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growth playbook · Oct 22, 2026

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Dialpad growth playbook

Diagnosis

Dialpad has repositioned from phone system to AI customer experience platform, and its hiring shows how it plans to grow: an agentic overlay sales team for Resolve, partner marketing for Google Cloud and T-Mobile for Business, more Commercial and Mid-Market AEs in Austin, Tempe, Tokyo and Manila, and Key Account success.

The gap is that the partner channels still tell the old story: the T-Mobile page sells 2024's transcription and recaps with no mention of AI agents, and there is no page for Workspace customers paying with their Google commit.

This playbook updates the partner pages, mines recent customers for Resolve, and arms new AEs with proof first, then adds AI agent comparisons, a standard pilot, channel kits and adoption scoring, with a sports vertical, a resolution data report and a T-Mobile small-business bundle as big bets.

Growth Score

7/10

Biggest Opportunity

Selling AI agents through the channels Dialpad already has: T-Mobile's sellers, Google's co-sell team, channel advisors and its own recently closed customers.

Biggest Risk

RingCentral, Nextiva and Aircall now market AI agents alongside phone systems, and AI-native vendors such as Sierra and Decagon sell AI agents directly; if partners keep pitching Dialpad as a phone system, it competes on seat price.

01

Start here

The three moves to make first. Each one is written up in full below.

  1. 1

    Bring Resolve and AI agents to the T-Mobile for Business page, the one place every T-Mobile buyer is sent

    List what the T-Mobile page says today against the homepage, line by line.

    High impact First result in 1 month
  2. 2

    A landing page for Google Workspace companies on old phone systems, paid with their Google Cloud commit

    Ask the Google partner team for 100 Workspace accounts with Marketplace commitments.

    High impact First result in 1 quarter
  3. 3

    A whitespace list for the agentic overlay: recently closed Support customers without Resolve

    Run the report of Support customers closed in the last year with no Resolve.

    High impact First result in 1 quarter

02

Your idea portfolio

21 ideas, grouped by when to run them. Open any idea for how to run it: the steps, who to approach, copy you can use, and how to measure it.

  • 7 ideas are marked Unexpected: plays you are unlikely to have tried.

Every idea placed by the effort it takes against the impact it could have. Quick wins sit top left; select a number to open that idea. The filters below narrow the list by status, timing, category and what Programmable can build.

Effort vs impactEach number is an idea. Select one to open it.
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Showing 21 of 21 ideas

This week 6

Quick wins with a clear first action.

  • 01

    T-Mobile is Dialpad's exclusive US operating partner, and the new Sr. Partner Marketing Manager runs T-Mobile for Business nationally. But the T-Mobile page and its demo center still sell transcription, AI Recaps and coaching, the 2024 launch story. The page body never mentions Dialpad Resolve or AI agents, which the homepage now leads with, and its only customer quote is about agents working remotely. A T-Mobile seller who sends a prospect there is pitching last year's Dialpad.

    High impactLow effort First result in 1 month Sr. Partner Marketing Manager

    First action

    List what the T-Mobile page says today against the homepage, line by line.

    How to measure it

    T-Mobile-sourced opportunities with Resolve

    Now
    –
    Target
    50 a quarter
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Audit the page

      Old claims, missing products, unlabeled ratings.

      Sr. Partner Marketing Manager 1 day

    2. 2

      Agree the message

      Resolve plus the core products, with T-Mobile's team.

      Sr. Partner Marketing Manager 1 week

    3. 3

      Add proof

      Austin FC and Hopper stories, and a T-Mobile customer if one agrees.

      Product Marketing Manager 1 week

    4. 4

      Rebuild the page

      New hero, AI agent demo, pricing model, labeled reviews.

      Web Team Lead 1 week

    5. 5

      Update the demo center

      Add a Resolve tour.

      Product Marketing Manager 1 week

    6. 6

      Seller guide

      One-page discovery and objection handling for T-Mobile sellers.

      Sr. Partner Marketing Manager 1 week

    7. 7

      Track

      Demo requests and opportunities tagged T-Mobile.

      Marketing Operations monthly

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Sr. Partner Marketing Manager

    Smallest test

    Add a Resolve section and the Austin FC story to the page this week.

    Why it works

    Rebuild the page around today's story: AI agents (Resolve) that answer and act on calls, alongside Connect, Support and Sell on T-Mobile's network. Add two agentic customer stories (Austin FC, Hopper), the conversation-based pricing ("charged only when the AI does work"), a demo of an AI agent answering a missed call, and name the review sources behind the 4.3 and 4.4 ratings. Give T-Mobile sellers a matching one-page discovery guide.

    T-Mobile's sellers reach businesses Dialpad's own team never will. Updating the page they send people to puts the newest, highest-value product in front of every one of those prospects at no extra media cost.

    Ready to use

    ChecklistT-Mobile page refresh

    [ ] Hero: AI agents plus calling on T-Mobile's network
    [ ] Resolve section with conversation-based pricing
    [ ] Austin FC and Hopper stories
    [ ] Name the review sources for 4.3 and 4.4
    [ ] Resolve tour in the demo center
    [ ] T-Mobile seller discovery guide
    [ ] Campaign tags for T-Mobile-sourced leads

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Partner approval slows changes

      Agree the copy with T-Mobile's partner team before design starts.

    • Too much for small-business buyers

      Lead with one problem (missed calls) and one AI agent example.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteT-Mobile for Business page: "Lightning-fast 5G network meets AI-powered communications", selling Transcription, AI Recaps and Coaching tools across Dialpad Connect, Support and Sell; its one customer quote is about setting up agents "to service calls remotely"; ratings shown as "4.3" and "4.4" with "Read the reviews". The page body does not mention Dialpad Resolve or AI agents. The T-Mobile demo center offers a tour of the "all-in-one workspace" with "built-in Ai".Source
    • Your websitePress release, March 14, 2024: Dialpad and T-Mobile announced "a three-year extension of the exclusive partnership"; "As Dialpad's exclusive operating partner in the U.S., T-Mobile is able to offer business customers Dialpad's full suite of AI-enabled benefits"; the partnership began in 2021.Source
    • HiringSr. Partner Marketing Manager, ISV & Strategic Alliances (Denver, posted September 9, 2026): "primarily supports the Google Cloud partnership globally and T-Mobile for Business nationally"; builds "repeatable go-to-market plays, including Workspace-led displacement, enterprise voice, contact center, Google Cloud Marketplace"; account-based campaigns with Channel Sales across "content, webinars, email, social, landing pages, customer proof"; seller-facing "joint value propositions, discovery guides, objection-handling content"; "executive dinners, roundtables, workshops"; "joint customer stories"; MDF budgets; KPIs for "marketing-sourced and influenced pipeline".Source
    • Your websiteHomepage: H1 "The AI platform for customer experience"; "Introducing Resolve", "Agentic AI that takes the right action, with the right context"; research figures "56% of inbound calls are missed or unanswered" and "80% of customer interactions are not categorized"; a banner for the "2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Unified Communications as a Service"; customer quotes including Austin FC on a 24/7 AI agent.Source
    • Your websiteCustomer stories page: Hopper "redefines patient access using Agentic AI", Austin FC "keeps 20,000 fans connected ... now powered by Agentic AI", ConstructConnect "28% higher conversions", James River Equipment "repeat trips by 75%", Education First "97% CSAT"; a "Join Customer Referral Program" button.Source
    • Your websitePricing page: Resolve is "Custom Pricing" with conversation-based AI Agent Credits ("A conversation is billable only when the AI retrieves information or executes a real action"; "If no work is done, you're not charged") and a "Calculate your ROI" link; Support at $89, $119 and $149 per user a month; Sell at $39, $59 and $79; Connect from $15 (Standard) and $25 (Pro). It cites "62% AI Agent deflection rate", "341 M+ AI CSAT generated" and "9 B+ Minutes of business conversations".Source
  • 02

    The partner marketing role names "Workspace-led displacement" and Google Cloud Marketplace as plays. The Google page sells conversation intelligence inside Gemini Enterprise, but there is no page for the simpler buyer: a Workspace company still on a PBX or another phone vendor who could move to Dialpad and pay with committed Google spend.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Sr. Partner Marketing Manager

    First action

    Ask the Google partner team for 100 Workspace accounts with Marketplace commitments.

