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      <author>pr@cmswire.com (David San Filippo)</author>
      <category>digital marketing</category>
      <category>aeo</category>
      <category>dxps</category>
      <category>cms</category>
      <category>digital experience</category>
      <category>ai search</category>
      <category>marketing data</category>
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      <title>Why Marketing Needs an AI-Ready Measurement Framework</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/51f2574d26e34899b3da1253cb31cba2.ashx"><img src="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/51f2574d26e34899b3da1253cb31cba2.ashx?mw=320&amp;mh=240" /></a></p>
<p>AI agents can&apos;t make strategic recommendations from dashboards alone.</p>
<a href="https://www.cmswire.com/digital-marketing/why-marketing-needs-an-ai-ready-measurement-framework/?utm_source=cmswire.com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=cm&utm_content=all-articles-rss">Continue reading...</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 19:58:24 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.cmswire.com/digital-marketing/why-marketing-needs-an-ai-ready-measurement-framework/?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>ngrv</category>
      <category>cxm</category>
      <category>analytics</category>
      <category>sprinklr</category>
      <category>digital marketing</category>
      <category>customer service</category>
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      <title>Sprinklr Ships 16 AI Features for Real-Time CX</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>The Summer &apos;26 release pushes Sprinklr&apos;s CXM platform from listening to autonomous action across service and marketing.</p>
<a href="https://www.cmswire.com/customer-experience/sprinklr-ships-16-ai-features-for-realtime-cx/?utm_source=cmswire.com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=cm&utm_content=all-articles-rss">Continue reading...</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 14:03:22 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.cmswire.com/customer-experience/sprinklr-ships-16-ai-features-for-realtime-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 (Dom Nicastro)</author>
      <category>customer experience</category>
      <category>ngrv</category>
      <category>cxm</category>
      <category>analytics</category>
      <category>digital experience</category>
      <category>customer journey analytics</category>
      <category>quantum metrics</category>
      <category>news</category>
      <title>Quantum Metric Launches Felix Agentic Platform GA</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/5caa577b347845e885f9c2893e342c8d.ashx"><img src="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/5caa577b347845e885f9c2893e342c8d.ashx?mw=320&amp;mh=240" /></a></p>
<p>Quantum Metric&apos;s agentic analytics platform hit general availability with mobile crash diagnostics and an Adobe Experience Platform connector.</p>
<a href="https://www.cmswire.com/customer-experience/quantum-metric-launches-felix-agentic-platform-ga/?utm_source=cmswire.com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=cm&utm_content=all-articles-rss">Continue reading...</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:20:49 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.cmswire.com/customer-experience/quantum-metric-launches-felix-agentic-platform-ga/?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 (Ryan Mayes)</author>
      <category>customer experience</category>
      <category>customer satisfaction</category>
      <category>customer journey</category>
      <category>customer journey mapping</category>
      <category>personalization</category>
      <category>customer loyalty</category>
      <category>customer support</category>
      <category>marketing</category>
      <title>3 Benefits of a Unified CX Operating System (and How to Build One)</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/7f84050c7b284fc18adbaa8c39b11bad.ashx"><img src="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/7f84050c7b284fc18adbaa8c39b11bad.ashx?mw=320&amp;mh=240" /></a></p>
<p>A three-step playbook — core signals, defined triggers, tech governance — replaces reactive metrics with predictive ones.</p>
<a href="https://www.cmswire.com/customer-experience/3-benefits-of-a-unified-cx-operating-system-and-how-to-build-one/?utm_source=cmswire.com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=cm&utm_content=all-articles-rss">Continue reading...</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 17:50:59 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.cmswire.com/customer-experience/3-benefits-of-a-unified-cx-operating-system-and-how-to-build-one/?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 (Behnam Behzadyfar)</author>
      <category>contact center</category>
      <category>ai in contact centers</category>
      <category>average handle time</category>
      <category>customer experience</category>
      <category>customer support</category>
