Category: CXM News

Introducing ChatGPT Pro: is the $200/month plan worth it?

OpenAI has introduced a new subscription tier for its ChatGPT platform, branded ChatGPT Pro, at a steep $200 monthly. This plan is for users needing advanced capabilities in mathematics, coding, and writing. Alongside the subscription, OpenAI rolled out the full...

This week in CX: are employees becoming more dissatisfied at work?

Happy Friday! ‘This week in CX’ brings you the latest roundup of industry news. This week, we’ve been looking at the importance of human touch in the age of artificial intelligence, as well as the reasons behind the ‘ productivity theatre’ trend...

Email dominates, but SMS and push notifications surge this Cyber Week

According to Bloomreach, the 2024 holiday shopping season highlighted a major shift in how businesses engage with customers. Personalization and omnichannel strategies drove a 9% year-over-year (YoY) revenue increase for brands during Black Friday. Mobile push notifications saw the most...

81% increasing budgets: the urgency of cyber resilience in 2025

A new study by NetApp and The Futurum Group highlights troubling trends in the cybersecurity landscape. Over 54% of surveyed organizations have experienced cyberattacks in the past 12–18 months. In addition, 20% are failing to recover lost data, showing that...

39% of Australians struggling to secure new roles

According to a recent Gartner survey, 39% of Australian candidates report having trouble finding new employment as job vacancies in Australia continue to decrease. Only 25% of respondents found jobs matching their skill set, significantly below the global average of...

AI adoption accelerates in car dealerships

Car dealerships are embracing artificial intelligence (AI) at unprecedented rates, with 81% of dealers planning to increase their AI budgets in 2025, according to Fullpath’s latest report. The report shows that AI is transforming dealership operations, particularly in marketing, sales,...

Great Southern Bank automates customer service with CXone Mpower

NICE has announced that Australia’s Great Southern Bank is advancing its customer service capabilities with CXone Mpower. Great Southern Bank provides various financial products, including credit cards, home loans, and insurance. Focused on delivering customer-first solutions, the bank is moving...

How are millennials shopping this holiday season?

Millennials are rewriting the rules of holiday shopping, ditching big-box stores in favour of small, independent businesses and embracing the ease of online retail. New research from Dentsu shows this tech-savvy and values-driven generation stands out from other age groups,...

Kore.ai launches AI for Work, a platform for search, automation, and collaboration

AI agent solutions provider Kore.ai has announced AI for Work, an innovative platform designed to revolutionise how enterprises use artificial intelligence to streamline workflows, enhance collaboration, and improve efficiency. By integrating secure enterprise search, business workflow automation, and multi-agent orchestration,...

Verint adds a CX/EX scoring bot to its bot suite

Verint has introduced the CX/EX Scoring Bot, an AI-powered tool that delivers real-time customer and employee experience scores. As part of the Verint Agent Copilot Bots suite on the Verint Open Platform, the bot sets itself apart by offering immediate...