About
As the critical holiday season approaches, businesses counting on boosting sales are presented with unique challenges, particularly when it comes to customer service during peak times.

Retail, travel and hospitality are especially impacted. As customer inquiries and support requests surge during this period, companies need a robust and adaptable strategy to ensure customer satisfaction with quality customer experiences – which, in turn, ensures their brand rep doesn’t slip as the season heats up.

Not surprisingly, generative AI has become a game-changer, enabling better self-service features, personalized customer support, and support for agents that allows them to perform more capably and efficiently. In this VB Spotlight webinar, we’ll break down how this all contributes to a successful and lucrative holiday customer service strategy.

Join us to gain insights, best practices, and actionable insights that will help you not just survive but thrive during the holiday rush.

Access additional resources or learn more on the opportunity to take a Freshworks demo here .
Agenda
  • A step-by-step breakdown of the customer engagement journey during the holiday season
  • How gen-AI and omni-channel support can revolutionize your customer service strategy
  • The 5 key CX priorities to deliver exceptional customer experiences during the busiest time of the year
  • Insights into the latest trends and strategies in customer service ahead of the holiday season
Presenters
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Gabriel Mendez
Director of Digital Experience, Virgin Voyages
Gabriel is a digital transformation champion who has delivered award-winning digital products for both start-ups and Fortune 500 companies. As Director of Digital Experience at Virgin Voyages, he leads cross-functional teams that develop innovative experiences that inspire customers to have the best online cruise booking experience and ultimately Set Sail The Virgin Way. Gabriel oversees the Digital Experience teams, which include website product design, product management, merchandising, experimentation, SEO & development. Gabriel and his team recently launched Vivi, the first Generative AI-powered Chatbot experience, a first in the cruise industry.
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Mark Miller
Global Digital Service Director, Slalom
Mark leads Slalom's Global Digital Service team, focusing on helping companies get the most out of Generative AI in their Salesforce ecosystems. He has a proven 20+ year track record in the software space, with 15 years in enterprise software sales. He brings a technical and business background allowing him to act as a trusted adviser to enterprise company executives, including how to easily adopt and understand new technologies and creative thinking to solve key problems. He's a Certified Salesforce Professional with extensive knowledge of forecasting, sales and service operations and Salesforce.com functionality. Mark is also the author of The Druid Legacy Series and Apprentice ABS Bladesmith.
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Michael Spanarella
Senior Customer Success Manager, Freshworks
Michael Spanarella is a customer experience leader known for achieving outstanding customer loyalty and growing popular brands. His track record includes leadership in technology and television, where he helped create world-class customer loyalty, innovation, and business growth. Michal is the Senior Customer Success Manager with Freshworks, based in Denver, Colorado where he and his colleagues are helping customers build better experiences for some of the most influential brands in the world. He also drove the creation of Dish Network and Sling TV's International customer support experience. Michael is also a golfer who has volunteered with multiple organizations teaching the sport, including the First Tee of Denver.
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Chad Oda
Moderator, VentureBeat
Chad is an entrepreneur and GTM leader who consults Fortune 500 companies such as Microsoft and CVS Health on Conversational AI and Workflow Automation. He also advises Chatbot Summit, one of the leading global Conversational AI and Generative AI conferences.
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