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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The Uncertain Future Of Banks
Forrester Vice President and Research Director Benjamin Ensor discusses the uncertain future of banks — and the outside players threatening banks’ relationship with customers.
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With Me Or Against Me: The Values-Based Consumer
Forrester Senior Data Analyst Anjali Lai examines how the current turbulent social climate and the emergence of the values-based consumer are putting pressure on brands to take a stand.
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The Rise Of The Industrial Digital Platform
Forrester Vice President and Research Director Pascal Matzke examines the rise of industrial digital platforms and how they are changing businesses and creating new and powerful products and markets.
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Man And Machine: The Future Of Jobs
Forrester Vice President and Principal Analyst J.P. Gownder digs into how automation and robotics will affect employment and the very nature of jobs.
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The Retailer’s Dilemma — A Brick-And-Mortar Or Brand Problem (Or Both)?
Forrester Principal Analyst Brendan Witcher examines the current and somewhat confusing state of retail, disentangling why some retailers are struggling in a market that has more tailwinds than headwinds.
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The CIA Breach And The IoT Security Wake-Up Call
Forrester Principal Analyst Jeff Pollard discusses the implications of the CIA breach — exposing the immediate and far-reaching security threats driven by the internet of things (IoT) at a time when many companies are prioritizing time-to-market over minimizing risk.
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Rethinking Customer Loyalty
Forrester Analysts Emily Collins and Rick Parrish examine the changing — or eroding — state of customer loyalty, as aged loyalty programs are misfiring against customer priorities and companies struggle for the hearts, minds, and spend of empowered, restless customers.
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The New Tech Revolution
Forrester Vice President and Principal Analyst Brian Hopkins discusses the new technology revolution and its far-reaching implications in terms of what companies are and how they need to work.
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The Economics Of CX
Forrester Principal Analyst Maxie Schmidt-Subramanian reveals the powerful (potential) relationship between customer experience (CX) efforts and financial performance — as well as the challenges many are facing to convert on that opportunity.
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The New Business Of Emotion
James McQuivey, Vice President and Principal Analyst at Forrester, delves into the recent discoveries on how emotion really works and what it means for your brand and customer experience design.