    How to measure it

    Google Marketplace opportunities

    Now
    –
    Target
    30 a quarter
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Agree the play

      With Google's partner team.

      Sr. Partner Marketing Manager 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Write the page

      Commit spend, Workspace fit, migration.

      Product Marketing Manager 1 week

    3. 3

      Build

      Landing page with Marketplace link.

      Web Team Lead 1 week

    4. 4

      Target accounts

      100 Workspace accounts.

      Channel Sales Director 2 weeks

    5. 5

      Run the campaign

      Email, LinkedIn and co-sell.

      Sr. Partner Marketing Manager 1 quarter

    6. 6

      Report

      Sourced and influenced pipeline.

      Marketing Operations monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    MDF and ad budget
    Owner
    Sr. Partner Marketing Manager

    Smallest test

    Send ten Workspace accounts a note about paying with their commit.

    Why it works

    Build one page and one account-based campaign: "Already on Google Workspace? Replace your phone system and count it toward your Google Cloud commitment." Include the Workspace integrations, the Randstad consolidation result, a migration plan and a Marketplace buy button. Target Workspace accounts with Google's co-sell team.

    Spending an existing commitment removes the budget objection, and Workspace customers are already a defined list with Google.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Google sellers have other priorities

      Bring them named accounts and a clear payout for co-sell.

    Evidence

    • HiringSr. Partner Marketing Manager, ISV & Strategic Alliances (Denver, posted September 9, 2026): "primarily supports the Google Cloud partnership globally and T-Mobile for Business nationally"; builds "repeatable go-to-market plays, including Workspace-led displacement, enterprise voice, contact center, Google Cloud Marketplace"; account-based campaigns with Channel Sales across "content, webinars, email, social, landing pages, customer proof"; seller-facing "joint value propositions, discovery guides, objection-handling content"; "executive dinners, roundtables, workshops"; "joint customer stories"; MDF budgets; KPIs for "marketing-sourced and influenced pipeline".Source
    • Your websiteGoogle page: "Customer intelligence. Built right into Google." with Gemini Enterprise and Google Workspace; "Purchase Dialpad on Google Cloud Marketplace to simplify procurement and apply committed cloud spend"; a "decade-long Google Cloud foundation" with "co-sell motions". The April 30, 2025 Marketplace release says customers can "Use Google Cloud credits to purchase", cites "over 10 billion minutes" and "over 30,000 customers", and Randstad "consolidating 39 independent IT voice services". The press section also covers Dialpad as Google Cloud's 2023 Technology Partner of the Year and an Agent2Agent (A2A) integration for Gemini Enterprise.Source
    • Your websiteSitemap (about 2,000 URLs in the main sitemap, checked October 21, 2026): 16 /competitors/ pages (8x8, Aircall, Avaya, CloudTalk, Five9, Genesys Cloud, JustCall, Mitel, Nextiva, NICE, Ooma, OpenPhone, RingCentral, Talkdesk, Vonage, Zoom) and about 30 "alternatives" posts, none about AI agent vendors; 164 customer story URLs; 130 app marketplace pages; 140 event URLs, 16 of them past events that now redirect, including ten T-Mobile event pages from late 2024 and early 2025 (Baltimore, Chicago, Denver, Oklahoma City, Salt Lake City, Florida, Virginia, Atlanta, New Jersey, Pennsylvania) and a December 2024 lunch-and-learn with the distributor Telarus; a Japanese site (/jp/) with customer stories such as Frito-Lay and Randstad; ROI calculators at /roi/ai-agent/ and /roi/wfm/; hreflang for en-AU, en-GB, fr-FR and ja-JP.Source
  • 03

    The Agentic Transformation Advisor focuses on "new business and recently closed customer opportunities" and must "Identify whitespace opportunities". The fastest list is in Salesforce: contact center customers who signed in the last year and have not bought AI agents.

    High impactLow effort First result in 1 quarter Agentic Transformation Advisor

    First action

    Run the report of Support customers closed in the last year with no Resolve.

    How to measure it

    Overlay opportunities from whitespace

    Now
    –
    Target
    25
    By
    1 quarter

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pull the list

      Recent Support customers without Resolve.

      Revenue Operations 1 day

    2. 2

      Rank

      Volume, after-hours share, CSAT.

      Agentic Transformation Advisor 2 days

    3. 3

      Build readouts

      Conversations an AI agent could handle.

      Solutions Architect 1 week

    4. 4

      Brief AEs

      Joint calls with the overlay.

      Agentic Transformation Advisor 1 week

    5. 5

      Run calls

      Top 40 accounts.

      Agentic Transformation Advisor 1 month

    6. 6

      Report

      Pipeline and wins.

      AVP, Agentic Transformation Advisor weekly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Agentic Transformation Advisor

    Smallest test

    Run five readouts this month.

    Why it works

    Pull Support customers closed in the last 12 months, rank them by inbound volume, after-hours calls and AI CSAT trends, and pick the top 40. Bring each a short readout: how many conversations an AI agent could have handled, at conversation-based pricing, and an offer of a scoped pilot.

    Recent customers have budget, momentum and a fresh relationship with their AE, and their own call data makes the case.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Customers still onboarding

      Wait until they are live for 60 days.

    Evidence

    • HiringAgentic Transformation Advisor (Austin): owns "the specialist overlay motion for agentic products across new business and recently closed customer opportunities", will "Identify whitespace opportunities" and coach AEs "to improve efficiency and increase win rates". An AVP, Agentic Transformation Advisor, reporting to the CRO, will "Build, lead, and scale Dialpad's global Agentic Sales Overlay organization" and "Develop repeatable sales plays, qualification frameworks, positioning, and messaging".Source
    • Your websitePricing page: Resolve is "Custom Pricing" with conversation-based AI Agent Credits ("A conversation is billable only when the AI retrieves information or executes a real action"; "If no work is done, you're not charged") and a "Calculate your ROI" link; Support at $89, $119 and $149 per user a month; Sell at $39, $59 and $79; Connect from $15 (Standard) and $25 (Pro). It cites "62% AI Agent deflection rate", "341 M+ AI CSAT generated" and "9 B+ Minutes of business conversations".Source
    • Your websiteHomepage: H1 "The AI platform for customer experience"; "Introducing Resolve", "Agentic AI that takes the right action, with the right context"; research figures "56% of inbound calls are missed or unanswered" and "80% of customer interactions are not categorized"; a banner for the "2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Unified Communications as a Service"; customer quotes including Austin FC on a 24/7 AI agent.Source
  • 04

    New Commercial AEs must "Build talk tracks to align with specific client use cases", and Dialpad has 164 customer stories. With the overlay team also selling AI agents, new reps need the right proof in seconds, not a search through the website.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 month Account Executive

    First action

    Tag the 30 most recent stories this week.

    How to measure it

    Opportunities with a story shared

    Now
    –
    Target
    60%
    By
    1 quarter

    Steps

    1. 1

      Define tags

      Product, industry, size, rival, result.

      Product Marketing Manager 1 day

    2. 2

      Tag stories

      All 164.

      Product Marketing Manager 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Load in Highspot

      With summaries.

      Sales Enablement 1 week

    4. 4

      Add to talk tracks

      Three per use case.

      Sales Enablement 1 week

    5. 5

      Train

      New AE onboarding.

      Sales Enablement ongoing

    6. 6

      Track

      Story use and win rate.

      Revenue Operations monthly

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Account Executive, Commercial

    Smallest test

    Tag ten stories and share them with the new AEs.

    Why it works

    Tag every story by product, industry, size, competitor replaced and result, load them into Highspot with one-line summaries, and add the best three per use case to each talk track.

    Specific proof is what moves small and mid-market buyers, and new reps ramp faster when they can find it.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Old stories with old products

      Flag stories older than two years for refresh.

