Tag: Customer Experience

Flooding customers with deals before Black Friday? Beware of ‘marketing fatigue’

Consumers are approaching the 2024 holiday season with mixed feelings. Sixty-seven percent of them expect to feel marketing fatigue by November. On the other hand, optimism about the economy is rising, with 50% feeling positive and over 60% planning to...

Riyadh Municipality: Shaping a ‘future ready’ city

As Saudi Arabia’s capital gears up for global events like Expo 2030 and the World Cup, Riyadh Municipality is redefining its public services to become a model of modern governance. In response to rapid growth, the municipality is shifting from...

Experienced Leader Maria Börjesson Takes Helm at Netigate

Netigate, a leading European provider of customer experience (CX) and employee experience (EX) management solutions, has appointed Maria Börjesson as its new CEO. Having held leadership positions at companies like Visma Software and Knowit Development, Börjesson brings a wealth of experience...

Calabrio unleashes AI solutions to elevate customer service and agent engagement

Calabrio has unveiled two new AI-driven tools—Auto QM and Trending Topics—to streamline the traditionally labour-intensive quality management process. These tools will provide contact centres with an efficient way to monitor, evaluate, and enhance customer interactions with a new level of...

Future customer success: breaking down silos and redefining metrics

Customer success has moved far beyond simply providing support. It’s now a pivotal function that can make or break a business. However, with this rise in importance comes a surge in complexity, and many CX professionals are grappling with outdated...

48% of consumers find AI chatbots helpful, but are businesses ready to deliver?

A recent study from Forethought revealed that 48% of consumers find AI chatbots helpful in customer service—a shift highlighting the growing acceptance of AI-powered support. Yet, while 70% of CX leaders report utilising AI tools in their workflows, only 17%...

Bruce Temkin: The agent of change

Bruce Temkin left his position as the global head of Qualtrics XM Institute in February of this year. While he puts the finishing touches to his fresh initiative, Humanity@Scale, CXM caught up with one of the founding fathers of the...

Vulnerability drives business change

Vulnerable customers have become unlikely harbingers of change in the financial services world. Consumer Duty regulations first introduced in 2022 by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), have evolved in the last two years, and from July ‘24 now apply to...

CX at a crossroads: (or has it run out of road)

When The Wall Street Journal declared ‘Customer experience gets worse. Again’, in June of this year, it sparked soul-searching and head scratching in equal measure. With all the money spent, and all the work done, how and why are so...

Salesforce’s Agentforce: a new AI era for customer and employee experiences

Salesforce has announced Agentforce, the latest AI-driven feature that brings a more proactive and autonomous approach to customer experience (CX) and employee experience (EX). Aimed at maximising operational efficiency and enhancing interactions, Agentforce helps businesses deploy AI agents that can...