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Digital Transformation

How do we make customer-centricity more than a tagline?

How do we make customer-centricity more than a tagline?

Business as a construct needs a reset! And our current disruption is that moment. In this special Salesforce Executive Conversation, VP and global innovation evangelist Brian Solis and Leandro Perez, Vice President of Marketing for Salesforce Asia Pacific, explain the new mindset required for true customer-centricity, and how humanizing technology can put the magic back into customer service. Everything is different from the way we used to work yesterday. When we innovate by creating new value, using service to get…

MARK UP: Darwinismo digitale: come la pandemia sta impattando sul ‘Retail reset’ – Digital Darwinism: how the pandemic is impacting the ‘retail reset’

MARK UP: Darwinismo digitale: come la pandemia sta impattando sul ‘Retail reset’ – Digital Darwinism: how the pandemic is impacting the ‘retail reset’

viaĀ Giovanna Chiara Italiano, MARK UP Writing for MARK UP in Italy, Giovanna explores the “Great Reset” and its impact on the future of retail. She references Ā Brian Solis and his work studying “Digital Darwinism.” The article is in Italian, but is also available in translated form here. Il Retail e le sue supply chain possono resistere agli scossoni pandemici investendo sulla customer experience, che ĆØ diventata il vero carburante che alimenta e genera il cambiamento Lo scorso World Economic Forum…

Data-Driven Empathy Helps Businesses Develop a Human-Centered Approach to Digital Transformation and Innovation

Data-Driven Empathy Helps Businesses Develop a Human-Centered Approach to Digital Transformation and Innovation

While onsite in New York, I was interviewed by the Netbase Quid team to share highlights from my presentation on data-driven empathy. Every technology revolution moves people in new directions. Human-centered insights, data-driven empathy, create meaning, relevance, and helps identify opportunities for new value creation to close the relationship gaps between businesses and customers.🤍

What’s Standing Between Your Business Transformation Strategy and the Experiences Customers are Seeking

What’s Standing Between Your Business Transformation Strategy and the Experiences Customers are Seeking

Originally published on the Salesforce “360 blog“ Customers care about end-to-end experiences, not how your company is organized. Business leaders are quick to say that a connected customer experience is a major business priority. But the truth is that they are struggling to do it well. New data captures the gap between business and digital transformation and the integrated experiences customers desire. Countless growing departments, new services abound, and the truth remains: Customers have to see you as one company….

A Newā€”and Timelessā€”Digital-First Consumer Is the Future

A Newā€”and Timelessā€”Digital-First Consumer Is the Future

via Lisa Boylan, Associations Now, published byĀ ASAE: The Center for Association Leadership Brian Solis keynoted the ASAE Technology Exploration Conference in Washington, D.C. To set the proverbial stage, Associations Now interviewed Brian on his thoughts on a new digital world ahead of his presentation. Disruption can be a gift, according to Brian Solis, bestselling author, digital anthropologist, and futurist. Among the positives: It created an ageless consumer segment that is leading the way. Thereā€™s a different, inclusive generational category that…

Special Report: A Blueprint for Becoming a Customer-Unified Company; Making the Customer’s Experience the Heart of the Enterprise

Special Report: A Blueprint for Becoming a Customer-Unified Company; Making the Customer’s Experience the Heart of the Enterprise

Customer experience is the number one priority as ranked by executives around the world. Even though most may say theyā€™re already ā€œcustomer-centric,ā€ the reality is that only 15% say they have both a single (360-degree) view of customer data and the organizational structure to make use of those insights.Ā  At Salesforce, I recently had the opportunity to work with Harvard Business Review Analytic Services (HBRAS) on a survey of 1,100 executives around the world exploring how to meet the future…

The New Playbook for the Future of Marketing and CX Will Be Written by You

The New Playbook for the Future of Marketing and CX Will Be Written by You

Recent McKinsey research uncovered a ā€œgrowth triple play,ā€ where successful companies integrate creativity, analytics, and purpose to deliver at least two-to-three times the growth of their peers. But even for those companies that used just one of the capabilitiesā€”either creativity, analytics, or purposeā€”they experienced an average growth rate of more than 6%. Those that added a second component saw growth rates climb to more than 7%. And for those that employed the full triple play, growth rates climbed to more…

The Future Of Marketing Starts Now

The Future Of Marketing Starts Now

A summary of Brian Solis’ keynote presentation at the recent Martechvibe Fest event in South Africa by Suparna Dutt DCunha People keep saying it: everything has changed. As the days spent in our homes blur together, outside in the world of marketing, huge shifts in consciousness are happening. The pandemic is teaching marketers not just to be digital, but to use it to bring new experiences that are more intuitive, productive, efficient and exciting for customers, and also be empathetic,…

Association of National Advertisers: Why Itā€™s Time to Humanize the Brand ā€” for Real This Time

Association of National Advertisers: Why Itā€™s Time to Humanize the Brand ā€” for Real This Time

By Maureen McLaughlin, ANA Brian Solis of Salesforce discusses why people are looking for a genuine connection with companies and organizations now more than ever Brian Solis, global innovation evangelist at Salesforce, doesn’t mince words when it comes to how the coronavirus will change the way brands and organizations present themselves to the public. “If this pandemic has shown us anything, it’s that it’s time to add several new pillars to the brand that allow it to become much more…

The New Trajectory for Digital Transformation and the Role of AI and Automation in a Post-Pandemic World

The New Trajectory for Digital Transformation and the Role of AI and Automation in a Post-Pandemic World

An insightful conversation with Sameer Datta ofĀ Enterprise TalkĀ about technology’s boom within orgs around the world and the accelerated rise ofĀ AI and automation in the post-pandemic economy. We also explore the impact digital transformations are having on customer experience.Ā  Please watch and share! [simple-author-box}

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