    Evidence

    • HiringSales hiring: Account Executives, Commercial in Austin and Tempe (posted October 9 and 13, 2026) who "Build talk tracks to align with specific client use cases" using "Salesforce, Outreach, Clari & Highspot"; Account Executives, Mid-Market in Austin (October 15) and Tokyo (reporting to the "RVP, Japan Sales"); small-business AEs and a Solutions Architect in Pasig City, Philippines, working US hours. AEs sell "Dialpad Talk, Contact Center, and/or Sell".Source
    • Your websiteCustomer stories page: Hopper "redefines patient access using Agentic AI", Austin FC "keeps 20,000 fans connected ... now powered by Agentic AI", ConstructConnect "28% higher conversions", James River Equipment "repeat trips by 75%", Education First "97% CSAT"; a "Join Customer Referral Program" button.Source
    • HiringAgentic Transformation Advisor (Austin): owns "the specialist overlay motion for agentic products across new business and recently closed customer opportunities", will "Identify whitespace opportunities" and coach AEs "to improve efficiency and increase win rates". An AVP, Agentic Transformation Advisor, reporting to the CRO, will "Build, lead, and scale Dialpad's global Agentic Sales Overlay organization" and "Develop repeatable sales plays, qualification frameworks, positioning, and messaging".Source
  • 05

    The partner role runs "executive dinners, roundtables, workshops", and the sitemap still lists ten T-Mobile event pages from late 2024 and early 2025 that now redirect. Each event gets a one-off page that dies after the date, so the program never builds a page that ranks or collects interest.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 month Sr. Partner Marketing Manager

    First action

    List upcoming T-Mobile events for the next quarter.

    How to measure it

    Sign-ups from the events hub

    Now
    –
    Target
    300 a quarter
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Build the hub

      Upcoming events by city.

      Web Team Lead 1 week

    2. 2

      Add the form

      City interest sign-up.

      Marketing Operations 2 days

    3. 3

      Clean the sitemap

      Remove past event URLs.

      Web Team Lead 1 day

    4. 4

      Redirect

      Old pages to the hub.

      Web Team Lead 1 day

    5. 5

      Share with sellers

      One link for T-Mobile sellers.

      Sr. Partner Marketing Manager 1 week

    6. 6

      Plan cities

      Use sign-ups to choose locations.

      Sr. Partner Marketing Manager quarterly

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Sr. Partner Marketing Manager

    Smallest test

    Publish the hub with the next two events.

    Why it works

    Create one "Dialpad + T-Mobile events" hub listing upcoming dinners and workshops by city, with a "notify me when you come to my city" form. Remove past event URLs from the sitemap and point them to the hub.

    A permanent page collects demand between events and gives partner sellers one link to share.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Partner wants its own pages

      Co-brand the hub.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteSitemap (about 2,000 URLs in the main sitemap, checked October 21, 2026): 16 /competitors/ pages (8x8, Aircall, Avaya, CloudTalk, Five9, Genesys Cloud, JustCall, Mitel, Nextiva, NICE, Ooma, OpenPhone, RingCentral, Talkdesk, Vonage, Zoom) and about 30 "alternatives" posts, none about AI agent vendors; 164 customer story URLs; 130 app marketplace pages; 140 event URLs, 16 of them past events that now redirect, including ten T-Mobile event pages from late 2024 and early 2025 (Baltimore, Chicago, Denver, Oklahoma City, Salt Lake City, Florida, Virginia, Atlanta, New Jersey, Pennsylvania) and a December 2024 lunch-and-learn with the distributor Telarus; a Japanese site (/jp/) with customer stories such as Frito-Lay and Randstad; ROI calculators at /roi/ai-agent/ and /roi/wfm/; hreflang for en-AU, en-GB, fr-FR and ja-JP.Source
    • HiringSr. Partner Marketing Manager, ISV & Strategic Alliances (Denver, posted September 9, 2026): "primarily supports the Google Cloud partnership globally and T-Mobile for Business nationally"; builds "repeatable go-to-market plays, including Workspace-led displacement, enterprise voice, contact center, Google Cloud Marketplace"; account-based campaigns with Channel Sales across "content, webinars, email, social, landing pages, customer proof"; seller-facing "joint value propositions, discovery guides, objection-handling content"; "executive dinners, roundtables, workshops"; "joint customer stories"; MDF budgets; KPIs for "marketing-sourced and influenced pipeline".Source
    • Your websiteT-Mobile for Business page: "Lightning-fast 5G network meets AI-powered communications", selling Transcription, AI Recaps and Coaching tools across Dialpad Connect, Support and Sell; its one customer quote is about setting up agents "to service calls remotely"; ratings shown as "4.3" and "4.4" with "Read the reviews". The page body does not mention Dialpad Resolve or AI agents. The T-Mobile demo center offers a tour of the "all-in-one workspace" with "built-in Ai".Source
  • 06

    The pricing page cites "9 B+ minutes" of conversations while the Google Marketplace release says "over 10 billion", and the LLM Info page exists so assistants describe Dialpad correctly. Small mismatches make AI answers and analyst summaries pick different numbers.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 2 weeks Product Marketing Manager

    First action

    List the five proof numbers and where each appears.

    How to measure it

    Pages using the current figures

    Now
    –
    Target
    100%
    By
    1 month

    Steps

    1. 1

      Set the numbers

      Current figures with sources.

      Product Marketing Manager 1 day

    2. 2

      Update pricing

      Proof row.

      Web Team Lead 1 hour

    3. 3

      Update LLM Info

      Facts section.

      Product Marketing Manager 1 hour

    4. 4

      Update boilerplate

      Press and partner pages.

      Communications 1 day

    5. 5

      Ask assistants

      Check their answers.

      Growth Marketing Manager 1 day

    6. 6

      Review quarterly

      Refresh figures.

      Product Marketing Manager quarterly

    First result
    2 weeks
    Cost
    $0
    Owner
    Product Marketing Manager

    Smallest test

    Update the pricing page figure today.

    Why it works

    Set one current figure for minutes, customers, AI CSAT scores and deflection, update the pricing page, LLM Info page, press boilerplate and partner pages, and review them quarterly.

    Consistent numbers strengthen every claim, and the LLM Info page only helps if it agrees with the rest of the site.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Numbers change often

      Keep them in one shared sheet with owners.

    Evidence

    • Your websitePricing page: Resolve is "Custom Pricing" with conversation-based AI Agent Credits ("A conversation is billable only when the AI retrieves information or executes a real action"; "If no work is done, you're not charged") and a "Calculate your ROI" link; Support at $89, $119 and $149 per user a month; Sell at $39, $59 and $79; Connect from $15 (Standard) and $25 (Pro). It cites "62% AI Agent deflection rate", "341 M+ AI CSAT generated" and "9 B+ Minutes of business conversations".Source
    • Your websiteGoogle page: "Customer intelligence. Built right into Google." with Gemini Enterprise and Google Workspace; "Purchase Dialpad on Google Cloud Marketplace to simplify procurement and apply committed cloud spend"; a "decade-long Google Cloud foundation" with "co-sell motions". The April 30, 2025 Marketplace release says customers can "Use Google Cloud credits to purchase", cites "over 10 billion minutes" and "over 30,000 customers", and Randstad "consolidating 39 independent IT voice services". The press section also covers Dialpad as Google Cloud's 2023 Technology Partner of the Year and an Agent2Agent (A2A) integration for Gemini Enterprise.Source
    • Your websiteLLM Info page: "designed for use by AI assistants (including ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and other large language models)"; lists "Dialpad Resolve (formerly Dialpad AI Agents)", Support, Sell, Connect and Dialpad AI.Source

This quarter 9

The core plays for the next three months.

  • 07

    Every job post positions Dialpad against "standalone agentic bot vendors built to deflect". Yet the 16 comparison pages and 30 alternatives posts cover phone and contact center rivals only. Buyers evaluating Sierra or Decagon find no Dialpad page making that argument.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Product Marketing Manager

    First action

    Ask the overlay which AI agent vendors appear most in deals.

    How to measure it

    AI agent comparison demos

    Now
    –
    Target
    30 a month
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick vendors

      Three most common.

      Agentic Transformation Advisor 1 week

    2. 2

      Research

      Their public pages and pricing.

      Product Marketing Manager 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Write

      Fair tables and handoff examples.

      Product Marketing Manager 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Legal review

      Claims and names.

      Legal 1 week

    5. 5

      Publish

      Under /competitors/.

      Web Team Lead 1 day

    6. 6

      Refresh

      Quarterly.

      Product Marketing Manager quarterly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Product Marketing Manager

    Smallest test

    Publish one comparison this month.

