The Agile Brand with Greg Kihlström®: Expert Mode Marketing Technology, AI, & CX
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S2 Ep 295#295: Engaging virtual meetings and events with Sam Kolbert-Hyle, Brandlive
Over the last couple of years, we’ve all been in a virtual meeting and probably felt a bit lost or disengaged from the conversation. But why do virtual meetings, webinars, and conferences have to be so… boring? Today we’re going to talk about virtual meeting fatigue and how to create more engaging experience for employees and other audiences while staying virtual. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Sam Kolbert-Hyle, CEO of Brandlive. RESOURCES Learn more about Basecamp, including a free trial here: https://www.basecamp.com/agile The Agile Brand podcast website: https://www.gregkihlstrom.com/theagilebrandpodcast Sign up for The Agile Brand newsletter here: https://www.gregkihlstrom.com Get the latest news and updates on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-agile-brand/ For consulting on marketing technology, customer experience, and more visit GK5A: https://www.gk5a.com The Agile Brand podcast is brought to you by TEKsystems. Learn more here: https://www.teksystems.com/versionnextnow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S2 Ep 294#294: Creating a great post-purchase customer experience with Irina Poddubnaia, Trackmage
Today we’re going to talk about creating a great post-purchase Customer Experience. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Irina Poddubnaia, Founder of TrackMage. RESOURCES Learn more about Basecamp, including a free trial here: https://www.basecamp.com/agile The Agile Brand podcast website: https://www.gregkihlstrom.com/theagilebrandpodcast Sign up for The Agile Brand newsletter here: https://www.gregkihlstrom.com Get the latest news and updates on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-agile-brand/ For consulting on marketing technology, customer experience, and more visit GK5A: https://www.gk5a.com The Agile Brand podcast is brought to you by TEKsystems. Learn more here: https://www.teksystems.com/versionnextnow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S2 Ep 293#293: I have my customer journey map... now what? with Carlos Manalo and Stratton Cherouny, Office of Experience
The process of creating a customer journey map can provide insights into your customers, as well as the internal teams, processes, and platforms that serve them, but it requires an understanding of how to effectively use the journey map well in order to take it from a fancy graphic into something truly beneficial to the organization. Today we’re going to talk about how to make your customer journey maps valuable and create real-world value from them. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Carlos Manalo and Stratton Cherouny, Co-Founders of Office of Experience. 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 latest news and updates on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-agile-brand/ For consulting on marketing technology, customer experience, and more visit GK5A: https://www.gk5a.com The Agile Brand podcast is brought to you by TEKsystems. Learn more here: https://www.teksystems.com/versionnextnow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S2 Ep 292#292: Exploring the Future of Podcasting with Josh Nielsen, Founder & CEO of Zencastr
While podcasting really began in the early 2000s, it has grown dramatically over the last several years. According to some recent statistics, 62% of the U.S. population Ages 12+ have listened to a podcast, with over one third (roughly 104 million people) listening regularly. And that is just in the United States! Podcasts come in many shapes and sizes and can be an incredibly effective marketing platform for brands, influencers, and others. Today we’re going to talk about the future of podcasting with someone who has been at the center of this movement since he founded his company in 2015. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Josh Nielsen, Founder & CEO at Zencastr. 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 latest news and updates on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-agile-brand/ For consulting on marketing technology, customer experience, and more visit GK5A: https://www.gk5a.com The Agile Brand podcast is brought to you by TEKsystems. Learn more here: https://www.teksystems.com/versionnextnow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S2 Ep 291#291: Leading Agile Brands in a State of Continual Change, with Nancie McDonnell Ruder, Noetic Consultants
Today we’re going to talk about how agile brands are able to more successfully reach and adapt to customers in a continual state of change. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Nancie McDonnell Ruder, Founder and CEO of Noetic Consultants and author of How Senior Marketers Scale the Heights, now in its 2nd edition. 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 latest news and updates on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-agile-brand/ For consulting on marketing technology, customer experience, and more visit GK5A: https://www.gk5a.com The Agile Brand podcast is brought to you by TEKsystems. Learn more here: https://www.teksystems.com/versionnextnow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S2 Ep 289#289: 3D in Retail and Beyond, with Beck Besecker, CEO of 3D Cloud by Marxent
Today we’re going to talk about the use of 3D in retail and beyond. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Beck Besecker, Co-Founder and CEO of 3D Cloud by Marxent. 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 latest news and updates on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-agile-brand/ For consulting on marketing technology, customer experience, and more visit GK5A: https://www.gk5a.com The Agile Brand podcast is brought to you by TEKsystems. Learn more here: https://www.teksystems.com/versionnextnow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S2 Ep 288#288: Evaluating Digital Partners with Scott Liewehr, CEO of Digital Clarity Group
