How AI Is Revolutionizing the Customer Experience

Chrissie Koeppen  |  June 26, 2025

Digital • Yes& General

How AI Is Revolutionizing the Customer Experience

By Chrissie Koeppen

Your Customers Don’t Want to Wait 

They don’t want to dig through pages or wait for business hours. They want answers now: on their terms, in their language, at 2 a.m. on a Saturday. 

And that’s where AI comes in. 

(Because I don’t know about you, but I’m not rolling out of bed at 2 a.m. to help someone find the return policy. No ma’am. No sir.  I love our audiences, but they can talk to the bot while I get my eight hours.) 

AI helps marketers create experiences that feel personal…even when they’re fully automated. And bonus: we still get our beauty sleep. 10/10, highly recommend. 

The Rise of Conversational Marketing 

Today’s AI chatbots have evoled from support tools to  front-line marketers. They can: 

  • Qualify leads 
  • Book appointments 
  • Recommend products 
  • Troubleshoot problems 
  • And seamlessly hand things off to a human when needed 

And yes—they’re on call 24/7. Unlike…yours truly. 

Journey Mapping, Now in Real Time 

AI is anticipating. Predicting. Delivering world-class CX. 

It watches for behavior-based signals: 

  • Pages visited 
  • Emails clicked 
  • Questions asked in chat 

When layered with journey mapping research, this becomes next-level: you start spotting “moments that matter,” then triggering content, alerts, or escalations the moment someone’s about to drop off—or lean in. 

It’s like giving your customer experience a sixth sense. 

What It Means for Brands 

Faster support. Smarter automation. Fewer frustrated customers. 
This is real-time, data-powered empathy, served up at scale. 

This is magical CX. Customer service that makes people go, “Wait, how did they know I needed that?” 

Want to humanize your automation strategy? Let’s talk →

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