Customer Support stories
Australian consumer loyalty relies heavily on trust and high-quality service, with 86% likely to abandon brands after poor customer support experiences.
Choosing an AI-powered contact centre platform in 2026 is vital for businesses aiming to enhance customer experience and support future growth effectively.
Recent APRA rules and rising outages have pushed Australian firms to prioritise reliable, AI-driven customer experiences over mere interface design.
Australian businesses are leveraging AI technology to halve call centre waiting times, boosting customer service and employee satisfaction across the sector.
Zoho unveils domain-specific AI models focused on enterprise productivity, privacy and cost control, steering clear of general-purpose chatbots.
Over a third of Australian businesses use AI chat tools for customer service, with another 39% planning adoption to boost satisfaction and accessibility.
Salesforce launches AI tools for public sector and expands in Canberra, enhancing digital services as Australia ranks seventh in global AI readiness.
Zoom rolls out AI upgrades across sales, service and events platforms, enhancing automation, personalised engagement and operational efficiency by 2026.
Gen Z demands instant replies within 15 minutes and prefers social shopping on apps like Instagram and TikTok, pushing retailers to adopt AI and automation.
Samsung has rolled out its Home Appliances Remote Management service to 122 countries, supporting 17 languages for smarter, remote appliance care.
NiCE has topped the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for CCaaS, leading in both Ability to Execute and Completeness of Vision for the first time.
Zoho reports 20% growth in Australia and New Zealand, attributed to long-term strategy, product innovation, and focus on small businesses.
Supersonik raises USD $5 million to launch a multilingual AI agent that instantly delivers personalised live product demos via video calls worldwide.
AI-driven sentiment analysis reveals customer feelings in real time, enabling contact centres to improve service quality and agent coaching effectively.
AI interest boosts growth for Canadian MSPs, with 82% seeing gains; yet only 40% have deployed AI cybersecurity agents, revealing a readiness gap.
Up to 8 million UK jobs could be exposed to AI, but roles relying on empathy, judgement and creativity appear far safer.
Zoho reports 43% UK growth, opening a new data centre and office in Milton Keynes by 2026 to expand AI tools and triple its workforce.
Most UK firms have improved AI privacy post-adoption, yet few offer thorough staff training or robust governance, says new Zoho research.
Josh Weber joins Gallagher Security as Technical Account Manager, enhancing support for partners and clients across New Zealand's Lower North and South Islands.
STAGE has enhanced its customer support with SquadStack.ai's multilingual AI, cutting costs by 70% and boosting satisfaction to 86% in six weeks.