Today we’re going to talk about how brands should evaluate and assess digital partners to help them accomplish their strategic, marketing, and technology goals. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Scott Liewehr, CEO of Digital Clarity Group. 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 latest news and updates on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-agile-brand/ For consulting on marketing technology, customer experience, and more visit GK5A: https://www.gk5a.com The Agile Brand podcast is brought to you by TEKsystems. Learn more here: https://www.teksystems.com/versionnextnow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S2 Ep 287#287: CDPs and the Organization of the Future with Heidi Bullock, CMO at Tealium
Today we’re going to talk about the role of customer data and CDPs in the organization of the future. Tealium, which offers a leading Customer Data Platform and serves over 1,000 businesses around the world, recently released a report entitled “The Organization of the Future,” in which this relationship between customer data and delivery on the promise of true 1:1 personalized marketing in a customer-centric, data privacy-focused world. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Heidi Bullock, Chief Marketing Officer at Tealium. RESOURCES Tealium’s “The Organization of the Future” report: https://tealium.com/resource/whitepaper/organization-of-the-future-2022/ The Agile Brand podcast website: https://www.gregkihlstrom.com/theagilebrandpodcast Sign up for The Agile Brand newsletter here: https://www.gregkihlstrom.com Get the latest news and updates on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-agile-brand/ For consulting on marketing technology, customer experience, and more visit GK5A: https://www.gk5a.com The Agile Brand podcast is brought to you by TEKsystems. Learn more here: https://www.teksystems.com/versionnextnow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S2 Ep 286#286: Real customer engagement with tangible results, with Mark Smith, CSG
Brands have never had so much choice in the way that they reach their customers, but at the same time, this means that customers are flooded with branded messages on email, text, voice, mobile push notifications, and more. And more is not necessarily better. Today we’re going to talk about breaking through the notification noise to drive real customer engagement with tangible results. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Mark Smith, Vice President, Digital Engagement Solutions at CSG, and former President of Kitewheel. RESOURCES Learn more about Basecamp, including a free trial here: https://www.basecamp.com/agile The Agile Brand podcast website: https://www.gregkihlstrom.com/theagilebrandpodcast Sign up for The Agile Brand newsletter here: https://www.gregkihlstrom.com Get the latest news and updates on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-agile-brand/ For consulting on marketing technology, customer experience, and more visit GK5A: https://www.gk5a.com The Agile Brand podcast is brought to you by TEKsystems. Learn more here: https://www.teksystems.com/versionnextnow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S2 Ep 285#285: CX Innovation Without Boundaries, with Justin Anovick, Optimizely
Today’s customer is on multiple devices and channels and wants a seamless experience as they interact with brands whenever, wherever, and however they want. This can provide challenges for even the most customer-centric brands, which require solutions that allow the planning, creation, delivery, management, and testing of campaigns and content across multiple channels that deliver a great customer experience. Today we’re going to talk about Customer Experience without boundaries. I am here at Optimizely’s Opticon 2022 Conference in San Diego, and would like to welcome Justin Anovick, Chief Product Officer at Optimizely, a leading digital experience platform used by top brands that want to manage and deliver better digital experiences for their customers. RESOURCES: Optimizely website: https://www.optimizely.com The Agile Brand podcast website: https://www.gregkihlstrom.com/theagilebrandpodcast Sign up for The Agile Brand newsletter here: https://www.gregkihlstrom.com Get the latest news and updates on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-agile-brand/ For consulting on marketing technology, customer experience, and more visit GK5A: https://www.gk5a.com The Agile Brand podcast is brought to you by TEKsystems. Learn more here: https://www.teksystems.com/versionnextnow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S2 Ep 284#284: Using data to increase customer engagement, with James Manderson, Braze
Today we’re going to talk about using data to increase customer engagement. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome James Manderson, SVP Customer Success at Braze. RESOURCES Learn more about Basecamp, including a free trial here: https://www.basecamp.com/agile The Agile Brand podcast website: https://www.gregkihlstrom.com/theagilebrandpodcast Sign up for The Agile Brand newsletter here: https://www.gregkihlstrom.com Get the latest news and updates on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-agile-brand/ For consulting on marketing technology, customer experience, and more visit GK5A: https://www.gk5a.com The Agile Brand podcast is brought to you by TEKsystems. Learn more here: https://www.teksystems.com/versionnextnow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S2 Ep 283#283: Next Best Action Approaches for Marketing with Shoel Perelman, Pega
