Comm100, a global provider of digital customer engagement solutions, announced the launch of a limited time offer freemium live chat plan. Comm100's award-winning Live Chat Business edition is now free for up to three agents*. Whether used as a customer support channel or across the entire customer journey, Comm100 Freemium enables every organization to provide real-time, personalized communication from their website or mobile app. Marketing Technology News: Aternity Expands Executive Team With Seasoned Industry Leaders…

Selligent Marketing Cloud (Selligent), the intelligent omnichannel marketing and experience cloud platform, announced leading Nordic entertainment company, Nordisk Film Cinemas, as a client. Nordisk Film Cinemas (part of Egmont Group) will use Selligent to automate omnichannel digital marketing campaigns, enabling it to personalize and optimize the millions of communications sent to its cinema guests across Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Marketing Technology News: Domain, Oroton, Vend, Yellow and Athena Home Loans Among ANZ…

As an enterprise leader, you are busier than ever, ramping up your sales and marketing machinery to reach the right customers at the right times — with the right messages and offers. The central business tenets of customer acquisition, retention, upsell, cross-sell, etc. remain the same; but the ways of driving those tenets (read: KPIs) have evolved. With emerging technologies, advanced skills and constant change in customers’ behaviors and preferences, the organizations that are thriving today are the ones that are…

80% of Respondents Have Global Expansion Plans Over the Next Three Years, but Only a Third Would Deploy a Digital-First Strategy A report published today by SDL, a global leader in content creation, translation and delivery, reveals the majority of brands are still ignoring the benefits of a digital-first globalization strategy, and instead focus their efforts on deploying a local sales team when entering new markets. “Global enterprises are hindering their expansion plans by focusing on a sales-first approach, before…

Global Sports Brand Harnesses New AI-Powered Marketing Platform to Connect the Customer Journey Across All Channels PUMA, one of the world’s leading sports brands, has announced a global partnership with Emarsys, the world’s only omnichannel customer engagement platform built to accelerate business outcomes, to enhance its delivery of uniquely personalized communications to customers across multiple channels and points of sale. Using Emarsys’s fully integrated customer data platform, PUMA will be able to unify data…

Q1 2020 report features expanded data samples within the US and the UK Merkle , a leading technology-enabled, data-driven performance marketing agency, released the third installment to its quarterly report focused on customer relationship management (CRM). The Q1 2020 Customer Engagement Report features proprietary research about how marketers are delivering personalized customer experiences as well as case studies highlighting techniques to increase engagement. New to this quarter’s report is an expanded data sample of…

 Award Winners Set New Standards for Creating Trust in Data and Driving Exceptional Customer Experiences Following its recent transformational acquisition of Pitney Bowes software and data business, Syncsort announced the winners of customer awards for excellence in maximizing the value of data. Blue Shield of California, Creditsafe, Navient, The Travelers Companies, Inc., and Visa were selected for their innovative approaches to improve customer satisfaction, increase operational efficiency, and achieve greater…

Leanplum's A/B Testing and Data Integration Capabilities Enable Deep Audience Insights Leanplum, the leading multi-channel customer engagement platform, and Zenly, the leading social map for close friends and family, an independent subsidiary of Snap Inc., announced that Zenly selected Leanplum for its robust customer engagement capabilities. The partnership will allow Zenly to benefit from Leanplum's powerful in-app A/B testing tools and its integration with Amplitude's analytics platform to drive segmented and…

Evolving Systems, Inc., a leader in real-time digital engagement solutions and services, has announced a number of customer successes that underline the proliferation and importance of advanced Customer Engagement Use Cases across the Asia Pacific region. In recent months, the company has: Won three new customers Extended two existing contracts Made provision for a number of other existing customers in the region to deploy additional and new Use Cases, implementing new campaign and loyalty strategies for…

ConvergeOne, a leading global IT services provider of collaboration and technology solutions, announced that it has partnered with NICE to launch the first release of its Customer Engagement Optimization Services (CEOS) offering. CEOS phase 1 is comprised of two solutions from NICE, the world's leading provider of cloud and on-premises enterprise software solutions, namely  Interactive Voice Response Optimization (IVRO) and Nexidia Analytics. CEOS phase 1 provides solutions for optimizing the performance of contact…

eGain, the leading provider of omnichannel customer engagement solutions, announced that it has partnered with Avaya to accelerate digital transformation of customer engagement. Today’s customers seek instant gratification and demand digital-first experiences across touchpoints.  For example, a customer may receive a promotional SMS-based offer from her bank, choose to instantly engage with a conversational virtual assistant via messaging, get qualified as a hot lead, and get connected in real-time to chat with a banker.…

