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      <author>pr@cmswire.com (Greg Kihlstrom, 2025 Contributor of the Year)</author>
      <category>digital marketing</category>
      <category>marketing</category>
      <category>personalization</category>
      <category>customer experience</category>
      <category>customer loyalty</category>
      <category>customer journey</category>
      <category>buying journey</category>
      <title>The Purchase Signal Most Brands Are Ignoring: The Booked Trip</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/b1f2fd449a9d4d9697c44decc4586d89.ashx"><img src="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/b1f2fd449a9d4d9697c44decc4586d89.ashx?mw=320&amp;mh=240" /></a></p>
<p>A booked trip predicts spending across retail, beauty, electronics and financial services. Most enterprise brands aren&apos;t showing up at that moment.</p>
<a href="https://www.cmswire.com/digital-marketing/the-purchase-signal-most-brands-are-ignoring-the-booked-trip/?utm_source=cmswire.com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=cm&utm_content=all-articles-rss">Continue reading...</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 11:32:39 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.cmswire.com/digital-marketing/the-purchase-signal-most-brands-are-ignoring-the-booked-trip/?utm_source=cmswire.com&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;utm_campaign=cm&amp;utm_content=all-articles-rss</link>
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      <author>pr@cmswire.com (Michael Nguyen)</author>
      <category>customer experience</category>
      <category>sponcon</category>
      <category>saen2606</category>
      <title>How CX Teams Are Actually Using AI in 2026: Start Small, Ship Fast</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/d2943ffed896470c8799e98016c5ff5b.ashx"><img src="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/d2943ffed896470c8799e98016c5ff5b.ashx?mw=320&amp;mh=240" /></a></p>
<p>91% of CX leaders feel pressure to deploy AI. Only 25% have fully integrated it. The teams closing that gap are shipping small workflows, not strategies.</p>
<a href="https://www.cmswire.com/customer-experience/how-cx-teams-are-actually-using-ai-in-2026/?utm_source=cmswire.com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=cm&utm_content=all-articles-rss">Continue reading...</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 09:40:01 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.cmswire.com/customer-experience/how-cx-teams-are-actually-using-ai-in-2026/?utm_source=cmswire.com&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;utm_campaign=cm&amp;utm_content=all-articles-rss</link>
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      <author>pr@cmswire.com (Jennifer Carron)</author>
      <category>customer experience</category>
      <category>answer engine optimization</category>
      <category>aeo</category>
      <category>customer satisfaction</category>
      <category>ai search</category>
      <category>customer loyalty</category>
      <title>Why Customer Experience Is Now Your AI Visibility Strategy</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/a912e9bba367482ba60dfda8d526d04c.ashx"><img src="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/a912e9bba367482ba60dfda8d526d04c.ashx?mw=320&amp;mh=240" /></a></p>
<p>AI recommendation engines don&apos;t read your marketing. They read your customers. Here&apos;s what CX and service leaders need to do to make the shortlist.</p>
<a href="https://www.cmswire.com/customer-experience/why-customer-experience-is-now-your-ai-visibility-strategy/?utm_source=cmswire.com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=cm&utm_content=all-articles-rss">Continue reading...</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 09:32:41 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.cmswire.com/customer-experience/why-customer-experience-is-now-your-ai-visibility-strategy/?utm_source=cmswire.com&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;utm_campaign=cm&amp;utm_content=all-articles-rss</link>
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      <author>pr@cmswire.com (Dom Nicastro)</author>
      <category>digital experience</category>
      <category>ngrv</category>
      <category>web cms</category>
      <category>dxm</category>
      <category>user experience</category>
      <category>artificial intelligence</category>
      <category>news</category>
      <title>Figma Make Brings Visual Editing to Live Codebases</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/205209623699475d871f5211007011d9.ashx"><img src="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/205209623699475d871f5211007011d9.ashx?mw=320&amp;mh=240" /></a></p>
<p>Designers can now modify production code directly from Figma, blurring the line between design tools and engineering workflows.</p>
