Retail Predictions 2022

Banks create value by winning customers and then serving them in ways that deepen the relationship and drive retention. Forrester’s new Total Experience Score reveals that US banks’ brand promises aren’t resonating and CX has declined. What’s going wrong, and which banks are getting it right?Key takeaways: Get an overview of Forrester’s US banking Total Experience Score, which measures how well a brand’s promise resonates with both customers and noncustomers ֫— via Forrester’s Brand Experience Index (BX Index™) — and how customers feel about their actual interactions with the brand — through Forrester’s Customer Experience Index (CX Index™).Learn which US direct and multichannel banks are providing the best brand and customer experience and earning the most trust.Discover the keys to total experience leadership for US banks to win over prospects and to better serve and retain existing customers.Target audience level: all levels

Alyson Clarke

 

End-to-end automation means different things to different people. At its narrowest, it’s going from compile to staging. More broadly, it can encompass the entire software development lifecycle, from collecting requirements to eventual retirement of the product and the infrastructure it runs on. Join Naveen, Chris, and Andrew to learn where to best end — and start — your automation journey.Key takeaways: Learn what end-to-end automation means.Discover how to redefine the boundaries of automation.Target audience level: intermediate and advanced

Naveen Chhabra

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Christopher Condo

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Andrew Cornwall

 

Forrester’s data and research consistently show how companies that focus resources and strategy on delivering value to customers outperform their competitors on several business measures. Ensuring that B2B customers receive the best postsale experience requires proactive engagement through customer success and customer marketing, as well as personalized and effective reactive engagement whenever they encounter a problem or need support. However, once OpenAI released GPT-4, everything everyone thought they knew about great customer service strategy and execution got turned on its head. Customer service and support teams have the most to gain — or change — through the use of generative, predictive, and agentic AI.Please join Laura Ramos, VP and principal analyst at Forrester, as she explores the latest trends impacting B2B customer service and how generative, predictive, and agentic AI stand to redefine the purpose, role, and results of teams that support B2B customers postsale.Key takeaways: Learn what’s unique about B2B customer service and the changing opportunities that Forrester sees for clients in this space.Discover the top challenges that B2B customers face when delivering effective, differentiating support that truly impacts the customer’s experience.Explore how AI will help solve those challenges while also permanently changing the role and scope of customer service for companies that sell highly considered products and services.Target audience level: intermediate

Laura Ramos

 

Building effective cross-functional relationships can be the difference between a successful customer experience (CX) transformation and one that struggles. Join us as we walk through a new series of tools that CX pros can use to collaborate with stakeholders.Key takeaways: Identify key influencers around the organization to collaborate with.Lear how tp align CX value with the organizational outcomes your influencers care about.Explore how to build an approach plan to engage influencers to amplify and accelerate CX impact in the organization.Target audience level: all levels

Su Doyle

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Angelina Gennis

 

Today’s public sector environment changes daily. Tech leaders in government groups are pushed to maximize the budget they have. The most logical place to start? Portfolio rationalization. Techniques such as project prioritization, resource allocation, and redundancy elimination are essential to streamline operations and enhance overall efficiency. Although these steps will help drive down cost — the goal is creating a more adaptive platform that is responsive to changing needs and capable of integrating advanced technologies, including AI. This AI-ready framework enables agencies to leverage data-driven insights for better decision-making, predictive analytics for future planning, and automation to reduce manual workloads, ultimately driving innovation and delivering superior outcomes for their constituents.Key takeaways: Learn how to assess and rank projects based on strategic importance and resource availability to ensure optimal portfolio composition.Discover techniques to streamline operations by removing overlapping or unnecessary initiatives, thereby improving efficiency.Gain insights into effective resource management strategies that enhance operational effectiveness and drive better outcomes for government agencies.Target audience level: beginner and intermediate

Linda Ivy-Rosser

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Devin Dickerson

 

The results from our 2025 global survey into the state of customer feedback management and customer experience (CX) measurement programs are in! Join us for this webinar to discuss the results.Key takeaways: How CX leaders around the world manage customer feedback and measure CX.The key listening posts and metrics CX leaders and their organizations rely on.How CX leaders embed metrics and insights into their organizations.The technology CX leaders are using and how they’re leveraging generative AI.Target audience level: all levels

Colleen Fazio

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Maxie Schmidt