The Agile Brand with Greg Kihlström®: Expert Mode Marketing Technology, AI, & CX

Today we’re going to talk about how to create the most business and customer value by maximizing your usage of event data. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome JR Sherman, CEO at RainFocus. RESOURCES Rainfocus website: https://www.rainfocus.com The Agile Brand podcast website:  https://www.gregkihlstrom.com/theagilebrandpodcast Sign up for The Agile Brand newsletter here:  https://ww...

Braze recently released its 2023 Customer Enagement Review, and there are a number of interesting insights found with in it, relating to the customer experience. Today we’re going to talk about 3 of the key insights within this report, and to help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome April Mullen, Senior Director of Content Strategy at Braze. RESOURCES Link to 2023 Customer Engagement Review...

Today we’re going to talk about narrowing the gap between strategy and execution, and how leaders can be more successful in measuring and improving their team’s results. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Alex Castro, best selling author, creator/founder of ReM Score™ and CEO of 11:59. RESOURCES 11:59 website: https://www.elevenfiftynine.com   The Agile Brand podcast website:  http...

Today we’re going to talk about building the kind of corporate culture that benefits employees, customers, and the business itself with a leader that helped build a brand that is known far and wide for its commitment to employee and customer experience. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Steve Robinson, Author, Speaker, and Consultant at S. Robinson Consulting, and the former EVP a...

Today we’re going to talk about creating truly accessible interfaces across a variety of mediums and channels. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Yaddy Arroyo, VP and Principal VUI Designer at Truist. RESOURCES Truist website: https://www.truist.com The Agile Brand podcast website:  https://www.gregkihlstrom.com/theagilebrandpodcast Sign up for The Agile Brand newsletter here:  htt...

I am here in Durham North Carolina at the 2023 CXPS - that’s Customer Experience for Professional Services - Conference. Today we’re going to talk about CX and professional services and some of the unique challenges and opportunities. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Tammi Nagucki, Principal - Marketing and Client Experience at Environmental Design Group. RESOURCES CXPS website:...

Today we’re going to talk about how to go beyond simply having happy customers or even loyal ones, and follow the examples of iconic well-loved brands and create a cult brand of your own. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Chris Kneeland, Co-Founder of Cult Collective and The Gathering. RESOURCES Cult Collective website: https://cultideas.com/ The Agile Brand podcast website:  http...

Today we’re going to talk about customer education to improve the customer experience, and we’ll be talking about how to improve the employee experience through education as well. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Jack Foster, CMO at WorkRamp. RESOURCES The Agile Brand podcast website:  https://www.gregkihlstrom.com/theagilebrandpodcast Sign up for The Agile Brand newsletter here:...

Today we’re going to talk about creating best in class personalized, cross-channel customer experiences, using a CDP, AI, orchestration, and more. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Pini Yakuel, CEO at Optimove. RESOURCES Optimove website: https://www.optimove.com The Agile Brand podcast website:  https://www.gregkihlstrom.com/theagilebrandpodcast Sign up for The Agile Brand newsle...

I’m excited today to be talking with someone who I’ve collaborated on a few articles with amongst other things. We’ve discussed AI, Customer Experience, and Journey Orchestration based on our experiences working with leading brands. I’d like to welcome Matthew Egol, Founder & CEO of JourneySpark Consulting, and today we’re going to talk about true, customer-centric journey orchestration. RESOU...

I’m excited to introduce part 2 of a special series about how organizations can maximize business value with FinOps in a series brought to you by TEKsystems, a global provider of business and technology solutions. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Kalika Prasad Maheshwari, senior director at TEKsystems. RESOURCES The Agile Brand podcast website:  https://www.gregkihlstrom.com/thea...

I’m excited to introduce part 1 of a special series about how organizations can maximize business value with FinOps in a series brought to you by TEKsystems, a global provider of business and technology solutions. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Anil Lingutla, practice director at TEKsystems. RESOURCES The Agile Brand podcast website:  https://www.gregkihlstrom.com/theagilebrand...

