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News30 Jan 2025 · 1 min read

Big CX News - The Latest on ServiceNow's Hiring Push, Verint's Acquisition Spree, & Microsoft

Watch on YouTube. CX Today's Charlie Mitchell presents the latest trending news from the customer experience world. He's joined by six prominent CX analysts ...

Watch on YouTube.

CX Today's Charlie Mitchell presents the latest trending news from the customer experience world.

He's joined by six prominent CX analysts to dissect each story.

In this edition, our CX experts include:

  • Zeus Kerravala, Principal Analyst at ZK Research
  • Liz Miller, VP & Principal Analyst at Constellation Research
  • Rebecca Wetteman, CEO & Principal Analyst at Valoir
  • Michael Fauscette, Founder, CEO & Chief Analyst at Arion Research
  • Simon Harrison, Founder & CEO of Actionary
  • Finbarr Begley, Senior Research Analyst at Cavell Group

During the conversation, they share more insight into each of the three following news stories:

ServiceNow to Hire Up to 3,000 Employees

ServiceNow - which also acquired CueIn in January - plans a hiring spree to support its growth, AI innovation plans, and meet customer demands.

Verint Quietly Acquired Four AI Providers in 2024

The contact center stalwart rolled up Cogito, Fonolo, and two unnamed tech providers to support its specialized bot strategy.

Microsoft Makes Big Moves In the Contact Center Space

The enterprise tech giant declared "customer service is broken" in a report, offered a 30-day free trial of its CCaaS platform, and announced native AI agents for it.

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