    Why it works

    Publish fair comparisons with the main AI agent vendors: voice coverage, human handoff with context, pricing model, governance and time to launch. Use the overlay team's qualification framework and give AEs the same table.

    This is the comparison buyers are making now, and the argument is already written into Dialpad's positioning.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Rivals move fast

      Date pages and recheck quarterly.

    Evidence

    • HiringDialpad's description in every post: "the AI platform for customer experience"; "Unlike legacy systems built to route and answer, or standalone agentic bot vendors built to deflect, Dialpad was built to resolve"; customers include Randstad, Motorola Solutions, Netflix, the San Diego Padres, the Colorado Rockies Baseball Club and Cal Athletics; backed by Andreessen Horowitz, GV, ICONIQ Capital and T-Mobile.Source
    • Your websiteSitemap (about 2,000 URLs in the main sitemap, checked October 21, 2026): 16 /competitors/ pages (8x8, Aircall, Avaya, CloudTalk, Five9, Genesys Cloud, JustCall, Mitel, Nextiva, NICE, Ooma, OpenPhone, RingCentral, Talkdesk, Vonage, Zoom) and about 30 "alternatives" posts, none about AI agent vendors; 164 customer story URLs; 130 app marketplace pages; 140 event URLs, 16 of them past events that now redirect, including ten T-Mobile event pages from late 2024 and early 2025 (Baltimore, Chicago, Denver, Oklahoma City, Salt Lake City, Florida, Virginia, Atlanta, New Jersey, Pennsylvania) and a December 2024 lunch-and-learn with the distributor Telarus; a Japanese site (/jp/) with customer stories such as Frito-Lay and Randstad; ROI calculators at /roi/ai-agent/ and /roi/wfm/; hreflang for en-AU, en-GB, fr-FR and ja-JP.Source
    • Competitor researchRivals' own homepages: RingCentral, "Agentic Voice AI, including AI Receptionist (AIR), AI Virtual Assistant (AVA), & AI Conversation Expert (ACE)"; Nextiva, "AI Customer Experience Management Platform"; Aircall, "AI-powered customer communications platform"; Sierra, "better, more human customer experiences with AI"; Decagon, "The AI concierge for every customer".Source
    • HiringAgentic Transformation Advisor (Austin): owns "the specialist overlay motion for agentic products across new business and recently closed customer opportunities", will "Identify whitespace opportunities" and coach AEs "to improve efficiency and increase win rates". An AVP, Agentic Transformation Advisor, reporting to the CRO, will "Build, lead, and scale Dialpad's global Agentic Sales Overlay organization" and "Develop repeatable sales plays, qualification frameworks, positioning, and messaging".Source
  • 08

    The RingCentral comparison is a list of questions to ask, with no table and no customer who switched. Buyers who reach a comparison page want the answer and evidence, not an evaluation guide.

    Medium impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Product Marketing Manager

    First action

    Find two switch stories for RingCentral.

    How to measure it

    Comparison-page demo rate

    Now
    –
    Target
    +20%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick four pages

      Highest traffic.

      Growth Marketing Manager 1 day

    2. 2

      Find switchers

      Customer stories by rival.

      Product Marketing Manager 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Write tables

      Fair and current.

      Product Marketing Manager 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Legal review

      Claims.

      Legal 1 week

    5. 5

      Publish

      Four pages.

      Web Team Lead 1 week

    6. 6

      Extend

      The other twelve.

      Product Marketing Manager 1 quarter

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Product Marketing Manager

    Smallest test

    Add a table to the RingCentral page.

    Why it works

    Add a short side-by-side table, two customers who switched from that rival, and a migration offer to each comparison page, starting with RingCentral, Five9, Talkdesk and Zoom.

    Comparison pages convert best when they answer directly and show peers who made the move.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Tables date quickly

      Review each quarter.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteDialpad vs. RingCentral page: compares "Dialpad Support and RingCentral RingCX" through questions to ask (platform architecture, AI architecture, "AI agents ... Containment scope", "Handoff quality", "Governance"), without a side-by-side table or customer proof.Source
    • Your websiteSitemap (about 2,000 URLs in the main sitemap, checked October 21, 2026): 16 /competitors/ pages (8x8, Aircall, Avaya, CloudTalk, Five9, Genesys Cloud, JustCall, Mitel, Nextiva, NICE, Ooma, OpenPhone, RingCentral, Talkdesk, Vonage, Zoom) and about 30 "alternatives" posts, none about AI agent vendors; 164 customer story URLs; 130 app marketplace pages; 140 event URLs, 16 of them past events that now redirect, including ten T-Mobile event pages from late 2024 and early 2025 (Baltimore, Chicago, Denver, Oklahoma City, Salt Lake City, Florida, Virginia, Atlanta, New Jersey, Pennsylvania) and a December 2024 lunch-and-learn with the distributor Telarus; a Japanese site (/jp/) with customer stories such as Frito-Lay and Randstad; ROI calculators at /roi/ai-agent/ and /roi/wfm/; hreflang for en-AU, en-GB, fr-FR and ja-JP.Source
    • Your websiteCustomer stories page: Hopper "redefines patient access using Agentic AI", Austin FC "keeps 20,000 fans connected ... now powered by Agentic AI", ConstructConnect "28% higher conversions", James River Equipment "repeat trips by 75%", Education First "97% CSAT"; a "Join Customer Referral Program" button.Source
  • 09

    The partner role is asked to build "joint customer stories, strategic partner wins, and executive testimonials" and run executive events. Dialpad was Google Cloud's 2023 Technology Partner of the Year and a Gemini Enterprise integration, but its stories are not organised around Google.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 2 quarters Sr. Partner Marketing Manager

    First action

    List customers who bought through Google Cloud Marketplace.

    How to measure it

    Google co-sell pipeline

    Now
    –
    Target
    +40%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Find customers

      Marketplace and Workspace.

      Sr. Partner Marketing Manager 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Get approvals

      Joint stories.

      Sr. Partner Marketing Manager 1 month

    3. 3

      Produce stories

      Four, with video.

      Product Marketing Manager 1 month

    4. 4

      Plan roundtables

      Two cities.

      Sr. Partner Marketing Manager 1 month

    5. 5

      Invite

      Through Google account teams.

      Channel Sales Director 1 month

    6. 6

      Measure

      Pipeline and MDF return.

      Marketing Operations quarterly

    First result
    2 quarters
    Cost
    MDF and event costs
    Owner
    Sr. Partner Marketing Manager

    Smallest test

    Get one joint story approved.

    Why it works

    Produce four joint stories with Google (Workspace plus Dialpad, Marketplace purchase, Gemini Enterprise), then run quarterly roundtables in two cities with Google account teams inviting their customers.

    Google sellers bring customers to events that show their own customers succeeding, and stories are the asset both sales teams use.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Slow approvals

      Start with customers who already speak publicly.

    Evidence

    • HiringSr. Partner Marketing Manager, ISV & Strategic Alliances (Denver, posted September 9, 2026): "primarily supports the Google Cloud partnership globally and T-Mobile for Business nationally"; builds "repeatable go-to-market plays, including Workspace-led displacement, enterprise voice, contact center, Google Cloud Marketplace"; account-based campaigns with Channel Sales across "content, webinars, email, social, landing pages, customer proof"; seller-facing "joint value propositions, discovery guides, objection-handling content"; "executive dinners, roundtables, workshops"; "joint customer stories"; MDF budgets; KPIs for "marketing-sourced and influenced pipeline".Source
    • Your websiteGoogle page: "Customer intelligence. Built right into Google." with Gemini Enterprise and Google Workspace; "Purchase Dialpad on Google Cloud Marketplace to simplify procurement and apply committed cloud spend"; a "decade-long Google Cloud foundation" with "co-sell motions". The April 30, 2025 Marketplace release says customers can "Use Google Cloud credits to purchase", cites "over 10 billion minutes" and "over 30,000 customers", and Randstad "consolidating 39 independent IT voice services". The press section also covers Dialpad as Google Cloud's 2023 Technology Partner of the Year and an Agent2Agent (A2A) integration for Gemini Enterprise.Source
    • Your websiteCustomer stories page: Hopper "redefines patient access using Agentic AI", Austin FC "keeps 20,000 fans connected ... now powered by Agentic AI", ConstructConnect "28% higher conversions", James River Equipment "repeat trips by 75%", Education First "97% CSAT"; a "Join Customer Referral Program" button.Source
  • 10

    Resolve is priced by conversations where the AI does real work, which removes much of the risk of trying it. The overlay team needs a repeatable way to turn interest into a first deployment.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Agentic Transformation Advisor

    First action

    Write the pilot terms for after-hours calls.