Today we’re going to talk about how sustainability is no longer an option for brands, and why this is a benefit for both customers and the bottom line. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Brennan Spellacy, CEO and Co-Founder at Patch. RESOURCES The Agile Brand podcast website:  https://www.gregkihlstrom.com/theagilebrandpodcast Sign up for The Agile Brand newsletter here:  https://w...

Today we’re going to talk about enterprise resource planning and how it can drive both internal success as well as successful customer experiences. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Nick Foy, Founder and CEO, Silverdale Technology. RESOURCES The Agile Brand podcast website:  https://www.gregkihlstrom.com/theagilebrandpodcast Sign up for The Agile Brand newsletter here:  https://ww...

In this special episode, brought to you by Ceres Talent, a marketing staffing agency run by modern-day marketing matchmakers, we’re going to talk about 4 Hiring Myths that anyone hiring and managing marketing talent have probably run across. We’re going to get to the bottom of each of these today, plus provide an outlook on the marketing talent market as it currently stands. To help me discuss the...

The state of customer experience is continually changing, as brands increasingly compete based on the experience they can deliver to their customers across channels, and across the customer journey. The winners in this race gain new customers through reputation and word of mouth, retain existing customers through loyalty and increased customer lifetime, and those who struggle to keep up can someti...

I am here in Durham North Carolina at the 2023 CXPS - that’s Client Experience for Professional Services - Conference. Today we’re going to talk about CX and professional services and some of the unique challenges and opportunities. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Ryan Suydam, Chief Experience Officer, Client Savvy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Adam Chen interviews two change agents at Workforce.com, a leading workforce management software which manages scheduling, time & attendance, and payroll for organizations large and small. We hear two differing perspectives on what intraprenuership means at Workforce.com and how innovation is fostered and has evolved since the company's inception. Check out this new episode fe...

Welcome to a special episode brought to you by RDA and Sitecore. Today we’re going to talk about improving the customer experience that professional services firms deliver and how it can make a meaningful impact on project and business outcomes. This is part of what creates a customer-centered digital consultancy. RESOURCES Download the "Building a Customer-Centered Digital Consultancy" white pape...

Today we’re going to talk about how AI and automation can help financial organization fight fraud, bias, and create better and safer customer experiences. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Joe Robinson, Co-Founder & CEO at Hummingbird. RESOURCES The Agile Brand podcast website:  https://www.gregkihlstrom.com/theagilebrandpodcast Sign up for The Agile Brand newsletter here:  ht...

Today we’re going to talk about in-game advertising, and how brands are utilizing this tactic to great effect, all while strategizing amid growing efforts to implement global data privacy policies. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Jared Lansky, SVP Partnerships at MediaMath. RESOURCES MediaMath website: https://www.mediamath.com The Agile Brand podcast website:  https://www.gregk...

Today we’re going to talk about making meaningful changes within an organization to create greater customer outcomes. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Anthony Coppedge, Principal Agile Digital Sales Global Transformation Lead at IBM. RESOURCES The Agile Brand podcast website:  https://www.gregkihlstrom.com/theagilebrandpodcast Sign up for The Agile Brand newsletter here:  https:/...

Today we’re going to talk about the value of a well-informed customer, and marketing complex service offerings such as health insurance plans, in order to educate consumers and get the best results for everyone. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Alyssa Alsheimer, SVP Marketing and Engagement at Wellframe. RESOURCES Wellframe website: https://www.wellframe.com The Agile Brand podca...

Algolia, one of the leading enterprise search and discovery platforms, recently published its Ecommerce Site Search Trends 2023 report, which highlights several opportunities and challenges for ecommerce businesses. Today we’re going to talk about the power of search and discovery to deliver strong revenue results to ecommerce businesses, as well as how to harness this power most effectively for y...

Today we’re going to talk about the business value of creating a great employee experience. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Annette Franz, Founder & CEO of CX Journey, and best-selling author. RESOURCES The Agile Brand podcast website:  https://www.gregkihlstrom.com/theagilebrandpodcast Sign up for The Agile Brand newsletter here:  https://www.gregkihlstrom.com Get the lates...