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Expert Mode: The Contact Center is Your New Competitive Intelligence Engine

We’ve become so fixated on resolving issues quickly that we often fail to ask the more important question: Why are customers contacting us in the first…

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Expert Mode: Reframing Your AI Strategy from Technology-First to Customer-Moment-First

The best approach, as forward-thinking leaders are beginning to realize, is not to reject AI, but to fundamentally reframe its purpose. It requires shifting the starting…

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Expert Mode: Moving Beyond the Mirror of Customer Feedback

We built sprawling Voice of the Customer programs and sophisticated feedback loops, all in service of creating a perfect reflection of our customer inside the walls…

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Expert Mode: The Case for Forgettable Customer Experiences

This brings us to a counter-intuitive but increasingly vital strategic pivot: the most effective customer experience might be the one the customer doesn’t remember at all.…

AI Judgment and Trust: Crafting a Hybrid CX Strategy for the Enterprise

Cyara: AI Judgment and Trust: Crafting a Hybrid CX Strategy for the Enterprise

AI is the Judgement-Free Customer Service Offering, If Done Right, a recent online survey, commissioned by Cyara and fielded by Dynata in March 2026, gathered insights…

CMSWire: Insight Is Cheap. Execution Is Everything. What Qualtrics X4 Made Clear

CMSWire: Insight Is Cheap. Execution Is Everything. What Qualtrics X4 Made Clear

This article was written by Greg Kihlström for CMSWire. Experiences are not just a feature of the business. They are the business,” said Qualtrics CEO Jason…

Precision E-commerce: A Strategic Blueprint for DTC Leaders

Intuit Mailchimp: Precision E-commerce: A Strategic Blueprint for DTC Leaders

Intuit Mailchimp’s recent report, The Ecommerce Playbook: A Practical Field Guide for Modern DTC Brands consolidates insights from 22 industry experts, offering a practical guide for senior…

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Expert Mode: From Purpose to Paycheck: The Architecture of an Enterprise CX Transformation

This is the story of how CIBC, one of Canada’s largest financial institutions, undertook such a transformation. Over the course of a decade, they moved from…