Today we’re going to talk about the power of always-on omnichannel marketing and how AI and next best action approaches can work together to create a better customer experience. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Shoel Perelman, VP Product, 1:1 Customer Engagement, Decisioning and AI, Pega. RESOURCES Learn more about Basecamp, including a free trial here: https://www.basecamp.com/agile The Agile Brand podcast website: https://www.gregkihlstrom.com/theagilebrandpodcast Sign up for The Agile Brand newsletter here: https://www.gregkihlstrom.com Get the latest news and updates on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-agile-brand/ For consulting on marketing technology, customer experience, and more visit GK5A: https://www.gk5a.com The Agile Brand podcast is brought to you by TEKsystems. Learn more here: https://www.teksystems.com/versionnextnow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S2 Ep 282#282: Transforming industries while benefiting customers with Demetrius Gray, Captain
Today we’re going to talk about fintech can provide transformation in established industries that benefits customers, companies, and others. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Demetrius Gray, Founder and CEO of Captain. RESOURCES Learn more about Basecamp, including a free trial here: https://www.basecamp.com/agile The Agile Brand podcast website: https://www.gregkihlstrom.com/theagilebrandpodcast Sign up for The Agile Brand newsletter here: https://www.gregkihlstrom.com Get the latest news and updates on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-agile-brand/ For consulting on marketing technology, customer experience, and more visit GK5A: https://www.gk5a.com The Agile Brand podcast is brought to you by TEKsystems. Learn more here: https://www.teksystems.com/versionnextnow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S2 Ep 281#281: Improving the Retail Employee Experience with Melissa Wong, Zipline
Today we’re going to talk about improving the retail employee experience. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Melissa Wong, CEO & Co-Founder at Retail Zipline. RESOURCES Learn more about Basecamp, including a free trial here: https://www.basecamp.com/agile The Agile Brand podcast website: https://www.gregkihlstrom.com/theagilebrandpodcast Sign up for The Agile Brand newsletter here: https://www.gregkihlstrom.com Get the latest news and updates on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-agile-brand/ For consulting on marketing technology, customer experience, and more visit GK5A: https://www.gk5a.com The Agile Brand podcast is brought to you by TEKsystems. Learn more here: https://www.teksystems.com/versionnextnow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S2 Ep 280#280: Leading Professional Services Firms to Success, with Sean Campbell, Cascade Insights
Today we’re going to talk about success with professional services firms, from leadership, to sales and marketing, to client relationships. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Sean Campbell, Founder & CEO of Cascade Insights. RESOURCES Learn more about Basecamp, including a free trial here: https://www.basecamp.com/agile The Agile Brand podcast website: https://www.gregkihlstrom.com/theagilebrandpodcast Sign up for The Agile Brand newsletter here: https://www.gregkihlstrom.com Get the latest news and updates on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-agile-brand/ For consulting on marketing technology, customer experience, and more visit GK5A: https://www.gk5a.com The Agile Brand podcast is brought to you by TEKsystems. Learn more here: https://www.teksystems.com/versionnextnow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S2 Ep 279#279: Employee Engagement in a Hybrid World of Work with Alexander Embiricos of Remotion
Today we’re going to talk about employee engagement in a remote and hybrid world of work.. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Alexander Embiricos, CEO and Co-founder of Remotion. RESOURCES To get your free Basecamp trial, go here: https://www.basecamp.com/agile The Agile Brand podcast website: https://www.gregkihlstrom.com/theagilebrandpodcast Sign up for The Agile Brand newsletter here: https://www.gregkihlstrom.com Get the latest news and updates on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-agile-brand/ For consulting on marketing technology, customer experience, and more visit GK5A: https://www.gk5a.com The Agile Brand podcast is brought to you by TEKsystems. Learn more here: https://www.teksystems.com/versionnextnow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S2 Ep 278#278: Executive Leadership Branding with Bonnie Habyan, X-Caliber Capital
Today we’re going to talk about the importance of executive leadership in branding and marketing of successful companies. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Bonnie Habyan, CMO at X-Caliber Capital, and author of The World According to Bess which was just released. 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 latest news and updates on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-agile-brand/ For consulting on marketing technology, customer experience, and more visit GK5A: https://www.gk5a.com The Agile Brand podcast is brought to you by TEKsystems. Learn more here: https://www.teksystems.com/versionnextnow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S2 Ep 277#277: How internal change agents drive successful digital transformation, with Adam Chen CMO of The Amenity Collective
