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Why Customer Service Should Own the Customer Loyalty Conversation

February 27, 2026 by Charlie Casey
Charlie Casey, CEO, LoyaltyLion

Loyalty should deliver elevated customer experiences. Customer service knows what the key ingredients for those experiences are. Charlie Casey, CEO of LoyaltyLion, explains how to design loyalty that actually works..

Salesforce Debuts Agentforce for Communications to Tackle Telecom Churn

February 26, 2026 by CSM Newsdesk
Salesforce

Salesforce has announced the launch of Agentforce for Communications, a specialized suite of five AI agents designed to help the telecommunications industry navigate complex sales cycles and mounting customer retention pressures..

Sweep Unveils New Multi-Org Agent for Cross-System Salesforce Intelligence

February 26, 2026 by CSM Newsdesk
AI robot looking at a business process map

Sweep has launched Multi-Org Agent for Salesforce, a new agent designed for enterprises with multiple Salesforce organizations. Multi-Org Agent maps every dependency, automation, and rule across fragmented Salesforce environments..

BluStream Launches Polly, an AI Advisor That Gives Brands a Personalized Connection to Each Customer

February 25, 2026 by CSM Newsdesk
A customer opening a package while looking at her mobile phone

BluStream has announced the launch of Polly—an AI advisor that can be used for any product. Powered by the BluStream Product Experience (BluStream PX) platform, Polly creates a constant connection between a brand and its customers..

WOW24-7 Introduces Automation and AI Department to Bridge the Gap Between AI Promise and CX Reality

February 25, 2026 by CSM Newsdesk
AI and Automation department (AAD)

WOW24-7 has launched its Automation and AI Department (AAD). The dedicated business unit is designed to centralize the company’s expertise across agentic AI design, hybrid AI–human orchestration..

8×8 Launches Smart Assist to Streamline Agent Workflows and Elevate CX

February 25, 2026 by CSM Newsdesk
A smiling contact center agent wearing a telephone heaadset

8×8, Inc. has announced the launch of 8×8 Smart Assist, an AI-powered solution designed to transform the agent experience by embedding real-time guidance and intelligent automation directly into the contact center workflow..

General Magic Raises Oversubscribed US$7.2M to Cut Insurance Quote Time to 3 Minutes

February 24, 2026February 24, 2026 by CSM Newsdesk
Anthony Azrak and Jai Mansukhani, founders of General Magic

General Magic today announced a US$7.2M seed funding round. The company’s AI agents reduce inbound calls by 30%, deploy in 3 minutes and save teams 250+ hours monthly across pre-quote, post-quote, and claims workflows..

The Rehiring Boomerang: What Gartner Is Really Telling Us About AI in Contact Centres

February 19, 2026 by Kevin McGachy
Kevin McGachy at Sabio's Disrupt event in London

Gartner’s latest prediction is already gaining traction: by 2027, half of organisations that cut customer service staff due to AI will need to rehire people into similar roles under different job titles. Kevin McGachy of Sabio Group, explains..

How AI Enables Premium Service as a Tool, Not a Standalone Solution

February 20, 2026February 18, 2026 by Jason A. Fligman
Jason A. Fligman, Sr. Vice President, Service Strategy & Support, and CEO/President, Canon Information Technology Services, Canon U.S.A., Inc.

Recent industry assessments show that AI has moved decisively from experimentation to operational reality, with the vast majority of organizations now using it in at least one business function, including customer service..

Sinch and Lovable Forge Strategic Alliance to Power the Next Generation of AI-Native CX

February 13, 2026 by CSM Newsdesk
A women using her mobile phone and laptop

Sinch has announced a strategic partnership with Lovable, the Swedish-based AI software creation platform. The collaboration will see Sinch’s communications infrastructure deeply integrated into the Lovable Cloud..

Vida Scales Enterprise CX with Major AI Agent Operating System Expansion

February 13, 2026 by CSM Newsdesk
Contact center agents taking calls

Vida, a prominent player in the AI phone agent space, has announced an expansion of its operating system designed to move enterprise AI from experimental pilots to full-scale production. Unveiled this week at MSP Expo..

Genesys Unveils Industry-First Agentic Virtual Agent Powered by LAMs to Transform Enterprise CX

February 13, 2026 by CSM Newsdesk
A customer using her mobile phone to check an order

Genesys has announced the launch of the industry’s first agentic virtual agent specifically designed for the enterprise CX sector. Powered by Large Action Models (LAMs), the new Genesys Cloud Agentic Virtual Agent..

Vonage and C3 AI Partner on Network-Enabled Agentic AI Field Services Solution

February 13, 2026 by CSM Newsdesk
Field service engineer using his tablet

Vonage has announced a strategic collaboration with C3 AI to launch a new agentic AI solution designed specifically for mobile field operations. The joint offering, C3 AI Field Services, integrates Vonage’s suite of Communications..

NiCE Report: Agentic AI Driving 80% Containment Rates and 20% CSAT Boost

February 13, 2026 by CSM Newsdesk
Two call center agents dealing with customers on the phone

NiCE has released its latest research, “The Agentic AI CX Frontline,” providing what it claims is the industry’s first quantifiable evidence of AI-first customer experience operating at scale. The report highlights how global enterprises..

Salesforce to Acquire Cimulate to Bolster Agentforce Commerce and Intent-Driven Search

February 13, 2026 by CSM Newsdesk
Salesforce

Salesforce has announced an agreement to acquire Cimulate, an emerging specialist in AI-powered product discovery and agentic commerce. The acquisition is set to strengthen Salesforce’s investment in Agentforce Commerce..

Alloy.ai and LiftLab Partner to Bridge the Gap Between Media Spend and In-Store Sales

February 13, 2026 by CSM Newsdesk
A retail manager checking sales on his laptop

In a move set to provide consumer brands with deeper visibility into the customer journey, Alloy.ai and LiftLab have announced a strategic partnership aimed at solving one of the most persistent challenges in retail..

Aurasell Debuts AI-Native GTM Operating System to Supercharge Legacy CRMs

February 13, 2026 by CSM Newsdesk
AI platform data center

Aurasell has announced the launch of the world’s first AI-Native Go-To-Market Operating System (GTM OS). The platform is engineered to run intelligent, automated workflows directly on top of existing enterprise environments..

Udemy and OpenAI Team Up to Embed Interactive Learning Directly into ChatGPT

February 13, 2026 by CSM Newsdesk
A student learning online

Udemy, the AI-powered skills acceleration platform, has announced a strategic integration with OpenAI, bringing its vast library of professional development content directly into the ChatGPT interface. The move aims to transform..

Crisp Unveils AI Agents to Transform Retail Collaboration and Supply Chain Efficiency

February 13, 2026 by CSM Newsdesk
A retail inventory manager working in a modern store

Crisp has announced the general availability of Crisp AI Agents. The new platform is designed to automate retail operations for Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) brands and retailers by leveraging daily, store-level intelligence..

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