Author: Angelina Maksimovic

From Champagne to Sweatpants: What Consumers Are Cutting to Afford Groceries

According to Blue Yonder’s latest survey, as many as 85% of consumers worldwide are worried about the continued rise in grocery prices. Conducted across key markets including the U.S., U.K., France, Germany, Australia/New Zealand (ANZ), and the Middle East, the...

Gift Cards Are the New Currency, And Everyone’s Cashing In

Despite persistent economic uncertainty, American consumers are planning to buy more gift cards in 2025—10% more than they did in 2024, according to new research from Blackhawk Network (BHN). With inflation and cost-of-living pressures still top-of-mind, gift cards are becoming...

AI or Goodbye: The New Rules of Customer Experience in 2025

According to Verint’s new State of Customer Experience 2025 report, 86% of U.S. consumers now recognise the value of artificial intelligence in customer service interactions. Among 18-to-34-year-olds, that number soars to 98%, signalling a major generational shift in expectations. AI isn’t...

No More Boring Prep: Seismic Just Made Sales Way Smarter

Seismic has rolled out its Spring 2025 Product Release — and it’s all about making revenue teams faster, smarter, and more confident with AI at their fingertips. At the centre of the release is Role-Play Agent, a new generative AI...

Sanas Unveils Breakthrough in Real-Time Speech Translation

Sanas has announced a leap in communication technology by introducing real-time, AI-powered speech-to-speech language translation. The tool uses a proprietary, low-latency AI architecture to directly translate spoken language, all while maintaining high fidelity, identity, and emotional nuance in the speaker’s...

AI Knows What You Want to Buy, And Shoppers Are Here for It

A new report by Bloomreach reveals how artificial intelligence is reshaping the way consumers shop online — and it’s making the experience feel more human than ever. Titled How AI Is Teaching Us to Shop Like Humans Again, the report...

AI-Fueled Deepfakes Trigger Surge in Voice Fraud

Pindrop has just released its 2025 Voice Intelligence & Security Report, and the findings are both staggering and urgent. The report sheds light on a rapidly evolving fraud landscape dominated by AI-powered deepfakes and synthetic voice attacks that are targeting...

Calabrio Unveils Smarter Agent Support with New Performance Management Platform

Calabrio has introduced the Performance Management solution to transform how contact centres approach agent performance, moving away from outdated, fragmented systems toward a holistic platform that boosts engagement, cuts attrition, and elevates customer outcomes. This new solution is part of the...

Zoom Reimagines Customer Service with Self-Solving Virtual Agent 

Zoom has announced the launch of Zoom Virtual Agent 2.0, a new upgrade to its AI-powered customer service solution. This next-generation release brings intelligent, autonomous support capabilities across chat and voice, ushering in a new era of self-service with advanced...

No More Blind Spots: RingCentral Cracks the Code on the Full Customer Journey

RingCentral has unveiled new enhancements in customer experience technology with the introduction of its new Customer Journey Analytics and the general availability of AI Agent Assist. These innovations, part of the RingCX platform, offer organisations a unified, AI-driven approach to...