The Ultimate Guide to Personalisation

2026 · Australian Edition

Personalisation has become a central focus for businesses aiming to enhance customer experiences across various industries. As showcased in recent stories, it involves leveraging data, AI, and emerging technologies to create tailored interactions that meet individual consumer preferences and expectations in real time.

From loyalty programmes adapting to economic challenges, to AI-powered marketing and customer service innovations, personalisation drives increased engagement, loyalty, and revenue. Organisations are advancing their strategies by integrating first-party data platforms, utilising generative AI, and employing intelligent tools that respect privacy while delivering meaningful and empathetic experiences.

Readers exploring this tag will discover insights into how personalisation transforms marketing, retail, ecommerce, travel, and customer experience, highlighting challenges and solutions that enable brands to stay relevant and competitive in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.

Australian Personalisation news
Analyst Insights
Infobip launches AgentOS platform, targets agentic AI shift
Gartner · Personalisation · UC
4 days ago
Optimizely named Gartner leader for ninth year running
Gartner · Personalisation · MarTech
Last week
Constructor posts surge on AI retail search momentum
Gartner · Personalisation · Hyperscale
Last month
Autonomous AI 'agentic customers' set to reshape banks
Gartner · Personalisation · Data Protection
Last month
Building an enterprise data integrity architecture for AI and compliance
Gartner · Personalisation · CRM
Wed, 25th Feb 2026
Reviews
Hands-on Review: espresso Lite 15 portable display
Marketing Technologies
Last month
Expert columns
Agentic commerce and the evolution of retail purchase behaviour
By Sangeeta Mudnal of Glu
3 days ago
How to find a gift that feels personal this Mother's Day
By Chirag Solanki of Kia Ora Digital
3 days ago
Why email automation fails without clean and verified data
By Edmund Ng of Melissa
Last week
AI can inspire travel, but it still can't book it. That's about to change
By Mike Putman of Custom Travel Solutions
This month
Unpacking the Impact of Agentic Commerce Across ANZ
By Jonathan Reeve of Eagle Eye
This month
5 mobile-first strategies to ensure contact data quality
By Greg Brown of Melissa
This month
Why data infrastructure will decide which AI strategies succeed in 2026
By Dave Wardrop of Hitachi Vantara
Last month
Points, personalisation and innovation: How industry leaders are redefining loyalty
By Eagle Eye
Last month
The pros and cons of AI in content generation: all you need to know
By Haekal Aditya of Manning & Co
Last month
Changing customer loyalty landscape: Here's what retail leaders need to know
By Jonathan Reeve of Eagle Eye
Last month
Trust as a measurable asset for CMOs in the age of AI
By Geoff Main of Passionberry Marketing
Last month
Agentic AI and the question of equitable intelligence
By Marlene Wolfgruber of ABBYY
Last month
Women, we can have it all - and AI is helping us prove it
By Kaitlyn Collins of Pacvue
Last month
The future of marketing is built on open data infrastructure
By Monica Ohara of Fivetran
Last month
Women at the table transformed loyalty and leadership
By Sarah Richardson of Australian Loyalty Association
Last month
Interviews
Rise of AI Agents introduces new infosec risk: Okta
Discussing Data Protection
Last month
Elastic says AI search & context now decide customer loyalty
Discussing Big Data
Last month
'Software is not dead', says Elastic CPO Ken Exner
Discussing Software engineering
Last month
Exclusive: Adobe's Firefly is to reshape creative pipelines
Discussing Marketing
Thu, 30th Oct 2025
How the Orlando Magic are reinventing fandom with data and AI
Discussing Big Data
Thu, 8th May 2025
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3 days ago
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About Digital Media
3 days ago
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About Trends & Predictions
3 days ago
SiteMinder expands hotel platform for AI booking channels
About Marketing
4 days ago
Nearly 18% of marketing emails miss inboxes, study finds
About Marketing
4 days ago
LoyaltyLion returns with Loyalty Connect retention event
About Customer Experience
5 days ago
FintechOS launches AI platform for banks & insurers
About Digital Transformation
5 days ago
Spotify lets users switch video off across the platform
About Spotify
Last week
AI skincare searches surge as consumers seek guidance
About Online shopping
Last week
Minor Hotels unveils global AI platform with Google
About Unified Communications
Last week
Oracle launches agentic apps across Fusion Cloud suite
About Marketing
Last week
Job moves
Dentsu ANZ appoints Danica Bellchambers to lead AI
Move at Nine
Last month
Amperity hires Bridget Perry as Chief Marketing Officer
Move at Microsoft
Last month
Skillsoft names Bernard Barbour as new technology chief
Move at Skillsoft
Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
Skillsoft names Bernard Barbour as new tech chief
Move at Skillsoft
Fri, 16th Jan 2026
Twilio appoints Howard Fyffe as Director of Sales for ANZ
Move at Nutanix
Mon, 30th Jun 2025
Bloomreach expands in APAC with key leadership hire
Move at Woolworths
Thu, 6th Mar 2025
Twilio appoints Webster to strengthen ANZ growth strategy
Move at PwC
Tue, 25th Feb 2025
Linktree hires tech veterans to boost AI & personalisation features
Move at Airbnb
Fri, 19th Jan 2024
Sitecore appoints former Salesforce executive Kathie Johnson as CMO
Move at Salesforce
Tue, 21st Nov 2023
Amperity makes two new appointments to bolster APAC presence
Move at Accenture
Thu, 9th Feb 2023
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