Ron Mitchell

AI agents are moving from experiments to everyday business tools — what leaders should do next Post: Over the past year we’ve seen a clear shift: autonomous AI agents — tools that can plan, act, and follow up across apps — are moving from demos into real business use. Companies are using agents to draft […]

Summary AI agents — autonomous, multi-step AI workflows that act on behalf of users — are no longer just demos. Over the past year we’ve seen more businesses deploy agent-style tools that connect to CRMs, calendar systems, and BI platforms to qualify leads, draft outreach, book meetings, and generate recurring reports. These agents can follow

Short summary AI agents — autonomous, goal-driven AI tools that can read, decide, act, and loop back — moved from research demos into real business tools over the last 18 months. Major vendors and startups shipped “Copilot”-style products and agent orchestration platforms that connect LLMs to your systems, data, and workflows. That means AI can

Short summary Autonomous AI agents — software that can carry out multi-step tasks without constant human direction — are no longer just research demos. Over the past year we’ve seen more companies pilot agents to handle things like prospect research, CRM updates, meeting follow-ups, and automated reporting. These pilots show real ROI: faster response times,

Quick summary Over the past year major vendors and startups have moved from chat-style AI assistants to autonomous, task-focused AI agents that can act inside business systems: qualify leads, draft and send outreach, update CRMs, and generate near‑real‑time sales and performance reports. These agents combine LLMs, workflow automation, and connectors to systems like Salesforce, HubSpot,

Too many companies mistake activity for progress: lots of outreach, few results. The trend we’re seeing is smarter appointment setting — faster lead qualification and more focus on conversations that actually move deals forward. That matters because qualified appointments free up leadership time, improve close rates, and create a predictable sales pipeline. At [RocketSales](https://getrocketsales.org) we

Quick summary In the past year we’ve moved past simple chatbots and one-off generative tasks. The biggest shift: AI agents — systems that can run workflows, call internal tools, and act on your behalf across apps. These agents combine language models, connectors (CRMs, ERPs, cloud storage), and business rules to do work end-to-end — for

Too many companies mistake activity for progress: lots of outreach, few results. The trend we’re seeing is smarter appointment setting — faster lead qualification and more focus on conversations that actually move deals forward. That matters because qualified appointments free up leadership time, improve close rates, and create a predictable sales pipeline. At [RocketSales](https://getrocketsales.org) we

Quick summary AI agents — autonomous, task-focused AI tools that can act across apps and data sources — have moved from demos to real business pilots over the past year. Large vendors and startups are packaging agent-style features into CRMs, collaboration tools, and reporting platforms so teams can automate routine work, run complex queries, and

Hook: AI agents — smart software that can act on your behalf — moved from proofs-of-concept to real business tools in 2024–25. Companies are already using them for sales outreach, customer support, and automated reporting. That creates opportunity — and risk. The story in plain terms – Big vendors (Microsoft Copilot, Google’s agent features, and