Marketplace pressures and digitalisation are challenging organisations across all industries, urging them to innovate. We experience it every day when helping our customers with User Experience, design thinking, or simply being more agile. This morning came on my table this interesting point of view on how to structure an innovation framework. I’m sharing it. We could probably talk for hours […]
My best picks from the web this week 11: The subscription model, digital marketing, continuous experimentation, innovation, life insurance and gamification, trends in CRM and retail. Today’s Business Environment Requires Continuous ExperimentationFirst words: “The world has changed, and marketers must reinvent how they reach customers, breaking down silos and increasing agility and experimentation with fewer resources.” Exploring subscription management in […]
My 5 favourite articles on CRM, CX and digital transformation to read this week. On the agenda: B2B selling, video, CX, and retail… 5 data-driven principles for the Chief Data Officer to reshape CX strategy“Customer data platforms (CDPs), data-driven projects, big data, analytics centers of excellence, digital transformation – popular concepts these days.” Video Innovation Will Change Society“Our forced reliance on […]
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”.“ […]
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 […]
According to a recent PEGA study, employees facing customers are often frustrated with the level of service they can provide to customers. They denounce inadequate technology and processes that limit their effectiveness. The survey shows that 81% of respondents mentioned fast resolution among the four most important factors for quality of customer service. Speed is however not the only consideration. 72% also […]
Hi everyone! Lots of good articles on CRM and DX this week. Here is my selection of the ones I like best. All with a new layout because it is spring, and we are all moving towards a sunnier and warmer time with a smile. 7 Ways to Analyse a Customer Journey Map A Startup Guide to Creating an Ideal […]
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 […]
“My TOP 5 reads” brings this week spotlights on marketing technology, customer contact, mobile, and disruptive innovation. Alphabet Soup: Martech Systems Are Letting Retailers Down (By Mediapost) Radical reform – the new model for customer contact (By the Drum) The evolving role of the CIO and CMO in customer experience (By Zdnet.com) 3 Things You Can Learn From Starbucks About […]
Be inspired in 2020! My TOP 5 reads continues this year! My own personal selection from the best from the web on CX, CRM and digital transformation. The Power Of Purpose: How Salesforce Impact Labs Is Helping Innovation Scale How the Future of AI Will Impact Business Insurance Industry Headings Towards Marketplace Model Three Technologies That Are Transforming The Retail […]
Preparing for the long Swedish winter, always a good time to revisit old business classics and new inspiring books. This year, my plan is: 1. Refresh my knowledge on Big Data analytics, through the IBM Big Data platform, 2. Revisit chapter 6 on Information Management and manipulation, in Frank Webster’s Theories of the Information Society, 3. Going into Steve Job’s […]
I am at Sweden Demo Day, the startup event in Stockholm today. The young and beautiful of the Swedish startup community gathers here! On my agenda, meetings with fintechs, insurtechs, regtechs, clients and partners. If you are around, let’s connect! I just had a great discussion with my friends from Ebbel. If you are a business angel, you would probably […]
I like this statement by Nicholas Negroponte in “Being Digital” (1995). Very relevant in the era of Open Banking! I have just re-read his book during this festive break. I recall reading it for the first time when studying Information Technology in London in 1996. I was trying to understand and appreciate the impacts of the (then) new ICT technologies […]
Back to Stockholm after some amazing days at Slush 2018 in Helsinki. It was just awesome to meet such a large number of Fintechs. Thanks Galit Lev Ran for introducing me into the world of ultrasonic banking! Terrific also to meet Chris Skinner who brilliantly chaired our panel session. Chris, I have just started your new book “Digital Human” by […]