<a href="https://www.cmswire.com/digital-experience/figma-make-brings-visual-editing-to-live-codebases/?utm_source=cmswire.com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=cm&utm_content=all-articles-rss">Continue reading...</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 19:56:26 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.cmswire.com/digital-experience/figma-make-brings-visual-editing-to-live-codebases/?utm_source=cmswire.com&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;utm_campaign=cm&amp;utm_content=all-articles-rss</link>
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      <author>pr@cmswire.com (Dom Nicastro)</author>
      <category>digital experience</category>
      <category>ngrv</category>
      <category>acquisitions</category>
      <category>salesforce</category>
      <category>web cms</category>
      <category>agentic ai</category>
      <category>headless cms</category>
      <category>artificial intelligence</category>
      <title>Salesforce Acquires Contentful to Power Agentforce Content</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/f77414e777584027816a2f94dc409ea0.ashx"><img src="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/f77414e777584027816a2f94dc409ea0.ashx?mw=320&amp;mh=240" /></a></p>
<p>Did Salesforce just put legacy DXPs like Adobe, Optimizely, Acquia and Sitecore on notice?</p>
<a href="https://www.cmswire.com/digital-experience/salesforce-acquires-contentful-to-power-agentforce-content/?utm_source=cmswire.com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=cm&utm_content=all-articles-rss">Continue reading...</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 17:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.cmswire.com/digital-experience/salesforce-acquires-contentful-to-power-agentforce-content/?utm_source=cmswire.com&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;utm_campaign=cm&amp;utm_content=all-articles-rss</link>
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      <author>pr@cmswire.com (Pierre DeBois)</author>
      <category>digital marketing</category>
      <category>answer engine optimization</category>
      <category>aeo</category>
      <category>marketing</category>
      <category>seo</category>
      <category>context engineering</category>
      <category>#martech</category>
      <category>marketing technology</category>
      <category>search</category>
      <category>content discoverability</category>
      <title>Is Context Engineering the New AEO Secret Sauce?</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/a5a51694767f467ea4f87f2776df886a.ashx"><img src="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/a5a51694767f467ea4f87f2776df886a.ashx?mw=320&amp;mh=240" /></a></p>
<p>Most brands are optimizing content for AI search. The ones winning are fixing the infrastructure underneath it first.</p>
<a href="https://www.cmswire.com/digital-marketing/is-context-engineering-the-new-aeo-secret-sauce/?utm_source=cmswire.com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=cm&utm_content=all-articles-rss">Continue reading...</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 15:51:59 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.cmswire.com/digital-marketing/is-context-engineering-the-new-aeo-secret-sauce/?utm_source=cmswire.com&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;utm_campaign=cm&amp;utm_content=all-articles-rss</link>
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      <author>pr@cmswire.com (Scott Clark)</author>
      <category>customer experience</category>
      <category>csat</category>
      <category>customer experience metrics</category>
      <category>customer effort score</category>
      <category>cxm</category>
      <category>ces</category>
      <category>customer service metrics</category>
      <category>customer churn</category>
      <category>nps</category>
      <category>net promoter score</category>
      <category>customer journey mapping</category>
      <category>customer loyalty</category>
      <title>What Is Customer Effort Score (CES)? Definition, Benchmarks and How to Improve It</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/2c816df3699c459db296305406925418.ashx"><img src="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/2c816df3699c459db296305406925418.ashx?mw=320&amp;mh=240" /></a></p>
<p>Learn how to calculate CES, interpret industry benchmarks and build low-effort experiences that reduce churn and strengthen customer loyalty.</p>
<a href="https://www.cmswire.com/customer-experience/a-look-at-customer-effort-score-and-how-it-can-help-build-better-cx/?utm_source=cmswire.com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=cm&utm_content=all-articles-rss">Continue reading...</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 09:26:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.cmswire.com/customer-experience/a-look-at-customer-effort-score-and-how-it-can-help-build-better-cx/?utm_source=cmswire.com&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;utm_campaign=cm&amp;utm_content=all-articles-rss</link>
