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

Today we’re going to talk about agility in our systems of measurement, and how we approach meaningful change in customer experience in an organization. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Desirree Madison-Biggs, Head of US Advisory Services at Teresa Monroe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we’re going to talk about continually shifting consumer expectations and how brands need to adapt in this world where customer experience is increasingly a point of competition. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Kiel Harkness, VP of Global Marketing and Development at UPS Capital. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we’re going to talk about the healthcare customer experience and how customers are shifting their preferences to want better digital experiences. This means that healthcare providers need to keep up with these demands while providing better and more personalized experiences across channels that include both online and offline ones. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome John Nash, Chief Marketing and Strategy Officer at Redpoint, a CX software provider. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marketers face many challenges in the work, from continually changing consumer behavior, to internal competition for resources. In order to be most effective, marketers need to be able to justify their investments of time and resources with reliable numbers and clear ROI. Today we’re going to talk about the value of having actionable insights and attribution metrics for marketing leaders and teams so that they can clearly articulate the success of their efforts, and so that they are able to clearly point to which areas are driving the most business value. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome David Hiltner, CEO of Attribution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we’re going to talk about the importance of having a guide and a strong technology strategy that helps you identify the paths you should take, whether it is platform adoption, digital transformation, or other initiatives. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Emil Pilacik, President & CEO, EMCO Technology. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we’re going to talk about the citizen experience, and how a more holistic view of data utilizing the internet of things (or IoT) can improve how the public sector is able to provide services and a better experience to individuals. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Jerry Power, CEO of I3 Systems and Co-Founder of the I3 Consortium. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we’re going to talk about how shift-left testing is able to speed up digital experience and digital transformation initiatives, while also improving quality of software and the end-user experience. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Eran Kinsbruner, Chief Evangelist, Perforce. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we’re going to talk about the importance of diversity in leadership teams, and how this can translate to tangible benefits for organizations. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Eva Huston, Chief Strategy Officer at Duck Creek Technologies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we’re going to talk about customer journey management and its relationship to change management. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Erin Zentz, Director of Experience Design, AARP Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we’re going to talk about the role of data science in multi-touch marketing attribution, and the power of marketers and data scientists working together to achieve greater success. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Cameron Horton and David Hiltner of Attribution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I’m excited to introduce part 3 of a special 3-part series about the talent strategies required to address the looming skills gap, build the future workforce and accelerate transformation. This series is brought to you by TEKsystems, an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services and real-world application. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Leslie Deutsch, Executive Director of Learning Solutions at TEKsystems. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I’m excited to introduce part 2 of a special 3-part series about the talent strategies required to address the looming skills gap, build the future workforce and accelerate transformation. This series is brought to you by TEKsystems, an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services and real-world application. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Lauren Kolodrubetz, Executive Director of Diversity Marketplace Solutions at TEKsystems. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I’m excited to introduce part 1 of a special 3-part series about the talent strategies required to address the looming skills gap, build the future workforce and accelerate transformation. This series is brought to you by TEKsystems, an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services and real-world application. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Nina Kindrick, the Director of the National Recruiting Center at TEKsystems. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we’re going to talk about the relationship between leadership and the quality of the customer and employee experience. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Faisal Pandit, President of Panasonic System Solutions Company of North America. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we’re going to talk about the need for a balance between consumer privacy and providing advertisers with meaningful data which can ultimately benefit both parties when done well and with the proper intent. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Anudit Vikram, Chief Product Officer at MediaMath. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we’re going to talk about Agile in Sales and Marketing – two areas that are not known for applying Agile - by creating and maintaining an agile mindset on a global scale, and how the lessons learned apply to every area of the organization. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Anthony Coppedge, Global Agile Digital Sales Transformation Lead at IBM. