Yesterday’s Marketing Technology & AI News | May 15, 2026
Yesterday’s announcements show the agentic transition moving from vendor roadmaps into deployed infrastructure, with consequences for marketing organizations that depend on advertising platforms, customer engagement tools, and revenue operations stacks. Six major releases dropped on May 14, 2026, spanning consulting-led enterprise AI deployment, lifecycle automation, sales compensation automation, connected…
Xactly Launches Fleet of Agents and Intelligence Studio for Revenue Planning and Compensation
Fleet of pre-built and configured AI agents to automate complex revenue workflows introduced at Upside 2026
Xactly Strengthens C-Suite with Appointment of Chief Technology Officer and Chief Product Officer to Accelerate AI-Driven Innovation
Kandarp Desai is promoted to CTO and Christopher Li to CPO as Xactly advances its autonomous revenue platform vision and strengthens its executive bench, following recent CMO and CHRO appointments
Xactly Unveils New AI Agents to Transform Incentive Compensation Management and Optimize Go-to-Market Strategy
Built on the Xactly Intelligent Revenue Platform, Incent AI Agents use two decades of proprietary data to drive smarter revenue growth
Xactly Appoints Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Human Resources Officer To Fuel Next Phase of Growth
Tiffany Sieve joins as CMO and Megan Barbier as CHRO to Accelerate Brand Expansion and People Strategy
New research from Xactly reveals that women represent only 34% of the sales workforce and receive significantly less pay despite outperforming men
Xactly today announced new research underscoring the need for greater inclusivity and support for women in advancing their sales careers. The research uncovered that women are significantly underrepresented in the sales industry, constituting only 34% of the sales force and a mere 29% of sales managers.
New Report from Xactly finds that 4 in 5 sales and finance leaders have missed a quarterly sales forecast in the past year
The overarching theme across leaders is that, in the realm of sales forecasting, collaboration stands as a cornerstone of success as nearly all (97%) leaders surveyed say Sales and Finance teams need to work better together. And by adopting a unified approach, businesses can hit their forecasting targets.
S1 | 13: Augmenting the sales experience using AI, with Arnab Mishra and Sam Zaeyd at Xactly
Today we’re going to talk about opportunities and challenges of today’s Chief Revenue Officer, and some of the ways that artificial intelligence can benefit the sales process. To help me discuss these topics, I’d like to welcome Arnab Mishra, CEO and Sam Zayed, Chief Revenue Officer at Xactly.
Xactly Launches New Incentive Plan Design and Salesforce-Native Incentive Orchestration Solutions
Xactly, a global leader in intelligent revenue solutions, today announced two new-to-market solutions. Unveiled at Xactly Upside, the premier revenue performance management conference, customers now have one holistic revenue lifecycle solution with the introduction of Xactly Plan Design and can unlock native Salesforce experiences with Xactly for CRM.
Xactly Appoints Sam Zayed As Chief Revenue Officer
Xactly, a global leader in intelligent revenue solutions, today announced that Sam Zayed is joining the company as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). Zayed will lead Xactly’s global efforts to increase profitability and enhance operating efficiency for the world’s top sales and revenue organizations.
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