    How to measure it

    Pilots converted

    Now
    –
    Target
    60%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick use cases

      Three standard workflows.

      Agentic Transformation Advisor 1 week

    2. 2

      Set terms

      Credit pool and success measures.

      AVP, Agentic Transformation Advisor 1 week

    3. 3

      Build templates

      Prebuilt agents per workflow.

      Solutions Architect 1 month

    4. 4

      Train AEs

      How to offer it.

      Agentic Transformation Advisor 2 weeks

    5. 5

      Run pilots

      First ten.

      Agentic Transformation Advisor 1 quarter

    6. 6

      Report

      Conversion and results.

      AVP, Agentic Transformation Advisor monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Pilot credits
    Owner
    Agentic Transformation Advisor

    Smallest test

    Run one pilot with a recent customer.

    Why it works

    Define a standard pilot: one use case (after-hours calls, order status or appointment booking), a set credit pool, a success measure agreed upfront, and a 30-day readout that converts to a contract.

    A small, known pilot shortens the decision and gives every AE the same offer.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Pilots without a buyer

      Require an executive sponsor before starting.

    Evidence

    • Your websitePricing page: Resolve is "Custom Pricing" with conversation-based AI Agent Credits ("A conversation is billable only when the AI retrieves information or executes a real action"; "If no work is done, you're not charged") and a "Calculate your ROI" link; Support at $89, $119 and $149 per user a month; Sell at $39, $59 and $79; Connect from $15 (Standard) and $25 (Pro). It cites "62% AI Agent deflection rate", "341 M+ AI CSAT generated" and "9 B+ Minutes of business conversations".Source
    • HiringAgentic Transformation Advisor (Austin): owns "the specialist overlay motion for agentic products across new business and recently closed customer opportunities", will "Identify whitespace opportunities" and coach AEs "to improve efficiency and increase win rates". An AVP, Agentic Transformation Advisor, reporting to the CRO, will "Build, lead, and scale Dialpad's global Agentic Sales Overlay organization" and "Develop repeatable sales plays, qualification frameworks, positioning, and messaging".Source
    • Your websiteCustomer stories page: Hopper "redefines patient access using Agentic AI", Austin FC "keeps 20,000 fans connected ... now powered by Agentic AI", ConstructConnect "28% higher conversions", James River Equipment "repeat trips by 75%", Education First "97% CSAT"; a "Join Customer Referral Program" button.Source
  • 11

    Chrome data shows real visitors at 2.6 s Largest Contentful Paint and 203 ms Interaction to Next Paint, both just over Google's "good" limits, and LCP is trending slower. Small fixes would pass both.

    Medium impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Web Team Lead

    First action

    Run PageSpeed on the five top landing pages.

    How to measure it

    p75 LCP and INP

    Now
    –
    Target
    Under 2.5 s and 200 ms
    By
    1 quarter

    Steps

    1. 1

      Find slow pages

      By template.

      Web Team Lead 1 week

    2. 2

      Fix the hero

      Preload and size images.

      Web Team Lead 1 week

    3. 3

      Trim scripts

      Defer non-critical tags.

      Marketing Operations 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Split pricing code

      Load tabs on demand.

      Web Team Lead 2 weeks

    5. 5

      Monitor

      Monthly field data.

      Web Team Lead monthly

    6. 6

      Set a budget

      Script and image limits.

      Web Team Lead 1 day

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Developer time
    Owner
    Web Team Lead

    Smallest test

    Preload the homepage hero image.

    Why it works

    Find the slowest templates (homepage, pricing, comparison pages), preload the hero image, cut third-party scripts that run on load, and split heavy pricing scripts. Track Chrome field data monthly.

    Passing Core Web Vitals helps search ranking and makes paid clicks cheaper to convert.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Losing tracking

      Check tags with owners first.

    Evidence

    • Chrome UX ReportReal Chrome visitors to dialpad.com (75th percentile): Largest Contentful Paint 2.6 s (Google's "good" limit is 2.5 s) and Interaction to Next Paint 203 ms (limit 200 ms), layout shift 0.02; LCP is trending about 12% slower. Both narrowly miss the "good" thresholds.Source
  • 12

    The Customer Success manager is hired to raise adoption, reduce churn and expand use cases with health scores. Key Accounts using AI CSAT, scorecards and live coach are likely to stay and buy more; those that never turned them on are at risk.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Manager

    First action

    Pull AI feature usage for the 50 largest accounts.

    How to measure it

    Key Account NRR

    Now
    –
    Target
    +5 points
    By
    3 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick signals

      AI CSAT, scorecards, live coach use.

      Manager, Customer Success 1 week

    2. 2

      Add to Gainsight

      Health score.

      Customer Success Operations 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Write plays

      Low and high adoption.

      Manager, Customer Success 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Hand off

      Expansion to the overlay.

      Agentic Transformation Advisor ongoing

    5. 5

      Run reviews

      Monthly by CSM.

      Manager, Customer Success monthly

    6. 6

      Measure

      Renewals and expansion.

      Manager, Customer Success quarterly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Manager, Customer Success

    Smallest test

    Score 20 accounts by hand.

    Why it works

    Add AI feature usage to the Gainsight health score. Accounts with low use get an adoption plan; accounts with high use get a Resolve or WFM expansion conversation with the overlay team.

    Adoption predicts renewal, and a shared score tells CSMs and sellers when to act.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Usage data gaps

      Start with the features already tracked.

    Evidence

    • HiringManager, Customer Success (Kitchener, Canada): leads CSMs for Key Accounts, will "accelerate product adoption, minimize churn", "Proactively identify opportunities to expand use cases and increase platform utilization", and use "customer health scores & management, adoption engineering, customer success plans" (Gainsight, Salesforce).Source
    • Your websitePricing page: Resolve is "Custom Pricing" with conversation-based AI Agent Credits ("A conversation is billable only when the AI retrieves information or executes a real action"; "If no work is done, you're not charged") and a "Calculate your ROI" link; Support at $89, $119 and $149 per user a month; Sell at $39, $59 and $79; Connect from $15 (Standard) and $25 (Pro). It cites "62% AI Agent deflection rate", "341 M+ AI CSAT generated" and "9 B+ Minutes of business conversations".Source
    • HiringAgentic Transformation Advisor (Austin): owns "the specialist overlay motion for agentic products across new business and recently closed customer opportunities", will "Identify whitespace opportunities" and coach AEs "to improve efficiency and increase win rates". An AVP, Agentic Transformation Advisor, reporting to the CRO, will "Build, lead, and scale Dialpad's global Agentic Sales Overlay organization" and "Develop repeatable sales plays, qualification frameworks, positioning, and messaging".Source
  • 13

    Dialpad is hiring a Mid-Market AE in Tokyo and has a Japanese site with customer stories such as Frito-Lay and Randstad. Japanese buyers rely heavily on local peer references.

    Medium impactMedium effort First result in 2 quarters RVP

    First action

    List Japanese customers willing to speak at a seminar.

    How to measure it

    Japan pipeline

    Now
    –
    Target
    +30%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick stories

      By industry.

      Japan Marketing 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Make videos

      Short Japanese cases.

      Japan Marketing 1 month

    3. 3

      Plan seminars

      Quarterly.

      Japan Marketing 1 month

    4. 4

      Target accounts

      Mid-market list.

      RVP, Japan Sales 2 weeks

    5. 5

      Run campaign

      Email and events.

      Japan Marketing 1 quarter

    6. 6

      Measure

      Opportunities.

      RVP, Japan Sales monthly

    First result
    2 quarters
    Cost
    Event and video budget
    Owner
    RVP, Japan Sales

    Smallest test

    Run one seminar with one customer.

    Why it works

    Choose three Japanese stories per industry, turn them into short Japanese case videos and seminar sessions, and run a quarterly account-based campaign to mid-market companies in those industries.