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      <author>pr@cmswire.com (Ricardo Saltz Gulko)</author>
      <category>customer experience</category>
      <category>ai customer experience</category>
      <category>ai in customer experience</category>
      <category>ai</category>
      <category>customer support</category>
      <category>customer service</category>
      <category>customer loyalty</category>
      <title>What Saves Money on Every Interaction but Costs You the Customer?</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/a2e910185fe34436a252901f0a0b84d4.ashx"><img src="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/a2e910185fe34436a252901f0a0b84d4.ashx?mw=320&amp;mh=240" /></a></p>
<p>You guessed it. AI. A chatbot that fails to solve customer problems may create more financial risk than operational savings.</p>
<a href="https://www.cmswire.com/customer-experience/what-saves-money-on-every-interaction-but-costs-you-the-customer/?utm_source=cmswire.com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=cm&utm_content=all-articles-rss">Continue reading...</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 16:56:12 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.cmswire.com/customer-experience/what-saves-money-on-every-interaction-but-costs-you-the-customer/?utm_source=cmswire.com&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;utm_campaign=cm&amp;utm_content=all-articles-rss</link>
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      <author>pr@cmswire.com (Gary Lyng)</author>
      <category>digital marketing</category>
      <category>marketing budgets</category>
      <category>marketing leadership</category>
      <category>ai in marketing</category>
      <category>chief marketing officers</category>
      <category>marketing</category>
      <title>How CMOs Can Defend Marketing Budgets in the AI Era</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/86d7d576b0924a6fa8affc014ae10c1d.ashx"><img src="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/86d7d576b0924a6fa8affc014ae10c1d.ashx?mw=320&amp;mh=240" /></a></p>
<p>The 5 A&apos;s framework helps marketing leaders align with CFOs, prove ROI and protect growth investments.</p>
<a href="https://www.cmswire.com/digital-marketing/how-cmos-can-defend-marketing-budgets-in-the-ai-era/?utm_source=cmswire.com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=cm&utm_content=all-articles-rss">Continue reading...</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 15:29:48 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.cmswire.com/digital-marketing/how-cmos-can-defend-marketing-budgets-in-the-ai-era/?utm_source=cmswire.com&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;utm_campaign=cm&amp;utm_content=all-articles-rss</link>
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      <author>pr@cmswire.com (Aarron Spinley)</author>
      <category>customer experience</category>
      <category>cmos</category>
      <category>chief marketing officers</category>
      <category>nps</category>
      <category>net promoter score</category>
      <category>customer support</category>
      <category>customer service</category>
      <category>customer loyalty</category>
      <title>We're Getting CX All Wrong. Even the Name Doesn't Fit.</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/2accee2e448849e48e1301505ee4dd26.ashx"><img src="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/2accee2e448849e48e1301505ee4dd26.ashx?mw=320&amp;mh=240" /></a></p>
<p>The problem isn&apos;t whether CX leaders have authority. It&apos;s whether the industry understands what it&apos;s actually managing.</p>
<a href="https://www.cmswire.com/customer-experience/were-getting-cx-all-wrong-even-the-name-doesnt-fit/?utm_source=cmswire.com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=cm&utm_content=all-articles-rss">Continue reading...</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 11:20:40 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.cmswire.com/customer-experience/were-getting-cx-all-wrong-even-the-name-doesnt-fit/?utm_source=cmswire.com&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;utm_campaign=cm&amp;utm_content=all-articles-rss</link>
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      <author>pr@cmswire.com (Simon Robinson)</author>
      <category>customer experience</category>
      <category>customer satisfaction</category>
      <category>empathy</category>
      <category>hope desk</category>
      <category>customer journey mapping</category>
      <category>voice of the customer</category>
      <category>voc</category>
      <category>customer loyalty</category>
