’Hello $FirstName’ - marketing experts discussing the topic of personalization

In this episode of The Hello $Firstname Personalization Podcast, I had the pleasure of chatting with Rasmus Schlosser, AI Manager at Flying Tiger Copenhagen. What really stood out was how Generative AI is solving a massive challenge they face. ✨ This episode is a little different – it doesn’t dwell much on personalization but instead explores the upstream phase of the Content Layer, where Master...

In this episode of The Hello $Firstname Personalization Podcast, Rasmus Houlind sits down with Tom Burrell, founder of Retention Coach, to explore how businesses can turn retention strategies into a powerful growth engine. Drawing on a career spanning roles at Manchester United, DAZN, and TalkTalk, Tom shares actionable insights into why retention is often undervalued—and how personalization can c...

In this latest episode of Hello $Firstname Season 2, I sat down with Nicole France, Chief Evangelist at Contentful, to dig into how brands can truly make personalization work at scale—and the challenges they face in making it happen. Personalization sounds like a simple concept, right? After all, we all know the importance of getting data sorted and leveraging customer insights in order to speak t...

A Conversation with Julie Marie Hermann: Personalization at Pandora In this episode of Hello $Firstname Season 2, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Julie Marie Hermann , Personalization and CX Manager at Pandora , the world’s largest jewelry brand by volume. With over 33,000 employees and a presence in more than 100 countries, Pandora is leading the way in scaling personalization. Julie shar...

The Content Crisis in Personalization and the Content Layer In the season premiere of Hello $Firstname Season 2, I had the privilege of sitting down with my co-author, Frans Riemersma, founder of MartechTribe and a global thought leader in marketing technology. Frans is working closely together with Scott Brinker on the MartechMap.com that most marketers are familiar with (hint: crazy map with an...

This is the last episode of this season of the 'Hello $FirstName' podcast. It consists of an audio book chapter - well two actually - namely...  CHAPTER 22: ACHIEVING ORGANIZATIONAL MATURITY FOR PERSONALIZATION - with the points: The glass ceilings and how to break them Breaking the glass ceiling between the Hack and Pack levels Stabilize the performance of your core platforms Transition your team...

In this week's episode of the 'Hello $FirstName' podcast we'll be discussing chapter 21: ’GOVERNANCE. Our special guest this week is Tina Lambert from Danish Industry. Tina is currently working as Head of CRM after many years within the political organization. Stakeholders wanting to inform all clients are many and the need for balancing priorities within CRM makes it necessary to rely on fixed pr...

This week's episode of the 'Hello $FirstName' podcast consists of an audio book chapter, namely...  CHAPTER 21: GOVERNANCE How does governance apply within marketing? What is subject to governance when it comes to personalization? Governance topics imposed by law Data processing, privacy regulations, and consent management Governance topics imposed by other departments IT Governance Procurement pr...

In this week's episode of the 'Hello $FirstName' podcast we'll be discussing chapter 20: ’MARKETING TECHNOLOGY. Our special guest this week is Martin Wammen. Martin is the founder of the boutique Martech consulting agency Marchitechs . And he has extensive experience from both SaaS, the agency side and even from classic direct marketing and is currently working with several high end brands in the...

This week's episode of the 'Hello $FirstName' podcast consists of an audio book chapter, namely...  CHAPTER 20: MARKETING TECHNOLOGY Systems of record Will a customer content platform (CCP) emerge? Atomization and aggregation Go for best-of-integration Growing your stack’s maturity Rightsizing your martech stack Using atomization and aggregation to rightsize your martech architecture Maturity leve...

In this week's episode of the 'Hello $FirstName' podcast we'll be discussing chapter 19: ’PEOPLE AND SKILLS FOR PERSONALIZATION’. Our special guest this week is Christian Peter. Christian has vast experience as a leader in CX from several large banks in the financial sector in Germany. He even has the award statuettes to prove his success in the field. Last year I saw Christian receive an EDDI Awa...

This episode of the 'Hello $FirstName' podcast consists of an audio book chapter, namely Chapter 19: People and Skills for Personalization CHAPTER 19: PEOPLE AND SKILLS FOR PERSONALIZATION Enter the marketing technologist How about the creative skills? How the 5M model applies to personalization Applying these skills to the Pyramid of Personalization Shifts in focus Shifts in composition Shifts in...

In this week's episode of the 'Hello $FirstName' podcast we'll be discussing chapter 18: ’MODELS FOR ORGANIZATIONAL MATURITY IN PERSONALIZATION’. Our special guest this week is Frans Riemersma. Apart from being a co-author on a very important part of ‘Hello $Firstname’, Frans is driving a lot of interesting research out there with MartechTribe.com and is really getting to the bottom of Martech and...

