Flying planes and experimenting with modernist cooking might seem like unlikely pastimes for a business consultant, but that’s exactly how David approaches life: with curiosity…
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One Expert, One Topic — David Fernandez Vinuales Talks Conversational AI
Phone calls with dubious provenance still flood the North American network. This is the main takeaway of the TNS 2025 Robocall Investigation Report. Over the…
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The TNS 2025 Robocall Report
What if, in this new RCS world, SMS became more critical, not less? What if an incoming SMS carried the same weight as a call?…
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Apple Allows Apps to Send SMS
“Hey TJ, can I call you back? I just arrived at my house that got destroyed in the storm, and folks are here to review…
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One Expert, One Topic — Rodney Schlosser Talks Building Business Relationships
“We are a growth company,” Andrew Bialecki declared on the Klaviyo earnings call. The matter-of-fact delivery belies the hard work it takes to pull off…
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Klaviyo and Bandwidth Announce Final 2024 Results
If execution excellence is about doing what you said you would do, then Twilio, Sinch, and LINK all passed the test with flying colors. Sinch…
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Twilio, Sinch, and LINK Announce Final 2024 Results
“Answer all phone calls,” the FEMA representative said to those of us recently affected by the LA fires. He was responding to a question about…
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The Fear of the Unknown Caller ID
Trust in caller ID is one way to restore confidence in voice calls. The other is blocking known spurious caller IDs from entering the network.…
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The FCC Continues Its Quest to Squash Robocalls
Last week we discussed why cross-selling needs a compelling use case. These use cases merge different mediums and connect diverse actions into a single workflow.…
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Klaviyo and the Loyalty Use Case
Satya Nadella, the Gandalf of cloud software, tweeted about the Jevons paradox to frame DeepSeek’s recent mic-drop moment. DeepThink R3’s performance has been surprising considering…
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Satya Nadella’s Counterintuitive Take on DeepSeek
The FCC rollback on one-to-one consent is a nothingburger for brands and businesses. As a practical matter, the industry already saw this coming, and not…
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What’s Next for One-to-One Consent
At its investor day, Twilio promised 21% non-GAAP income by 2027 and $3 billion in free cash flow over the next three years—goals it confidently…
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The Good, The Interesting, The Unknown: Breaking Down Twilio’s Investor Day