Tag: Customer Experience

How NiCE Won a 40,000-Agent Contact Center Deal with DWP

Dave Michels is the founder and principal analyst at TalkingPointz, where he provides independent research and commentary on enterprise communications, collaboration, and customer experience technologies. Earlier this year, I had the pleasure of attending NiCE Interactions International in London. This event...

Loyalty Programs Are Making a Comeback With Gen Z

“Economic pressure is the spark, but emotional connection is the fuel,” Craig Crisler, CEO of SupportNinja told Customer Experience Magazine. Generation Z has long carried the reputation of being the least loyal consumer cohort. With infinite options at their fingertips...

Consumers Will Pay More for Brands They Trust, New CX Study Shows

According to a new Press Ganey Forsta survey, customer trust is the new currency of loyalty. Based on feedback from consumers in the US and UK, the report examines how brand trust, data use, and AI adoption are influencing customer...

Digital-First Service Technologies on Track to Surpass Traditional Channels

Digital-first customer service tools are rapidly becoming the cornerstone of customer support strategies, according to new research from Gartner. Within the next two years, technologies such as live chat, self-service portals, and knowledge management systems are expected to outpace traditional...

RingCentral Steps Up to the Plate as the Chicago Cubs’ Official Cloud Communications Partner

RingCentral has announced a new partnership with the Chicago Cubs, becoming the team’s official cloud-based communications partner. The collaboration will transform how the Cubs connect with their millions of fans and how the organisation collaborates behind the scenes. As part of...

China’s Gen Z is Building an Emotional Economy

According to a new report by China.org.cn, 64% of Chinese consumers say they buy for emotional fulfilment rather than just practicality, and the generation leading the charge is Gen Z. Although they make up just over 15% of China’s population,...

Kasisto Delivers AI That Thinks Like a Banker 

The future of AI in banking just took a major leap forward. Kasisto has unveiled KAIgentic, the first agentic AI platform purpose-built for banks and credit unions. Unlike generic large language models and experimental agent frameworks, KAIgentic is production-ready, compliant...

This Week in CX: AI Is Making Decisions for You

Happy Friday! ‘This week in CX’ brings you the latest roundup of industry news. This week, we explored how AI is reshaping healthcare decisions, the latest trends in workplace etiquette, and why trust in creators and customer experience is on the rise...

Americans Are Finally Fighting Back Against Creepy Cookies

Americans are becoming far more intentional about their online privacy. According to Usercentrics’ State of Digital Trust 2025 report, 38% of U.S. consumers now click “accept all” cookies less often than they did three years ago, a sign that passive...

Move Over Word of Mouth, AI Is the New Doctor Referral

Not long ago, choosing a doctor meant asking a friend, checking an insurance directory, or searching Google. Today, 7 in 10 patients say they’d trust AI to help them decide. A new survey from rater8 of more than 1,000 U.S....