APAC companies are utilizing the power of GenAI to reshape customer experiences, according to research insights commissioned by Infobip

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Aug. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Global cloud communications platform Infobip has released a new report with research insights by leading analyst firm IDC. The new Infobip eBook titled "Unlocking the potential of GenAI in CX" takes a closer look at how GenAI is enabling businesses to scale their customer service operations and provide more proactive and impactful customer experiences. Generative AI (or GenAI) is already making waves globally as companies and brands begin embracing this cutting-edge technology.

It is anticipated that by the end of 2027, the proportion of AI investments across the APAC region in GenAI will increase from 15% to 29%. Several business functions are being prioritized for GenAI initiatives – among the top areas that C-Level Execs are looking into using GenAI are Operations (47%), Customer Experience (38%), and Marketing (33%). The report also highlighted that APAC business sectors that are adopting GenAI are also following a similar trend as global top adopters of GenAI, especially within the Transportation and Logistics (74%), Telco, Media and Entertainment (72%), Financial Services (59%), and Healthcare and Life Sciences (54%) sectors.   

How GenAI Improves Customer Experiences

Business leaders have long recognized the importance of having superior customer experiences and improved operational efficiency, but they face numerous challenges that have prevented them from effectively carrying out their CX strategies. Among the top factors include the accelerated pace of tech adoption such as GenAI (33%), rising costs of CX transformation services (32%) and increased digital offerings from competitors (31%).

Leveraging GenAI-augmented solutions may just be the ticket for companies looking for a way out of their CX challenges. GenAI empowers customers to curate their own rich customer journeys and quickly troubleshoot problems while allowing businesses to scale and publish high-quality creations to multiple digital channels. GenAI is also capable of identifying patterns in unstructured data, automatically mapping them to be more understandable for businesses.

"Research shows that 69% of CEOs in APAC see AI as a significant opportunity for business growth and differentiation. At Infobip, we are helping businesses of all sizes leverage AI to transform customer interactions. We believe that GenAI will enable businesses to create fully automated flows, delivering welcome messages, product recommendations, and support —both before and after purchase — through a single automated conversation. As AI continues to evolve, we can expect increased customer satisfaction, better marketing and sales conversions, improved operations and lower customer support costs," said Ivan Ostojic, Chief Business Officer at Infobip.

Slow Adoption Despite a Record of Successes

Despite the huge potential of GenAI to revolutionize customer experiences, only 18% of APAC businesses are still in the early stage of AI adoption while 64% have either leveraged AI or Machine Learning in selected use cases. Just 18% of APAC businesses have advanced AI/ML capabilities. GenAI's slow adoption among organizations may be due to certain key challenges that need to be addressed first, such as regulatory compliance and security concerns.

"GenAI is set to transform how we design, implement, deliver, and scale customer experiences. In IDC's June 2023 Future of Customer Experience Survey, 35% of CX executives believe that innovations like GenAI and Web3 will be most pivotal in shaping their future CX strategies. Amidst economic uncertainties and rising costs, businesses must focus on differentiating themselves through value-driven, empathetic customer experiences, to stay competitive in an increasingly digital marketplace" said Nikhil Batra, Senior Research Director, IDC Asia-Pacific.

Despite the slow rollout of GenAI, several brands have already seen success in integrating GenAI into their CX strategies, such as Apollo 24/7, India's largest multi-channel digital healthcare platform. The brand leveraged Infobip's Answers AI-powered technology to create a more personalized and seamless digital healthcare experience to improve overall customer experience. By enabling GenAI digital assistance, Apollo 24/7 saw faster problem resolution and a higher conversion rate through intelligent chatbots.

With GenAI technology quickly becoming more sophisticated and advanced, APAC brands investing in GenAI are poised to greatly stand out from the competition and drive business growth. Organizations interested in embarking on GenAI customer journeys must choose a seasoned and trained local tech solution partner that is well-versed in conversational customer experiences. Once organizations have cleared the initial hurdles of GenAI, both customers and clients can enjoy the best of everything that GenAI technology can offer.

To learn more about how GenAI is enabling businesses to provide more proactive and impactful customer experiences, download the "Unlocking the potential of GenAI in CX" eBook here.

About Infobip

Infobip is a global cloud communications platform that enables businesses to build connected experiences across all stages of the customer journey. Accessed through a single platform, Infobip's omnichannel engagement, identity, user authentication and contact centre solutions help businesses and partners overcome the complexity of consumer communications to grow business and increase loyalty. It offers natively built technology with the capacity to reach over seven billion mobile devices and 'things' in 6 continents connected to over 9,700+ connections of which 800+ are direct operator connections. Infobip was established in 2006 and is led by its co-founders, CEO Silvio Kutić, Roberto Kutić and Izabel Jelenić.

Recent award wins include:

• Infobip named a Leader in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Communications Platform as a Service (CPaaS) 2024 for the second year running (June 2024)
• Infobip named to Fast Company's Annual List of the World's Most Innovative Companies (March 2024)
• Infobip named a leader in the CPaaS Leaderboard, Juniper Research (March 2024)
• Infobip ranked as number one Communications Platform as a Service (CPaaS) provider, in the inaugural MetriRank CPaaS Report from Metrigy (Dec 2023)
• Infobip named a leader in the CCaaS Leaderboard, Juniper Research (Dec 2023)
• Omdia Ranks Infobip as Leader for the second year running in its CPaaS Universe Report (Nov 2023)
• Infobip named a Leader in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Communications Platform as a Service (CPaaS) 2023 (Sept 2023)
• Infobip named a leader in the Juniper Customer Data Platform Leaderboard Report (July 2023)
• Infobip named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Communications Platform-as-a-Service (CPaaS) 2023 Vendor Assessment (doc #US50607923, May 2023)