Category: Customer Experience

SALESmanago Tackles Fragmented Customer Journeys With New AI Lifecycle Engagement Platform

The AI charge continues among CX firms with Europe’s SALESmanago the latest to go all-in on artificial intelligencers for ecommerce and marketing. The Poland-based company, on the back of this summer’s Thulium and 2024’s Leadoo acquisitions, is launching a new unified,...

How Tech and AI Is Redefining the Las Vegas Experience

Las Vegas is approaching a year-long decline in terms of tourist numbers and hotel occupancy, with those that do visit are spending less. We were discussing what Vegas needs to do to kick that trend recently, see “Not Vegas, Baby!...

Designit Research Reveals Customers Find AI’s Lack of Loyalty and Empathy Disturbing

While consumers talk to their smart speakers, swear at their GPS and grumble about any shortcoming in an online customer experience, perhaps the lack of feedback is technology’s greatest issue. Designit’s latest research notes that AI’s lack of empathy has...

Is Cash on Its Way Out?

The idea of a cashless America is no longer far-fetched. According to the Interledger Foundation’s new report, A Cashless Country and the Future of Banks – Consumer Perspectives, just over half of Americans (51%) say they would be willing to...

Enterpret’s Agentic Platform 2.0 Aims to Unify, Understand and Act on Scattered Customer Signals

According to Enterpret, most brands still rely on legacy product analytics and customer surveys, offering only a narrow, static view of the user experience. Launching Enterpret 2.0, the company is taking a different approach, autonomously pulling feedback from both inside...

Talkdesk Expands Databricks Partnership for AI-Driven Customer Experience Automation

Talkdesk, after a year of bagging customer experience deals, is expanding internally with a stronger Databricks partnership. One that aims to power the foundation for its customer experience automation platform. The result will accelerate the company’s and client’s future of...

Medallia’s New Frontline AI Brings Live Insights and Alerts Straight to Frontline Teams

For all the talk about being “customer obsessed,” many companies still struggle to get insights to the people who can actually use them. The workers greeting guests, managing checkouts, or answering calls often don’t see customer feedback until long after...

Qualtrics’ CEO Steps Down After Mega-Merger, Big Questions Ahead

After nine years at the helm, Qualtrics’ CEO Zig Serafin is taking a step back from the role, shuffling over to a vice chairman and advisory capacity. Announcing the move to staff and then on LinkedIn, he notes “The hardest part...

Vodafone Spain and Twilio Bring Richer, Safer Customer Messaging to Businesses

Vodafone Spain has joined forces with Twilio to introduce Rich Communication Services (RCS) messaging to businesses across Spain, setting a new benchmark for digital engagement. The move aims to help companies replace static text messages with secure, interactive, and visually...

Bots, Budgets, and the New Holiday Hustle

The holiday shopping season has always been a little chaotic. This year, it’s just gone more digital. Instead of wandering through malls or scrolling endlessly for deals, millions of shoppers are letting artificial intelligence do the legwork. The bots are...