This episode of the 'Hello $FirstName' podcast consists of an audio book chapter, namely Chapter 18: Models of Organizational Maturity in Personalization. CHAPTER 18: MODELS OF ORGANIZATIONAL MATURITY IN PERSONALIZATION The Omnichannel Hexagon A realistic view on organizational maturity within personalization Productization in marketing The back end of the Pyramid of Personalization The full book...

In this week's episode of the 'Hello $FirstName' podcast we'll be discussing the third and last chapter in part 3 of the book: THE PREREQUISITES FOR PERSONALIZATION. Chapter 17 is called ’CONVERSION RATE OPTIMIZATION AND PERSONALIZATION'. This week’s guest is a special friend of mine who's also known as 'The Queen Of CRO' (.com). Marianne Stjernvall has her own consulting and speaking business whi...

This episode of the 'Hello $FirstName' podcast consists of an audio book chapter, namely Chapter 17. It is the third and last chapter in Part 3 of the book - The Prerequisites for Personalization and the chapter is called: Conversion Rate Optimization & Personalization. CHAPTER 17: CONVERSION RATE OPTIMIZATION AND PERSONALIZATION Prioritizing between CRO and personalization Shifting from CRO t...

In this week's episode of the 'Hello $FirstName' podcast we'll be discussing the second chapter in part 3 of the book: THE PREREQUISITES FOR PERSONALIZATION. Chapter 16 is called ’DATA AND PERSONALIZATION'. This week’s guest is no-one but Chief Consulting Officer from the DACH based agency Nexum AG, Michael Bietenhader. Michael has extensive experience from both within consulting, from working ‘cl...

This episode of the 'Hello $FirstName' podcast consists of an audio book chapter, namely Chapter 16. It is the second chapter in Part 3 of the book - The Prerequisites for Personalization and the chapter is called: Data & Personalization. CHAPTER 16: DATA & PERSONALIZATION Is your data clean? How much data is needed to make personalization profitable? Re-evaluate often! How to scale permis...

In this week's episode of the 'Hello $FirstName' podcast we'll be discussing the first chapter in part 3 of the book: THE PREREQUISITES FOR PERSONALIZATION. Chapter 15 is called ’THE BASIC FOUNDATIONS FOR PERSONALIZATION'. To help us getting to the bottom of this, I've had the opportunity to spend a really good time discussing matters with Jesper Damsgaard, SVP of Ecommerce at the world famous jew...

This episode of the 'Hello $FirstName' podcast consists of an audio book chapter, namely Chapter 15. It is the first chapter in Part 3 of the book - The Prerequisites for Personalization and the chapter is called: The Basic Foundations for Personalization. In the chapter we discuss the things that need to be in place in order for personalization to be worth doubling down on as a company. This is c...

In this week's episode of the 'Hello $FirstName' podcast we'll be discussing chapter 14: ’TYING IT ALL UP IN THE BOWTIE’ with Håvard Hovdahl, SVP of Loyalty at the Nordic hotel chain, Strawberry. It's a conclusive episode of the series - almost a season finale (except there will be a new season starting next Wednesday already) - as we're concluding on the Bowtie of Personalization - but also addin...

This week's episode of the 'Hello $FirstName' podcast is a BONUS episode and we'll be discussing Moments of Truth and the role of CDPs within Personalization. To help us become wiser on this topic we have Founder and CTO at Tealium, Mike Anderson in the studio. In this episode we cover the following points: Mike’s career and how Tealium was born before the term CDP was even invented How important...

This episode of the 'Hello $FirstName' podcast consists of an audio book chapter, namely Chapter 14 which brings further perspectives on how personalized a customer journey can be expected to become - even if you are an expert at it. Also we zoom in on how to work with control groups to measure value properly. CHAPTER 14: TYING IT ALL UP IN THE BOWTIE OF  PERSONALIZATION  Getting back to the knot...

In this week's episode of the 'Hello $FirstName' podcast we'll be discussing chapter 13: ’PERSONALIZATION ON INBOUND PLATFORMS’ with Lars Birkholm Petersen, Founder of Uniform, the Agency Altola and Ex VP of Business Optimization at Sitecore.  Lars is a published author within personalization and was one of the pioneers within onsite personalization when he was at the Nordic CMS / DXP Sitecore.  I...

In this week's episode of the 'Hello $FirstName' podcast we'll be discussing chapter 12 ’CONTENT PART 2: CONTENT FEEDS’ with Pier Luigi Spagna, EMEA VP of Retention and Engagement at Warner Bros Discovery. Pier has deep experience from CRM and Engagement through not only several years with HBO and Warner Bros Discovery but also from his time at Deliveroo in the UK. In the episode we cover the foll...