Observed Signal · Aug 12, 2026 · Event Attendance · Source: https://martechseries.com/feed/ · Impact: 2/5 · Sentiment: Positive

Conversational AI & Chatbots Market: Tells.co to Attend Contact.io with SMS and AI Focus

Executive Signal Summary

Tells.co, a communications technology provider specializing in SMS, messaging, compliance-aware customer contact, and AI-powered conversation workflows, announced it will attend Contact.io 2026 in Denver (August 23–25, 2026). The company said it will meet with lead buyers, pay-per-call operators, contact centers, and platform teams to discuss speed-to-contact, SMS engagement, compliant conversation workflows, and how messaging and AI tools can complement voice programs. David Schlaegel, Co-Founder of Tells.co, is quoted saying Contact.io is where call, messaging, compliance, and AI customer-contact conversations converge. Attendees can request meetings with Tells via the company website.

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High Confidence

Vendor announcement about conference participation; relevant to contact-center, messaging and conversational-AI practitioners but not a platform policy or major technical release.

Key Takeaways & Evidence Grounding

  • Tells.co is a communications technology provider focused on SMS, messaging, compliance-aware customer contact, and AI-powered conversation workflows.
  • Tells.co announced it plans to attend Contact.io 2026, taking place August 23–25, 2026, at the Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center.
  • Tells.co aims to meet with lead buyers, pay-per-call operators, contact centers, and platform teams to discuss speed-to-contact, SMS engagement, customer follow-up, and compliant conversation workflows.
  • David Schlaegel, Co-Founder of Tells.co, is quoted saying Contact.io brings together call, messaging, compliance, and AI customer-contact conversations.
Primary Source Grounding & Direct Attribution
Direct Origin Attribution
Primary Reporting: https://martechseries.com/feed/Published: Aug 12, 2026
Original Coverage Title: Tells.co Brings SMS And AI Contact Strategy to Contact.io

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