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Fast Company: Successfully incorporating AI into your digital transformation initiative
There are likely many ways that artificial intelligence can benefit your organization, and you likely don’t have time to wait in order to reap the potential benefits.
Data management remains a challenge for brands
One of the top trends in customer engagement for 2023, as outlined in Braze’s 2023 Customer Engagement Review, is the challenge of data management for brands
Forbes: Where To Prioritize AI In Digital Transformation
What happens when a disruptive technology is introduced midway through the process of transformation? Unless you’ve got access to a time machine to travel back and forth, you and your team are likely grappling with how to incorporate artificial intelligence like generative AI into your plans.
The crucial role of foundational data infrastructure
One crucial aspect that often goes unnoticed or is overlooked in discussions about AI and machine learning is the importance of foundational data infrastructure.
The impact of artificial intelligence on content creation and SEO
There has already been an impact of AI on content creation and Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and this will continue to grow, particularly with the emergence of Chat GPT and other AI technologies in search engines like Bing and Google.
Agile supply chains for better CX, efficiency, and sustainability
Last holiday season, and even most of last year, it was hard to escape stories about how the supply chain was causing difficulties for retailers, as well as their customers. This article is based on a recent podcast interview with Peter Pernot-Day at SHEIN.
MarketingProfs: A Five-Step Framework for ROI From Personalized Customer Experiences
This article was written by Greg Kihlström for MarketingProfs. Read the full article here.
Most marketing leaders would agree that providing a more personalized customer experience has the potential to drive more purchases, stronger loyalty, and greater customer lifetime value (CLV). But what is the cost of providing those personalized experiences?
Fast Company: Why you should decouple your website platform from your website redesign
This article was written by Greg Kihlström for Fast Company. The website redesign: It is an all-consuming, oft-repeated, difficult-to-measure process that seems to be a requirement for any brand wanting to stay on top of their customer expectations and competitive pressures.
Automation and machine learning improve customer experience.
Automation and machine learning have revolutionized the way businesses operate and interact with their customers.
Forbes: 3 Things Marketing Teams Need To Know About Data Science
Marketers have a unique relationship to the data within an enterprise, thus data science is increasingly a topic of conversation among their teams.
MarTech: 4 AI categories impacting marketing: Workflow automation and RPA
The last article of the series will look at workflow automation or robotic process automation (RPA), or AI-based tools that enable repetitive tasks to be performed by software rather than humans.
Importance of collecting and analyzing customer interactions
Collecting and analyzing customer interactions is crucial for brands in today's digital age.
Capitol Communicator: AI for Marketers: The Hype and Reality of Generative AI
Artificial intelligence’s impact on business today, particularly in the marketing world, cannot be ignored. From the unprecedented adoption of ChatGPT to the constant buzz around new AI-based features, we are bombarded with information.
CustomerThink: The Importance of Customer Journey Operations
Optimizing customer experience is table stakes these days, as we all know. Doing so consistently, and in a way that balance organizational strategy with competitive pressures, and customer expectations in a consistently improving way can be a challenge, however.
Customer journey analytics drive personalization
Customer journey analytics is a powerful tool that allows brands to optimize and personalize the customer experience.
CMSWire: 6 Elements Needed for High-Impact Customer Journey Management & Operations
This article was written by Greg Kihlström for CMSWire. Uncover the six critical elements of impactful customer journey management & operations to boost your customer experience and foster loyalty
AI & Machine Learning in the Enterprise
This article was based on a recent podcast interview with Scott Love of Lovelytics. We talk about artificial intelligence and machine learning in the enterprise, where it is today and where it’s currently headed, as well as the role of place in building talented data and technology teams.
MarTech: 4 AI categories impacting marketing: Personalized customer journeys
This article was written by Greg Kihlström for MarTech. In this four-part series, we’re exploring four categories of artificial intelligence (AI), how they can meaningfully impact marketers and their customers and what to potentially avoid.
Forbes: Is It Your UX Or DXP That Needs An Overhaul (Or Both)?
Written by Greg Kihlström for Forbes Agency Council. There comes a time in a website’s life when it needs to be improved. You might start hearing anecdotes that your sales team stops sending anyone there because it is “out of date” or your SEO traffic is tanking because your code doesn’t take into account the latest best practices.
What exactly is good customer experience?
This article is based on a recent interview on The Agile Brand with Greg Kihlström podcast. The state of customer experience is continually changing, as brands increasingly compete based on the experience they can deliver to their customers across channels, and across the customer journey.