Microsoft unveils AI agents for sales

Microsoft unveils AI agents for sales, striking back at Salesforce
Microsoft announced two new AI agents for sales that double as a competitive response to Salesforce in an area where both companies are placing big bets.
Microsoft unveils even more AI agents - this time to help you clinch that big sale
Microsoft has unveiled a host of new AI agents aimed at supporting salespeople in their quest to chase leads and close deals like never before. The company has announced two new agents and a new accelerator program all directed at helping sales as the rise in AI agents continues.
Microsoft Pitches New AI Agents As Ways To Leave Salesforce, CRMs
They connect to both Dynamics 365 and Salesforce, so sales reps can nurture and close deals without even opening their CRM,' says Jared Spataro, Microsoft CMO for AI at work. Microsoft appears to be clapping back at artificial intelligence business applications rivals,
How Microsoft's new AI sales agents will help your team close deals faster
On Wednesday, Microsoft unveiled Sales Agent, which can help sales teams close more deals faster by researching leads, setting up meetings, reaching out to customers, and even closing sales for low-impact leads, according to Microsoft's blog post. The agent uses the company's CRM, company data, and Microsoft 365 data to inform its responses.
Microsoft teases sales agent automation for M365 and Dynamics 365
Redmond says you could ask one for a 'list of deals ... at risk of falling through' Microsoft today announced two software agents that automate certain business functions for Dynamics 365, its enterprise resource planning and customer relationship suite,

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