Customer engagement stories
Channel partners in Australia and New Zealand gain Microsoft Teams-based customer service tools, as Tech Data adds AnywhereNow to its portfolio.
The hire comes as cloud providers jostle for business from customers weighing AI workloads, sovereignty and compliance in Europe.
Rising prices and content overload are pushing viewers to treat subscriptions as temporary, forcing brands to rethink retention around re-entry.
Media and entertainment groups risk wasted AI spend unless they first fix fragmented data and measurement, Braze's report says.
Many firms are still stuck in AI pilot purgatory, and Kyndryl's new orchestration tool aims to move projects into day-to-day operations.
The appointment puts sales, marketing and customer success under one executive as Epicor seeks steadier recurring revenue and wider global reach.
The utility software group is tightening its leadership as it pushes its g2 platform into more regulated markets and pursues acquisitions.
Banks in Asia Pacific are set to use Mastercard's offers platform to counter super apps and prove more sales from promotions.
Advertisers can now tap livestream clips to pull shoppers from outside platform walled gardens, as live commerce gets harder to scale.
The deal broadens iCatalyst's national Microsoft applications reach and preserves service for Beyond CRM's Brisbane clients.
Lower inbox visibility is making vital notices harder to reach New Zealanders, even as those opened are drawing more clicks.
Skills shortages are now holding back Ireland's tech chiefs as AI investment jumps, with most firms still unable to deploy it at speed.
Loyalty schemes in APAC are losing relevance as global leaders win customers with simpler, more personal offers delivered in real time.
Brands risk losing customers to AI agents unless loyalty offers are machine-readable, real-time and simple enough to be chosen automatically.
APAC retailers are losing margin as clunky loyalty systems fail to meet demand for real-time, personalised offers and easier redemption.
Cost-of-living pressure is pushing New Zealand households to protect power and water bills first, while telco debts are among the first to slip.
Bad addresses can waste spend, skew analytics and undermine compliance as firms move email verification from clean-up to core infrastructure.
Available first to premium members, the chat-based tool lets users manage spending, debt and savings inside the app as AI finance rivals multiply.
AI is trimming contact-centre admin and lifting productivity as CX teams seek gains without sacrificing the human touch.
Marketers could cut audience build times by up to 90% as the tool lets teams define segments in natural language and edit them live.