Jasper strengthens exec leadership for the next era of enterprise marketing. Jasper, the leading marketing agents platform, announced the promotion of Tom Newton to Chief Marketing Officer and the appointment of Lauren Newman as Chief Financial Officer. The appointments strengthen Jasper's executive team as the company builds on its enterprise momentum and continues to expand its technology and strategic services for customers. "The next era of marketing will be defined not by what AI can create, but by how effectively enterprises can turn intelligence into action without sacrificing control," said Timothy Young, CEO of Jasper. "Jasper is leading that shift by working alongside customers to embed AI into how marketing gets done. Tom has been central to our enterprise momentum and brings a deep understanding of our customers, product, and market, while Lauren brings the financial rigor, high-growth experience, and operational discipline to turn that momentum into durable growth. Together, they give us the leadership to carry our strategy forward." Tom Newton named Chief Marketing Officer. As Chief Marketing Officer, Newton will lead the company's global marketing strategy, bringing together brand, demand generation, product marketing, and go-to-market execution to deepen customer engagement and accelerate growth. Since joining Jasper as Vice President of Marketing in 2024, Newton has helped reposition the company around the needs of enterprise marketers and align its marketing organization more closely with revenue, customer needs, and product strategy. He brings more than a decade of experience helping high-growth software and AI companies build brands, create demand, and expand into enterprise markets, including leadership roles at Toast, Knowde, Zendesk, and Intercom. "Jasper's strategy has been shaped by working closely with enterprise marketers and understanding what they need to create meaningful value from AI," said Newton. "My focus will be on bringing that customer insight into every part of our marketing, from how we tell our story to how we create demand and support growth." Lauren Newman appointed Chief Financial Officer. As Chief Financial Officer, Newman will lead Jasper's financial strategy and partner closely with the executive team to support the company's next phase of growth and continued expansion among enterprise customers. Newman brings nearly 20 years of experience scaling technology companies, strengthening financial operations, and navigating complex transformations. Most recently, Newman served as Chief Financial Officer at Aircall, where she led global finance operations and helped drive revenue growth and profitability during a period of rapid expansion. Previously, she served as Chief Financial Officer of Acclara, leading the acquisition and integration of three companies and the financial, legal, and compliance workstreams supporting its nearly $1 billion acquisition by R1 RCM in 2024. Earlier, she spent seven years at Microsoft, culminating in her role as Worldwide Controller for its $4.5 billion Office Consumer business. "The AI companies that endure will balance innovation, disciplined execution, and strong business fundamentals," said Newman. "Jasper has built a strong foundation, and I'm excited to help scale the business responsibly as we continue delivering long-term value for our customers, employees, and investors." Continued expansion of Jasper's AI platform. The appointments come as Jasper continues to expand its agent platform, most recently with the launch of its end-to-end GEO Agent, an always-on agent that turns AI visibility insights into action to improve how brands appear in AI-generated answers. It is the first in a new class of role-based agents designed to help marketers move from insight to governed, on-brand action at scale. To share your insights, please write to ABM at [email protected]

Aircall, Dialpad, RingCentral & Zoom Phone are the best business phone systems for sales teams. Your company has a large inside sales team and you're in the market for a new business phone system - but you want to make sure you're quoting providers that are actually built for sales organizations. In this video, I share the four business phone systems that stand out above the rest for companies with inside sales teams in 2026 - Aircall, Dialpad, RingCentral, and Zoom Phone - and what makes each one a great fit. Which business phone systems should your company be quoting? Ask me today. About me. Mike Smith has been helping companies select the best telecom, WAN, security, and cloud services since 1999. He founded AeroCom in 2003, and has been the recipient of numerous business telecommunications industry awards, including being recognized as one of the top 40 business people in tech-heavy Orange County, CA. Follow Mike on YouTube, LinkedIn, Reddit and SpiceWorks. Transcript. Your company has a large inside sales team and you're in the market for a new business phone system - but you want to make sure you're quoting the providers that are actually built for sales organizations, not just any generic phone system. In this video, I share the patterns I've discovered from helping several companies with large inside sales teams find the right phone system in 2026, and the four providers that stand out above the rest. Want my recommendations on the best business phone systems for your sales team? Ask me today. My Recommendation If your company has 25 or more employees and you'd like my recommendations on the best business phone systems to quote, send me an email or give me a call at 714.593.0011. Don't start calling these companies on your own and trying to figure it all out - it's too much information and you won't get as good of pricing. I will get you better pricing on the vendors of your choice, get you to the right vendors faster, and help you avoid mistakes along the way. I've been a broker in this industry for over 20 years and I love talking