Customer engagement stories - Page 2
CloudClevr revives acquisition strategy after integration
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CloudClevr eyes fresh UK deals after completing integration, as strengthened recurring revenue and a new leadership push set up FY27 expansion.
8x8 wins Gold for Engage at New York design awards
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8x8's Engage platform has won Gold at the NY Product Design Awards, with judges praising its unified workspace for customer-facing staff.
Dig appoints Ideal World Co-founder Paul Wright to board
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Dig adds Ideal World Co-founder Paul Wright to its board as the savings platform pushes into consumer tech and digital shopping.
Narwhal Labs raises GBP £20 million for DeepBlue OS
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Narwhal Labs secures backing from more than 70 UK investors as it unveils an AI communications platform for regulated sectors.
Shoppers turn against AI social content, survey finds
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Shoppers increasingly prefer human-led social posts over AI-generated material, with Gen Z driving brands towards micro-influencers and niche creators.
Twilio survey finds conversational AI adoption gap widens
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Twilio survey shows conversational AI is moving from pilots to live use, with current adopters reporting stronger governance confidence and clearer business gains.
Nearly 18% of business emails fail to reach inboxes
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Sinch Mailgun warns weak inbox placement and limited AI use are eroding email returns, with many firms unable to measure ROI confidently.
Accordion buys A5 to deepen Salesforce consultancy
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Accordion snaps up A5 to widen Salesforce, data and AI services for private equity clients across North America, EMEA and India.
Infobip embeds AI across operations at DevDays 2026
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Infobip uses DevDays 2026 to push AI into workflows, training and product design as it marks 20 years and expands its global cloud platform.
Cisco says Wi-Fi spend shifts to growth as AI bites
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Cisco report finds firms are ramping up wireless budgets as AI, security pressures and staff shortages push networks into a strategic role.
Advania names new UK CFO & CMO following expansion
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Advania names Sabrina Harris as UK Chief Financial Officer and Tara Allison as Chief Marketing Officer as it presses on with expansion after acquisitions.
Stampede launches SNAPguard for hospitality guest Wi-Fi
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Edinburgh-based Stampede launches SNAPguard to help hotels, bars and restaurants fix guest Wi‑Fi, capture data and link access to marketing.
Easter marketing peaks in final week, Klaviyo finds
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Klaviyo data show Easter campaigns start weeks ahead but still bunch in the last seven days, with SMS peaking hardest on Sunday.
Keyloop buys Motortech.ai to boost Fusion AI tools
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Keyloop folds Motortech.ai's AIME into Fusion as dealer web conversions surge and sales rise 101% in early use.
Personetics & Atomic partner on in-app deposit switching
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Personetics and Atomic team up to let banks prompt deposit and bill switching inside apps, aiming to cut friction and boost primary relationships.
Neuphonic & Rapport launch real-time digital humans
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Neuphonic and Rapport unveil CPU-based digital humans with sub-100 millisecond response times, aimed at gaming, film, training and customer engagement.
Databricks to invest USD $850 million in UK expansion
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Databricks to quadruple London footprint with new Fitzrovia HQ as it backs UK AI demand, hiring and training with a USD $850 million plan.
Smart Communications appoints Satish Shenoy as partner chief
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Smart Communications taps Satish Shenoy as Senior Vice President to broaden global alliances and speed partner-led growth across regulated sectors.
Apple launches Business platform to streamline company tools
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Apple rolls out Business platform for companies, bundling device management and brand tools as it replaces Manager and Connect.
Infobip Startup Tribe backs UK startups with credits
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Infobip marks Startup Tribe's fifth year with hundreds of thousands of pounds in credits for UK startups and scaleups.