Brands
Ameyo integrates with Zendesk, to deliver voice capabilities
MUMBAI: Ameyo, a leading innovator of contact center technology and customer experience solutions, has announced its integration with Zendesk. Utilising the Zendesk API, the integration combines Ameyo’s powerful call management features with Zendesk’s flexible customer support software to deliver remarkable and consistent omnichannel customer experience.
Ameyo is an all-in-one omnichannel communication suite with advanced call management features such as conference calling, call hold, and call forwarding, along with the traditional inbound and outbound telephony. Ever since its inception, Ameyo has demonstrated itself as a leader in the omnichannel customer experience (CX) and contact center technology space, consistently developing customer-centric solutions to drive customer engagement and retention.
While Zendesk is a global leader in providing end-to-end solutions for enhanced customer experiences, they were on the lookout for a suitable partner to provide voice capabilities in key markets for Zendesk, including India. Through the API integration, agents can now use the Zendesk interface to complete tasks without toggling between multiple applications for voice support.
Ameyo co-founder & EVP Sachin Bhatia commented, “An integrated omnichannel customer experience is critical for today’s Enterprises. With Zendesk’s contact center integration, Ameyo has brought enterprise grade contact center and quality monitoring capabilities to Zendesk customers in India. This would help establish a 360 degree customer view and, therefore, enhance accountability between the front office contact center and back office contact center.”
Zendesk country sales director KT Prasad adds “Zendesk is firmly committed to its customers in fulfilling their end to end customer support needs, and we are excited about our partnership with Ameyo in India. Integration of voice in our service portfolio through Ameyo will only bolster our offerings in the region and help further consolidate our position in the enterprise sector.”
By integrating Ameyo with Zendesk, businesses in India can utilize the best of both worlds to enhance customer service, case management, and personalization, resulting in better relationships with customers. The two-way collaboration offers:
• Multichannel Customer Interaction Management with Inbound, outbound and blended capabilities
• Automated outbound dialing ensures lowest abandoned calls, eliminates unproductive calls, and intelligently manages leads & campaigns without the need for any additional resources.
• Flexible ticket and case management with automated workflows facilitates effective customer service between customers and agents
• Robust reporting, graphs, and advanced analytics on both customers and agents
Intelligent Agent Routing capability built into Ameyo ensures increased operational flexibility and improves first-call resolution by routing customers to the most relevant resource. Additionally, Ameyo’s Computer Telephony Integration (CTI) widget ensures agents are fully-equipped with all the customer intelligence needed to effectively deal with a query – including voice transcripts, recordings, and complete service & interaction history. The simple screen pop improves agent productivity, minimizes talk time, and delivers more personalized communications, positively impacting customer experience.
Brands
Uber launches hotel bookings feature in partnership with Expedia
From hotel bookings to room service at your door, the ride-hailing giant is making its boldest push yet into everyday life
CALIFORNIA: Uber is done being just a taxi app. At its annual GO-GET product event, the world’s leading mobility and delivery platform unveiled a sweeping set of new features designed to plant itself at the centre of how people travel, eat and shop, hotel bookings included.
The headline move is a partnership with Expedia Group that lets Uber users in the United States book hotels directly within the Uber app, with access to a catalogue that will eventually grow to more than 700,000 properties worldwide. Uber One members get 10 per cent back in Uber One credits on all hotel bookings and savings of at least 20 per cent on a rolling list of more than 10,000 hotels globally. Vacation rentals from Vrbo, Expedia Group’s home-rental brand, will be added later this year. The partnership is expected to expand beyond the United States. From June, Uber rides will also be integrated directly into the Expedia app, with push notifications sent to travellers ahead of hotel check-in to book discounted Uber rides for the duration of their stay.
Dara Khosrowshahi, chief executive of Uber, framed the expansion in terms of the modern condition. “Uber is becoming an app for everything, helping people go, get, and now travel all in one place,” he said. “We’re all living through a moment of real cognitive overload: too many apps, too many decisions, too much noise. At the end of the day, our job is to help people reclaim their time, spending less of it managing the logistics of life and more of it actually living.”
Ariane Gorin, chief executive of Expedia Group, struck a similarly ambitious note. “Travel should feel effortless, and this partnership gets us one step closer to offering a seamless traveller experience,” she said. “By connecting our two-sided marketplace with Uber, we’re bringing Uber rides directly into the Expedia app and Expedia Group’s lodging inventory into the Uber app through our Rapid API technology. Together, we’re helping travellers spend less time planning and more time enjoying the journey.”
Beyond hotels, the product announcements come thick and fast. Travel Mode, available within both the Uber and Uber Eats apps, offers curated recommendations on local favourites, tourist destinations, OpenTable restaurant reservations and on-demand delivery to hotel rooms. Uber One International means the membership programme now works globally, allowing members to earn credits on rides abroad that can be redeemed once back home. A new Shop for Me feature lets users request items from any store, even those not listed on the app. Eats for the Way allows riders in select cities booking an Uber Black or Uber Black SUV to have a drink or snack waiting for them in the car. Voice Bookings, powered by artificial intelligence, lets users book a ride conversationally, without touching their phone. And a redesigned One Search bar consolidates results for places, food and items across the entire Uber platform in a single query.
Uber has now logged more than 72 billion trips since it launched in 2010. The question it is now answering is what comes after the ride. The answer, apparently, is everything else. Whether users want a hotel in Paris, a coffee in the back of a car or a snake plant from the local garden centre, Uber would very much like to be the one to provide it. The app economy’s land grab has a new front-runner.
NOTE: The image used is AI generated and only for representational purposes.
