{"id":15044,"date":"2026-02-02T10:16:27","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T18:16:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.dream.press\/news\/?post_type=announcement&#038;p=15044"},"modified":"2026-02-02T10:16:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T18:16:28","slug":"dreamhost-wins-bronze-stevie-award-in-2026-stevie-awards-for-sales-and-customer-service","status":"publish","type":"announcement","link":"https:\/\/news.dream.press\/news\/announcements\/dreamhost-wins-bronze-stevie-award-in-2026-stevie-awards-for-sales-and-customer-service\/","title":{"rendered":"DreamHost Wins Bronze Stevie\u00ae Award in 2026 Stevie Awards for Sales and Customer Service"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We\u2019re excited to share some good news: DreamHost has won a Bronze Stevie\u00ae Award in the 20th Annual Stevie Awards for Sales &amp; Customer Service, taking home the honor for \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/sales.stevieawards.com\/awards\/SASCS-Winners\/ai-digital-transformation-customer-service-category-winners\/\">Achievement \u2013 Best Use of AI in Customer Service.<\/a>\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No, we haven\u2019t replaced our valued team members with AI.&nbsp; That would be nuts!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This award recognizes the work we\u2019ve done to scale customer success through AI-<em>assisted<\/em> website builds, helping our customers get from the \u201cjust signed up\u201d phase to the \u201cbeautiful website is live\u201d faster, easier, and with way less head-scratching.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Stevie Awards for Sales &amp; Customer Service are some of the most respected honors in the business world, celebrating excellence in customer service, sales, and emerging technologies. 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AI helps our team work smarter behind the scenes, while people stay firmly in the loop to make sure every site actually matches what customers want.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Judges called this \u201ca clear, customer-centric application of AI\u2026focused on outcome delivery rather than automation for its own sake.\u201d They also highlighted how this approach helped us scale website builds from under 100 per month to more than 700 without losing the human touch.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Innovation, The DreamHost Way&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This Bronze Stevie Award is a nod to how we think about innovation: practical, responsible, and always in service of real people. When technology and humans work together, customers win. And that\u2019s the whole point.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Want to see it in action? 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