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Friction Mapping Moves to CRM to Spot Customer Pain Points

Customer journey technology evolves to home in on customer service breakdowns.

Phillip Britt // 06 Jul 2026

Dynamic Content Delivery Fuels the Ultimate Hyper-Personalization

Content is still king, but only when it meets the right customer at the right time and place.

Phillip Britt // 06 Jul 2026

Why Your Primary Focus Should Be on Customer Retention

The shift away from new customer acquisition is finally taking hold.

Linda Pophal // 06 Jul 2026

Location Becomes Less Important in Outsourcing Decisions

Despite a push to repatriate contact center jobs, companies are placing other considerations above country.

Phillip Britt // 01 Jun 2026

Beyond Speed-to-Lead: How AI Improves Lead Quality for More Conversions

AI chatbots provide more than just rapid responses; they also ensure high-quality, consistent, and compliant CRM data that ultimately drives higher conversion rates.

Vanessa Anderson // 30 Jul 2026

A Martech Dilemma: Composability vs. Consolidation

This is a battle with no clear battle lines.

Mike Turner // 29 Jul 2026

AI in CRM: Where Security Risks Are Hiding

As AI agents gain autonomy inside CRM platforms, cybercriminals are exploiting hidden security risks to turn trusted CX automation into a silent gateway for customer data theft.

Beverly Nevalga // 28 Jul 2026

The Global Content Playbook: Why Brands Need Cultural Intelligence to Avoid Customer Experience Missteps

As AI enables brands to scale global content creation faster, cultural intelligence is emerging as a strategic driver to ensure multilingual content is not only linguistically accurate, but also culturally relevant.

Melissa McMahon // 22 Jul 2026

Front Office

The Debate Around Dynamic Capabilities

Dynamic pricing models might be unfair, but what's a lot less ambiguous is how companies can use CRM data to dynamically alter other aspects of the customer experience.

Leonard Klie // 13 Jul 2026