Infutor’s Enhanced Audience Data Gives Marketers More Insights to Better Segment and Target Customers Consumer identity management expert Infutor announced that Vibes, a mobile marketing leader, has partnered with Infutor to help brands enhance their audience data and market segmentation for optimizing mobile engagement. Vibes' Customer Data Intelligence solution enables brands seamless access to Infutor's ID Max solution to enhance consumer data by matching customer profiles and improving segmentation and audience…

What is the most fascinating development you expect to happen in 2020? How is LogMeIn poised to deal with the future? For me, 2020 will be "The Year of the (Employee) Golden Rule". 2020 is the year companies need to start applying the golden rule of business to both the customer and employee experience. When customer-facing employees are armed with the right tools they need to succeed and do their jobs effectively, it translates into a better experience for customers on the other side. This should be the year that…

Customer Retention and Engagement Leader CleverTap Offers Insights to Boost User Engagement During Valentine's Day Buying Season Valentine's Day marks an occasion to show love and devotion to that certain someone in your life, as well as a day for mobile marketers to think about ways to tap into one of the biggest shopping holidays. In 2019, Valentine's Day shoppers set new spending records, adding $20.7 billion to the economy. This Valentine's Day, CleverTap is offering tips for mobile marketers to consider as they drive…

Manhattan Associates Inc. announced a partnership with Twilio to deliver more personalized shopping experiences for retailers. Through this partnership, the companies provide a single unified communications solution that retailers can use to engage customers across diverse geographies and multiple communication channels. In the current environment, consumers not only demand the ability to buy or receive products anywhere at any time but also want complete flexibility in how they communicate and engage with retailers. As…

Bold360 Expands Messaging to WhatsApp, WeChat, Facebook Messenger, and SMS Text LogMeIn announced it is making it easier than ever for customers to engage with businesses on the messaging applications they prefer to use. Bold360’s latest release helps businesses transform contact centers by offering always-on, scalable, and best-in-class customer engagement on the most popular global messaging channels including WhatsApp, WeChat, Facebook Messenger, and SMS Text. Messaging apps have become a preferred platform for…

The UK's Leading Business Vehicle Hire Specialist Drives Growth with Moxie Concierge Northgate, the UK’s largest van rental company, announced a further investment in customer engagement technology with Moxie Software, a leading provider of digital guidance and engagement software solutions. As part of Northgate’s mission to make the customer journey across its websites as convenient as possible, Northgate will deploy Moxie Concierge to provide customers with useful displays of information to guide them through the online…

B-Stamp Reinvents Customer Tracking and Engagement with Interactive Digital “Punch Card,” Separates Loyalty from Payment Method Brierley+Partners, internationally recognized as the industry leader for creating lifetime brand loyalty, announced that its customer, Sapporo Lion, was awarded the Platinum award at Loyalty360’s Customer Loyalty Awards. The star of Sapporo’s winning campaign was Brierley’s B-stamp, which enabled Sapporo to overcome its challenges in customer tracking, while driving engagement with an interactive…

Acquire, the first enterprise platform to truly modernize and automate customer communication, has raised $5.4 million in seed funding. The latest round was led by S28 Capital with participation from Fathom Capital and NHN Ventures. Businesses use Acquire to increase online conversions, improve customer loyalty, and reduce handle time. Acquire will use the seed funding to accelerate its leadership in AI product development and expand its team globally. In today’s highly competitive purchasing landscape, prospects expect…

Technology is changing the face of Marketing. In a complex, competitive and fragmented market, building long term loyalty is becoming more and more difficult for brands. At the heart of great customer engagement is a new Marketing mix of data, creativity, and technology. Technology is driving changes in consumer behavior and in order to adapt and thrive, marketers need access to the right data in order to know and understand their audience as individuals and to drive their creative decisions. The Impact of Technology on…