Customer service stories - Page 6

As AI reshapes work and life, women must be empowered to build and question it, or risk being defined by systems they did not design.

In 2026, AI turns the contact centre from a cost to a real-time intelligence engine, transforming CX into core competitive advantage.

Shoddy search tools are driving Australians from favourite online retailers, with 72% abandoning brands and many paying rivals more.

Australian shoppers are deserting online retailers over clunky site search, with many paying more elsewhere for AI‑style, natural language results.

AI threatens to displace millions of women in admin and service roles first, unless leaders fund inclusive reskilling and redefine work now.

Australia's productivity hinges on AI skills for all, with inclusive training and leadership key to unlocking AUD $115 billion by 2030.

Most mid-market firms are stuck in pilot agentic AI trials as governance lags, even while 43% leapfrog directly into agent-based systems.

Kinetic IT has been elevated to ServiceNow Elite Partner status, boosting its advisory and implementation credentials across Australia.

Smart Communications helps organisations in regulated industries face down communication challenges every day.

Banks risk AI 'infrastructure traps' as long projects outpace fast-evolving models, wasting budget while nimbler rivals ship real solutions.

Chaty links its AI voice receptionist to ROLLER, letting attractions take bookings, payments and manage calls automatically around the clock.

Kinetic IT has been named ServiceNow's 2026 Asia Pacific Consulting & Implementation Rising Star Partner, after recently attaining Elite status.

A new NE2NE study finds over half of common AI benchmarks are “contaminated”, casting doubt on headline model rankings and marketing claims.

MaxContact Australia rebrands as Kaizn, expanding into independent CX and contact centre advisory across Australia and New Zealand.

Infobip launches AgentOS, an AI orchestration layer unifying customer data and channels so autonomous agents can manage and personalise service.

Revuze now tracks TikTok Shop sales and creator performance, unifying commerce data with customer feedback in its market platform.

Sinch unveils AI agent tools to orchestrate customer interactions across messaging, email and voice, promising flexible, channel-agnostic deployment.

TELUS Digital warns that common AI persona prompts can quietly reshape models' moral judgements, undermining consistency in high‑risk use.

Insurers race to clean and connect sprawling customer records into a single AI‑ready view, paving the way for hyper‑personalised cover.

Google and Klaviyo are deepening ties to power AI “agentic commerce”, linking ads, search and RCS messaging to real-time customer data.