Today we’re going to talk about the role of change agents in digital transformation. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Adam Chen, Chief Marketing Officer at Amenity Collective. 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 latest news and updates on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-agile-brand/ For consulting on marketing technology, customer experience, and more visit GK5A: https://www.gk5a.com The Agile Brand podcast is brought to you by TEKsystems. Learn more here: https://www.teksystems.com/versionnextnow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S2 Ep 276#276: Using AI to Improve the Customer Experience, with Deon Nicholas, CEO and Co-Founder of Forethought
Today we’re going to talk about using Artificial Intelligence to improve the Customer Experience. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Deon Nicholas, Co-Founder and CEO, Forethought, and who previously built products and infrastructure at Facebook, Palantir, Dropbox. 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 latest news and updates on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-agile-brand/ For consulting on marketing technology, customer experience, and more visit GK5A: https://www.gk5a.com The Agile Brand podcast is brought to you by TEKsystems. Learn more here: https://www.teksystems.com/versionnextnow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S2 Ep 275#275: Creating a Winning Product Roadmap to Improve a Company's Innovation Success Rate with Tony Ulwick
Today we’re going to talk about creating a winning product roadmap to improve a company’s innovation success rate. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Tony Ulwick, Founder and CEO of Strategyn. 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 latest news and updates on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-agile-brand/ For consulting on marketing technology, customer experience, and more visit GK5A: https://www.gk5a.com The Agile Brand podcast is brought to you by TEKsystems. Learn more here: https://www.teksystems.com/versionnextnow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S2 Ep 274#274: Digital Transformation in the Enterprise, Part 2 with Kunal Patil, TEKsystems
I’m excited to introduce part 2 of a special series about the efforts, seemingly every company is on, to modernize their business through digital transformation. This series is brought to you by TEKsystems, an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services and real-world application. 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 latest news and updates on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-agile-brand/ For consulting on marketing technology, customer experience, and more visit GK5A: https://www.gk5a.com The Agile Brand podcast is brought to you by TEKsystems. Learn more here: https://www.teksystems.com/versionnextnow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S2 Ep 273#273: Digital Transformation in the Enterprise, Part 1 with Kunal Patil, TEKsystems
I’m excited to introduce part 1 of a special series about the efforts, seemingly every company is on, to modernize their business through digital transformation. This series is brought to you by TEKsystems, an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services and real-world application. 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 latest news and updates on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-agile-brand/ For consulting on marketing technology, customer experience, and more visit GK5A: https://www.gk5a.com The Agile Brand podcast is brought to you by TEKsystems. Learn more here: https://www.teksystems.com/versionnextnow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S2 Ep 272#272: Forever Unified: Customer and Employee Experience, with David Ostberg, Medallia
Today we’re going to talk about Customer Experience and Employee Experience and how these are forever unified. For the show today, to help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome David Ostberg, Solutions Principal, Employee Experience at Medallia. 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 latest news and updates on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-agile-brand/ For consulting on marketing technology, customer experience, and more visit GK5A: https://www.gk5a.com The Agile Brand podcast is brought to you by TEKsystems. Learn more here: https://www.teksystems.com/versionnextnow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S2 Ep 271#271: Driving Change to Have More Successful CX Programs with Judy Bloch, Medallia
The practice of Customer Experience is continually evolving, and practitioners need to adapt to these changes, incorporating new methods into existing programs while retaining valuable information over time. Today we’re going to talk about Customer Experience measurement, and the value of utilizing both new and existing measurements to better understand your customers. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Judy Bloch, Principal CX Advisor, Medallia. 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 latest news and updates on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-agile-brand/ For consulting on marketing technology, customer experience, and more visit GK5A: https://www.gk5a.com The Agile Brand podcast is brought to you by TEKsystems. Learn more here: https://www.teksystems.com/versionnextnow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S2 Ep 270#270: Setting Expectations Early for Better Customer Experience with Craig Colby, OneStream Software
