Medallia Names SaaS Industry Veteran Leslie Stretch President and Chief Executive Officer

Medallia, the leading customer experience management cloud company announced that Leslie Stretch has been named Medallia’s President and Chief Executive Officer. Previously, Stretch served as President and CEO of CallidusCloud for 10 years. In his time at Callidus he delivered a 25X increase in value in the public markets culminating in the company’s acquisition for $2.5 billion earlier this year. Continue reading Medallia Names SaaS Industry Veteran Leslie Stretch President and Chief Executive Officer

Marks & Spencer Calls on Twilio to Transform its Communications with Customers

Twilio, the leading cloud communications platform announced that Marks & Spencer has selected Twilio to power its customer communications across 640 locations and 13 UK-based contact centre hubs. The project to automate Marks & Spencer’s legacy switchboard operation took less than six months from concept to launch and will allow Marks & Spencer to analyse customer intent in real time for more than 12 million customer interactions annually. Continue reading Marks & Spencer Calls on Twilio to Transform its Communications with Customers

IFS-mplsystems Announce Enhancements to their Leading AI & Virtual Assistance Solution – intelligentResponse

At a time when customer service organisations struggle to integrate traditional channels like calls and email with digital self-service, IFS-mplsystems announces enhancements to their leading AI & virtual assistance solution – intelligentResponse. Continue reading IFS-mplsystems Announce Enhancements to their Leading AI & Virtual Assistance Solution – intelligentResponse

NICE AI self-service solution delivers improved efficiency and outstanding cost-savings for TechStyle

NICE inContact, a NICE business announced business results TechStyle Fashion Group achieved with the NICE inContact CXone AI Self-Service Solution, including integrated SmartActionOmni-bot™, that improves operational efficiency, enhances customer experience, and reduces operational costs. Continue reading NICE AI self-service solution delivers improved efficiency and outstanding cost-savings for TechStyle

Lack of clarity from regulators is hampering moves to make strong customer authentication a reality, says Aspect

As the second Payment Services Directive continues its rollout, regulations making it obligatory for organisations to implement strong customer authentication (SCA) in online payments will come into force on September 19th this year. Despite the proximity of this new requirement, regulators have still not made clear what the most effective way to implement SCA is, in a way that does not compromise on customer convenience. Continue reading Lack of clarity from regulators is hampering moves to make strong customer authentication a reality, says Aspect