Customer Experience Strategy

A strong customer experience strategy can pay dividends to your bottom line. But orchestrating across a complex enterprise is easier said then done. Read insights on establishing and implementing a CX strategy.

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How To Build A Premium Airline In The Sky Of Sameness

Dipanjan Chatterjee 5 days ago
Even in today’s environment of rock-bottom consumer sentiment, there remains a clear opportunity to grow with a premium product, with a vast middle willing to pay a premium for something sufficiently differentiated to justify the privilege.
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The Most Expensive Customer Complaint Is The One You Ignore

Riccardo Pasto May 8, 2026
Many organizations treat complaints as routine service issues — yet they often reveal something far more pernicious. Learn a more strategic and productive way for handling complaints at Forrester’s CX Summit EMEA on June 8–10.

CX Scores Are Up. Why Isn’t Growth? Bridge The Brand-CX Gap.

Stop guessing. This guide shows whether acquisition or retention is holding you back and where brand promise and CX delivery break down — so you can prioritize the right fixes.

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Building The Human Foundation Of The AI-Powered Enterprise

Rusty Warner April 30, 2026
As organizations rush to deploy AI, too many forget the people it’s meant to serve. A human‑first foundation is what separates AI that frustrates from AI that truly drives better experiences.
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How Google Pay Is Using UPI Circle To Reach Young Banking Customers In India

Pushpa Marwal April 29, 2026
If you’re a retail banking leader in India, your future customer may already be learning how digital money works — and it may not be through your bank. This isn’t a future scenario; it’s happening now. While bank digital teams debate how much control is “too much,” customers have been clear about what they want: […]
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Five Actionable Takeaways For CX Leaders In A Volatile World

Martin Gill April 27, 2026
Volatility has become the default setting for modern organizations: more change, less certainty, and far less time to get it “right” before the ground shifts again. Teams that anchor their work in business results, define how trust and decision-making work together, and use tools tactically are far better equipped to absorb volatility without freezing or fragmenting.
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In The AI Era, Banks Need Dynamic Platforms — Results From The Forrester Wave™: Digital Banking Engagement Platforms, Q2 2026

Peter Wannemacher April 24, 2026
To compete for customers and grow profitably, banks need the ability to adjust as much and as fast as required at any given moment. Leading digital banking engagement platforms (DBEPs) make that possible. My new report, The Forrester Wave™: Digital Banking Engagement Platforms, Q2 2026, reveals insights about the current AI and technology landscape in […]
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CX Isn’t Dead — Yet

Martin Gill March 18, 2026
If the CX profession wants to reclaim strategic relevance over the next decade, it needs to shift from diagnosing experiences to delivering change and from a language of sentiment and pain points to one of growth, trust, and resilience.

AI Is Everywhere — Customer Value Isn’t. Here’s How To Change That.

AI urgency is testing budgets as customer experience sits at all-time lows. AI Forum Sydney shows CX and technology leaders how to redirect AI spend into durable customer value and competitive advantage.

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Orchestrate CX Success With Forrester’s CX Vision And Strategy Research And Tools

Riccardo Pasto February 6, 2026
Delivering great customer experience is a lot like putting on a concert. You can gather world‑class musicians, give each of them brilliant individual parts, and still end up with … noise. What turns noise into music is a shared score — a bold vision of what the performance should sound like — and a plan that helps every section play in sync.
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Elevating Customer Experience Through Engaging Events

Martin Gill January 28, 2026
In 2026, consumers will lean into a yearning for in-person experiences and connection. Events offer unmatched opportunities to deepen connections, build trust, and create memorable brand moments. Our latest CX Cast episode features Forrester VP of Global Events Tavar James on making the most of these experiences.
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Great Research Starts With A Plan: Meet The Customer Research Canvas

Senem Guler Biyikli January 20, 2026
In the AI era, skipping research fundamentals only leads you to wrong decisions faster, with negative outcomes for both your customers and your business. We developed the Customer Research Canvas to help research professionals and practitioners execute better research.
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Forrester’s Global Net Promoter Score Rankings, 2025

Pete Jacques January 1, 2026
As we head into 2026, learn how to improve your CX using the latest Net Promoter Score rankings from Forrester’s annual customer experience benchmark study.
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It’s Time To Put AI To Work In Postsale Engagement

Laura Ramos November 7, 2025
Postsale teams responsible for customer retention, growth, and advocacy gain from adopting AI to automate tasks and support interactions. They should start preparing now for the inevitable changes AI represents for postsale engagement. Our recently published research outlines common starting points and more advanced ways to put AI to work. Here is some of what […]

Keep The Momentum Going After CX Summit

Purchase tickets for CX Summit EMEA by 29 May and receive two complimentary Forrester research reports to help you turn AI‑driven CX ideas into confident action after the event.

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Predictions 2026: CX Teams Look To Escape The Orbit Of Dysfunction

Maxie Schmidt October 28, 2025
Many CX teams are drifting dangerously close to the event horizon of metric obsession — a gravitational pull toward dashboards and KPIs that threatens to consume purpose and impact. 2026 will mark a critical decision point.
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Most Financial Services Firms In Singapore Struggle To Align Their Brand Promise To CX

Tom Mouhsian October 21, 2025
The results from Forrester’s 2025 study on total experience — covering major banks, investment firms, and health insurers — are in. But before we dive into the highlights, let’s set some context.
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Unstructured Data: Your Rocket Fuel For GenAI

Brendan Witcher October 7, 2025
Most B2C leaders are captivated by developing the newest generative AI tools or agentic solutions. But since AI models are only as good as the data they learn from, the real differentiator lies in the inputs — specifically, unstructured data. GenAI thrives on the messy stuff — images, video, speech, behavioral signals — and it’s […]
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CX Cast Roundup, September 2025: Change, Mobility, And The Future Of CX Talent

Martin Gill September 30, 2025
This month on The CX Cast, we explored the realities of leading customer experience in a rapidly evolving world. From reimagining mobility to fixing change management failures and even preparing the next generation of CX leaders, as always, we provide practical advice you can apply today. Here’s what you missed and why you should catch […]
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How UCL Is Preparing Future CX Leaders For The AI Age

Martin Gill September 30, 2025
AI is transforming the skills that CX professionals need to succeed. Discover how University College London prepares future CX leaders for an AI-driven world with practical skills, real projects, and lifelong learning strategies.

Build The Experiences AI Can’t

Purchase tickets for CX Forum East or West by June 12, and get two complimentary Forrester research reports on AI, trust, and customer experience — free with your ticket.

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Today’s Leaders Must Heed AI Advice For Future Disruptors

Brendan Witcher September 18, 2025
Startup founders, investors, technologists, and operators are all working frantically to get an early jump onto the AI train. Find out why and get more of the key takeaways from the recent Startup Boston Week event.
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It’s Time To Talk About Where Your CX Function Should Sit

Judy Weader September 15, 2025
It's one of the most common questions from CX leaders: Where should the CX function sit? We identified multiple factors and variables that influence the best possible home for the CX function in this post.
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Improve Your CX Prioritization With Forrester’s Updated And Expanded Tools

Judy Weader September 11, 2025
How do you make good decisions? That question is at the heart of many conversations I’ve had with clients about CX prioritization. Choosing what to do — and what not to do — is both an art and a science, and you can apply different levels of rigor to your process to enhance your ability […]
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