Today we’re going to talk about setting boundaries and expectations during the sales cycle to prevent poor performance or disappoint down the line. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Craig Colby, President of OneStream Software. 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 latest news and updates on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-agile-brand/ For consulting on marketing technology, customer experience, and more visit GK5A: https://www.gk5a.com The Agile Brand podcast is brought to you by TEKsystems. Learn more here: https://www.teksystems.com/versionnextnow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S2 Ep 269#269: When Customer Data Benefits Customers, Employees, and the Business, with Barry Padgett, CEO of Amperity
Today we’re going to talk about making the most of your customer data to benefit both your customers, your employees, and business outcomes. Brands know customer data is one of their most valuable assets, but many continue to struggle to put it to good use. In fact, more than 50% of decision-makers at enterprise companies believe they’ll lose revenue due to their customer data challenges. To help me discuss this topic, I’d thrilled to welcome Barry Padgett, CEO of Amperity, a leading enterprise customer data platform. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S2 Ep 268#268: Building a Strong Remote Work Culture with Tim Brackney, COO, RGP
Today we’re going to talk about building a strong culture that thrives in a remote work environment. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Tim Brackney, President and COO of RGP, a global consulting firm that helps Fortune 1000 companies fill skills gaps through its workforce of 5,000 professionals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S2 Ep 267#267: Success with influencer marketing, with Magda Houalla, Aspire
Today we’re going to talk about how to be successful with an authentic influencer marketing campaign. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Magda Houalla, Director of Marketing Strategy at Aspire. ResourcesLearn more about Aspire: https://aspire.io/ The Agile Brand podcast website: https://www.gregkihlstrom.com/theagilebrandpodcast Sign up for The Agile Brand newsletter here: https://www.gregkihlstrom.com Get the latest news and updates on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-agile-brand/ For consulting on marketing technology, customer experience, and more visit GK5A: https://www.gk5a.com The Agile Brand podcast is brought to you by TEKsystems. Learn more here: https://www.teksystems.com/versionnextnow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S2 Ep 266#266: The Business Value of Partner Programs with Bernie Kassar, Xactly
Today we’re going to talk about the business value of partner programs to both the sales pipeline as well as to the Customer Experience. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Bernie Kassar, Chief Customer Officer at Xactly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S2 Ep 265#265: Product Management & CX with Nichole Mace, VP Product Growth at Pendo
Today we’re going to talk about the evolution of product management, and its importance to the customer experience. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Nichole Mace, who has spent a career in product management at companies like LastPass, BevSpot, Quilt and Zipcar, and is now VP of Product Growth at Pendo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S2 Ep 264#264: The Power of Customer Communities with Jake Randall of Common Room
Today we’re going to talk about the power of customer communities to drive great CX for everyone. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Jake Randall, COO of Common Room. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S2 Ep 263#263: Conversational AI with Bob Summers, Goodcall
Today we’re going to talk about improving the customer experience with conversational AI. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Bob Summers, CEO of Goodcall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S2 Ep 262#262: Sustainable strategic growth for the enterprise leader with Stuart Leo, Waymaker.io
Today we’re going to talk about how enterprise leaders can achieve sustainable, strategic growth and how to avoid pitfalls along the way. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Stuart Leo, CEO of Waymaker.io. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S2 Ep 261#261: Intrinsically motivated teams with Patrick Touhey, Author of Forever Teammates
Today we’re going to talk about creating healthy work cultures that are intrinsically motivated to contribute and be great teammates. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Patrick Touhey, President at Elite Performance Too-E, and Author of Forever Teammates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S2 Ep 260#260: The Value of a Strong Brand Strategy with Stephen Houraghan, Brand Master Academy
Today we’re going to talk about the value of branding and a strong brand strategy. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Stephen Houraghan, freelancer turned brand strategist and the founder of Brand Master Academy, Brand Building Master. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S2 Ep 259#259: Citizen Data Scientists, with Tim Kraska, Professor, MIT and Co-Founder at Einblick
Today we’re going to talk about the power of citizen data scientists, and making data science and machine learning more accessible to non-technical users with the goal of increasing the ability for greater collaboration. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Tim Kraska, Professor at MIT and Co-Founder at Einblick. 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 latest news and updates on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-agile-brand/ For consulting on marketing technology, customer experience, and more visit GK5A: https://www.gk5a.com The Agile Brand podcast is brought to you by TEKsystems. Learn more here: https://www.teksystems.com/versionnextnow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S2 Ep 258#258: Healthy Organizational Cultures with Gary David, Bentley University