      <category>customer service</category>
      <category>call centers</category>
      <category>ai</category>
      <title>The Generational Gap Costing Contact Centers First Contact Resolution</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/c998f5370f6d4258b4de5a14b16b0417.ashx"><img src="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/c998f5370f6d4258b4de5a14b16b0417.ashx?mw=320&amp;mh=240" /></a></p>
<p>A widening generational gap between Gen Z agents and older customers is quietly dragging down First Contact Resolution.</p>
<a href="https://www.cmswire.com/contact-center/the-generational-gap-costing-contact-centers-first-contact-resolution/?utm_source=cmswire.com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=cm&utm_content=all-articles-rss">Continue reading...</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 17:16:11 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.cmswire.com/contact-center/the-generational-gap-costing-contact-centers-first-contact-resolution/?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>contact center</category>
      <category>ngrv</category>
      <category>cxm</category>
      <category>customer experience</category>
      <category>analytics</category>
      <category>successkpi</category>
      <category>customer service</category>
      <category>call centers</category>
      <category>news</category>
      <title>SuccessKPI Launches WEM Platform for Webex Contact Center</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/f6707a9f8ddf41909100621ad4d0d937.ashx"><img src="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/f6707a9f8ddf41909100621ad4d0d937.ashx?mw=320&amp;mh=240" /></a></p>
<p>The AI-powered workforce engagement platform now integrates natively with Cisco&apos;s cloud contact center to unify oversight of human and AI agents.</p>
<a href="https://www.cmswire.com/contact-center/successkpi-launches-wem-platform-for-webex-contact-center/?utm_source=cmswire.com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=cm&utm_content=all-articles-rss">Continue reading...</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 16:59:31 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.cmswire.com/contact-center/successkpi-launches-wem-platform-for-webex-contact-center/?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>ngrv</category>
      <category>conversational ai</category>
      <category>rime</category>
      <category>customer service</category>
      <category>call centers</category>
      <category>artificial intelligence</category>
      <category>news</category>
      <title>Rime Lands $24M Series A to Scale Voice AI</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/eb3da9aa0bf340cf83aec2b1fd4b8279.ashx"><img src="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/eb3da9aa0bf340cf83aec2b1fd4b8279.ashx?mw=320&amp;mh=240" /></a></p>
<p>Fresh capital and a Meta veteran signal Rime&apos;s push to challenge ElevenLabs in enterprise voice infrastructure.</p>
<a href="https://www.cmswire.com/customer-experience/rime-lands-24m-series-a-to-scale-voice-ai/?utm_source=cmswire.com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=cm&utm_content=all-articles-rss">Continue reading...</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 13:45:16 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.cmswire.com/customer-experience/rime-lands-24m-series-a-to-scale-voice-ai/?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>cxm</category>
      <category>medallia</category>
      <category>conversational ai</category>
      <category>customer service</category>
      <category>voice of the customer</category>
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      <title>After the Debt Deal, Medallia's CSO Explains Where the $500M Actually Goes</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/8df4e79339e14267bcc7f812688e4da5.ashx"><img src="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/8df4e79339e14267bcc7f812688e4da5.ashx?mw=320&amp;mh=240" /></a></p>
<p>In an exclusive interview, Sid Banerjee tells CMSWire where the company&apos;s recapitalization money is really headed, from services hires to agentic AI.</p>
<a href="https://www.cmswire.com/customer-experience/after-the-debt-deal-medallias-cso-explains-where-the-500m-actually-goes/?utm_source=cmswire.com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=cm&utm_content=all-articles-rss">Continue reading...</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:37:14 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.cmswire.com/customer-experience/after-the-debt-deal-medallias-cso-explains-where-the-500m-actually-goes/?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>customer experience</category>
      <category>b2b commerce</category>
      <category>customer data platforms</category>
      <category>commerce</category>
      <category>digital experience platforms</category>
      <category>ecommerce</category>
      <category>digital commerce</category>
