Customer Journey stories
Social feeds and AI now drive discovery for most young Australians, leaving Google first choice for just 26% of Gen Z shoppers.
Only 10% of retailers say they can deliver personalisation at scale, as fragmented data and systems slow Australia's AI push.
Brands will be able to track and improve how they appear in AI-generated answers as Sitecore folds Scrunch into its software stack.
Price remains the main driver for Prime Day shoppers, even as 43% now use AI tools to compare offers and spot discounts.
The campaign spotlights risk controls and compliance tools as large organisations face tighter scrutiny of procurement spending.
Marketing teams must rethink workflows as agentic applications shift work from manual coordination to system-driven decisions and action.
Borrowers in India can now get instant loan decisions around the clock, as manual checks have been removed from TrustPaisa's approval process.
Advertisers are struggling to measure returns across retail media networks, prompting Forrester to back commerce media as a broader alternative.
Banks using ebankIT can now trigger extra checks when fraud risk rises, after AI-driven impersonation exposed gaps in one-off onboarding checks.
Disconnected customer and internal communications are driving missed calls, repeat contacts and burned-out agents, according to the article.
APAC retailers are losing margin as clunky loyalty systems fail to meet demand for real-time, personalised offers and easier redemption.
Last-minute shoppers are set to lift ad spend by USD $10.5 billion, but brands must reach hosts and fair-weather fans before kick-off.
Retailers are prioritising shop-floor service over headcount cuts, even as wage and tax bills strain margins across the sector.
AI is trimming contact-centre admin and lifting productivity as CX teams seek gains without sacrificing the human touch.
UK retailers face a bigger test than chatbot quality, as AI assistants will favour stores with accurate data, stock and trust.
Marketers could cut audience build times by up to 90% as the tool lets teams define segments in natural language and edit them live.
Marketers can now gauge how AI platforms portray brands and drive visits, as Tesseract adds sentiment analysis and traffic tracking.
London's rising AI investment is drawing Parloa into the capital as the company expands its European footprint and customer base.
The new tool aims to help marketers track purchases across sites and apps, reducing attribution gaps as shoppers switch channels.
The hire is aimed at accelerating KERV.ai's push into measurable interactive advertising as streaming and connected TV budgets grow.