Customer engagement stories
Entrepreneurs increasingly see AI as a tool for efficiency and cost-cutting, not a springboard to new markets or sustainability goals.
Australia and New Zealand businesses are spending more on AI customer service, with NiCE targeting bigger contracts and partner-led expansion.
Legal AI specialist Harvey will open a Singapore office in June, deepening its APAC footprint and support for regional law firms and corporates.
Anthropic will open a Sydney office within weeks, expanding its Asia-Pacific footprint and deepening AI partnerships in Australia and New Zealand.
SeeBiz launches a social B2B wholesale marketplace, blending product catalogues, ordering tools and feed-based networking for trade users.
Data specialist Melissa debuts a podcast probing how flawed customer and identity data fuels risk, fraud and compliance headaches.
Anthropic will open a Sydney office as its ANZ hub, deepening Claude AI partnerships and exploring local compute capacity in Australia.
Zoom is rolling out agentic AI across Workplace, Phone and CX, turning meetings and calls into automated workflows and custom AI agents.
Shopify and Klaviyo deepen their partnership with a new integration to power more localised, cross-border eCommerce for global brands.
Learn simple and scalable ways to check if a phone number is active, improve data accuracy and keep your customer communications on track.
Global Day of Unplugging puts pressure on brands to dial down digital noise and build more trusted, human and community-led connections.
In 2026, AI agents move from pilots to the enterprise core, forcing firms to prove measurable value under tight governance.
TD SYNNEX and SAS launch a European SAS Viya demo environment to speed AI prototypes, cut setup costs and shorten partner sales cycles.
Elula hires Andrew Phillips as chief revenue officer to drive sales, partnerships and growth across its expanding AI-led financial services push.
HCLTech will build a digital fan platform for new Hockey One side Melbourne Cobras, linking hockey audiences in Australia and India.
DRA launches Chennai's first multi-lingual AI home sales assistant, giving buyers instant project details and scheduling site visits.
Vancouver-based Hiswai has launched Zuno, an AI chat layer that turns corporate websites into conversational, data-rich customer hubs.
NFON and O2 Telefónica Deutschland pass 100,000 Digital Phone users as they pivot from SMEs to larger enterprises and AI-led services.
UK shoppers are embracing AI shopping agents for better deals and ease, but rising data privacy fears risk slowing wider adoption.
Amid Asia's crowded tech fairs, companies win by weaving events into long-term storytelling, not relying on flashy booths alone.