      <title>The Best CX Teams Don’t Just Practice Empathy. They Build Organizations With Soul.</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/a0072bc9b869404695ab9adf6ef4b201.ashx"><img src="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/a0072bc9b869404695ab9adf6ef4b201.ashx?mw=320&amp;mh=240" /></a></p>
<p>The strongest customer experiences emerge when employee experience, leadership behavior and customer-facing systems reinforce one another.</p>
<a href="https://www.cmswire.com/customer-experience/the-best-cx-teams-dont-just-practice-empathy-they-build-organizations-with-soul/?utm_source=cmswire.com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=cm&utm_content=all-articles-rss">Continue reading...</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 08:14:11 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.cmswire.com/customer-experience/the-best-cx-teams-dont-just-practice-empathy-they-build-organizations-with-soul/?utm_source=cmswire.com&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;utm_campaign=cm&amp;utm_content=all-articles-rss</link>
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      <author>pr@cmswire.com (Marcy Riordan)</author>
      <category>customer experience</category>
      <category>agentic cx</category>
      <category>agentic ai</category>
      <category>agentic customer experience</category>
      <category>artificial intelligence</category>
      <category>customer loyalty</category>
      <title>Why Agentic AI Fails Without an AI-Ready Data Foundation</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/6d06008da57948609685a29fb3af6fe2.ashx"><img src="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/6d06008da57948609685a29fb3af6fe2.ashx?mw=320&amp;mh=240" /></a></p>
<p>Agentic AI promises autonomous action, but fragmented enterprise data prevents AI agents from operating effectively at scale.</p>
<a href="https://www.cmswire.com/customer-experience/why-agentic-ai-fails-without-an-ai-ready-data-foundation/?utm_source=cmswire.com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=cm&utm_content=all-articles-rss">Continue reading...</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 07:15:50 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.cmswire.com/customer-experience/why-agentic-ai-fails-without-an-ai-ready-data-foundation/?utm_source=cmswire.com&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;utm_campaign=cm&amp;utm_content=all-articles-rss</link>
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      <author>pr@cmswire.com (Dom Nicastro)</author>
      <category>customer experience</category>
      <category>mergers and acquisitions</category>
      <category>ngrv</category>
      <category>video</category>
      <category>sprinklr</category>
      <category>viralmoment</category>
      <category>ai</category>
      <category>news</category>
      <category>voice of the customer</category>
      <category>voc</category>
      <title>Sprinklr Acquires ViralMoment to Close the Video Listening Gap</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/dd2c156a3cb6424bb98ff98ed82f25f4.ashx"><img src="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/dd2c156a3cb6424bb98ff98ed82f25f4.ashx?mw=320&amp;mh=240" /></a></p>
<p>As Sprinklr&apos;s transformation year closes, the company&apos;s first major acquisition signals where it thinks the VoC market is heading — and it&apos;s not text.</p>
<a href="https://www.cmswire.com/customer-experience/sprinklr-acquires-viralmoment-to-close-the-video-listening-gap/?utm_source=cmswire.com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=cm&utm_content=all-articles-rss">Continue reading...</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 11:24:27 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.cmswire.com/customer-experience/sprinklr-acquires-viralmoment-to-close-the-video-listening-gap/?utm_source=cmswire.com&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;utm_campaign=cm&amp;utm_content=all-articles-rss</link>
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      <author>pr@cmswire.com (Scott Clark)</author>
      <category>customer experience</category>
      <category>customer trust</category>
      <category>customer satisfaction</category>
      <category>spirit airlines</category>
      <category>customer loyalty</category>
      <title>Why Spirit Airlines Lost Customer Trust Long Before It Collapsed</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/838cc1c26d934870b67e9a4a9102b38f.ashx"><img src="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/838cc1c26d934870b67e9a4a9102b38f.ashx?mw=320&amp;mh=240" /></a></p>
<p>Customers tolerate inconvenience only until the experience starts feeling unfair, unpredictable and emotionally exhausting.</p>
