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Expert Mode:  Unlocking the Network Effect of AI in Marketing

Jul 17, 2025

The transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in marketing is no longer a futuristic fantasy; it’s rapidly becoming a tangible reality. But while many organizations focus on AI’s cost-saving potential, true value lies in its ability to amplify the human element, creating a network effect that elevates both employee…

CMSWire: CX Quality Is Falling—Forrester Says Total Experience Can Fix It

CMSWire: CX Quality Is Falling—Forrester Says Total Experience Can Fix It

Jul 8, 2025

This article was written by Greg Kihlström for CMSWire. About 1,500 customer experience, digital-business and B2C marketing leaders converged here in Nashville June 23-26 to better understand the secret to “faster revenue, higher revenue, and a better overall experience.”

The Agile Brand with Greg Kihlström

#700: Winning and retaining the distracted consumer with Kelsey Chickering, Forrester

Jul 6, 2025

We are here at Forrester CX Summit 2025 in Nashville, TN and hearing all about the latest insights and ideas for brands to create better experiences for their customers. Agility isn’t speed for speed’s sake; it’s the discipline of staying useful while everything—and everyone—spins. In an era when consumers…

#698: Staying customer-centric in the race to adopt agentic AI with Stephanie Liu, Forrester

#698: Staying customer-centric in the race to adopt agentic AI with Stephanie Liu, Forrester

Jul 1, 2025

If your AI roadmap doesn’t include your customer, is it really a roadmap—or just a bridge to nowhere? Agility requires remembering who pays the bills: the customer. When shiny new tech shows up, it’s tempting to sprint after it—often leaving the actual human in our dust. Today we’re talking…

The Agile Brand with Greg Kihlström

#697: Building the total experience for customers with AJ Joplin, Forrester

Jun 29, 2025

Does your AI-based interface talk to customers the way a real person would or is it tech for tech’s sake? We are here at Forrester CX Summit North America 2025 …

The Agile Brand with Greg Kihlström

#696: The network effect on CX of AI plus employees with Jay Pattisall, Forrester

Jun 26, 2025

Agility isn’t about adding more tech; it’s about multiplying human impact. Today we’re exploring the network effect of AI and how it helps employees create powerful experiences with Jay Pattisall, VP & Principal Analyst at Forrester.

Forrester CX Summit 2025

Forrester Introduces The Total Experience Score: A New Metric For Measuring The Power Of A Unified Brand And Customer Experience

Jun 26, 2025

Aligning brand and customer experience empowers companies to outperform competitors, achieve up to 3.5x revenue growth, and earn higher customer retention and loyalty

Forrester CX Summit 2025

Forrester’s 2025 Global Customer Experience Index Rankings: 21% Of Brands Declined, 6% Improved, And 73% Remained Unchanged

Jun 24, 2025

CX hit an all-time low in North America, while Europe made some gains and Asia Pacific struggled

#543: Better Together: CX + Digital + Marketing with AJ Joplin, Forrester

#543: Better Together: CX + Digital + Marketing with AJ Joplin, Forrester

Jun 30, 2024

Today, from the Forrester CX Summit North America in Nashville, we are thrilled to have AJ Joplin, Senior Analyst at Forrester, with us to discuss the crucial alignment of customer …

#542: Forging Boundless Experiences with Humans + AI with JP Gownder, Forrester

#542: Forging Boundless Experiences with Humans + AI with JP Gownder, Forrester

Jun 27, 2024

The adoption of AI into customer experiences, and marketing efforts is happening—rapidly. But it’s not enough to just slap AI onto an existing interaction. Success lies in how humans plus AI work together to create what my guest today calls boundless experiences. Today, from the Forrester CX Summit North…


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