      <title>The Customer Experience Problem That Isn't Actually a UX Problem</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/4a0fd44e6e1243a5b3d3f5cdd7f20a54.ashx"><img src="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/4a0fd44e6e1243a5b3d3f5cdd7f20a54.ashx?mw=320&amp;mh=240" /></a></p>
<p>Dealer customers hit broken pricing and stalled orders after launch — and it&apos;s rarely a CX design flaw. Here&apos;s what&apos;s actually failing.</p>
<a href="https://www.cmswire.com/customer-experience/the-customer-experience-problem-that-isnt-actually-a-ux-problem/?utm_source=cmswire.com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=cm&utm_content=all-articles-rss">Continue reading...</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 10:55:43 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.cmswire.com/customer-experience/the-customer-experience-problem-that-isnt-actually-a-ux-problem/?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>cxm</category>
      <category>reputation management</category>
      <category>artificial intelligence</category>
      <category>customer service</category>
      <category>news</category>
      <category>ngrv</category>
      <category>asknicely</category>
      <title>AskNicely Launches AI Agent to Route Customer Reviews</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/997f076f43b44c05aef2837f111dde02.ashx"><img src="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/997f076f43b44c05aef2837f111dde02.ashx?mw=320&amp;mh=240" /></a></p>
<p>The new Review Routing Agent automates where customer reviews land, targeting AI search visibility for multi-location service brands.</p>
<a href="https://www.cmswire.com/customer-experience/asknicely-launches-ai-agent-to-route-customer-reviews/?utm_source=cmswire.com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=cm&utm_content=all-articles-rss">Continue reading...</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 09:39:18 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.cmswire.com/customer-experience/asknicely-launches-ai-agent-to-route-customer-reviews/?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>conversational ai</category>
      <category>softbank</category>
      <category>sierra</category>
      <category>customer support</category>
      <category>customer service</category>
      <title>Sierra Just Landed One of Japan's Biggest Companies. Here's Why That Matters for Conversational AI</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/d53dca6361f9465498755ac2a689fbb0.ashx"><img src="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/d53dca6361f9465498755ac2a689fbb0.ashx?mw=320&amp;mh=240" /></a></p>
<p>Sierra partnered with SoftBank — the AI conglomerate whose CEO just said the industry needs $5 trillion a year.</p>
<a href="https://www.cmswire.com/customer-experience/sierra-just-landed-one-of-japans-biggest-companies-heres-why-that-matters/?utm_source=cmswire.com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=cm&utm_content=all-articles-rss">Continue reading...</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 09:15:42 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.cmswire.com/customer-experience/sierra-just-landed-one-of-japans-biggest-companies-heres-why-that-matters/?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>qualtrics</category>
      <category>executives</category>
      <category>medallia</category>
      <category>voice of the customer</category>
      <title>Qualtrics Rebuilds Sales Leadership as Yearlong Executive Shakeup Continues</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/bb02b751a28c4c8b8729f12e7a87b4ce.ashx"><img src="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/bb02b751a28c4c8b8729f12e7a87b4ce.ashx?mw=320&amp;mh=240" /></a></p>
<p>Three of five new hires sit inside sales, as CEO Jason Maynard reshapes the company&apos;s leadership bench, including a poach of a former Medallia VP and GM.</p>
<a href="https://www.cmswire.com/customer-experience/qualtrics-rebuilds-sales-leadership-as-yearlong-executive-shakeup-continues/?utm_source=cmswire.com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=cm&utm_content=all-articles-rss">Continue reading...</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 19:17:09 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.cmswire.com/customer-experience/qualtrics-rebuilds-sales-leadership-as-yearlong-executive-shakeup-continues/?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 Klazema)</author>
      <category>customer experience</category>
      <category>agentic cx</category>
      <category>agent experience</category>
      <category>agentic ai</category>
      <category>ai agents</category>
      <category>customer service and support</category>
      <category>customer support</category>
      <category>customer service</category>
      <title>AI Agents Will Expose the Weakest Links in Your Content Infrastructure</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/0c578a756d59441594c156685dbeef26.ashx"><img src="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/0c578a756d59441594c156685dbeef26.ashx?mw=320&amp;mh=240" /></a></p>
