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Customers prize resolution over bots’ speedy replies

For 68% of customers what matters most in a support interaction is getting their issue completely resolved, per Glance’s 2026 CX Trends report released yesterday. Glance surveyed 600 US consumer respondents in October 2025.

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Customer service AI bots not ready for prime time, survey suggests

Glance releases its 2026 CX Trends Report, revealing how last year’s rush toward AI reshaped — and often damaged — customer service experiences

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Stop Ho-Ho-Holding: The Future of Holiday CX Is Human-Guided AI

We’ve all been there, sitting on hold, listening to tinny holiday music, wondering if a package will arrive before the New Year. You’ve memorized the chorus of “Jingle Bell Rock,” your hot cocoa’s gone cold, and you’re starting to question every online order you’ve ever made. This year, it doesn’t have to be that way.

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Why “CX Theater” is Killing Trust — and How AI + Humans Can Save It

Everyone talks about delivering “personalized customer experience.” Too often, though, it’s just a performance. I call it CX Theater: scripted chatbot exchanges, automated flows that feel impersonal, and gestures meant to simulate care but lacking genuine empathy. Customers can see through it. What may look like personalization on the surface can feel hollow in practice.

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New AI + Human CX Maturity Model Guides Enterprise Strategy for 2025

Glance’s AI + Human Maturity Model™ gives CX leaders clarity in balanced CX for 2025 and beyond Wakefield, MA, January 28, 2025: Glance, a leading provider of Guided Customer Experience (CX) solutions, published its AI + Human Maturity Model™ for Customer Experience, a resource for CX and product leaders seeking to harmonize artificial intelligence and human expertise in their customer engagement strategies.

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Why omnichannel doesn’t feel seamless to customers

Omnichannel has been one of the most celebrated ideas in customer experience - seamless journeys … connected channels … customers moving effortlessly from chat to phone to email … it sounds great on stage and in slide decks. But customers tell a different story.

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Why customers don’t trust AI personalization

When AI personalization backfires in customer experience

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Why your CX metrics aren’t telling the truth

On the surface, everything looks great: NPS is up, CSAT scores are climbing, and first-contact resolution is trending in the right direction.

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When every click counts: cobrowsing as the conversion secret for digital banking

In digital banking, customers are only a few clicks away from either completing an application or abandoning it entirely. Whether they are applying for a loan, opening a new account, or navigating documents full of compliance requirements, the stakes are high. Every step needs to feel simple, secure, and supported.