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Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly becoming part of everyday digital services and workflows. Many organisations feel increasing pressure to respond from stakeholders, users, or internal teams without always having a clear view of where AI will genuinely help, and where it may add cost or complexity without real benefit. 

Used well, AI can improve efficiency, enhance user experience and unlock more value from existing content and data. The challenge is not access to technology, but making sound decisions about what to use, how to use it, and how to manage it responsibly over time. 

We take a pragmatic and measured approach to AI. We focus on clear use cases, thoughtful integration and outcomes that can be understood, governed and maintained rather than experimentation for its own sake or solutions that create more problems than they solve. 

Our AI services are structured around three complementary pillars, allowing us to support organisations whether they are exploring AI for the first time, addressing a specific challenge, or extending an existing digital estate with confidence. 

Who our services are for 

Our approach is designed for organisations managing complex digital estates and services, where AI must integrate with existing platforms, workflows and governance models. We help digital and product teams adopt AI in a controlled and practical way to ensure solutions are secure, transparent and sustainable within established operating models. 

We typically support: 

  • Digital and marketing leaders under pressure to improve workflow efficiency with AI
  • Product teams improving digital journeys where human oversight remains essential
  • Organisations operating in regulated or high-trust environments
  • Teams seeking efficiency and automation without introducing technical debt
  • Organisations with existing CMS or DXP platform investments they want to extend

 

AI integration and automation services 

There is now a mature ecosystem of AI-powered tools covering areas such as search, content, personalisation, marketing and customer support. For many organisations, the fastest and lowest-risk route to value is not bespoke AI development but integrating these tools properly into existing platforms and workflows. 

DotCentric helps organisations select, implement and integrate AI-powered tools so they work seamlessly with their DXP, CMS, CRM and internal systems. We focus on configuration, data flow and user experience, ensuring that AI features feel intentional and well considered, not bolted on or disconnected from the wider service.   

Common AI use cases we support 

  • AI-powered website search and content discovery
  • AI chat and customer or user assistants
  • Personalised content and recommendations
  • AI-assisted content and marketing platforms
  • Automation of repetitive workflows using AI alongside tools such as Zapier, Make or n8n 

Our role is to ensure these tools are implemented securely, governed appropriately and supported over time. We design integrations that teams can understand, manage and adapt with clear ownership and minimal operational overhead. 

The outcome is quicker access to AI capability, improved efficiency and a better user experience, delivered in a way that fits naturally within your existing digital estate.

 

Custom AI development services 

In some cases, off-the-shelf tools aren’t the right fit. Where there is a clear business case and defined objective, DotCentric designs and builds custom AI-powered features that integrate directly into websites and digital applications. 

Custom AI development is always driven by a specific outcome. This might include helping users find the right information more easily, supporting content teams with drafting and structuring, reducing support overhead, or improving how enquiries are routed and handled. 
  
Examples of custom solutions we design include:

  • AI website assistants trained on an organisation’s approved content
  • AI-assisted content creation aligned to brand voice and tone
  • Intelligent enquiry handling and triage
  • Smarter forms and onboarding journeys
  • Internal AI tools for summarisation, insight or knowledge discovery 

Our approach emphasises clarity and control from the outset. We define how the AI should behave, what data it can draw from, and where human oversight is required. Solutions are designed to be secure, transparent and maintainable, with monitoring and refinement built in from the start. 

The result is a tailored AI capability that feels like a natural extension of the digital product supporting users and teams today, while remaining flexible enough to evolve as needs change. 

 

AI strategy and consultancy services 

Not every problem needs AI and not every organisation needs to move at the same pace. Our AI strategy and consultancy services help organisations make confident, well-informed decisions about where AI can genuinely add value, and where simpler automation or process change may be a better fit.

We are often asked to support organisations that feel pressure to “do something with AI” but want to avoid fragmented experiments, unclear ownership or long-term risk. This work provides clarity before commitment. 

We start by reviewing your existing digital services, content and workflows, and speaking with key stakeholders across teams. From this, we identify realistic opportunities for AI and automation, highlight constraints around data, governance and risk, and surface areas where AI is unlikely to deliver meaningful return. 

Rather than producing abstract recommendations, we focus on practical outputs that can be used to support internal decision-making, prioritisation and sign-off. 

