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Delta’s 2023 SkyMiles devaluation angered longtime members who felt betrayed. Many travel influencers promote ‘free’ trips, ignoring real costs and program erosion. Airlines now prioritize profit over customer loyalty https://t.co/1rdaY5SnXN
Customers have two big complaints from their AI interactions: they can’t reach a person when they need to and they have to repeat themselves https://t.co/Cb54hpHpmc
98% of organizations use some form of AI in customer experience. Generative AI is at 74%, and scripted AI is at 65%. But only 24% use agentic AI, which refers to systems that take a goal, reason through it, and act across systems https://t.co/tVM1HH2zLV
Tariff refunds emerged as a meaningful earnings tailwind for major U.S. retailers, helping Walmart, Target and Dollar General strengthen margins while giving them additional flexibility to invest in pricing, promotions and customer experience. https://t.co/iZnRqFaMLX
Salesforce acquired Listen Labs, an AI customer-research startup whose agents interview and simulate customers, for roughly $2 billion, about 67 times its $30 million in annualized revenue https://t.co/aZ3bvtUQyP
Amazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman said the company has stopped using nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) in its dealings with government agencies as it seeks approval to build new data centers https://t.co/fIfj5ZISXY
The AI funding landscape is undergoing a massive shift - investors are quietly sitting out on costly foundational models. They want tailored solutions for specific sectors that solve repeatable customer needs https://t.co/u6LrAMe1rY
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze football plays in-game is starting to transform our understanding of the NFL game, specifically running plays and offensive line performance. https://t.co/0smfojGFUX
US PayPal users can utilize the PayPal app to complete in-store payments at Weixin Pay merchants throughout the country. This innovative integration means that travelers can now pay like a local without needing additional apps or local bank accounts https://t.co/Iavtlcb6Uw
Consumers see higher prices and reduced customer support in a time of record corporate profits, and it’s weighing on their satisfaction, ACSI finds https://t.co/PPbMxP7oHR
Wise leaders create cultures that arm employees with the capacity, authority, and encouragement to deliver customer experiences with a surprise. Such leaders understand the difference between predictable value-added and random value unique https://t.co/Ske8A6imvq
Autonomous AI is no longer theoretical: 16% of people have used AI that acts on their behalf in the past six months alone. AI use is moving from low-risk assistance to higher stakes decisions, including health, finance and transport https://t.co/iJxYx3bqWt
Loyalty embedded finance is defined as blending customer loyalty features with banking and payment products into one seamless customer experience. Brands can approach this emerging area impacting customer loyalty from two distinct starting points https://t.co/eJYZbYvnzi
30% of brands rate their loyalty programs as only somewhat effective, at best. It also reveals where much of that skepticism likely stems: the collection and use of loyalty data—or rather the lack thereof https://t.co/Gw69r9lpER
Albertsons announced Wednesday a Safeway plugin in ChatGPT that lets customers discover products and build a shopping list in the artificial intelligence platform https://t.co/rXqLIGUGBn
2/3 of organizations say security and risk concerns are the biggest obstacles to using agentic AI effectively. Businesses need solutions that provide control and accountability while keeping humans involved when necessary https://t.co/niAcRsvb5P
AI agents need context, permissions, workflows, and knowledge to resolve work safely. Human agents need the same context when an interaction escalates. When that environment is fragmented, both sides struggle https://t.co/CTkvAtmkab