    Local proof is the strongest lever in Japan, and the new AE needs a steady pipeline from day one.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Few references

      Start with one industry.

    Evidence

    • HiringSales hiring: Account Executives, Commercial in Austin and Tempe (posted October 9 and 13, 2026) who "Build talk tracks to align with specific client use cases" using "Salesforce, Outreach, Clari & Highspot"; Account Executives, Mid-Market in Austin (October 15) and Tokyo (reporting to the "RVP, Japan Sales"); small-business AEs and a Solutions Architect in Pasig City, Philippines, working US hours. AEs sell "Dialpad Talk, Contact Center, and/or Sell".Source
    • Your websiteSitemap (about 2,000 URLs in the main sitemap, checked October 21, 2026): 16 /competitors/ pages (8x8, Aircall, Avaya, CloudTalk, Five9, Genesys Cloud, JustCall, Mitel, Nextiva, NICE, Ooma, OpenPhone, RingCentral, Talkdesk, Vonage, Zoom) and about 30 "alternatives" posts, none about AI agent vendors; 164 customer story URLs; 130 app marketplace pages; 140 event URLs, 16 of them past events that now redirect, including ten T-Mobile event pages from late 2024 and early 2025 (Baltimore, Chicago, Denver, Oklahoma City, Salt Lake City, Florida, Virginia, Atlanta, New Jersey, Pennsylvania) and a December 2024 lunch-and-learn with the distributor Telarus; a Japanese site (/jp/) with customer stories such as Frito-Lay and Randstad; ROI calculators at /roi/ai-agent/ and /roi/wfm/; hreflang for en-AU, en-GB, fr-FR and ja-JP.Source
  • 14

    Dialpad has a Customer Referral Program button on the stories page, and customers such as Austin FC and Hopper are already public about AI agents. The moment a customer sees its first AI resolution results is the best time to ask.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 quarter Manager

    First action

    List Resolve customers live for more than a month.

    How to measure it

    Referral opportunities

    Now
    –
    Target
    20 a quarter
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick milestones

      Live and result targets.

      Manager, Customer Success 1 week

    2. 2

      Set triggers

      In Gainsight.

      Customer Success Operations 1 week

    3. 3

      Write the ask

      Referral and story.

      Product Marketing Manager 1 day

    4. 4

      Send

      From the CSM.

      Manager, Customer Success ongoing

    5. 5

      Reward

      Pay on closed deals.

      Finance ongoing

    6. 6

      Measure

      Referrals and stories.

      Manager, Customer Success quarterly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Referral rewards
    Owner
    Manager, Customer Success

    Smallest test

    Ask three Resolve customers this month.

    Why it works

    Trigger a referral ask and a story invitation when a Resolve customer passes a milestone (first month live, a resolution rate target), and give referrers a clear reward.

    Peers trust peers, especially for AI agents where buyers fear things going wrong.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Ask too early

      Only after measured results.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteCustomer stories page: Hopper "redefines patient access using Agentic AI", Austin FC "keeps 20,000 fans connected ... now powered by Agentic AI", ConstructConnect "28% higher conversions", James River Equipment "repeat trips by 75%", Education First "97% CSAT"; a "Join Customer Referral Program" button.Source
    • Your websitePricing page: Resolve is "Custom Pricing" with conversation-based AI Agent Credits ("A conversation is billable only when the AI retrieves information or executes a real action"; "If no work is done, you're not charged") and a "Calculate your ROI" link; Support at $89, $119 and $149 per user a month; Sell at $39, $59 and $79; Connect from $15 (Standard) and $25 (Pro). It cites "62% AI Agent deflection rate", "341 M+ AI CSAT generated" and "9 B+ Minutes of business conversations".Source
  • 15

    Dialpad sells through Channel Partners alongside its own teams and has run events with distributors such as Telarus. Advisors who sell phone systems need a simple way to sell AI agents too, or they will bring a rival's.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 2 quarters Channel Sales Director

    First action

    Ask five top advisors what they need to sell AI agents.

    How to measure it

    Channel Resolve opportunities

    Now
    –
    Target
    40 a quarter
    By
    3 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Interview advisors

      Five top partners.

      Channel Sales Director 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Build the kit

      Use cases, checklist, pricing.

      Sr. Partner Marketing Manager 1 month

    3. 3

      Add the pilot

      Partner version.

      Agentic Transformation Advisor 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Launch webinars

      With distributors.

      Sr. Partner Marketing Manager 1 month

    5. 5

      Certify partners

      Short course.

      Partner Enablement 1 quarter

    6. 6

      Measure

      Sourced pipeline.

      Marketing Operations monthly

    First result
    2 quarters
    Cost
    MDF
    Owner
    Channel Sales Director

    Smallest test

    Run one advisor webinar.

    Why it works

    Package one partner kit: three AI agent use cases, a qualification checklist from the overlay team, the pilot offer, partner pricing and a co-branded webinar. Launch with the top distributors.

    Partners reach many small and mid-market buyers, and the first vendor to make AI agents easy to sell gets their attention.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Partner conflict with direct sales

      Clear deal registration rules.

    Evidence

    • HiringSr. Partner Marketing Manager, ISV & Strategic Alliances (Denver, posted September 9, 2026): "primarily supports the Google Cloud partnership globally and T-Mobile for Business nationally"; builds "repeatable go-to-market plays, including Workspace-led displacement, enterprise voice, contact center, Google Cloud Marketplace"; account-based campaigns with Channel Sales across "content, webinars, email, social, landing pages, customer proof"; seller-facing "joint value propositions, discovery guides, objection-handling content"; "executive dinners, roundtables, workshops"; "joint customer stories"; MDF budgets; KPIs for "marketing-sourced and influenced pipeline".Source
    • HiringAgentic Transformation Advisor (Austin): owns "the specialist overlay motion for agentic products across new business and recently closed customer opportunities", will "Identify whitespace opportunities" and coach AEs "to improve efficiency and increase win rates". An AVP, Agentic Transformation Advisor, reporting to the CRO, will "Build, lead, and scale Dialpad's global Agentic Sales Overlay organization" and "Develop repeatable sales plays, qualification frameworks, positioning, and messaging".Source
    • Your websiteSitemap (about 2,000 URLs in the main sitemap, checked October 21, 2026): 16 /competitors/ pages (8x8, Aircall, Avaya, CloudTalk, Five9, Genesys Cloud, JustCall, Mitel, Nextiva, NICE, Ooma, OpenPhone, RingCentral, Talkdesk, Vonage, Zoom) and about 30 "alternatives" posts, none about AI agent vendors; 164 customer story URLs; 130 app marketplace pages; 140 event URLs, 16 of them past events that now redirect, including ten T-Mobile event pages from late 2024 and early 2025 (Baltimore, Chicago, Denver, Oklahoma City, Salt Lake City, Florida, Virginia, Atlanta, New Jersey, Pennsylvania) and a December 2024 lunch-and-learn with the distributor Telarus; a Japanese site (/jp/) with customer stories such as Frito-Lay and Randstad; ROI calculators at /roi/ai-agent/ and /roi/wfm/; hreflang for en-AU, en-GB, fr-FR and ja-JP.Source
    • Your websitePricing page: Resolve is "Custom Pricing" with conversation-based AI Agent Credits ("A conversation is billable only when the AI retrieves information or executes a real action"; "If no work is done, you're not charged") and a "Calculate your ROI" link; Support at $89, $119 and $149 per user a month; Sell at $39, $59 and $79; Connect from $15 (Standard) and $25 (Pro). It cites "62% AI Agent deflection rate", "341 M+ AI CSAT generated" and "9 B+ Minutes of business conversations".Source

Big bets 3

Larger plays that can change the trajectory.

  • 16

    The San Diego Padres, Colorado Rockies, Cal Athletics and Austin FC are named customers, and Austin FC uses an AI agent for 24/7 fan questions. Sports teams and venues have huge seasonal call spikes, and few vendors speak their language.

    High impactHigh effort First result in 3 quarters Chief Marketing Officer

    First action

    Interview the four sports customers about season peaks.

    How to measure it

    New sports and venue logos

    Now
    –
    Target
    15
    By
    4 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Interview teams

      Peaks and questions.

