anymore. This tech is ready...
Sierra AI vs. Capacity: Key Differences, Pros, Cons, and Verdict
With 92% of businesses planning to increase their investments in AI tools to improve their processes, customer support automation stands at the frontline. If automating your customer support or improving your current tool stack has been on your mind, you’ve probably...
How to Improve Call Center Customer Service: 15 Best Practices
Running a call center is a difficult task, especially when it has one of the highest employee turnover rates, reaching as high as 60% per year. Now add rising customer expectations—something 57% of customer care leaders anticipate—and the pressure on support teams...
10 Best HappyFox Alternatives in 2026 (Compared)
If you’re exploring ways to automate your customer support, chances are you’ve come across HappyFox, an AI-powered support platform. With features like seamless helpdesk integrations, AI agents, conversational bots, and more, it’s widely used to enhance customer...
The Closure Index: What Our Research Reveals About AI, Humans and Supporting Customers Right
Customer support teams are closing more tickets than ever before. AI Agents and automation can handle higher volumes. Resolution times have dropped. Call center support appears to be working. But customers are telling a different story. In a recent survey of...
AI in Hospitality Marketing: 7 Examples That Drive Bookings
Picture this: You step off a flight, exhausted and ready to collapse into bed. But instead of standing in a lobby line, clutching crumpled confirmation emails, your hotel room key is already waiting on your phone. Your preferences? Already loaded. Your late checkout...
4 Real-World Examples of How to Use Chatbots for Higher Education
With shrinking budgets, stretched support teams, and increasing expectations for on-demand service, colleges and universities are turning to AI-powered chatbots to modernize how they operate. Far beyond simple help desk tools, AI chatbots for higher education can now...
6 Best Hotel Chatbots for Hospitality Businesses in 2026
What if your hotel could handle hundreds of guest inquiries simultaneously, offer personalized recommendations at 3 AM, and save millions in operational costs? Hotel chatbots are making this possible, with: Omnichannel automation Unified data 24/7 customer...