Author: Angelina Maksimovic

Genesys Brings Intelligent Autonomy to Customer Experience
As businesses look to unlock new frontiers in customer engagement, Genesys has unveiled Genesys Cloud AI Studio and its first feature, AI Guides, a combination built to transform how brands deliver intelligent, personalised service at scale.With 80% of business leaders...

Only 10 Brands Got CX Right in 2025. Is Yours One of Them?
Customer experience continues its global slide, and the numbers are impossible to ignore. According to Forrester’s 2025 Customer Experience Index (CX Index), just 10 brands worldwide—less than 5%—earned “elite” status this year, maintaining top-tier rankings in how customers perceive their...

Text Me, Don’t Email Me: The Retail CX Wake-Up Call
New research from UJET reveals a major shift in what truly influences consumer buying decisions. Hint: it’s neither AI nor a fast reply. It’s not even empathy from human agents. Today, nearly half of consumers (46%) say a mobile-friendly customer...

Hotel Staff and Travel Agents Just Got AI Teammates, Meet Talkdesk Experience Clouds
Talkdesk is stepping up to meet the chaos and complexity of modern travel and hospitality by launching two industry-specific solutions: Talkdesk Travel Experience Cloud and Talkdesk Hospitality Experience Cloud. These new platforms are designed to tackle some of the most...

Online Shoppers are Getting Smarter, And More Sceptical
According to new research from Akeneo, today’s shoppers are savvier and more selective than ever, especially during high-profile online shopping events like Amazon Prime Day. The survey shows that 90% of consumers say that product reviews directly impact their purchase...

AI Agents Are Growing Fast, And Salesforce’s Agentforce 3 Keeps Them in Check
Salesforce has introduced Agentforce 3, an upgrade to its digital labour platform, aimed at helping enterprises deploy, manage, and scale AI agents with unprecedented control and visibility. With over 8,000 customers adopting the platform and AI agent usage increasing by...

From Chaos to Clarity: Infosys and Adobe Are Powering Next-Gen Marketing
Infosys and Adobe have joined forces to transform how brands engage, serve, and grow their customer bases. The alliance will combine Infosys’ AI-amplified marketing suite, Infosys Aster, with Adobe’s content and experience platforms to deliver real-time, personalised, and scalable marketing...

Pay to Stay Behind? Inside Wizz Air’s Unusual Customer Strategy
As the summer travel season heats up and pressure mounts on airlines, Wizz Air, one of Europe’s largest low-cost carriers, is testing a new strategy to manage overbooked flights—by asking passengers to volunteer before they even reach the airport.Passengers booking...

Your Cheap Designer Dupe Might Be Paying for Organised Crime
In a startling revelation, a new study from the Transnational Alliance to Combat Illicit Trade (TRACIT) reveals that counterfeit goods are fuelling a massive underground economy in the UK, with everyday consumers unknowingly contributing to a criminal enterprise worth billions.According...

Would You Fully Trust an AI with Your Customer Service? Cognizant Thinks You Should
Cognizant has joined forces with Google Cloud to introduce Cognizant Autonomous Customer Engagement—a fully AI-led contact centre platform designed to reshape how companies interact with customers. The solution aims to create hyper-personalised, responsive experiences across every step of the customer...