Customer service is the cornerstone of any company’s customer experience (CX) strategy. Many firms struggle to realize the full potential of customer service due to six key pitfalls: the failure to link to CX strategy; siloed, broken experiences; the failure to delight customers emotionally; inadequate tools; the wrong metrics; and the failure to drive cultural change. Many companies have inflated expectations about the role of emerging tech in customer service, but human capital is still core to your customer service strategy.