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Customer Science upgrades CX Integrator with AI & automation
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Customer Science upgrades its CX Integrator with AI and automation, offering Aussie businesses a cost-effective, tailored approach to improving customer experience.
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Salesforce launches Agentforce AI agents for financial services
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Salesforce launches Agentforce for Financial Services, offering AI agents to automate tasks and boost personalised client engagement in banks and insurers.
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The new customer data imperative: Real-life challenges and recommendations
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Organisations face data silos and quality issues in customer data investments, yet marketing-IT collaboration and clear use cases help unlock value, experts reveal.
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AI adoption soars as data & personalisation top priorities
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Brands in Australia and New Zealand are rapidly adopting AI, with 29% deploying generative AI in 2025, yet data management and personalisation challenges persist.
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AI reshapes strategies at Asia Pacific loyalty and retail conference
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The Asia Pacific Loyalty Conference highlights AI's growing role in customer retention, as 46% of consumers expect brands to know their preferences.
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How South Africa is unlocking better customer experience for UK businesses
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South Africa's contact centres blend skilled agents and tech, helping UK firms enhance personalised, empathetic customer experiences amid rising digital demands.
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Building trust with conversational AI: How to avoid common pitfalls
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Businesses must build trust in conversational AI by setting clear goals, ensuring transparency, reducing bias, and continuously improving customer interactions.
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Twilio teams with Microsoft to drive enterprise conversational AI
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Twilio partners with Microsoft in a multi-year deal to boost enterprise conversational AI, enhancing customer engagement through advanced AI and Azure integration.
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Asia-Pacific organisations honoured for digital transformation
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Smart Communications has honoured leading Asia-Pacific firms, including ING and Westpac, with 2025 SCALE Awards for digital transformation and customer engagement.
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Jennifer Catto named executive vice president at Sabre
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Sabre appoints Jennifer Catto as EVP and CMO to drive global marketing strategy and growth, leveraging her 25 years' experience in transformational leadership.
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AI & unified platforms shape the future of self-service
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B2C firms are embracing AI-powered self-service platforms to cut costs and boost customer flexibility, enhancing subscription account management.
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How ‘Cloud Adjudication’ benefits retailers in Southeast Asia
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Cloud-based adjudication boosts Southeast Asian retailers with fast, personalised offers, enhancing loyalty programmes and customer satisfaction across channels.
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NICE & ServiceNow partner on AI to unify customer service
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NICE and ServiceNow partner to launch an AI-powered platform by Q4 2025, uniting customer service and enterprise operations for faster, seamless fulfilment.
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Consilium launches UniCRM for contact centre operations
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Consilium Software has launched UniCRM, a new platform that unifies Help Desk, Collections, and Telemarketing to boost contact centre efficiency and customer experience.
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N-able wins Gold at Stevie Awards for AI-powered customer support
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N-able won a Gold Award at the Stevie Awards for its AI-driven customer support, enhancing engagement and service for partners globally.
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Unlocking Retail Growth: The WhatsApp Customer Service Revolution
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eCommerce retailers are boosting loyalty and revenue by using WhatsApp's 3 billion-user reach for faster, efficient, and personalised customer service.
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Eagle Eye & Ecrebo partner to boost smart receipt marketing
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Eagle Eye and Ecrebo have partnered to blend personalised marketing with POS tech, enhancing retail promotions and loyalty programmes at store checkouts.
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Sinch & OneReach.ai partner to boost AI in communications
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Sinch partners with OneReach.ai to integrate AI-driven communication tools, enhancing global customer engagement across multiple channels with advanced automation.
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AI-focused marketing risks eroding trust, says new research
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New study finds consumers trust companies more when they promote human expertise over AI, especially in personalised services like healthcare and luxury goods.
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Talkdesk launches AI platform to streamline utilities support
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Talkdesk launches Utilities Experience Cloud, an AI-powered platform for utility firms to offer faster, personalised omnichannel customer service with real-time system integration.