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What modern businesses expect from security providers

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Modern firms want security partners who can integrate technology, human response and scalable services without disrupting day-to-day operations.
Becky rawlings(2)

The rush to GEO is understandable. But here's what gets missed in the scramble

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GEO spending is surging, but marketers risk wasting money if they do not first fix inconsistent brand messaging and content foundations.
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Why email automation fails without clean and verified data

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Clean, verified customer data is the key to effective email automation, as poor records can damage deliverability, targeting and ROI.
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Why outdoor furniture protection is becoming a smart investment

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Outdoor living boom drives homeowners to shield pricey tables and seating from sun, rain and dust, curbing repairs and replacements.
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Brands are losing the Buy Box and up to 80% of marketplace sales with it

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Brands urged to treat marketplace Buy Box loss as a distribution issue, after grey market sellers were found to be siphoning sales and trust.
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Building digital trust: Data quality provides a scalable path

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Data quality gives banks a scalable route to digital trust, cutting fraud and false positives while speeding onboarding, KYB and AI-driven checks.
Sangeeta

AI expert reveals the 'New Currency' in AI discovery for eCommerce brands

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cx
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AI discovery is levelling eCommerce, with mid-sized Shopify brands gaining an edge over bigger rivals by making products clearer to generative engines.
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How smarter hosting choices are influencing online retail performance

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cx
Smarter hosting choices are becoming a key edge for Australian online retailers, as speed, stability and scalability shape sales and customer trust.
William laforest

Why the next phase of AI adoption will be determined less by models and more by data foundations

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AI adoption's next phase hinges on data foundations, with enterprises needing real-time pipelines, governance and portability to scale safely.
Craig nielsen

From chaos to code efficiency: AI's big software development shift

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digital transformation
AI is boosting developer output, but Australian firms are finding the bigger challenge is joining up fragmented tools, data and governance.
Pascal coubard

Beyond the billion-dollar banking oversight: How process intelligence can surface vital warning signs

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risk & compliance
Australia's Big Four loan scandal highlights how process intelligence can expose ghost paths, bypassed checks and hidden fraud networks.
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OpenAI acquires TBPN to expand media and strategy reach

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OpenAI buys TBPN, adding Silicon Valley's influential daily tech talk show to its Strategy team while pledging editorial independence.
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How Apograph uses proactive firewall upgrades to protect clients and control costs

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Apograph's £60-a-month firewall plan helps clients dodge emergency refresh costs, cut downtime and strengthen security across 1,500 endpoints.
Mike putman

AI can inspire travel, but it still can't book it. That's about to change

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cx
AI is moving travel from inspiration to transaction, but live inventory, accuracy and booking infrastructure still stand between chat and checkout.
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Unpacking the Impact of Agentic Commerce Across ANZ

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cx
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martech
Woolworths and Google push AI shopping agents into retail as loyalty schemes face a real-time test in the emerging agentic commerce era.
Matt lovell

AI is now a capital allocation decision, and CFOs are setting the terms

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risk & compliance
CFOs across Australia and New Zealand are tightening AI spending as new research shows weak returns, poor data readiness and rising demands for accountability.
Melissa

5 mobile-first strategies to ensure contact data quality

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cx
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Retailers warned that mobile checkout typos, duplicate profiles and recycled numbers are draining sales unless data is checked in real time.
Nam lam

Don't be fooled: The SaaS label that's misleading your security team

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cloud security
Security teams risk sleepwalking into danger as vendors slap the SaaS label on hosted legacy tools disguised as modern cloud identity.
Giovanni

How yesterday's outdated platforms affect today's decisions

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Old information platforms are quietly raising risk, slowing work and blunting innovation across Australian organisations, Konica Minolta Australia warns.
Bill o connell

The evolving role of the CSO: From technical guardian to business strategist

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CSOs are shedding their purely technical image as security chiefs are pushed into the boardroom to drive sales, trust and growth.