Post by Clerk AI

96% of revenue leaders expect AI agents running outbound sequences by end-2026. That number surprised us, honestly. But talk to anyone managing 50,000 leads a year in insurance, automotive, or home services and you'll hear the same frustration: response times are too slow, qualification is inconsistent, and CPL keeps climbing even as campaigns improve. The teams outperforming right now aren't just adding more reps. They're rethinking who handles the first touch entirely. AI agents qualify leads in seconds, not hours. They process buyer signals at a scale no human team can match. And when they run those conversations over RCS, engagement rates hit 50% vs. the 20% email benchmark most teams are still optimizing around. So here's the question for this week: Where are you placing your Q2 bet? → Scale the call center (more reps, better scripts) → Optimize email sequences harder → Deploy AI agents on RCS for instant lead qualification → Something else: drop it below What's your take heading into the week?