      Product Marketing Manager 1 month

    2. 2

      Build agents

      Ticket, parking, game-day templates.

      Product 1 quarter

    3. 3

      Make the page

      Stories and demo.

      Web Team Lead 1 month

    4. 4

      Attend events

      Sports business conferences.

      Chief Marketing Officer quarterly

    5. 5

      League referrals

      Ask teams for introductions.

      Manager, Customer Success ongoing

    6. 6

      Review

      Wins and expansion.

      Chief Revenue Officer quarterly

    First result
    3 quarters
    Cost
    Product and event budget
    Owner
    Chief Marketing Officer

    Smallest test

    Publish one sports page with the Austin FC story.

    Why it works

    Build a sports and venues offer: prebuilt AI agents for tickets, parking and game-day questions, a page and stories from the current teams, and a presence at sports business events. Expand to concerts and venues next.

    A visible vertical with famous logos is easy to market, and each team refers others in its league.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Small segment

      Extend to venues and live events.

    Evidence

    • HiringDialpad's description in every post: "the AI platform for customer experience"; "Unlike legacy systems built to route and answer, or standalone agentic bot vendors built to deflect, Dialpad was built to resolve"; customers include Randstad, Motorola Solutions, Netflix, the San Diego Padres, the Colorado Rockies Baseball Club and Cal Athletics; backed by Andreessen Horowitz, GV, ICONIQ Capital and T-Mobile.Source
    • Your websiteCustomer stories page: Hopper "redefines patient access using Agentic AI", Austin FC "keeps 20,000 fans connected ... now powered by Agentic AI", ConstructConnect "28% higher conversions", James River Equipment "repeat trips by 75%", Education First "97% CSAT"; a "Join Customer Referral Program" button.Source
    • Your websiteHomepage: H1 "The AI platform for customer experience"; "Introducing Resolve", "Agentic AI that takes the right action, with the right context"; research figures "56% of inbound calls are missed or unanswered" and "80% of customer interactions are not categorized"; a banner for the "2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Unified Communications as a Service"; customer quotes including Austin FC on a 24/7 AI agent.Source
  • 17

    Dialpad has generated 341 million AI CSAT scores and holds billions of minutes of business conversations. It already cites research on missed calls. No rival publishes how often customer problems actually get resolved, by industry.

    High impactHigh effort First result in 3 quarters Chief Marketing Officer

    First action

    Check which aggregated measures the data team can produce.

    How to measure it

    Report downloads

    Now
    –
    Target
    10,000
    By
    1 year

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick measures

      Ten questions.

      Product Marketing Manager 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Privacy review

      Aggregation rules.

      Legal 1 month

    3. 3

      Analyze

      Industry cuts.

      Data Science 2 months

    4. 4

      Write

      Report and summary.

      Product Marketing Manager 1 month

    5. 5

      Launch

      Press and partners.

      Communications 1 month

    6. 6

      Use in sales

      Industry findings.

      Sales Enablement ongoing

    First result
    3 quarters
    Cost
    Analyst and PR time
    Owner
    Chief Marketing Officer

    Smallest test

    Publish one chart on resolution by industry.

    Why it works

    Publish an annual report: resolution rates, missed-call rates, AI agent handoff quality and CSAT by industry, from aggregated, de-identified data. Use it in press, partner events and sales.

    Original data earns press and analyst attention and supports the "built to resolve" positioning with evidence.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Customer data concerns

      Aggregate only and follow contract terms.

    Evidence

    • Your websitePricing page: Resolve is "Custom Pricing" with conversation-based AI Agent Credits ("A conversation is billable only when the AI retrieves information or executes a real action"; "If no work is done, you're not charged") and a "Calculate your ROI" link; Support at $89, $119 and $149 per user a month; Sell at $39, $59 and $79; Connect from $15 (Standard) and $25 (Pro). It cites "62% AI Agent deflection rate", "341 M+ AI CSAT generated" and "9 B+ Minutes of business conversations".Source
    • Your websiteHomepage: H1 "The AI platform for customer experience"; "Introducing Resolve", "Agentic AI that takes the right action, with the right context"; research figures "56% of inbound calls are missed or unanswered" and "80% of customer interactions are not categorized"; a banner for the "2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Unified Communications as a Service"; customer quotes including Austin FC on a 24/7 AI agent.Source
    • HiringDialpad's description in every post: "the AI platform for customer experience"; "Unlike legacy systems built to route and answer, or standalone agentic bot vendors built to deflect, Dialpad was built to resolve"; customers include Randstad, Motorola Solutions, Netflix, the San Diego Padres, the Colorado Rockies Baseball Club and Cal Athletics; backed by Andreessen Horowitz, GV, ICONIQ Capital and T-Mobile.Source
  • 18

    Dialpad's own research says 56% of inbound calls are missed, and RingCentral now markets an "AI Receptionist". T-Mobile sells to millions of small businesses, which are exactly the ones that miss calls.

    High impactHigh effort First result in 4 quarters Sr. Partner Marketing Manager

    First action

    Model a monthly price with a fixed credit pool.

    How to measure it

    SMB AI bundle customers

    Now
    –
    Target
    2,000
    By
    4 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Define the bundle

      Features and credits.

      Product 1 month

    2. 2

      Agree with T-Mobile

      Pricing and channel.

      Sr. Partner Marketing Manager 1 quarter

    3. 3

      Build setup

      Five-minute onboarding.

      Product 1 quarter

    4. 4

      Train sellers

      T-Mobile teams.

      Sr. Partner Marketing Manager 1 month

    5. 5

      Launch

      Pilot regions.

      Sr. Partner Marketing Manager 1 quarter

    6. 6

      Measure

      Missed calls recovered and churn.

      Data Science monthly

    First result
    4 quarters
    Cost
    Product and partner costs
    Owner
    Sr. Partner Marketing Manager

    Smallest test

    Pilot with 50 T-Mobile small-business customers.

    Why it works

    Package a simple AI agent for small businesses (answer, take messages, book, route) with Connect, on a fixed monthly credit pool, sold by T-Mobile sellers and in stores. Measure missed calls recovered.

    A simple bundle makes the newest product sellable at partner scale and answers a rival's move.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Low margin on small accounts

      Keep setup self-serve.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteHomepage: H1 "The AI platform for customer experience"; "Introducing Resolve", "Agentic AI that takes the right action, with the right context"; research figures "56% of inbound calls are missed or unanswered" and "80% of customer interactions are not categorized"; a banner for the "2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Unified Communications as a Service"; customer quotes including Austin FC on a 24/7 AI agent.Source
    • Competitor researchRivals' own homepages: RingCentral, "Agentic Voice AI, including AI Receptionist (AIR), AI Virtual Assistant (AVA), & AI Conversation Expert (ACE)"; Nextiva, "AI Customer Experience Management Platform"; Aircall, "AI-powered customer communications platform"; Sierra, "better, more human customer experiences with AI"; Decagon, "The AI concierge for every customer".Source
    • Your websitePress release, March 14, 2024: Dialpad and T-Mobile announced "a three-year extension of the exclusive partnership"; "As Dialpad's exclusive operating partner in the U.S., T-Mobile is able to offer business customers Dialpad's full suite of AI-enabled benefits"; the partnership began in 2021.Source
    • Your websiteT-Mobile for Business page: "Lightning-fast 5G network meets AI-powered communications", selling Transcription, AI Recaps and Coaching tools across Dialpad Connect, Support and Sell; its one customer quote is about setting up agents "to service calls remotely"; ratings shown as "4.3" and "4.4" with "Read the reviews". The page body does not mention Dialpad Resolve or AI agents. The T-Mobile demo center offers a tour of the "all-in-one workspace" with "built-in Ai".Source

Wildcards 3

Unexpected experiments, each with a cheap way to test it.

  • 19

    Dialpad cites research that 56% of inbound calls go unanswered. A small business owner rarely knows what those calls are worth.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 month Growth Marketing Manager

    First action

    Write the formula and three examples.

    How to measure it

    Calculator trials

    Now
    –
    Target
    10%
    By
    1 quarter

    Steps

    1. 1

      Formula

      Inputs and outputs.

      Growth Marketing Manager 2 days

    2. 2

      Build

      Simple page.

      Web Team Lead 1 week

    3. 3

      Add trial link

      Prefilled.

