Tag: Customer service

AI Steps Into the Supervisor’s Chair: Intermedia Unveils Real-Time Coaching for Contact Centres

Intermedia Cloud Communications has introduced AI Supervisor Assist, a new AI-powered tool that gives contact centre supervisors the superpower of real-time insight and intervention while calls are still in progress. Designed to help leaders guide their teams more effectively in...

This Week in CX: Inbox Rage, Prime Day Panic & CX Hubris

Happy Friday! ‘This week in CX’ brings you the latest roundup of industry news.This week, we’ve explored Gen Z’s complex relationship with email, the surge of AI-driven scams targeting Prime Day shoppers, and innovative customer service breakthroughs from GCXA winners, such...

Only 1 in 10 Companies Excel at AI-Driven Customer Conversations, Study Finds

A new study by Harvard Business Review Analytic Services, commissioned by Infobip, reveals a gap between ambition and reality when it comes to customer experience. While 93% of business leaders acknowledge the importance of delivering meaningful, human-like conversational interactions, only...

AI Agents Are Winning Hearts, and Here’s the Proof

Over half of users (63%) now believe AI agents can resolve their issues accurately, which is a dramatic increase from just 36% before seeing one in action. A new study from Intercom reveals how consumer attitudes toward AI-powered customer service...

This Week in CX: How to Lose a Customer in 10 Seconds

Happy Friday! ‘This week in CX’ brings you the latest roundup of industry news.This week, we’ve explored everything from the hidden cost of poor accessibility and how conflict avoidance is quietly killing team dynamics, to Sephora’s retail glow-up with Lyft.We’re also...

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...

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...