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we’re going to talk about the growing need for businesses to adapt to heightened customer experience expectations. Between a continually changing business environment, to increasingly sophisticated consumers, this presents a need for companies to tackle these challenges from multiple angles and perspectives. Recently, Optimizely, one of the leading providers of digital experience platform solutions, announced the results of a global study of nearly 1200 business executives and 5,000 consumers around the globe, that shines a light on both the expectations of customers and the challenges that companies face in delivering on these expectations. To help me discuss this topic, and the results discussed in this report, I’d like to welcome Alex Atzberger, CEO of Optimizely. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we’re going to talk about personalization in a post-cookie era. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Amber Armstrong, Chief Marketing Officer at LivePerson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to a special episode of the show brought to you Attribution, an advanced multi-touch attribution company that empowers every marketer with the data to convert more buyers and maximize ROI. You can learn more about Attribution at www.attributionapp.com Today we’re going to talk about the power of doing marketing attribution well, and the impact that it can have on your marketing objectives. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome David Hiltner, CEO, Attribution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we’re going to talk about how to create better customer experiences through more effective search and content discovery. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Jason McClelland, CMO at Algolia, a leading API Platform for Search and Dynamic Experiences. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we’re going to talk about the relationship between customer and employee experience, and how successful organizations plan, implement, and measure this relationship, as well as find ways to successfully improve both of them. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Tanya Thomas, Director of Customer and Employee Experience, Experian. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The future of work blurs the lines between physical and digital environments. Employees expect employers to provide a seamless user experience where they can work from anywhere, on any device. But the journey to transforming the employee experience is beset with complexity. In this 3-part series, leaders from TEKsystems share their points of view on how reimagining the digital workplace presents a unique opportunity for organizations to create more effective operating models and more engaging employee experiences. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The future of work blurs the lines between physical and digital environments. Employees expect employers to provide a seamless user experience where they can work from anywhere, on any device. But the journey to transforming the employee experience is beset with complexity. In this 3-part series, leaders from TEKsystems share their points of view on how reimagining the digital workplace presents a unique opportunity for organizations to create more effective operating models and more engaging employee experiences. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Regional Sales Director at TEKsystems, Natalie Lister and Workplace Services Solution Architect Paul Valenzuela. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we’re going to talk about the “exponential enterprise,” and how companies can achieve and sustain growth despite continual change and disruption in all aspects of the world around us. Monitor Deloitte recently released a report entitled “An Exponential Enterprise Framework to Help Companies Double Their Valuations, Even During Continuous Disruption and Change,” and I’m joined by one of its co-authors, Rich Nanda, Principal, US Monitor Deloitte, Practice Leader Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Every industry has its unique challenges and opportunities in delivering great customer experience. Today we’re going to talk about Customer Experience and Retail. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Erica James, Global Head of Retail Practice at Medallia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we’re going to talk about handling setbacks, and how bouncing back from unexpected challenges can make you stronger, more resilient, and more successful. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Mike Ciorrocco, Chief Executive Officer at People Building, and author of ROCKET FUEL Convert Setbacks Become Unstoppable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The future of work blurs the lines between physical and digital environments. Employees expect employers to provide a seamless user experience where they can work from anywhere, on any device. But the journey to transforming the employee experience is beset with complexity. In this 3-part series, leaders from TEKsystems share their points of view on how reimagining the digital workplace presents a unique opportunity for organizations to create more effective operating models and more engaging employee experiences. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we’re going to talk about using AI with lean principles to achieve greater success in marketing. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Lomit Patel, SVP Growth at Together Labs, and Best Selling Author of Lean AI. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we’re going to talk about the small and mid-sized business and how they can successfully create great brand experiences. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome John D. Hanson, President, Consultant, and Speaker at Accelerated Revenue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Today we’re going to talk about how organizations can protect themselves against The Great Resignation through a smarter recruitment marketing strategy. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Jared Hummel, President at Hummel Digital Marketing Agency. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 have an excerpt from our September 14 event: Return on Creativity: Return on Leadership, featuring a panel with Shonte Eldridge, Nancy Green, and Leon Scioscia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we’re going to talk about agile customer service and how organizations can be as nimble with their customer support teams as they are in other aspects of business in our cloud-based world. