Customer Journey stories
Brands can now capture social engagement as customer data, as Klaviyo's new tool helps turn followers into consented contacts across channels.
Buyers are spending most of the journey before sales speak, forcing marketers to rethink funnels and how they prove return on investment.
Recognition follows a market shift towards integrated customer communications platforms as 8x8 scores above average on business success and sentiment.
Disjointed ticketing, commerce and app data are making it harder for clubs to spot churn, target offers and boost matchday revenue.
Disconnected ticketing and membership systems are leaving clubs and tournaments with patchy fan data, weakening loyalty and repeat attendance.
Monthly active customers climbed 220% as marketers moved from testing to routine use of AI tools built into Kentico's platform.
Urgent discounts are failing to speed up purchases, with most shoppers consulting multiple sources and many abandoning baskets over shipping fees.
Trust remains the main hurdle as nearly two-thirds of UK adults say they are uneasy about AI making purchases for them.
Automating repayments could ease strain for borrowers juggling multiple debts, as the bank aims to cut admin and improve approval odds.
Half of Australians now use generative AI, giving brands less than two years to shape how systems describe them to customers.
Most creators now send affiliate traffic to several shops, weakening brands' control over where sales leads are sent and tracked.
MSP owners could gain more targeted marketing support as a new UK consultancy promises advice shaped by first-hand operating experience.
Financial institutions across Asia Pacific are being shown how AI agents, digital identity and tokenisation could reshape secure payments in coming years.
Advertisers in Southeast Asia can now send shoppers from YouTube ads straight to checkout as Google tries to turn video views into sales.
Rising living costs are pushing New Zealand shoppers to compare prices, reviews and product details across AI, social media and search.
Higher conversion and fewer abandoned carts are boosting URBNSURF's online sales after a simpler booking flow cut checkout time by 31%.
Cost-of-living pressures are pushing Australians to delay buys, with 80% waiting for major sales events and Prime Day shaping decisions.
Banks and credit unions are using MANTL to speed up onboarding as deposits grow and branch staff save more than 1 million hours.
The move aims to help brands spot missed revenue and handle service queries from a single customer profile, rather than separate AI tools.
Most AI-discovered brands still face a trust test, as 79% of UK users check other sources before buying and only 4% would skip that step.