Tag: Customer Experience

DoorDash and Wing launch drone delivery in Charlotte 

DoorDash has teamed up with Wing, a residential drone delivery company, to bring autonomous aerial delivery to the Queen City for the very first time. The partnership aims to revolutionise how Charlotte residents receive meals, snacks, and essentials, delivering speed,...

Clerk Chat and Telecom giants launch North America’s first unified RCS messaging experience 

Clerk Chat has partnered with Google, Verizon, T-Mobile, and AT&T to deliver interactive digital content via Rich Communication Services (RCS) messaging. This marks the first time in North America that RCS capabilities have been launched simultaneously across multiple carriers, ushering...

The future of fast food: 77% of drivers want to skip the line with in-car voice assistants

A recent study conducted by SoundHound AI reveals a shift in consumer behaviour that could reshape the future of food ordering. According to the findings, 94% of U.S. drivers who use or have access to voice assistants frequently order food...

This week in CX: deepfakes, digital payments, and destination travel

Happy Friday! ‘This week in CX’ brings you the latest roundup of industry news.This week, we’ve explored how deepfakes are emerging as a new security threat in call centres, why Gen Z and Millennials demand seamless in-app payments, and what the...

Why B2B customer experience should stop chasing ‘faster’

Speed is everywhere. Same day delivery. Instant payments. Real time support. In B2C, it works. The faster you are, the better you look.We live in an era where ‘I need it now’ has become the rallying cry of the digital...

Twilio and Microsoft team up to accelerate conversational AI for customer engagement 

Twilio has announced a strategic, multi-year collaboration with Microsoft to accelerate enterprise adoption of conversational AI by bringing together Twilio’s trusted engagement platform with Microsoft’s powerful Azure AI infrastructure.“Every interaction between a business and their customers is an opportunity to...

Press Ganey Forsta acquires InMoment

Press Ganey Forsta has announced the acquisition of InMoment, paving the way for a new era in experience intelligence.Bringing these two powerhouses together will enhance the combined company’s ability to capture and analyse experience data from different sources—including surveys, social...

Here’s how to improve your networking

If you ask Coach Jerry (also known as Jerry Seufert), there’s no substitute for getting out there and networking. Log out of LinkedIn, get in your car (on public transport, whatever) and head out to an event. The nature of...

Consumer confidence shifts as demand for American-made and second-hand goods rises

According to a new Gartner survey, nearly half of U.S. consumers (47%) plan to increase their purchases of American-made products this year, highlighting a trend toward local sourcing and domestic support. The findings suggest a shift in consumer values, driven...

Insurance rebounds, US retailers face scattered spider threat, and hybrid work misses the mark 

Insurance in 2025: a sector rebounding amid rising expectationsDespite economic concerns and high cost-of-living anxiety (84%), public sentiment toward insurers is improving. Positive perceptions have grown, while views of insurers as “inconvenient” have declined. Claims are rising—especially in Germany and...