In 2026, AI-powered CX will represent a fundamental shift toward agentic systems—intelligent entities capable of reasoning, maintaining long-term memory, and executing complex workflows autonomously. For businesses across Singapore, Australia, Japan, and beyond, the priority has moved from merely automating interactions to orchestrating outcomes that drive measurable loyalty and revenue. Major regional players, such as Singapore’s …
The customer support landscape is transitioning from basic automation into the era of digital labour. Within modern service ecosystems, agentic AI marks a significant advancement over previous generations of support tools by moving beyond static responses toward autonomous problem-solving. Digital labour encompasses productive activities facilitated by digital infrastructures, where work is coordinated.It can also describe …
Since ChatGPT rose to prominence at the end 2022, CX technology vendors have been busy integrating the capabilities of Large Language Models (LLMs) and Gen AI into their software platforms. The aim has been to deliver more human-like, personalised, and efficient interactions at scale. Over the years, chatbots have evolved through several distinct generations, moving …
It seems a week can’t go by without people losing their marbles over some new thing: abstract, techy, quasi-predictive, and always, always hyperbolic. Well, here we go again. The LinkedIn bros are hyperventilating about how our personal bots will be shopping for our new car, speaker-system, gumboots, and tampons. “The old commerce world is dead!”, …
Genesys explained its vision for the future of AI and CX at their Xperience event in Sydney today. That vision embraces the concept of universal experience orchestration – the ability to coordinate every customer and employ interaction, across the entire organisation and in real-time. Genesys’s roadmap for experience orchestration centres on advancing the Genesys Cloud …
The Twilio SIGNAL 2025 customer and partner conference recently concluded in Sydney at the prestigious Doltone House, serving as a showcase for the future of digital engagement. This year’s event focused relentlessly on the transformative intersection of AI, contextual data, and communications, positioning Twilio as a strategic partner for businesses navigating the technological frontier. SIGNAL …
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is fundamentally changing how organisations listen to, understand, and act on customer feedback. Moving beyond the limitations of traditional, structured surveys (like NPS or CSAT scores), modern AI solutions are capable of analysing vast amounts of real-time, unstructured data. To fully grasp the success of AI, organisations must be able to understand …
Research shows a clear and concerning disparity. Despite 79% of business leaders claiming to deeply understand their customers, consumer behaviour tells a different story: 58% will walk away from purchases if the experience doesn’t feel relevant. 86% of Australian businesses believe they provide good or excellent customer engagement, only 54% of consumers agree. This chasm …
As competition grows and customer expectations continue to rise, experience has become one of the few remaining levers for differentiation and customer loyalty. For CX leaders, the challenge is no longer limited to resolving issues efficiently, it’s about moving beyond transactional interactions to ones that foster trust and long-term relationships. AI agents have emerged as …
The iconic scene in Taxi Driver where Robert De Niro’s character, Travis Bickle, stares at his reflection and asks, “You talkin’ to me?” reflects the shift that conversational search has brought to the customer experience. Traditional keyword-based search is like Travis talking to himself—a one-sided, often frustrating monologue. The user types a query, and the …