about this stuff. Join the thousands of other companies who have used me to help their company make a better decision in a fraction of the time. Also don't forget to subscribe to the YouTube channel and go check out AeroComInc.com - you can rate and review providers, read reviews, and filter providers by features. What Do I Mean by Sales Teams? Before jumping in, let me define what I mean by sales teams. I am talking about inside salespeople - people who are taking a lot of calls or making a lot of calls internally. I am not talking about outside salespeople who are out and about operating off their cell phones and not really tied to a phone system. I am specifically talking about telesales teams making outbound calls, taking inbound calls, and closing sales on the phone. Those are the types of organizations these four providers are best suited for. One more thing - every company has unique requirements, so the matrix of providers and features is real. What I am sharing is the pattern I have seen when helping companies with large inside sales teams. Take it as a strong starting point, not a one size fits all answer. 1. Aircall Aircall does a great job for sales based organizations. Their platform runs on Twilio, is very user friendly, and caters itself well to inside sales teams. Their standout feature - and the one that actually won over one of my customers - is the ability to provide phone numbers tagged as mobile numbers, or to port existing mobile phone numbers into the platform. Here is why that matters. My customer's salespeople were bypassing the company phone system entirely and making outbound calls from their personal cell phones because customers were more likely to pick up for a mobile number than a business line. Aircall solved that problem by giving them numbers that showed up as mobile on caller ID, while keeping everything inside the company's phone system so management could track and monitor calls. If outbound call pickup rates are a problem for your sales team, Aircall has a solution that most providers simply do not offer. 2. Dialpad Dialpad is another strong performer for sales teams in 2026. They have a great user experience, a great admin platform, strong customer service, and a solid reputation for service quality. But what sets Dialpad apart for sales teams specifically is their AI. Dialpad was one of the first providers to pioneer automatic CSat scores and automatic call scores - AI grades every single call your salespeople make or receive and tells them how they did. They also have Agent Assist Cards, which pop up in real time during a call when a specific topic comes up - a competitor name, a product - and give the salesperson an instant link to a battle card or product description right on their screen. Better information in the moment leads to better calls, better customer experiences, and ultimately better sales. 3. RingCentral RingCentral has always been a market leader and they remain one of the top options for companies with inside sales teams. They have a strong user experience, a strong admin experience, and they have invested heavily in AI to keep pace with the competition. Their Teams integration is excellent - the RingCentral app embeds directly inside Teams in the left-hand sidebar, so salespeople who live in Teams can access the RingCentral phone system without ever leaving the app. The newest addition specifically for sales teams is a product called ACE. ACE gives real time AI analytics to both salespeople and their managers - customer sentiment, talk speed, greeting accuracy, and every other metric your company wants to grade sales calls on. It surfaces that information immediately after every call so reps can self-correct and managers always know how the team is performing. 4. Zoom Phone Zoom Phone rounds out the list and I have had a lot of success placing companies with large inside sales teams on Zoom. They have a great user experience, a great reputation for service quality and customer service, a strong admin experience, and excellent Teams integration. Their AI tool for sales teams is called the Zoom Revenue Accelerator. It gives both reps and managers deep analytics on every call - talk to listen ratio, talk speed, next steps, customer sentiment, and more. Reps can pull any call and ask AI how they did, what they can improve, and what the next steps are with a specific customer. Managers can pull any rep's calls and ask AI to surface coaching opportunities or flag accounts that are close to closing. The tool can even generate a follow up email automatically after a call. Zoom also has a real time analytics feature - formerly called Power Pack, now rebranded - that shows which reps are logged in, how many customers are on hold, and key queue metrics in real time. And Zoom does not charge the cost recovery and E911 fees that most other providers tack on, which makes them around $5 per user per month less expensive than competitors charging those fees. Great tools and great pricing - a strong combination for sales teams. The Bottom Line Those are the four business phone system providers I consistently recommend for companies with large inside sales teams in 2026 - Aircall, Dialpad, RingCentral, and Zoom Phone. Each brings something unique to the table, and the right fit for your company depends on your specific requirements. Do not call these providers directly and ask for pricing and a demo on your own. Send me an email or give me a call at 714.593.0011. My specialty is companies with 25 to around 5,000 employees. I will tell you which of these providers is the best fit for your organization, introduce you to the right salespeople, get you a great demo, and make sure your company gets significantly better pricing than going direct. And I do not charge you anything - the providers pay my broker fee. Don't forget to subscribe to the YouTube channel and check out AeroComInc.com. Thanks for watching - I'll catch you on the next one.