Enterprise CMS Storyblok has announced Joe Vranicar as its Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). Vranicar comes to Storyblok from Kong, where he was the Vice President/General Manager and also served as the CRO of Datrium.

“The market is accelerating in our direction as brands demand more control over their content. Joe’s deep experience across enterprise API and AI agendas makes him an ideal fit to help lead our next phase of growth during this time of content transformation,” said Dominik Angerer, CEO and Co-Founder of Storyblok.

Elsewhere, Gradial raised a $35M Series B, Coveo launched RAG as a Service and Rezolve Ai acquired Crownpeak.

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• Gradial Raises $35 Million to Redefine Enterprise Marketing Through AI Agents: “Gradial agents live inside the workflow and learn to do the work just like a human employee would.”

• Rezolve Ai Defines the Future of Commerce with Acquisition of Crownpeak: “Crownpeak is expected to bring substantial, high-margin revenue from Day One. But for me, this is also a strategic homecoming.”

• Coveo Introduces RAG-as-a-Service for AWS Agentic AI Services: “With our RAG-as-a-Service offering, developers and enterprises can move faster, focus on innovation, and leave the retrieval complexity to us, the experts in enterprise relevance.”

• Bloomreach AI Shopping Assistant Sees 113% Surge in Shopper Engagement on Black Friday: “Even as a newer channel like conversation showed clear momentum this year, the most successful brands are those that meet customers with relevant experiences wherever they are.”

Stories that caught our eye

1. Storyblok Wins 2025 AWS Rising Star Technology Partner of the Year: Recognizing partners that play a key role in helping customers build solutions on AWS.

2. commercetools Powers Record Cyber Week for Global Enterprises: Customers transacted $4.5B in gross merchandise value, representing 48% YoY growth.

3. G4S Selects SitecoreAI: A new DXP for the international security leader. 

4. Siteimprove Pushes Ahead on European Accessibility Act Compliance: Enterprises lag in compliance readiness, but Siteimprove customers keep pace with EAA timelines.

5. Squarespace Named Top Website Builder for 2025: Recognized for balance of ease of use, design quality, and customization options. 

6. The Rise of Agentic Commerce and the Surgical Shopper: The results of Cyber Week data. 

The word on the street…

1. [LinkedIn]:What does being a CEO really mean?: Optimizely CEO Alexander Atzberger recaps what’s changed since he became CEO six years ago. 

2. [LinkedIn]: Are you truly ready to adopt AI in your workflows?: Conscia CEO Sana Remekie explains why many enterprises aren’t quite ready for AI agents.