<a href="https://www.cmswire.com/customer-experience/why-spirit-airlines-lost-customer-trust-long-before-it-collapsed/?utm_source=cmswire.com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=cm&utm_content=all-articles-rss">Continue reading...</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 10:36:12 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.cmswire.com/customer-experience/why-spirit-airlines-lost-customer-trust-long-before-it-collapsed/?utm_source=cmswire.com&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;utm_campaign=cm&amp;utm_content=all-articles-rss</link>
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      <author>pr@cmswire.com (Alex Kantrowitz)</author>
      <category>digital experience</category>
      <category>customer experience</category>
      <category>ai</category>
      <category>artificial intelligence</category>
      <title>AI Has a Public Relations Emergency — and It's Getting Worse</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/76cdfac5091242d483269d38f02152d4.ashx"><img src="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/76cdfac5091242d483269d38f02152d4.ashx?mw=320&amp;mh=240" /></a></p>
<p>Graduates are booing AI at commencement. Polling is cratering. And infrastructure ambitions hang on public trust no one has earned yet.</p>
<a href="https://www.cmswire.com/digital-experience/ai-has-a-public-relations-emergency-and-its-getting-worse/?utm_source=cmswire.com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=cm&utm_content=all-articles-rss">Continue reading...</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 14:17:26 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.cmswire.com/digital-experience/ai-has-a-public-relations-emergency-and-its-getting-worse/?utm_source=cmswire.com&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;utm_campaign=cm&amp;utm_content=all-articles-rss</link>
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      <author>pr@cmswire.com (Dom Nicastro)</author>
      <category>customer experience</category>
      <category>capacity</category>
      <category>ngrv</category>
      <category>news</category>
      <category>agentic cx</category>
      <category>cx analytics</category>
      <category>ai pilots</category>
      <category>ai assistants</category>
      <title>Capacity Adds Natural-Language Analytics to CX Platform</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/02290e90a9e240edb68f2e9c35377fe0.ashx"><img src="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/02290e90a9e240edb68f2e9c35377fe0.ashx?mw=320&amp;mh=240" /></a></p>
<p>The new AI Analytics Assistant lets CX leaders query interaction data conversationally and receive instant charts, dashboards and reports.</p>
<a href="https://www.cmswire.com/customer-experience/capacity-adds-natural-language-analytics-to-cx-platform/?utm_source=cmswire.com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=cm&utm_content=all-articles-rss">Continue reading...</a>]]></description>
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      <category>sponcon</category>
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      <title>Why Your (Sprawling) CX Stack May Be Holding You Back</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/ce858c2d2d10473aaf3725b4a630a7da.ashx"><img src="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/ce858c2d2d10473aaf3725b4a630a7da.ashx?mw=320&amp;mh=240" /></a></p>
<p>CX stack proliferation is outputting fragmented data, causing cost overruns when trying to improve the customer experience. Consolidation is the answer.</p>
<a href="https://www.cmswire.com/customer-experience/why-your-sprawling-cx-stack-may-be-holding-you-back/?utm_source=cmswire.com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=cm&utm_content=all-articles-rss">Continue reading...</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 12:00:19 -0500</pubDate>
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      <author>pr@cmswire.com (Pierre DeBois)</author>
      <category>digital marketing</category>
      <category>marketing leadership</category>
      <category>cmo</category>
      <category>marketing analytics</category>
      <category>ai in marketing</category>
      <category>chief marketing officers</category>
      <category>ai</category>
      <category>marketing</category>
      <title>The CMO AI Readiness Gap Is Getting Harder to Hide</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/088634cff97f4b1bb195da4b234dc142.ashx"><img src="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/088634cff97f4b1bb195da4b234dc142.ashx?mw=320&amp;mh=240" /></a></p>
<p>Gartner data shows 70% of CMOs name AI leadership a priority. Only 30% have the infrastructure to back it up. Here&apos;s what closes the gap.</p>
<a href="https://www.cmswire.com/digital-marketing/the-cmo-ai-readiness-gap-is-getting-harder-to-hide/?utm_source=cmswire.com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=cm&utm_content=all-articles-rss">Continue reading...</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 11:49:14 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.cmswire.com/digital-marketing/the-cmo-ai-readiness-gap-is-getting-harder-to-hide/?utm_source=cmswire.com&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;utm_campaign=cm&amp;utm_content=all-articles-rss</link>
