Several SA businesses across industries work on innovative tech solutions for enhanced CX, higher ROI, and global expansion. Innovation will aid South Africa’s economic growth, said science and innovation minister Dr Blade Nzimande, who was recently on a week-long visit to Silicon Valley. According to the minister, over two-thirds of South African businesses are innovation-active. […]
Concentrix, a provider of customer experience (CX) services and technologies, will acquire ServiceSource, a customer journey experience company, in an all-cash transaction. “We are delighted to join forces with Concentrix and the opportunity it provides for us to execute on our strategy to drive client success by bringing the world’s greatest brands closer to their […]
Gupshup, a provider of conversational engagement solutions, has acquired AskSid, a conversational artificial intelligence provider to eCommerce and retail companies. AskSid’s AI solution, including the Retail AI brain, strengthens Gupshup’s customer experience (CX) offerings and will help make the entire shopping journey across pre-purchase, purchase, and post-purchase phases conversational. “Conversational commerce is about to transform […]
Uniphore, a provider of conversational automation, has added U-Assist In-Call to its flagship Conversational AI & Automation platform that provides intent, sentiment, emotion and tonal analysis to every contact centre conversation. U-Assist In-Call is an in-call automation solution that comes in two packages: Bolt and Max. U-Assist In-Call delivers next-best actions, leveraging the intent, sentiment […]
Laser-focused on high definition CX, SugarCRM is working on out-of-the-box solutions “Fifty-two per cent of sales leaders say their traditional CRM costs them revenue – that’s a frightening statistic. We believe firmly that it’s time to work smarter, not harder. It’s time for a change,” said Craig Charlton, CEO, SugarCRM. The last two years have […]
Martechvibe looks at some customer experience (CX) podcasts that have been helping leaders strengthen their brand-customer relationship Business growth and customer experience (CX) have become synonymous today, wouldn’t you agree? The year 2022 is all about value-driven CX, and companies are continuously eyeing new technologies that can boost their customer strategies and business decisions. Meanwhile, […]
Cyara, a provider of the Automated Customer Experience (CX) Assurance Platform, announced Toll-Free Fast Check for managing and testing toll-free numbers. Toll-Free Fast Check can be delivered as a concierge-style white-glove service without set-up, subscription, or training. It includes; Automated toll-free number testing and IVR prompt validation, Automatically generated reports detailing whether toll-free numbers are […]
Industry experts share their opinion on the CX trends and challenges that will drive businesses in 2022 While customer experience (CX) has the prime focus of companies in 2021, has it impacted customer lifetime value? It’s time brands align CX to their core business values as customers want the best experience possible, not just attention […]
Mendix announced its list of customer experience trends that will drive business success in 2022. “Thriving companies are using low-code to accelerate their digital transformations and win customers,” said Tim Srock, CEO of Mendix, a Siemens business enterprise application development company. “To achieve that, they’re doing more than just building applications with low-code. They’re designing […]
Concentrix Corporation, a global provider of customer experience (CX) services and technologies, announced that it has closed the acquisition of PK, and the integration process is underway. This transaction marks Concentrix’ first acquisition since becoming a publicly traded company. PK is a global CX digital design and engineering firm with over 5,000 staff across 20 […]