      Marketing Operations 1 day

    4. 4

      Share

      With T-Mobile sellers.

      Sr. Partner Marketing Manager 1 week

    5. 5

      Promote

      Search and social.

      Growth Marketing Manager 1 month

    6. 6

      Measure

      Trials.

      Growth Marketing Manager monthly

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    Developer time
    Owner
    Growth Marketing Manager

    Smallest test

    Build a spreadsheet version first.

    Why it works

    Build a short calculator: calls per week, share missed, value of a customer. Show the revenue at risk and how an AI agent or Connect would answer them, with a trial link.

    A number in the owner's own terms is a strong reason to try, and it works for T-Mobile sellers too.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Inflated results

      Use conservative defaults.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteHomepage: H1 "The AI platform for customer experience"; "Introducing Resolve", "Agentic AI that takes the right action, with the right context"; research figures "56% of inbound calls are missed or unanswered" and "80% of customer interactions are not categorized"; a banner for the "2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Unified Communications as a Service"; customer quotes including Austin FC on a 24/7 AI agent.Source
    • Your websitePricing page: Resolve is "Custom Pricing" with conversation-based AI Agent Credits ("A conversation is billable only when the AI retrieves information or executes a real action"; "If no work is done, you're not charged") and a "Calculate your ROI" link; Support at $89, $119 and $149 per user a month; Sell at $39, $59 and $79; Connect from $15 (Standard) and $25 (Pro). It cites "62% AI Agent deflection rate", "341 M+ AI CSAT generated" and "9 B+ Minutes of business conversations".Source
  • 20

    Dialpad publishes an LLM Info page for assistants, but buyers ask assistants comparison questions, such as "Dialpad vs Sierra" or "best AI agents for contact centers", that the page does not answer.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 month Growth Marketing Manager

    First action

    Ask three assistants for the best AI agent platforms for contact centers.

    How to measure it

    Mentions in 15 buyer questions

    Now
    –
    Target
    12 of 15
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Write questions

      15 buyer questions.

      Growth Marketing Manager 1 day

    2. 2

      Baseline

      Answers and sources.

      Growth Marketing Manager 1 day

    3. 3

      Fill gaps

      LLM Info and comparisons.

      Product Marketing Manager 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Repeat

      Monthly.

      Growth Marketing Manager monthly

    5. 5

      Report

      To marketing.

      Growth Marketing Manager monthly

    6. 6

      Adjust

      Content plan.

      Product Marketing Manager quarterly

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    $0
    Owner
    Growth Marketing Manager

    Smallest test

    Run the 15 questions today.

    Why it works

    Ask the main assistants 15 buyer questions every month, record answers and sources, and add the missing comparisons and facts to the LLM Info page and comparison pages.

    Assistants are becoming the first shortlist, and the sources they cite can be improved.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Answers vary

      Repeat each question several times.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteLLM Info page: "designed for use by AI assistants (including ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and other large language models)"; lists "Dialpad Resolve (formerly Dialpad AI Agents)", Support, Sell, Connect and Dialpad AI.Source
    • Your websiteSitemap (about 2,000 URLs in the main sitemap, checked October 21, 2026): 16 /competitors/ pages (8x8, Aircall, Avaya, CloudTalk, Five9, Genesys Cloud, JustCall, Mitel, Nextiva, NICE, Ooma, OpenPhone, RingCentral, Talkdesk, Vonage, Zoom) and about 30 "alternatives" posts, none about AI agent vendors; 164 customer story URLs; 130 app marketplace pages; 140 event URLs, 16 of them past events that now redirect, including ten T-Mobile event pages from late 2024 and early 2025 (Baltimore, Chicago, Denver, Oklahoma City, Salt Lake City, Florida, Virginia, Atlanta, New Jersey, Pennsylvania) and a December 2024 lunch-and-learn with the distributor Telarus; a Japanese site (/jp/) with customer stories such as Frito-Lay and Randstad; ROI calculators at /roi/ai-agent/ and /roi/wfm/; hreflang for en-AU, en-GB, fr-FR and ja-JP.Source
    • Competitor researchRivals' own homepages: RingCentral, "Agentic Voice AI, including AI Receptionist (AIR), AI Virtual Assistant (AVA), & AI Conversation Expert (ACE)"; Nextiva, "AI Customer Experience Management Platform"; Aircall, "AI-powered customer communications platform"; Sierra, "better, more human customer experiences with AI"; Decagon, "The AI concierge for every customer".Source
  • 21

    The new Solutions Architects design contact center call flows and configurations for every new customer. Those patterns (after-hours routing, overflow to AI agents, callback) are what prospects want to see before they buy.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 quarter Solutions Architect

    First action

    Pick the ten most-used call flows.

    How to measure it

    Reviews booked

    Now
    –
    Target
    40 a quarter
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick flows

      Ten most common.

      Solutions Architect 1 week

    2. 2

      Diagram

      Clean versions.

      Design 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Write

      Short explanations.

      Product Marketing Manager 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Publish

      Gallery page.

      Web Team Lead 1 week

    5. 5

      Offer reviews

      Booking form.

      Marketing Operations 1 day

    6. 6

      Measure

      Bookings and deals.

      Growth Marketing Manager monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Design time
    Owner
    Solutions Architect

    Smallest test

    Publish one call flow.

    Why it works

    Turn the ten most common call flows into diagrams with explanations, publish them as a gallery, and offer a free call-flow review that books a sales conversation.

    Practical templates attract operations buyers searching for how to set up routing, and they show expertise.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Exposing customer setups

      Use generic versions only.

    Evidence

    • HiringSales hiring: Account Executives, Commercial in Austin and Tempe (posted October 9 and 13, 2026) who "Build talk tracks to align with specific client use cases" using "Salesforce, Outreach, Clari & Highspot"; Account Executives, Mid-Market in Austin (October 15) and Tokyo (reporting to the "RVP, Japan Sales"); small-business AEs and a Solutions Architect in Pasig City, Philippines, working US hours. AEs sell "Dialpad Talk, Contact Center, and/or Sell".Source
    • Your websitePricing page: Resolve is "Custom Pricing" with conversation-based AI Agent Credits ("A conversation is billable only when the AI retrieves information or executes a real action"; "If no work is done, you're not charged") and a "Calculate your ROI" link; Support at $89, $119 and $149 per user a month; Sell at $39, $59 and $79; Connect from $15 (Standard) and $25 (Pro). It cites "62% AI Agent deflection rate", "341 M+ AI CSAT generated" and "9 B+ Minutes of business conversations".Source

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30/60/90 roadmap

What to focus on in each month, and the ideas that carry it.

  1. Days 1 to 308 ideas

    T-Mobile page, Workspace commit page, Resolve whitespace list, story finder, events hub and consistent proof numbers; start the missed-call calculator and the assistant check.

  2. Days 31 to 6010 ideas

    AI agent comparisons, better comparison pages, joint Google stories, the standard pilot, page speed, adoption scoring, Japan, referrals and the channel kit; publish call-flow templates.

  3. Days 61 to 903 ideas

    Commit to the big bets: a sports and venues vertical, the resolution report and a T-Mobile small-business AI bundle.

The research behind the plan

3 research areas, each summarised in a few lines. Open any of them for the full detail.

Customers

What customers say

Customers value real-time AI transcription, recaps and coaching. The most cited problem: missed and unanswered calls.

  • One app for calls, messages and meetings
  • Disconnected channels and context
  • In their words: “resolve”

Market

Competitive landscape

5 competitors compared: RingCentral, Nextiva, Aircall, Sierra and 1 more.

  • Gap to exploit: AI agents sold through carrier and cloud partners
  • RingCentral: Many separate products
  • Nextiva: Less enterprise contact center depth

Hiring signals

Dialpad is building a sales motion for AI agents and leaning on partners.

  • Sr. Partner Marketing Manager (Google Cloud and T-Mobile for Business): Workspace-led displacement, Marketplace, T-Mobile plays. Ideas 1, 2, 5, 9.
  • Agentic Transformation Advisor: Overlay for agentic products in new and recent deals. Ideas 3, 7, 10.
  • AVP, Agentic Transformation Advisor: Global agentic sales overlay with repeatable plays. Ideas 10, 15.

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