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This article was written by Greg Kihlström for MarTech. As AI promises to automate 90% of your administrative tasks, are you ready to stake your brand’s future on the remaining 10% — the high-value human judgment machines can’t replicate?

Cloud-led innovation in the era of AI, a global report by NTT DATA, based on a survey of over 2,300 senior decision-makers across various industries, highlights a significant gap between cloud ambition and reality. The research indicates that organizations failing to evolve their cloud foundations risk constraining the growth…

This article was based on the interview with Courtney Owumi, VP of Consumer Experience and Membership Engagement at Shipt by Greg Kihlström, AI and MarTech keynote speaker for The Agile …

Framer’s State of Sites ‘26 report, a survey of over 1,900 professionals reveals a significant disconnect between strategic imperatives and operational realities. While the speed of launching new digital experiences has increased, the ability to continuously optimize and adapt websites for performance often lags, leading to missed opportunities and…

Intuit Mailchimp’s recent report, The Ecommerce Playbook: A Practical Field Guide for Modern DTC Brands consolidates insights from 22 industry experts, offering a practical guide for senior marketing and CX leaders to build, scale, and sustain profitable e-commerce operations. This blueprint emphasizes a holistic approach, integrating brand strategy, financial discipline,…

This is the story of how CIBC, one of Canada’s largest financial institutions, undertook such a transformation. Over the course of a decade, they moved from a fragmented organization that was lagging its peers in client experience to a modern, relationship-oriented bank driving billions in revenue growth. They did…

Artificial intelligence (AI) has progressed from experimental pilots to an integral component of enterprise customer experience (CX) strategies. While many organizations now leverage AI agents for customer service, a significant …

The Incisiv 2026 Benchmark Index: Unified Commerce for Specialty Retail, conducted in partnership with Manhattan and Google Cloud, provides a comprehensive assessment of unified commerce capabilities across over 400 specialty retailers globally. This benchmark reveals that true competitive advantage now stems from delivering seamless, connected customer experiences, extending from…

For years, the Net Promoter Score (NPS) has been the North Star for customer experience programs. We’ve built dashboards, tied bonuses to it, and presented its steady upward climb in boardrooms as definitive proof of our success. And for good reason—it’s a simple, powerful metric. But as any seasoned…

The promise is intoxicating: “instant users” available 24/7, capable of testing a prototype in minutes rather than weeks, all for a fraction of the cost of recruiting human participants.