2023 is now off to a flying start. I want to say a very big thank you to each of you for your contribution, feedback and support to me in making this blog even more relevant. This blog still continues to attract and reach more and more people, across industries and geographies. Far beyond my expectations. And I really enjoy […]
Consider any organization – large and medium. One of the first things it does when it wants to increase its market share, its sale revenues or, more broadly speaking, invest in digital initiatives, is to choose a technology platform. Possibly the right one to support it sales force. This is a big decision for most organizations. In this paper, I […]
These are the kind of excellent ways to wreck apart your CRM project. If we were really being honest about CRM initiatives performance, we may be wondering why some projects result in very strong benefits – growing profit or reduced operational costs -, while others produce disappointing outcomes, literally blowing up money into a black hole as in space science […]
In the very near future, Voice User Interfaces will progressively integrate with front office and CRM systems. This is a fact. Voice User Interfaces have the potential to become the next killer application. This is my belief. In my previous article, I was sharing my view on one of the key trends in CRM today: the move towards Cloud. Now […]
SAP and Siebel are head to head! Hey Didier? “You’re kidding, aren’t you? It’s Monday. We’re supposed to be moody!” Haha! Those were the headlines… 20 years ago (13 February 2001). For the admirers of Salesforce & Co, I was indeed joking. I found this headline in my archives yesterday. I used to show them in presentations at that time. […]
Customer Understanding is a good concept. I am sharing a worth-reading article from Cmswire and SAS. Link to the article: A Deep Dive on a Customer Experience Priority: Customer Understanding
Food for thought. A 2022 High Growth study by Hinge Research Institute shows that 4 key factors explain how some B2B services firms grew 4x faster and were twice more likely to be highly profitable than their slower growing peers: 1. greater use of expert talent,2. highly automated core, general business, and functional business processes,3. advanced marketing techniques,4. data-driven strategies. It is […]
A special thanks to each of you for making 2021 such a great year – still a surrealistic year like the previous one, however. This blog continues to reach people beyond my expectations. Google Analytics shows that you have been more than 20,000 this year to access it, and my LinkedIn page grew to more than 6,600 followers. Our community […]
It should be no surprise to anyone if I add Artificial Intelligence (AI) into the top list of trends impacting the CRM world. AI systems have become a reality and are maturing quickly. For most of us, as consumers, Artificial Intelligence is synonym of Amazon Alexa, Google Nest or Apple Siri: Smart devices that provide varying levels of expert assistance. […]
Integration across systems and organisations has been the trajectory for more than 5 decades now. In the recent past, I was fortunate to be involved in some Open Banking initiatives where I could learn more about APIs on the field. Yesterday I attended the Mulesoft Transform event. I wanted to learn about the latest developments around integration, API management, and […]
People often ask me what trends I see today in the CRM and digital transformation fields. It is a kind of legitimate to try to understand what is happening today and foresee how the future will be. In this series of articles, I am sharing some of my views on the trends that are causing this digital transformation and shaping […]
My best picks from the web this week 5. This week: Facebook and CRM, Voice UI with Speechly, banking, and Marketing Automation. I wish you a pleasant reading! What Do 2020’s Acquisition Trends Mean For CRM?First words: “Looking back at the CRM world in 2020, it’s easy to forget this year was filled with high-profile mergers and acquisitions. Major players like […]
Pega introduces its new 8.5 release. Here are the links to Pega’s site detailing the new enhancements: What’s New in Pega Platform What’s New in Customer Engagement & CRM Pega Sales Automation Pega Sales Automation 8.5 Release Notes Pega Customer Service Pega Customer Service 8.5 Release Notes Financial Services 8.5 enhancements Healthcare 8.5 enhancements Insurance 8.5 enhancements Communications 8.5 enhancements Pega Customer […]
Best picks from the web this week 40. Here are my 5 favourite articles published on CRM, CX and digital transformation. On the agenda: Agility within organisation, the CRM market for 2020-2030, customer retention, and some new releases by Microsoft and Salesforce. How to Unstructure Your Organization for the Future?First words: “Multi-layered bureaucratic organizations with centralized decision making and endless […]
My 5 favourite articles on CRM, CX and digital transformation to read this week. On the agenda: B2B Fintech, Amazon, Salesforce, retail and AI. What Amazon is Doing in Financial Services like Fintech“From payments to lending to insurance to checking accounts, Amazon is attacking financial services from every angle without applying to be a conventional bank. Salesforce Positioned by Gartner as […]
My 5 favourite articles on CRM, CX and digital transformation to read this week. On the agenda: Steve Jobs, CX, and digital strategies. Steve Jobs VS Reid Hoffman: Which Philosophy is the right one?“Founder of LinkedIn and former PayPal executive vice president, Reid Hoffman famously said: If you’re not embarrassed by the first version of your product, you’ve shipped too late”.“ […]
My 5 favourite articles on CRM, CX and digital transformation to read this week. On the agenda: Salesforce, AI, Supply chain, and B2B sales Salesforce Summer ’20 Release Notes (By Salesforce)“The Summer ’20 release delivers innovations across the entire Customer 360 Platform to support you in times of change.” How The “Amazon Effect” Is Impacting B2B Sales (By SAP)“In the consumer space, we’ve […]
5 new great articles on CRM, CX and digital transformation to read this week. On the agenda: Salesforce vs Pega, supplemented with Gartner’s and ISG’s analyses. We are also speaking about 3D. Magic Quadrant for CRM and Customer Experience Implementation Services (Gartner)“Decade-high demand for CRM and CX implementation services including design, UX and e-commerce saw providers in this study grow […]
Some of my contacts in Sweden are confessing to me that their CRM projects are now at risk. The reason is that some of the critical project resources from their integration partners have been stranded abroad for 2 weeks now and will still be for a while. I can see a general trend unfortunately. Often, integration partners rely a lot […]
MyTOP5reads for this Week 13 focuses on voice and AI in Marketing and customer engagement. Also an analysis of the CRM leading solutions Is Voice The Next Big Thing To Transform Consumer Behavior? 3 Powerful Ways AI is Changing the Sales and Marketing Experience Right Now Dreamforce 2019 Management Journal On CRM: From Salesforce To Zoho, Which Of These 10 […]
LinkedIn + CRM integration this week. A bit of AI. Also, because of the season, several recent surveys to understand where we all are in DX and CRM. On CRM: LinkedIn Takes Another Big Step Towards CRM Integration 50 Stats Showing The Power Of Personalization Infosys Digital Radar 2020: Breaking through the digital ceiling Salesforce CRM Review: The Complete Guide […]
AI and Cognitive, digital transformation, CRM trends, and Retail in “My TOP 5 reads” this week: 50 Coginitive Biases in the Moderrn World Salesforce Blog: CRM Trends to Watch for in 2020 Evolving digital transformation: McKinsey presents its ‘business building’ strategy (CxOTalk interview) How to launch an AR/VR-powered retail experience A.I., Machine Learning, and the Future of Marketing
My Top 5 reads on CRM, CX and Digital transformation this week (Week 51): How The Salesforce Revolution Can Guide Marketing And Communications Firms’ Evolution Branding is dead, CX design is king An Overview of Artificial Intelligence in Salesforce Einstein How to find out if your CRM switch is a beneficial step for the organisation The applications of AI in […]
FYI – Here are my Top 5 reads on CRM, CX and Digital transformation this week (Week 50, 2019): Three barriers holding back the next wave of female digital leaders Michael Machado of Salesforce: Voice is the Future of CRM Forget digital transformation: Companies must evaluate digital maturity instead How Netflix uses psychology to perfect their customer experience Cadillac Offers […]
Hej! I will attend the Salesforce Sweden Preparty on Wednesday. If you are around, let’s connect! /Didier https://www.salesforce.com/eu/events/details/dreamforce-preparty-sweden-06112019/
Just revisiting the PEGA Business Architect course I attended last year to refresh my knowledge of the platform. Afterwards I will do the same with Salesforce and Dynamics… Life as a CRM consultant…
I’m sharing a very interesting article from Forbes on AI and CRM. Worth to read. It discusses ways to combine AI with CRM platforms to improve customer management. It also gives an overview on the kind of topics I’m dealing with on a daily basis. https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielnewman/2019/10/19/ai-and-crm-will-customer-management-get-easier/#2ea559243db9 Some quotes I have gathered: “If customer experience is the center of digital transformation, […]
I’m at Salesforce Basecamp this morning. Let’s talk about how to use CRM solutions to manage the partner lifecycle in an Open Banking context. If you are interested to hear more, don’t hesitate to reach me!
Is traditional CRM useless? Will, instead, platforms be the new killer app to deliver an optimal customer experience across multiple channels and siloes? This is the starting point of this article from Frobes. Old same topics, new technology… What is your view on it? Link: 4 Reasons Why Customer Engagement Platforms Will Render Traditional CRM Useless
