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Combining Customer Relationship Management (CRM) with sales automation tools helps sales teams plan and monitor their sales activities and provides the necessary customer data throughout the entire selling process. Browse our news, analysis, and advice for sales professionals and managers looking take advantage of these time and labor saving strategies.

HubSport Launches Spring 2026 Release

HubSpot's Spring 2026 release includes HubSpot AEO, Smart Deal Progression, AI agents, and more than 100 other updates. 

Pacvue Launches Pacvue Agent

Pacvue Agent is the next generation of Pacvue's AI Outcome Engine.

Evergent Introduces Agentic Revenue Orchestration Platform

Evergent's Agentic Revenue Orchestration Platform redefines how streaming, telecom and digital subscription services retain subscribers, create revenue, and manage customer relationships.

Demandbase Debuts Demandbase AI

Demandbase AI is a pipeline engine for modern go-to-market teams.

Tekmetric Launches Digital Ads and Tekmetric Phones

Tekmetric Digital Ads and Tekmetric Phones help auto repair shops get discovered on Google Maps and Yelp and handle every call with full customer context.

AutoRaptor Launches AI Voice Agent

AutoRaptor's AI Voice Agent can answer every call, qualify every buyer, and book appointments automatically.

Qlik Extends Analytics from Answers to Agentic Action

Qlik adds capabilities across Qlik Answers, Discovery Agent, MCP Server, and new agents for prediction, automation, and analytics development.

SugarCRM Unveils New Brand Identity as SugarAI

SugarCRM rebrands with a focus on using AI for proactive sales guidance.

Qlik Partners with ServiceNow

Partnership combines ServiceNow Workflow Data Fabric with broader, governed enterprise context.

Airship Expands Its AI Agent Fleet

Airship expands and enhances its AI Agent Fleet to optimize campaigns and cross-channel experiences.

NIQ Debuts Growth Pathways

NIQ Growth Pathways deliver a strategic framework and purpose-built solutions to identify and activate untapped growth opportunities.

Clari + Salesloft and Vidyard Expand Partnership

Vidyard video engagement signals now feed directly into Salesloft workflows.

Lean Solutions Group Acquires Lead2Revenue

With its Lead2Revenue deal, Lean Solutions Group expands its AI-enabled revenue growth services.

Pipeliner CRM Rebrands as Coevera

Pipeliner CRM is changing its name and its sales technology philosophy.

voAIce Launches OliviaAI

voAIce's OliviaAI is an autonomous AI platform for email, leads, and phone calls for automotive and RV dealerships.

Channelscaler Accelerates AI Innovation with Scailyn

New AI capabilities in Scailyn transform PRM from a passive system of record into an intelligent growth engine.

OptifiNow Integrates with PhoneBurner

Integration connects OptifiNow's CRM-driven outreach with PhoneBurner's power dialing technology.

PAR Technology Announces PAR Intelligence

PAR Intelligence is a unified intelligence layer that delivers measurable outcomes across every location.

voAIce Acquires TheCRM Corporation

TheCRM acquisition enables voAIce establish a unified AI infrastructure for automotive, RV, marine, and powersports dealerships.

Broot.ai Partners with Vonage

Broot.ai chooses Vonage Voice API to power its CRM platform for sales and marketing engagement.