Today we’re going to talk about experience design from a systems perspective and what creates a healthy organizational culture. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Gary David, Professor of Sociology, Information Design, and Corporate Communication at Bentley University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S2 Ep 257#257: Making Better Marketing Decisions with Brand Tracking, with Angeley Mullins, CMO, Latana
Today we’re going to talk about the importance of brand tracking in order to make better marketing decisions. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Angeley Mullins, CMO & CGO at Latana. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S2 Ep 256#256: Automation's Role in Customer-Centric Retail Operations with Doug LaBahn, CMO at Cin7
Today we’re going to talk about automation, and how it is helping retailers stay customer-focused amidst a variety of challenges including supply chain disruptions and more.. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Doug LaBahn, CMO at Cin7. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S2 Ep 255#255: Creating an unbeatable B2B brand with Drew Neisser, Renegade
Today we’re going to talk about creating an unbeatable B2B brand that is able to adapt and grow in an increasingly competitive marketplace. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Drew Neisser, founder of Renegade and CMO Huddles and author of The CMO’s Periodic Table, and Renegade Marketing: 12 Steps to Build Unbeatable B2B Brands. YTvHd0p8qMwEksXYYteC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S2 Ep 254#245: Hyper-personalized customer communications with Eric Frankel, AdGreetz
Today we’re going to talk about hyper-personalized communications and why it is so important to tailor the customer experience you provide. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Eric Frankel, CEO and Co-Founder of AdGreetz. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S2 Ep 253#253: The Future of Nonprofits with Sindy Yeh and Steve Blair
Today on a special Return on Creativity episode, we’re going to talk about the future of nonprofits and what it will take to create and grow the nonprofit of the future, as well as some of the current challenges facing these organizations. To help me discuss this topic, I’m going to be welcoming two guests to the show - Sindy Yeh, Senior Business Ambassador at Arlington Economic Development, and Steve Blair, President of LIS - Lyceum Insurance Services. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S2 Ep 252#252: Automation in the workforce with Aaron Kwittken, PRophet
Today we’re going to talk about the use of automation and machine learning in the workforce, and how it can be used as a force multiplier for organizations to be more agile and increase the quality of their work. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Aaron Kwittken, Founder & CEO of PRophet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S2 Ep 251#251: Creating a Consistently Great Customer Experience, with Wendy Pravda, Medallia
Today we’re going to talk about how to ensure your organization takes a structured approach to providing a consistently great customer experience through CX governance. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Wendy Pravda, Principal Customer Experience Advisor at Medallia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S2 Ep 250#250: The Future of ESG with Chuck Amman, Semtech
Today we’re going to talk about the importance of ESG, or Environmental, Social and Governance initiatives as a part of corporate citizenship. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Chuck Ammann, EVP, Chief Legal Officer and Chief ESG Officer at Semtech. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S2 Ep 249#249: Differentiation in a Crowded Marketplace with Matthew Stibbe, CEO Articulate Marketing
Today we’re going to talk about differentiation in crowded marketplaces. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Matthew Stibbe, CEO of Articulate Marketing, entrepreneur, pilot, wine enthusiast, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S2 Ep 248#248: The Visionary / Manager Binary with Darby Vannier, author of The Indispensable Leader
Today we’re going to talk about successful leadership and breaking out of the visionary/manager binary To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Darby Vannier, Director of Operations & Technology and author of The Indispensable Leader. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S2 Ep 247#247: Advertisers and Data Privacy with Cameron Horton, Attribution
Today we’re going to talk about the coming data privacy changes that will affect marketers, such as third party cookie and mobile device ID changes. These important methods of tracking and understanding users and their behavior are being modified, which is going to affect your marketing, advertising, and attribution. We’re going to discuss what marketers can do to stay ahead of this. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S2 Ep 246#246: The Power of Decision Intelligence, Part 2, with Ramesh Vishwanathan of TEKsystems
Introducing a special series about the power of decision intelligence. 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 TEKsystems’ senior practice director, Ramesh Vishwanathan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S2 Ep 245#245: Intentionality and Employer Branding with Roy Abdo, Digital Revamp
Today we’re going to talk about the continued importance of employer branding, and why it is so important to be intentional about documenting and codifying culture, processes and the way internal communications are handled. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Roy Abdo, CEO, Digital Revamp. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices