Tag: Customer Experience

Perception Is Profit: Forrester’s Total Experience Score Reveals All

New research from Forrester reveals that when companies align their brand promise with actual customer experience, they can unlock up to 3.5x more revenue growth. Yet, many brands are missing this opportunity. Forrester’s 2025 Global Total Experience Score Rankings show...

8×8 Targets Rising Digital Fraud with Fast-Deploy OTP Solution

As global cyberattacks spike by 44% year-over-year, the security conversation has shifted from the IT backroom to the frontline of customer experience. Nowhere is this more critical than in industries like healthcare and education, which have seen cyberattack rates skyrocket...

Your Customers Want Personalisation. Why Don’t You?

Despite overwhelming evidence that personalisation drives stronger results, many businesses are still relying on outdated, blanket-style discounts. New research from Harvard Business Review, in collaboration with Talon.One, shows that only 56% of companies currently offer personalised promotions or discounts.That means...

This Week in CX: Late Payments, Lousy Loyalty, and CX Gold

Happy Friday! ‘This week in CX’ brings you the latest roundup of industry news.This week, we’ve explored the bold, the surprising, and the overdue in customer experience – from Wizz Air’s “pay to stay behind” strategy and the UK’s instant payment...

Over 50% of Customers Want AI to Talk for Them, Says Gartner

By 2028, customer service will look drastically different, and the shift is already underway. According to a recent Gartner survey, 51% of customers say they’d be happy to let a GenAI assistant handle support interactions on their behalf. That’s not...

Genesys Brings Intelligent Autonomy to Customer Experience

As businesses look to unlock new frontiers in customer engagement, Genesys has unveiled Genesys Cloud AI Studio and its first feature, AI Guides, a combination built to transform how brands deliver intelligent, personalised service at scale.With 80% of business leaders...

Only 10 Brands Got CX Right in 2025. Is Yours One of Them?

Customer experience continues its global slide, and the numbers are impossible to ignore. According to Forrester’s 2025 Customer Experience Index (CX Index), just 10 brands worldwide—less than 5%—earned “elite” status this year, maintaining top-tier rankings in how customers perceive their...

Text Me, Don’t Email Me: The Retail CX Wake-Up Call

New research from UJET reveals a major shift in what truly influences consumer buying decisions. Hint: it’s neither AI nor a fast reply. It’s not even empathy from human agents. Today, nearly half of consumers (46%) say a mobile-friendly customer...

Hotel Staff and Travel Agents Just Got AI Teammates, Meet Talkdesk Experience Clouds 

Talkdesk is stepping up to meet the chaos and complexity of modern travel and hospitality by launching two industry-specific solutions: Talkdesk Travel Experience Cloud and Talkdesk Hospitality Experience Cloud. These new platforms are designed to tackle some of the most...

Online Shoppers are Getting Smarter, And More Sceptical

According to new research from Akeneo, today’s shoppers are savvier and more selective than ever, especially during high-profile online shopping events like Amazon Prime Day. The survey shows that 90% of consumers say that product reviews directly impact their purchase...