Today, most organizations have a customer experience strategy (96%), but recent Avanade research shows that only 14% are ahead of their customers’ expectations. This means that 86% feel that they are behind the curve, the competition — and most importantly — their customers’ expectations.
The...
Published: Oct 05, 2017
It’s hardly a secret that marketing executives of all types are using more data. Data is more powerful than ever, driving decision-making and informing strategy. Increased reliance on data has upended traditional marketing approaches and added greater layers of accuracy, targeting, analytics and measurability to...
Published: May 10, 2019
To build and deliver products that customers love, product teams at leading enterprises such as Uber, Netflix and Airbnb are focusing on experimentation as a critical business process. These teams are empowered to A/B test each new feature and gain valuable insights before rolling it out widely.
After seeing what...
Published: Jan 08, 2018
This review has allowed us to listen to contributions from around the globe about the changing world of sales, but the buyer has changed and to me this is all rooted in buyers. We can debate, discuss and dissect all we like but sellersneed to be where buyers are
Published: May 07, 2015
Any marketer worth their weight in leads knows the benefits of personalization—and yet, a surprisingly large number of companies have not fully embraced this strategic tactic.
Typically, senior marketing professionals see personalization as a double-edged sword. On one hand, there’s no...
Published: Sep 16, 2019
Look at any great leader from history — in business, sport, military or any other industry — and you’ll notice a wealth of distinctive character traits, from strength and determination to intelligence and eloquence.
But which traits are common to all great leaders? There’s no need to...
Published: Jan 01, 2016
Here are the key questions every marketer should ask themselves - and their stakeholders - when considering this kind of technology.
Get straight to the important stuff:
A checklist of DMP criteria to make sure you're asking vendors the right questions
A closer look at DMP competencies, nuances and...
Published: May 15, 2018
The availability of omnichannel opportunities, and so much demand has paved the way for companies to build their digital strategy on a multitude of websites. This explosion in sites has overwhelmed many large organisations, leaving them with a hodgepodge of many different platforms, incompatible technologies and support...
Published: May 04, 2016
Every business plans, but not every business excels. What separates the thriving businesses from the average ones is how well they create, execute, and adjust their plans as conditions change. The ability to connect planning capabilities across the business is the essence of Integrated Business Planning (IBP).
This...
Published: Sep 29, 2017
In order to come out on top in the marketing world, you must structure for customer centricity. But how do you go about creating the stepping stones for a cohesive bigger picture?
This whitepaper will show you how to:
Set up journeys effectively across customer channels and screens
Balance customer experience...
Published: May 15, 2018
Forrester forecasts cloud subscription revenues to grow overall by 22% in 2016. This is a result of businesses becoming increasingly comfortable with moving critical systems to the cloud, due to cloud experience and exposure. The benefits of cloud computing have become mainstream and so have cloud contact centers.
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Published: Jul 26, 2017
Field service management teams want to keep costs down, while improving their customer service relationships.
This can be hard for organisations in any industry—often, reducing costs hurts customer relationships—but IoT provides a way for field service organisations to achieve this goal.
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Published: Jan 12, 2018
With the PSD2 and GDPR coming into play in 2018, the financial industry in particular will experience major changes.
Although these two regulations are seen as threats to traditional institutions, they can, in fact, set the stage for innovation and technology to work together on delivering customer-centricity. In...
Published: May 15, 2018
Learn about the five gaps that could be costing you time, customers, and profit in this digital e-book. Discover how to close those gaps and transform your people, process, and technology to better serve your customer.
You’ll also learn how to:
Create a unified view and deliver personalized experiences...
Published: Apr 03, 2018