Category: Customer Experience

Delta Talks Up Leading CX Among US Airlines

Having announced third-quarter operating revenue of $16.7 billion and operating income of $1.7 billion with an operating margin of 10.1% last week, Delta Air Line’s earnings call went into some detail on the customer experience improvements the airline continues to...

Why Payment Resilience is the New CX Advantage

Recent payment outages across some of the world’s most recognisable brands have left customers unable to pay in store or shop online, seriously undermining consumer trust. These disruptions highlight a growing CX problem: payment failures are not rare glitches but...

Medallia Research Talks Up Conversational Intelligence as the Future of CX

In a blizzard of research and reports this week, Medallia keeps up the pace of industry chatter with a new insight into “Conversational Intelligence: The New CX Advantage.” The report highlights how businesses are missing out on growth opportunities by...

Dialpad Ends the Chatbot Era with Launch of Its Agentic AI Platform

Chatbots have long been the front line of customer service: familiar, often frustrating, and rarely helpful beyond simple questions. Dialpad thinks it’s time to move on. The company has launched its Agentic AI Platform, a system built to replace the static...

Ipsos and Engage Report on Human vs. Digital Interactions in CX

Fresh from the Engage Customer Experience Summit, one of the main talking points was a new report from Ipsos and event host Engage. Authored by Ipsos’ Jamie Thorpe and Matthew Chatterton, along with Nick Rust, MD at Engage, the report highlights...

AI Takes the Reins as Retailers Prep for a Tough Holiday Season

Last year’s Black Friday rush exposed a few cracks in the system. Some online retailers ran out of stock too soon, while others couldn’t keep up with orders or saw their AI tools fail at the worst possible time. According...

Event Report: Engage Customer Experience Summit, London

This week’s CXM day out saw us take to the leafy autumnal peace of Battersea Park where, in between the trees emerges Evolution, for Engage Customer’s latest event. Set in an events space crammed with customer experience brands and seven...

Zoom Phone Surpasses 10 Million Seats, Cementing AI-First Approach to Business Communication

Zoom Phone has officially surpassed 10 million seats globally, marking a major milestone for the company’s cloud telephony solution. Since its 2019 launch, Zoom Phone has become one of the fastest-growing cloud-based phone systems, reflecting a move from legacy PBX...

Retailers Find Growth in Letting Customers Pay Their Own Way

Retailers are learning that the fastest way to grow might not be through new products or promotions. Instead, it’s letting customers pay however they want. A global study from ACI Worldwide and Payments Dive finds that 65% of retailers say offering...

Gartner Highlights the Most Valuable AI Use Cases for Customer Service

Gartner’s HR Symposium/Xpo series is kicking off in London today. Taking in stops at Florida and Sydney over the next few weeks. An invaluable resource for HR leadership teams to reimagine their strategies, nudged by Gartner’s research. There’s plenty of...