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      <author>pr@cmswire.com (Nixalkumar Patel)</author>
      <category>digital experience</category>
      <category>customer data platforms</category>
      <category>commerce</category>
      <category>digital experience platforms</category>
      <category>ecommerce</category>
      <category>digital commerce</category>
      <title>The Second Channel Is Where B2B Commerce Architecture Goes Wrong</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/47fa10af74ae4e1689b20abeb3d44a7d.ashx"><img src="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/47fa10af74ae4e1689b20abeb3d44a7d.ashx?mw=320&amp;mh=240" /></a></p>
<p>Manufacturers keep fragmenting their commerce estates one channel at a time. The fix isn&apos;t a replatform — it&apos;s the right question before channel two.</p>
<a href="https://www.cmswire.com/digital-experience/the-second-channel-is-where-b2b-commerce-architecture-goes-wrong/?utm_source=cmswire.com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=cm&utm_content=all-articles-rss">Continue reading...</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 20:36:26 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.cmswire.com/digital-experience/the-second-channel-is-where-b2b-commerce-architecture-goes-wrong/?utm_source=cmswire.com&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;utm_campaign=cm&amp;utm_content=all-articles-rss</link>
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      <category>digital experience</category>
      <category>generative ai</category>
      <category>enterprise technology</category>
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      <title>What It Actually Takes to Build Gen AI Into Your Enterprise Marketing Stack</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/1686b493e20847e98112ed88e31317f1.ashx"><img src="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/1686b493e20847e98112ed88e31317f1.ashx?mw=320&amp;mh=240" /></a></p>
<p>Gen AI bolted onto an enterprise marketing stack delivers pilot results. Built into it, it delivers transformation.</p>
<a href="https://www.cmswire.com/digital-experience/what-it-actually-takes-to-build-gen-ai-into-your-enterprise-marketing-stack/?utm_source=cmswire.com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=cm&utm_content=all-articles-rss">Continue reading...</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 12:46:31 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.cmswire.com/digital-experience/what-it-actually-takes-to-build-gen-ai-into-your-enterprise-marketing-stack/?utm_source=cmswire.com&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;utm_campaign=cm&amp;utm_content=all-articles-rss</link>
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      <author>pr@cmswire.com (Kristina Podnar)</author>
      <category>digital marketing</category>
      <category>customer trust</category>
      <category>ai governance</category>
      <category>cmo</category>
      <category>cmos</category>
      <category>ai in marketing</category>
      <category>chief marketing officers</category>
      <category>ai</category>
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      <title>Dear CMOs: Your Problem Isn’t Your AI. It’s Your Operating Model. </title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/cab3a562c3d64c9aafe681c37624c6c6.ashx"><img src="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/cab3a562c3d64c9aafe681c37624c6c6.ashx?mw=320&amp;mh=240" /></a></p>
<p>Without operational visibility across interconnected systems, governance gaps are inevitable — and regulators are paying attention.</p>
<a href="https://www.cmswire.com/digital-marketing/dear-cmos-your-problem-isnt-your-ai-its-your-operating-model/?utm_source=cmswire.com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=cm&utm_content=all-articles-rss">Continue reading...</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 11:09:40 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.cmswire.com/digital-marketing/dear-cmos-your-problem-isnt-your-ai-its-your-operating-model/?utm_source=cmswire.com&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;utm_campaign=cm&amp;utm_content=all-articles-rss</link>
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      <author>pr@cmswire.com (Brian Jeppesen)</author>
      <category>customer experience</category>
      <category>trust</category>
      <category>voice ai</category>
      <category>conversational ai</category>
      <category>customer journeys</category>
      <category>ai</category>
      <category>artificial intelligence</category>
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      <title>The Horseless Carriage Problem: Why Voice AI Needs Better Systems, Not Just Better Models</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/acff54cc95754685bb984061516f644a.ashx"><img src="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/acff54cc95754685bb984061516f644a.ashx?mw=320&amp;mh=240" /></a></p>
