Month: May 2025

If customer experience were a dinner guest, it would be the kind that arrives late, repeats itself, and then disappears before dessert. At least, that’s how most people feel when dealing with today’s contact centers—reactive systems that rely on outdated models of interaction and force customers to jump through…

Companies are constantly seeking innovative ways to enhance customer success. The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into customer service strategies has emerged as a transformative approach that not only boosts efficiency but also preserves the essential human connections that underpin effective customer interactions. By leveraging AI technologies, businesses can…

My guest today has been keeping us up to date with the current state of hiring for marketers on a quarterly basis, which has taken us on quite a roller coaster ride. Today we’re going to look at how marketing and communication execs are responding to the latest developments…

In a time when consumers are buying into values as much as they’re buying products, authenticity has become the holy grail of brand strategy. The problem? Too many brands treat authenticity like a checkbox—or worse, like a costume. That’s where Phylis Rothschild, CMO at Pete and Gerry’s, offers a…

This article was written by Greg Kihlström for CMSWire. We’ve all been there (or at least most of us have). Your company’s massive new website project has just launched, and you’ve played a big role in getting it to this point. Now it’s time to relax and reap the…

CallRail, the lead engagement platform, today announced a new integration with RingCentral, a global leader in AI-powered business communications, that empowers SMBs with enterprise-grade communication intelligence. Leveraging both companies’ expertise, the integration gives small businesses the power to have smarter conversations with unprecedented insights into marketing campaign performance and lead…

What if you could unlock executive buy-in—and real alignment—by channeling the breakthrough strategies of world-famous celebrities in your customer experience approach? In this episode of the Delighted Customers podcast, guest Ania Rodriguez flips…

Agility requires a complete rethinking of how we approach customer loyalty — not as an afterthought at the end of the funnel, but as a core driver of long-term brand value and experience strategy. Today, we’re going to talk about the evolution of customer loyalty and what brands need…

This article was written by Greg Kihlström for CustomerThink. As a consultant and advisor to enterprise brands, I have seen firsthand the transformative potential of natural language interfaces (NLIs) such as conversational AI and chatbots on the customer experience.

We aired this episode a little while ago, but thought it had some amazing insights we thought were worth sharing again. Today we’re going to talk about building a change maker culture and how you can help your teams to thrive among change, instead…