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Employees Stopped Leaving but Stopped Caring Too

It seems like America’s workforce is holding steady in their jobs. However, their hearts aren’t really in it. New data from MetLife reveals more: employees are less likely to quit, yet more likely to feel disconnected, undervalued, and burned out. According...

Your Customers’ Mobile Number Is Their Most Important ID, Handle It Carefully

Historical patterns tend to repeat themselves. Take your Social Security or National Insurance number.  Originally issued to track a worker’s earnings, In the US, its widespread use by government agencies eventually transformed it into an unofficial national ID. Then credit agencies...

Contentsquare’s New AI Agent “Sense Analyst” Delivers Analytics on Autopilot

If you ever had the feeling the robots are taking over everything, this week’s rash of product releases will confirm your suspicions. The latest news sees Contentsquare’s Sense Analyst announced as the latest autonomous AI agent to boost CX analytics...

Brands Overestimate Trust, Consumers Overlook Promises

It’s a simple assumption many business leaders make: if we deliver consistent messaging, customers will naturally trust us. But new research shows that assumption may be dangerously out of step with reality. In fact, confidence in customer experience may be...

Cisco’s Webex Meeting Platform Delivers Human-AI Collaboration

Hotdesks, meeting rooms and remote calls are all ripe for an in-meeting or session AI makeover. Cisco’s new agents address that gap, making human-AI collaboration a powerful feature, with AI teammates now capable of working as a part of any...

Opticon25 Highlights Marketing Experimentation and Bandits

London’s Barbican Hall played host to Optimizely’s Opticon25 gathering this week, celebrating two years of Opal AI momentum and growing adoption of the company’s content marketing platform. The event saw partners, customers and prospects checking out the latest ecosystem updates,...

Employee Engagement Survey Best Practices: Unlocking the Benefits of Feedback

Ask most leaders if they listen to their people, and they’ll say “of course.” But many employees don’t feel heard. That gap appears in subtle ways: lower energy, quiet exits, and the slow drain of “clock-botching,” where people do the...

Sprinklr’s New AI Agents and Copilot Aim to End Clunky Customer Service

Sprinklr has launched AI Agents, Copilot, and enhanced Customer Feedback Management (CFM) capabilities designed to streamline customer service and improve efficiency across the customer journey. The new Sprinklr Copilot acts as a real-time assistant for support teams. Instead of wading through...

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...