<p>Salesforce&apos;s Fin deal is a reminder: AI agents expose whatever knowledge system sits beneath them, good or bad.</p>
<a href="https://www.cmswire.com/customer-experience/ai-agents-will-expose-the-weakest-links-in-your-content-infrastructure/?utm_source=cmswire.com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=cm&utm_content=all-articles-rss">Continue reading...</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 18:21:24 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.cmswire.com/customer-experience/ai-agents-will-expose-the-weakest-links-in-your-content-infrastructure/?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 (Lawrence Shaw)</author>
      <category>digital experience</category>
      <category>answer engine optimization</category>
      <category>aeo</category>
      <category>ai readiness</category>
      <category>seo</category>
      <category>ai search</category>
      <category>geo</category>
      <category>generative engine optimization</category>
      <category>ai</category>
      <title>A 10-Principle Maturity Model for AI-Ready Brand Content</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/5131b4d41e7e44acb4e9755c19bd8f89.ashx"><img src="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/5131b4d41e7e44acb4e9755c19bd8f89.ashx?mw=320&amp;mh=240" /></a></p>
<p>Only 40% of martech leaders say they&apos;re AI-ready. A 10-principle maturity model could help close the gap.</p>
<a href="https://www.cmswire.com/digital-experience/a-10-principle-maturity-model-for-ai-ready-brand-content/?utm_source=cmswire.com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=cm&utm_content=all-articles-rss">Continue reading...</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 17:43:18 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.cmswire.com/digital-experience/a-10-principle-maturity-model-for-ai-ready-brand-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>customer experience</category>
      <category>starbucks</category>
      <category>brand loyalty</category>
      <category>customer satisfaction</category>
      <category>customer loyalty</category>
      <category>marketing</category>
      <title>Why Did Starbucks Korea's 'Tank Day' Campaign Trigger a National Boycott?</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/4a6499efe0dd4312ab515dcb1b93aded.ashx"><img src="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/4a6499efe0dd4312ab515dcb1b93aded.ashx?mw=320&amp;mh=240" /></a></p>
<p>Starbucks Korea&apos;s &apos;Tank Day&apos; collided with a national tragedy. See the workflow fix that catches cultural risk before campaigns go live.</p>
<a href="https://www.cmswire.com/customer-experience/starbucks-tank-day-misfire-managing-cultural-brand-risk-in-global-markets/?utm_source=cmswire.com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=cm&utm_content=all-articles-rss">Continue reading...</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 13:10:15 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.cmswire.com/customer-experience/starbucks-tank-day-misfire-managing-cultural-brand-risk-in-global-markets/?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 loyalty</category>
      <category>cx operating engine</category>
      <category>customer engagement</category>
      <category>customer satisfaction</category>
      <category>personalization</category>
      <title>What a CX Operating System Actually Coordinates (And Why It's Not a Tool)</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/850eaf7d481d4df39447b161bf2bf5ac.ashx"><img src="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/850eaf7d481d4df39447b161bf2bf5ac.ashx?mw=320&amp;mh=240" /></a></p>
<p>A CX operating system isn&apos;t a platform you buy — it&apos;s how modern enterprises coordinate data, AI and people to execute consistent customer experience.</p>
<a href="https://www.cmswire.com/customer-experience/what-a-cx-operating-system-actually-coordinates-and-why-its-not-a-tool/?utm_source=cmswire.com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=cm&utm_content=all-articles-rss">Continue reading...</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:18:48 -0500</pubDate>
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      <author>pr@cmswire.com (Tal Klein)</author>
      <category>customer experience</category>
      <category>agentic cx</category>
      <category>ai in cx</category>
      <category>ai in customer experience</category>
      <category>agentic customer experience</category>
      <category>customer loyalty</category>
      <title>Your AI Chatbot Just Made My Cheeseburger Order Worse</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/8effd62257994afb8a49918dff03038b.ashx"><img src="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/8effd62257994afb8a49918dff03038b.ashx?mw=320&amp;mh=240" /></a></p>
<p>CX workflows should save your customers time and effort, not leave them frustrated.</p>