<p>Voice AI&apos;s biggest obstacle isn&apos;t capability — it&apos;s the skepticism left behind by systems that failed customers years ago. Here&apos;s how trust gets rebuilt.</p>
<a href="https://www.cmswire.com/customer-experience/the-horseless-carriage-problem-why-voice-ai-needs-better-systems-not-just-better-models/?utm_source=cmswire.com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=cm&utm_content=all-articles-rss">Continue reading...</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 17:30:49 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.cmswire.com/customer-experience/the-horseless-carriage-problem-why-voice-ai-needs-better-systems-not-just-better-models/?utm_source=cmswire.com&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;utm_campaign=cm&amp;utm_content=all-articles-rss</link>
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      <category>customer experience</category>
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      <title>Owning the Seams: Where CX Leadership Earns Its Seat</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/bf1dc0833f3c4be8aa544c5d14139ea1.ashx"><img src="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/bf1dc0833f3c4be8aa544c5d14139ea1.ashx?mw=320&amp;mh=240" /></a></p>
<p>Sales-to-service. Service-to-fulfillment. Policy-to-frontline. Three operational gaps where CX quietly erodes — and what fixes them.</p>
<a href="https://www.cmswire.com/customer-experience/owning-the-seams-where-cx-leadership-earns-its-seat/?utm_source=cmswire.com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=cm&utm_content=all-articles-rss">Continue reading...</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 17:05:19 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.cmswire.com/customer-experience/owning-the-seams-where-cx-leadership-earns-its-seat/?utm_source=cmswire.com&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;utm_campaign=cm&amp;utm_content=all-articles-rss</link>
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      <author>pr@cmswire.com (Pierre Raymond)</author>
      <category>customer experience</category>
      <category>customer satisfaction</category>
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      <category>nps</category>
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      <title>The Patient Journey Doesn't End at Discharge — But Most CX Maps Do</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/5b7fae6ab90b413b98ffdc3350f80758.ashx"><img src="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/5b7fae6ab90b413b98ffdc3350f80758.ashx?mw=320&amp;mh=240" /></a></p>
<p>Nearly half of patients would switch providers after a bad payment experience. Billing isn&apos;t a back-office problem. It&apos;s a loyalty problem.</p>
<a href="https://www.cmswire.com/customer-experience/the-patient-journey-doesnt-end-at-discharge-but-most-cx-maps-do/?utm_source=cmswire.com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=cm&utm_content=all-articles-rss">Continue reading...</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 16:49:41 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.cmswire.com/customer-experience/the-patient-journey-doesnt-end-at-discharge-but-most-cx-maps-do/?utm_source=cmswire.com&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;utm_campaign=cm&amp;utm_content=all-articles-rss</link>
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      <author>pr@cmswire.com (Myles Suer)</author>
      <category>digital marketing</category>
      <category>marketing leadership</category>
      <category>cmos</category>
      <category>agentic ai</category>
      <category>ai in marketing</category>
      <category>ai</category>
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      <title>Before You Generate Demand, Engineer Your Market</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/0dc0b02e6ade47fa8abf4c29f946a170.ashx"><img src="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/0dc0b02e6ade47fa8abf4c29f946a170.ashx?mw=320&amp;mh=240" /></a></p>
<p>In an AI era where product advantages vanish overnight, the companies that define the market — not just the product — are the ones that last.</p>
<a href="https://www.cmswire.com/digital-marketing/before-you-generate-demand-engineer-your-market/?utm_source=cmswire.com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=cm&utm_content=all-articles-rss">Continue reading...</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 16:23:49 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.cmswire.com/digital-marketing/before-you-generate-demand-engineer-your-market/?utm_source=cmswire.com&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;utm_campaign=cm&amp;utm_content=all-articles-rss</link>
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