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Daniel Rodriguez, Chief Marketing Officer at Simplr. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 have an excerpt from our September 14 event: Return on Creativity: Return on Leadership, featuring a panel with Kimberly E. Blue, Cary Hatch, and Paul Spiers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we’re going to talk about the agile personal brand, and how it can help with both personal and business success. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Henry Kaminski, Founder & CEO, Unique Designz and host of The Brand Doctor podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we’re going to talk about meaningful measurement of transformation initiatives, why existing measurement devices often aren’t enough, and better ways to approach finding success in digital transformations. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Peter McCoy, Investor, Advisor, and Co-Founder of Baton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we’re going to talk about leadership, employee, and patient experience in the healthcare space, and how the healthcare space poses unique challenges and opportunities in these areas. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Tracy Courtney, Director of UPMC Experience/Project Management at UPMC International Training Site. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It is one thing to say that you are measuring and testing, and another to make continuous improvement and optimization part of your company’s DNA. Today we’re going to talk about going beyond simple A/B testing and how to build a culture of experimentation in your organization. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Brian Browning, Vice President of Technology at Kin and Carta. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Healthcare can provide some of the most rewarding as well as the most challenging implementations of customer experience initiatives, and presents many unique scenarios that companies in other industries simply don’t encounter. Today we’re going to talk about the patient experience, and how it is both similar and different to other types of customer experience work, as well as how to be successful in creating a great patient experience. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Brian Carlson, Vice President Patient Experience, Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we’re going to talk about the employee onboarding process, remote work, and the best methods to ensure success with onboarding new employees. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome David Secunda, the Founder and CEO of WorkBright, an HR tech startup that moves traditional employee onboarding to a 100% remote process that workers complete before they arrive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we’re going to talk about the importance of planning for meaningful customer experience measurement across multiple platforms and systems where strategic planning, and connections between data sources are crucial. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Dushyant Mitra, Director of Professional Services - Partner Experience and Practice Success at Medallia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 changing role of HR and how organizations need to ensure their talent acquisition and retention strategies take into account a broader scope and perspective than narrowly focusing on compliance. Instead, organizations who think of employee acquisition and retention in terms of how other areas of the organization have been thinking about customer acquisition and retention will set themselves up for success. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Annissa Deshpande, Principal of Loglab, and author of The Comeback. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we’re going to talk about the gap between leadership, HR, and DevOps in many organizations, and how aligning them can bring better results to both the individuals within the organization, as well as the success of the organization as a whole. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Duena Blomstrom, Co-Founder and CEO, People Not Tech and author of the book “People Before Tech” to her second time on this show. Duena - welcome back to the show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 challenges and opportunities that organizations face as they return to the office, and how meaningful collaboration can transcend remote, in-person, and hybrid work arrangements. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Michael Barata, Master Trainer at CultureRx. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You could say that there’s never a wrong time to make a positive change in your life, whether that’s personal or professional. Today we’re going to talk about career changes in the midst of the pandemic, and how the last year has provided us all with some perspective about what we do and don’t want in our lives. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Jeremy Cline, host of the Change Work Life podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 why it is so important for organizations to find agile methods to source new talent, including internships and internship programs. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Steve Cooper, CEO at Exelaration, which has an innovative way of working with companies to provide great technology talent via its Professional Internship Organization model. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we’re going to talk about going beyond adaptivity and agility into something called regeneration, and how to not lose who you are as a business in the process. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Carol Sanford, Author and Executive Producer at The Regenerative Business Summit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 have an excerpt from our July 13 event: Return on Creativity: Return to Work, featuring a panel with Steve Blair, David Cornbooks, and Jesyka Simpson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we’re going to talk about Agile M&A - applying iterative processes and systems in place in order better ensure the success of a merger or acquisition. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Chris Von Bogdandy, Senior Director at Slalom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 have an excerpt from our July 13 event: Return on Creativity: Return to Work, featuring a panel with Steve Cooper, Sue Keith, and Annissa Deshpande. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices