Category: Customer Experience

Noura Mohammad Al Remeithi of MBRHE crowned GCXA CX leader of the year
The Mohammed Bin Rashid Housing Establishment (MBRHE) had a splendid day at the 2025 Gulf Customer Experience Awards (GCXA), with Noura Mohammad Al Remeithi, capturing the CX Leader of the Year award. The Awards International event celebrates the best of...

Big businesses are drowning in data and failing to turn it into AI success
Big businesses are throwing everything they’ve got at AI: budgets, teams, tech, and yet many are stuck spinning their wheels. New research from journey management platform TheyDo reveals that while enterprise leaders are more data-reliant than ever, the quality and...

What’s holding Americans back from financial confidence?
Nearly half of Americans (44%) think about their financial readiness daily, but that awareness doesn’t always translate into confidence—36% say they aren’t sure they could handle an unexpected bill. These insights come from TD Bank’s new financial report, which surveyed...

Price tags vs. planet: Shoppers reveal what really matters in the aisle
As Earth Day approaches, a fresh poll from the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) offers a revealing look at how Americans are navigating the grocery store with one eye on their wallets and the other on the planet.The numbers tell a...

45% still waiting — banks are too slow for modern business
The latest OvationCXM report highlights some alarming trends that banks and credit unions can no longer ignore. As many as 41% of respondents say they experience significant challenges navigating fragmented systems, often needing to work with multiple people or departments...

Meet Avaya Infinity, built to bond brands and people
Avaya has unveiled the Infinity platform, an AI-infused, workflow-connected system designed to turn clunky customer service into seamless human connection.Gone are the days of siloed channels, scattered data, and disconnected technologies. With Infinity, Avaya aims to rewire the very concept...

Hotel loyalty programmes are booming, even if guests are staying less
They’ve come for the free Wi-Fi. They’ve stayed (briefly) for the perks. Hotel loyalty programmes are ballooning in size and still proving their worth even as the average member becomes more of a casual couch-surfer than a seasoned suitcase warrior.According...

Corporate travel plans for 2025 to drop worldwide
The days of back-to-back business trips may be numbered, at least for now.New figures from the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) reveal a clear slowdown in motion, most likely influenced by recent U.S. government measures. Nearly a third of global...

Neurodiversity and the customer/employee experience
In the wake of DEI rollbacks and that crushing feeling the world is recessing at an alarming pace, seeing designers, brands and employers continue to improve the experience for neurodiverse people is a refreshing positive.In many cases, the challenge is...

Design darling Figma confidentially files for IPO after Adobe deal goes bust
The cloud-based design platform Figma has quietly filed for a U.S. IPO, setting the stage for one of the most closely watched tech listings since the market cooled off in late 2021.The move comes more than a year after Adobe’s...