Forbes: Components Of A Culture Of Continuous Improvement
This article was written by Greg Kihlström for Forbes Agency Council. Building agility into your team’s approaches can help your organization adapt to fast-changing conditions from within or even external ones. A key part of this that has benefited many of my consulting clients over the years is prioritizing…
MarTech: B2B marketers have a chance to close the small business confidence gap
This article was written for MarTech by Greg Kihlström. SMBs are spending more on marketing but growing less confident in results, creating an opportunity for B2B marketers to step in with clear, data-driven solutions.
Forbes: How Brands Can Drive Emotional Engagement With Customers
This article was written for Forbes Agency Council by Greg Kihlström. With a fiercely competitive field of options for customers, simply offering a high-quality product or service is often no longer enough to set your brand apart. To truly stand out and build lasting relationships with your customers, you…
There is Enough Time to Do the Right Thing, Part 2
The third principle of priorities that I explore in my book, Priority is Action is that, busy as we always are, there is always time to do the right thing. It takes time to keep doing the wrong things, after all, and we owe it to ourselves, our team…
MarTech: Agentic AI is about to transform the martech stack — and the way marketers work
This article was written by Greg Kihlström for MarTech. Marketing technology was already evolving at breakneck speed when generative AI entered the scene. Now, agentic AI — AI that can operate independently, execute multi-step tasks and continuously learn from interactions — promises to accelerate that evolution even further.
CustomerThink: Seeing the value in customer education
This article was written by Greg Kihlström for CustomerThink. A well-educated customer is valuable in a myriad of ways to a brand. They tend to adopt products and services more quickly and easily, draw less on customer support services, and they remain customers longer. This makes an informed customer…
CustomerThink: Beyond the Dip: Forrester’s Total Experience Score Aims to Reshape Brand Loyalty Amid Declining CX
Forrester’s 2025 Global Customer Experience Index (CX Index™) paints a concerning picture: customer experience quality is in a multi-year decline worldwide, reaching an “all-time low in North America.” Brands are feeling this, as customers continue to vote with their wallets.
There is Enough Time to Do the Right Thing, Part 1
The third principle of priorities that I explore in my book, Priority is Action is that, busy as we always are, there is always time to do the right thing. It takes time to keep doing the wrong things, after all, and we owe it to ourselves, our team…
CMSWire: What Prime Day 2025 Reveals About Shipping, Returns and Customer Expectations
This article was written by Greg Kihlström for CMSWire. Free shipping, easy returns and Buy with Prime drove record sales for Prime Day 2025. DTC brands must now meet these CX benchmarks year-round.
MarTech: AI can scale ads, but great creatives drive brand impact
This article was written for MarTech by Greg Kihlström. Want your ads remembered and acted on? Use these creative levers to boost distinctiveness, emotional impact and profitability.
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