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

AI4, the world’s premier conference discussing artificial intelligence and its many applications for business was held August 7-9 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas and featured some amazing speakers on important topics related to AI and business.  Today we’re going to talk about the AI4 show and some of the key insights from the show and I’m happy today to be joined again by one of the many great spea...

Business to business (B2B) marketing presents a unique set of challenges and has often been treated as a completely different marketing practice from business to consumer (B2C) marketing. But there’s one important thing to remember, and that is that all of the business customers are also B2C customers outside of their work life. Today we’re going to talk about B2C expectations in a B2B world and h...

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 the State of the (Recruiting) Union, plus talk with our marketing staffing expert to provide an outlook on the marketing talent market as it currently stands. To help me discuss these topics, I’d like to welcome Sue Keith, Corporate Vice President...

Today we’re going to talk about AI in the contact center and how to balance voice AI, machine learning, and other types of automation with human contact center agents to deliver the optimal customer experience. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Mary Nelson, Chief Customer Officer, Aircall. RESOURCES Aircall AI research report: https://pages.aircall.io/ebook-business-sentiment-towa...

Today we’re going to talk about how brands can use conversational marketing to improve their customer experience, as well as their overall customer lifetime value. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Justin Keller, Vice President of Revenue Marketing at Drift, a conversational marketing platform that works with over 5,000 customers across industries. RESOURCES The Agile Brand podcas...

Today we’re going to talk about growing data maturity as an enterprise organization and how to build a culture of data. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Aron Clymer, Founder & CEO at Data Clymer. RESOURCES Data Clymer website: https://dataclymer.com/ The Agile Brand podcast website:  https://www.gregkihlstrom.com/theagilebrandpodcast Sign up for The Agile Brand newsletter her...

Today’s topic is something I’m certainly passionate about, and which I recently wrote two books in my Agile Brand Guides series about, and my guest today has been very active in the community. Today we’re going to talk about Agile Marketing, and a recent report: The 6th annual State of Agile Marketing Report, by AgileSherpas and The Agile Marketing Alliance. There are a number of insights that sho...

The following episode was recorded at PegaWorld Inspire in Las Vegas, and I’m looking forward to this topic as well as sharing the conversation with my guest today. Today we’re going to talk about optimizing the B2B customer experience with AI, automation, cross-channel personalization, all while doing it at scale for the enterprise.  To help me discuss this topic, I am joined by Tommi Marsans, Ma...

Today we’re going to talk about scaling a professional services agency in a way that maintains customer experience and stellar results. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Jamie Adams, Chief Revenue Officer at Scorpion. RESOURCES The Agile Brand podcast website:  https://www.gregkihlstrom.com/theagilebrandpodcast Sign up for The Agile Brand newsletter here:  https://www.gregkihlstro...

I’m excited to bring you the first in a multi-part series sponsored by Contrast & Co., an award-winning brand strategy and communications agency determined to build the most strikingly different brand experiences anywhere. Today we’re going to talk about an interesting idea that Contrast & Co. applies to their branding: What makes you different is what makes you. We’re going to talk about...

AI4, the world’s premier conference discussing artificial intelligence and its many applications for business is being held August 7-9 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. I’m happy today to be joined by one of the many great speakers that will be leading the conversation in a few weeks. Today we’re going to talk about AI and how it is shaping—and will shape—the future of the workplace. To help me discu...

Google can’t access every variable on the internet – and with the amount of content created every day, brands can struggle to have pages be seen by Google and generate revenue. Enter organic search marketing, a sustainable and affordable traffic and revenue source. While SEO was one of the earliest forms of digital marketing, with the rise of social media, programmatic advertising, and more, SEO s...

Welcome to a special episode of the show brought to you in partnership with Arlington Economic Development, where we discuss issues related to the workforce, the role of place in the future of work, and the role of the creative sector in a larger business context. We call this Return on Creativity. Today we’re going to talk about the partnership between business and their location, and the benefit...

In May, I was fortunate to be in Durham North Carolina at the 2023 CXPS - that’s Client Experience for Professional Services - Conference, where professionals from around the country met to discuss some of the unique challenges that Customer Experience presents to professional services first. Today we’re going to continue the conversation and talk about CX and professional services and some of the...

Marketers and advertisers for the world’s leading brands need to understand and adapt to a rapidly changing landscape, on a continual basis. Whether it is the consumer behavior known as “channel switching” between devices, platforms, etc. or the continued behavior of scrolling through numerous walled gardens such as TikTok, Instagram, and Snapchat, the marketing and advertising technology industry...

Last holiday season, and even most of last year, it was hard to escape stories about how the supply chain was causing difficulties for retailers, as well as their customers. Today we’re going to talk about Agile Supply Chains, and how they can improve the customer experience which is a win-win for businesses and consumers. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Peter Pernot-Day, Global...

Today’s episode is brought to you by AgencyQ, an award-winning team that believes in the power of experience, creating technology and customer experiences that work in harmony to break down barries to personal interactions and serve people as individuals. Today we’re going to talk about creating great customer experience in highly regulated industries. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to we...

The following episode was recorded at PegaWorld Inspire in Las Vegas, and I’m looking forward to this topic as well as sharing the conversation with my guest today. Today we’re going to talk about the meaningful use of AI in the customer experience, and doing it at scale for the enterprise. To help me discuss this topic, I am joined by Shelia Anderson, US Chief Information Officer at Aflac. RESOUR...

Today we’re going to talk about prioritization and how to, as advisors both within and outside of a company, balance the things customers need to have versus what you know they need. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Bobby Arbuthnot, Director Solutions Management, Employee Experience at Unisys. RESOURCES Unisys website: https://www.unisys.com The Agile Brand podcast website: https...

The customer experience continues to be a key point of competition among brands today, and those that can provid more personalized content, offers, and overall experiences are pulling ahead. But businesses cannot close the digital experience gap and meet their customers' expectations if they do not have a thorough understanding of how customers are navigating their digital platforms. Today we’re g...

Today we’re going to talk about some of the powerful ways that AI can augment human capabilities to make decisions, learn from those decisions, and automate processes to reduce errors and improve results. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Rik Chomko, CEO at InRule Technology. RESOURCES The Agile Brand podcast website:  https://www.gregkihlstrom.com/theagilebrandpodcast Sign up for...

Welcome to a special episode of the show brought to you in partnership with Arlington Economic Development, where we discuss issues related to the workforce, the role of place in the future of work, and the role of the creative sector in a larger business context. We call this Return on Creativity. Today we’re going to talk about artificial intelligence and machine learning in the enterprise, wher...

In this episode, Adam Chen interviews Shane Pahl, a consultant by trade and organizational anthropologist by training. We discuss such heady topics as defining what intraprenuership means and how we see that play out in the organizations we have both worked with. Take a listen to glean insights on how organizations can cultivate people and foster innovation from the viewpoint of a hired gun brough...

Today we’re going to talk about Dispelling Myths About Funding Creative and UX: What You Think You're Getting vs What You Really Need, in a special episode brought to you by The Office of Experience, a design-driven, digital-first, vertically integrated and collaborative agency that believes in the power of ideas and the strength of people. This will also be the first of a quarterly outlook on B2B...

The following episode was recorded at PegaWorld Inspire in Las Vegas, and I’m looking forward to this topic as well as sharing the conversation with my guest today. Today we’re going to talk about the Autonomous Enterprise and how it benefits the customer experience as well as the business, plus the ethics of generative AI. To help me discuss this topic, I am joined by Tara DeZao, Product Marketin...