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Brits Are Turning to ChatGPT for Their Next Pint Spot

Brits are increasingly swapping word-of-mouth for word-of-machine when choosing where to eat or drink. A new report from Reputation and CGA by NIQ shows that AI tools like ChatGPT are now a go-to source for hospitality recommendations, on par with...

Salik Takes Top Honours at the Gulf Sustainability Awards 2025

The Gulf Sustainability Awards returned to Dubai this September, recognising organisations driving impact across environmental, social and governance practices in the region. Now in its ninth year, the programme evaluated entries across 26 categories, combining written submissions with live presentations...

Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Unified Communications as a Service Highlights AI and Collaboration

Hot on the heels of Gartner’s CCaaS Magic Quadrant, the unified communications edition is out for businesses considering revamping or building out their contact centre strategy. Unsurprisingly, leading the report’s insights are the twin boosters of collaboration and AI. Nestling...

Generosity Across Generations: What Today’s Workforce Really Wants

Nearly 4 in 10 Millennials and Gen Z employees are actively seeking new opportunities, while just a fraction of Baby Boomers are doing the same. The gap points to a bigger truth: while today’s cooling job market may keep people...

Luton Airport’s Assisted Travel Lounge Adds to the Customer Experience

Airports are rarely top of people’s happy places, but for passengers with accessibility needs and assisted travel issues they are stressful in the extreme. While most airports are making strides to improve the customer experience, more is needed to support...

(Almost) Nothing Beats an In-Store Experience

Online shopping may be convenient, but for most consumers, it still can’t replace the feeling of walking into a store. According to Chatmeter’s 2025 In-Store Specialty Retail Report, 91% of shoppers say digital channels don’t compare to the in-store experience,...

Internal Mobility & Employee Experience: How to Master Internal Hiring

Hiring externally has become second nature for many companies. A role opens, recruiters go to market, and weeks later, a stranger walks in. It works sometimes. Other times, the team waits, projects lose steam, and the newcomer struggles to fit. Meanwhile,...

Leadership & Employee Experience: The Impact of Executive Accountability on EX

Work is messy these days. People are balancing shifting hybrid routines, office return demands, and AI tools showing up faster than anyone can adapt. The pressure is clearest in places where leadership & employee experience aren’t pulling in the same...

Holiday Shoppers Don’t Trust the Hype

Nearly 7 in 10 shoppers (69%) confessed they’ve sent back items bought during major sales events, according to Akeneo’s latest PX Pulse survey on holiday shopping behaviour.  According to the shoppers, poor product quality, confusing or missing details, and misleading images...

TikTok (US Version) Could Save Marketing Access to Gen Z

TikTok has been the golden child of social media for the last couple of years, doubling from around 750 million users in 2022 to 1.5 billion in 2024. As a marketer’s dream, especially with the decline of Twitter/X, everything seemed...