<a href="https://www.cmswire.com/customer-experience/does-your-ai-pass-the-airport-waitstaff-test/?utm_source=cmswire.com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=cm&utm_content=all-articles-rss">Continue reading...</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 13:13:49 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.cmswire.com/customer-experience/does-your-ai-pass-the-airport-waitstaff-test/?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>
      <category>customer acquisition</category>
      <category>customer support</category>
      <category>customer service</category>
      <category>customer retention</category>
      <title>The Service Metrics Trap: Why Chasing Utilization Is Costing You the Customer</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/df42625f15124a23ab04340c71f0a37d.ashx"><img src="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/df42625f15124a23ab04340c71f0a37d.ashx?mw=320&amp;mh=240" /></a></p>
<p>Caterpillar, Hilti and Kaeser escaped the utilization trap. Most industrial and professional services firms are still stuck in it.</p>
<a href="https://www.cmswire.com/customer-experience/the-service-metrics-trap-why-chasing-utilization-is-costing-you-the-customer/?utm_source=cmswire.com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=cm&utm_content=all-articles-rss">Continue reading...</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 12:11:44 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.cmswire.com/customer-experience/the-service-metrics-trap-why-chasing-utilization-is-costing-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 (Michelle Hawley)</author>
      <category>digital experience</category>
      <category>ai platforms</category>
      <category>ai governance</category>
      <category>customer experience</category>
      <category>conversational ai</category>
      <category>gradium</category>
      <category>voice ai</category>
      <title>Gradium Hits $100M Seed, Adds NVIDIA as Investor</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/fa2ab84797b74dbda0d14324d6f21d4b.ashx"><img src="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/fa2ab84797b74dbda0d14324d6f21d4b.ashx?mw=320&amp;mh=240" /></a></p>
<p>The Paris-based voice AI startup extended its seed round seven months after launch and will open a San Francisco Bay Area office.</p>
<a href="https://www.cmswire.com/digital-experience/gradium-hits-100m-seed-adds-nvidia-as-investor/?utm_source=cmswire.com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=cm&utm_content=all-articles-rss">Continue reading...</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 10:49:18 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.cmswire.com/digital-experience/gradium-hits-100m-seed-adds-nvidia-as-investor/?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 (Adam Povlitz)</author>
      <category>customer experience</category>
      <category>agent experience</category>
      <category>customer satisfaction</category>
      <category>agentic ai</category>
      <category>customer support</category>
      <category>customer service</category>
      <title>3 Moves to Rebuild Customer Trust After the Automation Backlash</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/b70e0e41e43a4642a43a3c8b839f9b98.ashx"><img src="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/b70e0e41e43a4642a43a3c8b839f9b98.ashx?mw=320&amp;mh=240" /></a></p>
<p>Total automation burned customer trust. Three moves — human escalation, proof of performance, and EX repair — can win it back.</p>
<a href="https://www.cmswire.com/customer-experience/2026-checkpoint-3-bold-customer-service-moves-you-must-make-now/?utm_source=cmswire.com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=cm&utm_content=all-articles-rss">Continue reading...</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 19:49:51 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.cmswire.com/customer-experience/2026-checkpoint-3-bold-customer-service-moves-you-must-make-now/?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 (Eric Dean)</author>
      <category>digital experience</category>
      <category>customer experience</category>
      <category>content management</category>
      <category>content</category>
      <category>conversational ai</category>
      <category>headless cms</category>
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      <title>The Page Is Dead: Why Your Content Library Isn't Ready for Conversational AI</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/8fb1677e579c47708ab4e2ed1e6ed0b9.ashx"><img src="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/8fb1677e579c47708ab4e2ed1e6ed0b9.ashx?mw=320&amp;mh=240" /></a></p>
<p>Your content library was built for human readers. Conversational AI needs something else entirely — and most enterprises haven&apos;t started rebuilding it.</p>
<a href="https://www.cmswire.com/digital-experience/the-page-is-dead-but-your-content-doesnt-know-it-yet/?utm_source=cmswire.com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=cm&utm_content=all-articles-rss">Continue reading...</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 19:34:17 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.cmswire.com/digital-experience/the-page-is-dead-but-your-content-doesnt-know-it-yet/?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>contact center</category>
