When Brian Solis published X: The Experience When Business Meets Design, it was lauded as one of the best books to capture the zeitgeist of the digital revolution while laying out a practical blueprint to lead the future of modern customer experience design and innovation. Even today, the book still leads the way forward, especially in an era of generative AI. And as testament to its endurance relevance and value, Bookauthority just announced X as one of the “Best Customer…
Bringing Humanity Back to Service, Sales, and Marketing
The thing I really like about my work is the ability to see the things that most of us are just too busy ā or maybe distracted or biased ā to see in order to bring people together for a greater purpose. These are the wonderful words of Brian Solis, Head of Global Innovation at ServiceNow, keynote speaker, and 8x best-selling author, on what inspires him in his work. It can be easy for anyone working in marketing, sales, or…
Brian Solis Named Top 50 Customer Experience Leader by CX Network
CX Network named Brian Solis as one of the top customer experience leaders to follow in 2023. Click here to learn more about the other 49 leaders! CX Network presents its guide to the top customer experience influencers you should follow this year CX Network is delighted to present its guide to the top customer experience thought leaders we believe you should follow in 2023. Spanning five of the world’s six continents (only Antarctica is missing so far ā watch…
Liderler iƧin yol haritası – An Interview with FAST COMPANY Turkey About Becoming a Customer Company
I had the pleasure of speaking with M.Rauf Ates, founder of Fast Company TĆ¼rkiye about research I helped lead with Harvard Business Review Analytical Services. In this conversation, we explore how to become a customer company, beyond the lip service. The research offers 8 steps to give meaning to business, operational, and digital transformation as informed by Ethan Allen, Kellogg’s, Kimberley-Clark, and Pacific Life. Below, I’ve included a translation using Google Translate. If you find errors, please let me know!…
Are Hotels Ready for Generation Novel? How the rise of Generation-Novel or Gen-N could transform the future of guest service
Via David Millili, CEO at LodgIQ, HospitalityNet What defines world-class guest service? Is it personalized offers or a value-driven loyalty program? Is it a timely reply sent back to an unsatisfied guest review? Is it flexible stay options or policies? Is it an engaging social media presence? Guest service can be all of these thingsā¦ and with the demands accelerated by the pandemic, it has also become so much more. The problem with defining guest service in any singular way…
āSalesforce Commerce Cloud Innovations: Redefining How Brands Approach Their Customer Experience with Salesforce Futurist Brian Solis
Brands are in a position where they must exceed customer expectations even if the customer wasnāt expecting it. No brand is safe from the need to stay one step ahead of its customers ā just think of Blockbuster and Nokia. In this episode, I have a great conversation with Brian Solis, VP, Global Innovation at Salesforce. Brian is a world-renowned digital anthropologist, futurist, eight times bestselling author, and international keynote speaker. He has consistently been recognized as one of the…
The Brave New World of Digital, Business, and Leadership Transformation and the Part You Play in It All
I was moved by an inspiring piece about finding hope in a time of disruption and uncertainty. It was written by my friendĀ Andrew Penn, CEO of Telstra. Though it was published this time last year, I found it relevant now. Penn observed that in these times of a great reset, it’s only human to lose hope. It’s true seemingly everywhere. Just looking at Twitter right now, it feels like the special place I once described as a human seismograph has…
Seth Godin and Brian Solis Discuss How to Make Your Brand More Trustworthy
by Ari Bendersky for Salesforce 360 A key to building more trust with customers? Be more human. Marketing guru Seth Godin and Salesforce vice president and global innovation evangelist Brian Solis offer their take on how to build customer trust. For many companies, being seen as trustworthy by customers is an ultimate goal. But what does it really mean to have trust and build trust with customers? In a recent conversation on theĀ Blazing Trails podcast, marketing guru Seth Godin and…
MarketingFacts – Brian Solis (Salesforce): āMarketing kan zich heruitvinden als Customer Experience disciplineā
While in Brussels, I had a very welcome opportunity to speak with Matthijs van den Broek, MarketingFacts: Innovative in Marketing, after all of these years. What a pleasure! Source: MarketingFacts In aanloop naar The Next Web 2022 (vandaag en gisteren) sprak ik met Brian Solis, keynote speaker, onderzoeker, ex-Altimeter. Een mooi weerzien, na een jaar of 12. De carriĆØre van Solis is tot nu toe best indrukwekkend, niet alleen gezien waar hij nu staat (high-end adviseur van Marc Benioff bij…
Zoom’s Work Transformation Summit: Humanizing the Customer Experience
Zoom is part of our everyday life now, creating new windows into work, entertainment, education, and augmenting how we communicate with one another and how we experience events and engagements…together. I was honored to join Zoom’s Work Transformation Summit and have the opportunity to share the virtual stage with Chief Product Officer Oded Gal. The event explored “how to deliver impactful customer experiences” in Ā hybrid world, one where virtual interactions are the new normal and digital- and mobile-first behaviors open…
