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Customer-centric Talk isn’t Enough Anymore

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When CX Feels Pointless, Change the Assignment

You may not have lost your passion. You may be tired of carrying customer pain the business keeps agreeing with but never owns.

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Why Most CX Transformations Fail the Customer Belief Test

If you don’t choose a single customer belief to prove, you’re not transforming CX — you’re modernizing sameness.

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Your CX Problem Is a Permission Problem

Customer journeys break when teams are afraid to say what customers are already feeling.

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Stop Calling It Orchestration If the Customer Has to Start Over

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AI Keeps Widening the Customer Promise

Plus: Airbnb is pulling more of the trip into its app.

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AI Agents are Moving Into the Messy Middle

Plus: Google moves shopping into AI agents, Zendesk pushes service agents into real workflows, and consumers get practical about AI support.

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Service AI Is Officially Out of the Lab

Plus: the same agents improving CSAT can also create a trust problem when they miss.

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The Customer Still Gets a Vote

Plus: AI may reduce admin work. It creates a CX problem the second customers feel cornered.

May 19 • Mark Levy

AI is Slipping Behind the Counter

Plus: The customer may not see the AI anymore. They’ll still feel every missed fry, bad upsell, and clumsy handoff.

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Customer-centric Talk isn’t Enough Anymore

CX personalization, leadership alignment, conversational search, social engagement, and how leading brands are tying CX to measurable business results.

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The Customer Journey Just Got More Crowded

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The Real CX Question: What Should Humans Do More Of Now?

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Why the Wrong Apology Can Hurt the Experience

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Want Internal buy-in for CX change? Stop Chasing the Holdouts.

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Your AI May Sound Smart. It Still Can't Do the Job.

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Is your AI Strategy Improving CX or Just Making Friction Cheaper?

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CX in 2026: Orchestration Beats Channel Thinking

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