      <category>customer experience</category>
      <category>customer effort</category>
      <category>agentic ai</category>
      <category>ai</category>
      <category>personalization</category>
      <category>customer support</category>
      <category>customer service</category>
      <title>Why More Customer Context Isn't Helping Agents Resolve Issues Faster</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/cb025d4fdb4a401d9dae467b80ce8159.ashx"><img src="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/cb025d4fdb4a401d9dae467b80ce8159.ashx?mw=320&amp;mh=240" /></a></p>
<p>Agents have customer profiles and AI summaries — but still can&apos;t verify what&apos;s true now. Here&apos;s how to close that gap.</p>
<a href="https://www.cmswire.com/contact-center/customer-context-is-not-enough-support-agents-need-a-resolution-ready-view/?utm_source=cmswire.com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=cm&utm_content=all-articles-rss">Continue reading...</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 19:17:01 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.cmswire.com/contact-center/customer-context-is-not-enough-support-agents-need-a-resolution-ready-view/?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>nice</category>
      <category>voice ai</category>
      <category>model context protocol</category>
      <category>ai chatbots</category>
      <category>gartner</category>
      <category>salesforce</category>
      <category>conversational ai</category>
      <category>netomi</category>
      <category>customer support</category>
      <category>customer service</category>
      <title>Conversational AI's New Leaders and New Mandate: Survive Consolidation, Own Governance and Master CX Integrations</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/c271ed73262546e281fe817d31d15699.ashx"><img src="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/c271ed73262546e281fe817d31d15699.ashx?mw=320&amp;mh=240" /></a></p>
<p>Gartner&apos;s latest Magic Quadrant shows IBM and SoundHound AI making the biggest gains as M&amp;A, governance and integration reshape conversational AI market.</p>
<a href="https://www.cmswire.com/customer-experience/conversational-ai-has-new-leaders-and-a-new-mandate-survive-consolidation/?utm_source=cmswire.com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=cm&utm_content=all-articles-rss">Continue reading...</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 17:54:58 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.cmswire.com/customer-experience/conversational-ai-has-new-leaders-and-a-new-mandate-survive-consolidation/?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>
      <category>world cup</category>
      <category>brand loyalty</category>
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      <category>customer journeys</category>
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      <title>Why FIFA's 48-Team World Cup Bet Is a Masterclass in Customer Experience Growth</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/75ff522d13824a8db9528547ce62634c.ashx"><img src="https://www.cmswire.com/-/media/75ff522d13824a8db9528547ce62634c.ashx?mw=320&amp;mh=240" /></a></p>
<p>FIFA&apos;s gamble offers a real-world case study in balancing market expansion against experience quality, with lessons brands can apply directly.</p>
<a href="https://www.cmswire.com/customer-experience/why-fifas-48-team-world-cup-bet-is-a-masterclass-in-customer-experience-growth/?utm_source=cmswire.com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=cm&utm_content=all-articles-rss">Continue reading...</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 10:13:38 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.cmswire.com/customer-experience/why-fifas-48-team-world-cup-bet-is-a-masterclass-in-customer-experience-growth/?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>product design</category>
      <category>dxm</category>
      <category>user experience</category>
      <category>figma</category>
      <category>bud</category>
      <category>artificial intelligence</category>
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      <title>Figma Buys Bud AI App-Builder Team, Shuts Platform This Month</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>Bud and Orchids users must migrate projects before the July 18 platform shutdown.</p>
<a href="https://www.cmswire.com/digital-experience/figma-buys-bud-ai-appbuilder-team-shuts-platform/?utm_source=cmswire.com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=cm&utm_content=all-articles-rss">Continue reading...</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 08:47:57 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.cmswire.com/digital-experience/figma-buys-bud-ai-appbuilder-team-shuts-platform/?utm_source=cmswire.com&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;utm_campaign=cm&amp;utm_content=all-articles-rss</link>
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