New report further establishes the need for building seamless customer experiences across all channels and touchpoints UJET Inc., a leading provider of customer support communications and solutions, released its new report, Optimizing Channels for Customer Support, focusing on the new tools, technologies, and channels customers are moving towards as they look for a more seamless support experience. The report is based on a survey conducted with data analytics firm YouGov, which queried 500 respondents across…

Bond Brand Loyalty, a global customer experience and loyalty management company, announced today that it has acquired Atlanta-based rDialogue, a customer marketing firm. On the heels of announcing a newly appointed president, this is the first in a series of planned acquisitions to accelerate the company’s growth strategy and expanded offerings. Bond incorporates a unique blend of human-centered design, data science, technology and loyalty mechanics to create meaningful impact for brands, their customers, and their people.…

An exceptional customer experience (CX)—in the eyes of the customer—is one where you engage with them at the right time, with a relevant message, while having the utmost respect for their privacy. Consider that 67% of consumers feel it’s important for brands to adjust content based on their current context, and 42% said they get “annoyed” when their content isn’t personalized. Strong security increases customer satisfaction by almost 30%, and 87% of customers will take their business elsewhere if they don’t trust a…

Wirecard Is an Official Development Partner of SAP in the Area of Cloud Solutions Within the Framework of The SAP PartnerEdge Program Wirecard, the global innovation leader for digital financial technology, and SAP, the market leader in enterprise application software, are taking their long-standing partnership to a new level. Wirecard will combine its technologies with individual product divisions of SAP to deliver joint solutions that complete the customer journey and offer new kinds of digital customer experiences.…

Salesforce acquired Evergage, the leading software platform for real-time 1:1 personalization, to accelerate the company's efforts to offer enhanced personalization solutions to its thousands of customers. This acquisition comes on the heels of Evergage being named a Leader in The Forrester WaveTM: Digital Intelligence Platforms, Q4 2019. In addition, Evergage earned numerous awards in 2019, most recently being named "CDP of the Year" and "Personalization Tech Solution of the Year" in the inaugural Rele Awards.…

170% growth in enterprise customer acquisition highlights increasing adoption of Sales Readiness within Sales Enablement and Effectiveness Programs MindTickle, the leader in Sales Readiness technology, announced key results and milestones demonstrating significant growth in the enterprise segment, expansion across services, manufacturing, pharmaceutical and life sciences, and financial services industries, and continued leadership in the high-growth and high tech market. Companies are looking to not only enable their sales…

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.…

xiQ, the leading AI-powered Account-Based Marketing (ABM) and Sales platform, has been recognized as the 2020 ABM High Performer by G2, the leading business solutions review site. xiQ's AI-powered platform is catalyzing the B2B Sales Intelligence and Account-Based Marketing landscape. xiQ has been recognized as an ABM high performer for receiving the most 5-star reviews amongst all ABM solutions reviewed on G2. xiQ received the highest ratings for: Meeting requirements - (9) Product direction - (10) Ease of use…

VinSolutions is introducing new personalization capabilities at NADA 2020 that will help dealers unlock data potential to help win customers and drive brand loyalty like never before. As technology adoption increases across industries and generations, consumers have developed a taste for personalization. The car buying journey is no exception, and with much of it being spent online, dealers are presented with an opportunity to harness the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to make valuable connections through a…

Deal to lower costs and power connections for LendingPoint's global workforce Vonage, a global business cloud communications leader, today announced that LendingPoint, a data and technology platform provider for financial institutions, has chosen Vonage for its unified communications and contact center solutions to power all of LendingPoint's communication channels. "We're delighted to be working with an award-winning, technology company like LendingPoint. We've been watching their growth journey and are excited to see…

Highlights Melissa’s Seamless Approach to Perfecting Customer Data, Boosting its Value Across Channels and Devices Melissa, a leading provider of global address, name, email, phone, and identity verification solutions, today announced availability of “Best Practices in Personalized Marketing: Single Customer Identification,” a new report commissioned by Melissa and produced by NAPCO Research. The paper explores the challenges in connecting with customers via personalized campaigns, something that has become increasingly…

CES20 Accelerates Service Providers’ Journey to the Cloud and Powers Move From Legacy Systems to a Leading Microservices-Based Suite; CES20 Capabilities Already Adopted at Leading Providers Around the World Amdocs, a leading provider of software and services to communications and media companies, announced the release of Amdocs CES20, a fully cloud-native, microservices-based version of its market-leading customer experience suite. Designed to run on any combination of major public and private clouds, CES20 offers service…

ISG Provider Lens Report Finds Companies Turning to Digital Business Providers for Help With Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain and the Customer Journey Enterprises across the globe are looking for digital business partners to help them improve customer experience while also leveraging emerging technologies like artificial intelligence and blockchain, according to a new report published today by Information Services Group, a leading global technology research and advisory firm. The 2019-2020 ISG Provider Lens Digital…

Software Completes Freshworks' Customer-For-Life Cloud Platform to Help Teams Focus on Customer Results and Preventing Churn Freshworks Inc., the customer engagement software company, has announced the general availability of Freshsuccess, becoming the first CRM vendor to natively integrate customer success software into its portfolio for complete customer engagement from first touch to latest inquiry. With Freshsuccess, organizations will be able to improve customer results, prevent churn and identify sales…

Customer Communication Management's (CCM) Updated Version OmniOMS 8.6 Launched Newgen Software Inc., a global provider of low code automation platform managing content, processes, and communication, launched OmniOMS 8.6 – an enhanced version of its customer communication management (CCM) suite. The new version enables users to easily create, design, and manage HTML email communications. "In the era of digital, enterprises need to reinvent customer experience by delivering the right message in the right context, and at…

Quadient Enhances its Flagship Customer Communications Management Solution, Quadient Inspire, with New Functionalities Quadient, a leader in helping businesses create meaningful customer connections through digital and physical channels, announced today the general availability of Quadient Inspire R14, the most feature-rich version to date of Quadient’s flagship omni-channel customer communications management (CCM) solution. The platform offers more than 1,100 enhancements and new features that focus on four key areas:…

URI Melzer Has Joined Ezbob as Chief Customer Officer (CCO) as the Company Dedicates Itself to Delivering First-Class Customer Service of the Highest Standard of Quality and Reliability. New CCO Brings Over 35 Years of Cross-Operational Experience to ezbob to Enhance the Standard of Service Provision to Global Tier 1 Banks ezbob, a leader in the ‘Lending as a service’ (LaaS) sector, has announced that Uri Melzer has joined as the company’s new Chief Customer Officer (CCO) to enhance the company’s customer centric strategy.…

eGain, the leading provider of omnichannel customer engagement solutions, today announced that the Savings Bank Mutual Life Insurance Company of Massachusetts (SBLI) has selected eGain to provide great customer and agent experiences. Marketing Technology News: Minute Media Acquires FanSided from Meredith Corporation Insurance carriers are looking to differentiate themselves through innovative engagement in a digital world. SBLI selected eGain for its rich, out-of-the-box capabilities for digital-first, omnichannel…

Vision Critical, a cloud-based CXM SaaS company that specializes in gathering and applying the hardest-to-reach customer experience data and insights, today released its Sparq® Winter ‘20 platform update. The latest release of Sparq makes it easier for brands to have meaningful, transparent interactions with their customers. Available to all customers today, Sparq’s newest release includes integral features that give customers more control over their data. New Sensitive Data controls, the Power User Role and the Sensitive…