Typical deliverables include: 

  • An assessment of AI opportunities and organisational readiness
  • A prioritised roadmap outlining short, medium and longer term options
  • Clear recommendations covering feasibility, approach and tooling 

The outcome is confidence: a shared understanding of what to pursue, what to defer, and how to move forward sensibly, whether that leads to implementation with us or simply helps you make better decisions about AI across your organisation.

 

 

How we approach AI business integrations 

Across all AI projects, we apply our evidence-guided approach, designed for complex digital estates and business-critical services. We focus on outcomes rather than technology, design appropriate safeguards and oversight into every solution, and ensure accessibility and usability are considered from the outset.

Every AI integration is designed to work within existing digital platforms, workflows and governance models, rather than around them. We consider how data flows between systems, how decisions are made, and who is responsible for oversight, ensuring AI can be clearly understood and managed. 

We are transparent about how AI is used within a service and take a long-term view, aiming to avoid solutions that introduce unnecessary risk or technical debt. Our aim is to help organisations adopt AI in ways that are responsible, sustainable and genuinely useful. 

Why DotCentric? 

DotCentric brings together expertise in digital strategy, experience design and engineering with a practical understanding of how AI fits into real-world systems. 

We have experience working with organisations of varying size and complexity, and we’re comfortable operating in environments where accountability, accuracy and sustainability matter. Our role is to help organisations adopt AI sensibly in ways that enhance digital services rather than distract from them.

Our AI solution packages 

We offer clear, low-risk AI packages designed to help organisations move from uncertainty to confident decision-making.  

Based on your data maturity, confidence and appetite for change, each package provides a practical, evidence-led step from identifying genuine opportunities, to safely testing ideas, to validating real-world performance. We ensure that your AI investment is driven by insight, not assumption.

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Request an AI discovery workshop 

Not sure where AI fits within your digital estate or whether it’s the right solution?

Our free one hour AI discovery workshop is designed to help you explore opportunities without commitment or pressure to proceed. 

During the session, we’ll work with your team to:

  • Understand your digital services, workflows and challenges
  • Identify realistic AI and automation opportunities
  • Highlight risks, constraints and governance considerations
  • Clarify where AI may or may not deliver value
  • Outline practical next steps tailored to your organisation

Note that we have limited availability for these workshops, please book in advance.

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Connecting the dots

Why leading organisations choose DotCentric

1

Evidence guided and outcome driven

We use research and experimentation to help teams prioritise what matters most – reducing risk and accelerating value creation.

2

Experts in digital experience platforms

As long term partners of Optimizely, Umbraco and other enterprise platforms, we offer unmatched expertise in the design and delivery of business critical websites and digital services.

3

Built on partnership and trust

We act as a strategic extension of our clients internal teams, collaborating closely and sharing our expertise to build long-term value together.

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Following a competitive tendering process as part of our Digital First Transformation project, we appointed DotCentric as our website agency partner. From undertaking user research and analysis, to design and integration with a new CRM and e-commerce platform, DotCentric have provided a first-class service and client experience.
Vicki Cockman

Director of Training and Consultancy, MHFA England

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It was an absolute pleasure working with DotCentric. From the initial discussions about our project, to the discovery phase where we fleshed out the requirements, to the implementation phase, the DotCentric team were engaged, proactive, honest and helped us make better decisions based on their knowledge and skillset.
Tom Bryant

Programme Management Lead, LTA

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We were really impressed with how DotCentric took the time to fully understand our organisation, our members, what we do and how we work. This ensured that we were all aligned in what we wanted to achieve and worked efficiently together as one team.
Nina Hall

Digital Manager, Food and Drink Federation

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It is important for our technology partners to be committed to user-centric practices (user research, prototyping, usability testing) and agile methodology. The DotCentric UX team got to grips with a complex set of needs and drivers and in a short period, they generated the user insight, prototypes and design assets we needed to progress to build.
John Rieger

Head of Digital Communications, SRA

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The team at DotCentric have been integral in helping us to identify opportunities to improve the user experience for our members and have been an invaluable partner in continuing to improve our digital experience.
Justin Webb

Product Manager, The Wine Society

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I have found the knowledge, expertise and guidance offered to Karndean to be of the highest standard. DotCentric have shown an aptitude to fully understand our business and the markets in which we operate.
Andy Parton

Digital Services Manager, Karndean Designflooring

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Approaching DotCentric completely changed our idea of what we needed as they were able to think outside the box and present us with a range of solutions to solve our challenges.
Muhammed Parkar

Digital Communications Manager, NMC