What It Means: A Forrester Podcast
Each week, the What It Means podcast invites Forrester analysts to discuss the latest trends and challenges to help business and technology leaders make bold decisions and become truly customer-obsessed. Topics range from tech-driven innovation and CX design to B2B buying trends and marketing planning. Listen now and subscribe to get a new episode each week. Got a comment or question? Email our team at podcast@forrester.com.
Latest Episodes
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Emerging Tech In 2020: Four Trends CIOs Need To Watch
2020 will be another year of dramatic change in the emerging tech space, pushing IT leaders to keep pace. In this episode, Forrester analysts provide their top predictions in IoT, AI, edge computing, and cloud computing.
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CIOs Embrace Uncertainty And Prioritize People In 2020
CIOs, take note: 2020 will be a year of volatility, change, and opportunity for IT leaders. In this episode, VP and Principal Analyst Brian Hopkins reviews his 2020 CIO predictions and discusses what IT leaders can do to make the most of the year ahead.
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2020: A Make-Or-Break Year For CMOs?
The need to compete on customer and brand experience has redefined the CMO role and raised questions about the title’s fate. In this episode of What It Means, VP and Research Director Keith Johnston discusses the challenges facing chief marketers and the broader implications for organizations.
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The Customer In 2020 Searches For Meaning
Join us on a journey to the center of the customer’s hollow universe. Forrester Senior Analyst Anjali Lai and VP and Principal Analyst James McQuivey explore why customers will yearn for brands to provide something more meaningful than the rapid escalation of self-centered benefits.
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The Ambiguity-Laden March Toward People-Centric Design
We’ve gotten used to adapting to technology. But in the future, tech will adapt to us. On this episode, Hector Ouilhet, head of design for Google Search and Google Assistant, shares the latest in people-centric design.
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The Secret To Transformational CX Design: Your Org Chart
What does it take to design truly transformational, human-centric customer experiences? On this episode of What It Means, Bank of America’s Rachel Kobetz shares her insights.
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How Marketing Became Too Personal
Marketers’ efforts to get to know customers via data collection and personalization may be driving them away instead. On this week’s What It Means, Vice President and Group Director Melissa Parrish discusses what’s gone wrong and how marketers can end the disconnect.
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It’s Time To Commit To Corporate Values
Organizations that have been slow to commit to corporate values can’t afford to be anymore. On this episode of What It Means, Senior Analyst Anjali Lai describes the urgency executives face in balancing values-based consumers with business goals.
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Brexit Fact-Finding Mission
Brexit has been a three-year-long bumpy ride, and it’s not over yet. Listen in as VP and Group Director Laura Koetzle helps us untangle what’s happened, what could happen, and what companies should do about Brexit.
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Bridging The CMO-CIO Divide
CMO-CIO collaboration is critical to delivering the rich digital experiences that customers have come to expect. Forrester VP and Research Director Keith Johnston explains why good CMO-CIO partnerships are still rare and what it will take to change that.
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Amazon’s Rise In The Digital Ad Space
Amazon has staked its claim in the digital advertising space, challenging Google and Facebook’s dominance. In this week’s What It Means, learn how this will impact ad industry stakeholders and reshape the digital ad landscape.
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Human-Centric UX Design
Design is in a state of misalignment with customer needs. Principal Analysts Gina Bhawalkar and Andrew Hogan discuss the benefits of inclusive and ethical design in an age of digital manipulation.
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Higher Use, Lower Prices For Enterprise Software
Enterprise software use continues to expand exponentially, finding its way into all areas of the enterprise. Then why is overall spending growth in this massive market slowing? Find out in this episode of What It Means.
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Avoiding Islands Of Automation: Why You Need An Automation Framework
Deploying an automation pilot can bring quick results, but the real benefits come with a holistic strategy that connects all automation efforts across the enterprise. In this episode of What It Means, learn how Forrester’s automation framework can help.
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An Inside Look At Ticketmaster’s Data Transformation Journey
On this week’s What It Means, Ticketmaster CMO Kathryn Frederick describes the eCommerce giant’s strategy of personalization through data transformation. Listen in and then get the latest on Ticketmaster’s journey at Data Strategy & Insights 2019.
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Courage Required: The CIO’s Role In Building An Adaptive Enterprise
The benefits of becoming a more adaptive enterprise are many — but so are the roadblocks. In this episode of What It Means, VP and Research Director Pascal Matzke outlines the work CIOs must do to foster a truly adaptive enterprise.
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The Radical Remaking Of Financial Services In Asia Pacific
Financial services in Asia Pacific are in the middle of a radical departure from the past. Senior Analyst Zhi-Ying Barry joins to explain how the convergence of disparate forces are challenging the very nature of a financial services firm.
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The Future Of CX: Real Time, Ethics, And AI
Customer experience (CX) organizations will revamp their skills and strategies in response to new business dynamics and transformative technologies. Dive in to the future of CX on this week’s What It Means with VPs and Principal Analysts Rick Parrish and Joana van den Brink-Quintanilha.
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To Transform Your Business, Start With The Employee Experience
Confident, well-prepared employees fuel business transformations. Overwhelmed employees who fear the future can’t. Learn how to build an empowering employee experience on this week’s What It Means.
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Let’s Reverse Cybersecurity’s Self-Inflicted Staffing Shortage
On this episode of What It Means, VP and Group Director Stephanie Balaouras and VP and Principal Analyst Jeff Pollard dissect the myths, misconceptions, and half-truths within the current cybersecurity staffing shortage — and discuss a more effective way for security and risk leaders to build a complete, qualified team.