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Agents & Automation10 min read

your CRM and your agent: why syncing the two pays off in resolution rate

If you are putting money into AI for support, make sure the CRM is not left standing on the touchline.

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Product News8 min read

your next star service rep will not ask for a desk—just your runbooks

Playbooks lets your agent follow your runbooks with precision, logic and flexibility, handling high-stakes workflows the way your best people already do.

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Agents & Automation11 min read

how to choose the right AI integrations for your support stack

Even the most capable agent cannot drive impact alone. It needs context. It needs data. It needs access. That is where integrations come in.

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Service Operations7 min read

unpacking AI agent pricing: resolution-based vs. conversation-based models

As teams get serious about AI support they start asking how they should be paying for this. And, more to the point, what they are actually paying for.

inside the signal room

Your monthly look at the AI reshaping customer service

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CX playbook
for directors

How to build a world-class AI support team

Templates and guidance for a support function that uses agents and people to their fullest.

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Service Operations19 min read

the complete guide to building an AI customer service team

It is not about adding AI to your team. It is about building the team around it. Here is how.

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Agents & Automation10 min read

using Loomwright: how AI can transform your approach to technical debt

Teaching an agent our testing standards turned risky refactors into routine improvements. Here is the method.

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Service Operations9 min read

the AI org chart: how support teams are evolving

See how leading support teams are redrawing their org charts to scale automation with structure, clarity and impact.

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Service Operations13 min read

the complete guide to AI integrations for customer service

Performance does not come from the model alone. It comes from integration.

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Agents & Automation7 min read

zero retention, zero risk: the case for ephemeral AI

What if your agent did not just forget the conversation—what if it never remembered it in the first place?

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Service Operations11 min read

the AI support organisation of the future: how to build your ACX team now

The most inventive CX leaders are building ACX teams—dedicated functions with clear roles, goals and accountability for AI service.

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Agents & Automation7 min read

how the Signal Context Layer is unlocking smarter AI agents for support

Learn how the Signal Context Layer lets agents draw on live business data to deliver sharper, more accurate service.

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Service Operations10 min read

the rise of the AI manager: why every support team needs one now

Meet the AI manager—the new CX role driving smarter automation, better resolutions and a radically more efficient support team.

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Product News8 min read

the future just called—cresset voice answered

Our spring launch brings smarter voice AI and tools that help your agent improve over time, including Coaching, Scorecards, Playbooks and Recommendations.