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Takeaways from the NiCE Analyst Summit 2025
On our latest BCStrategies podcast, we did a recap of the recent NiCE 2025 Analyst Summit, held in Vienna. This was NiCE's first analyst summit with their new leadership team, and there was a lot to take in on many fronts. Along with Nicolas de Kouchkovsky and Tom Brannen, Jon Arnold moderated the discussion, and we shared our top takeaways from the event.
Blair Pleasant
12 hours ago1 min read


Scary Communication and Collaboration Industry Trends: A Halloween Podcast
BCStrategies Experts Thomas Brannen, Charles Vondra, Martha Buyer, David Danto, Joseph Williams, Jon Arnold, and Kevin Kieller discuss some scary trends in the communications and collaboration industry.
Unsurprisingly, challenges related to AI take center stage.
Kevin Kieller
Nov 12 min read


NiCE Analyst Summit 2025 – Orchestrating the AI-first CX Era
NiCE held its Analyst Summit in beautiful Vienna, Austria—its first major event under a new executive team that includes CEO Scott Russell , CMO Michelle Cooper, President of Product and Technology Jeff Comstock, and Phil Heltweg, formerly CEO of Cognigy and now Chief AI Officer of NiCE Cognigy. As expected, much of the discussion centered on AI, particularly AI Agents and orchestration. A New Strategic Vision Scott Russell opened the event by outlining NiCE’s strategy of ta
Blair Pleasant
Oct 295 min read


Unlocking the Future of Retail with AI: Insights from Our Latest Webinar
As a passionate advocate for innovation in customer experience, I was thrilled to join Charles Studt, CMO at Sendbird, for an enlightening discussion on the transformative power of AI agents in retail. Our webinar, "Retail Reinvented: The Rise of AI Agents in Customer Experience," delved into the pressing challenges retailers face today and the unprecedented opportunities AI presents to enhance customer interactions. During the session, we explored how AI agents can bridge th
Blair Pleasant
Oct 161 min read


WebexOne 2025 Review and Recap
In this podcast, BCStrategies Experts Kevin Kieller, David Danto, Tom Brannen, and David Maldow review and recap the WebexOne 2025...
Multiple Experts
Oct 101 min read


CXUnifiers 2025 - Sprinklr
Experts Blair Pleasant and Jon Arnold provide their analysis and insights related to the Sprinklr CXUnifiers 25. Sprinklr is a social media listening platform and has expanded into providing a unified CX platform with numerous AI features.
Multiple Experts
Oct 81 min read


Sprinklr CXUnifiers 2025
The Sprinklr Analyst Summit was held alongside the company’s CXUnifiers customer conference in Nashville, TN. The event highlighted...
Blair Pleasant
Oct 43 min read


Five9 Analyst Summit 2025 - Putting the New CX into Action
Five9 hosted its annual analyst summit at the stunning Montage Resort in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. The theme, “Putting the New CX into...
Blair Pleasant
Sep 263 min read


A Recap of Verint Engage 2025
BCStrategies was well-represented at Verint’s Engage event in Orlando, and we’ve got our takeaways here in this video podcast.
Jon Arnold
Sep 191 min read


Verint Engage 2025 – Stronger, Faster, Measurable Outcomes
The focus at this year’s Verint Engage conference in Orlando was clear: driving customer business outcomes through Verint AI and CX...
Blair Pleasant
Sep 185 min read


The AI Chefs: AI tips for business
The AI Chefs provide AI tips for business in an informative and fun way.
Kevin Kieller & David Maldow
Aug 253 min read


Blair and Jon discuss NiCE Acquisition of Cognigy
Blair Pleasant and Jon Arnold discuss NiCE's $955M acquisition of conversational AI company Cognigy. Kevin Kieller moderates the discussion.
Multiple Experts
Aug 11 min read
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