As countless North American brands are discovering (and rediscovering) these days, the post-pandemic path forward continues to be a bumpy one. Indeed, many “customer-centric” brands of the pre-2020 era are coming to the sobering realization that, in order to fully...

The events of the past year caused dramatic disruptions in consumer behaviors. While many were obvious and, potentially, short-term, other changes were a lot tougher for brands to notice or easily understand. When brick-and-mortar retailers were forced close their...

How well do you know – I mean really know – what your customers want and need most from your brand right now? It’s a tricky question to answer. When business consultant Adrian Swinscoe recently tackled it, he drew on lessons he’s been learning from a number of CX...

“It’s easy to set up a listening post on social media or another channel, but quite another to gather feedback, internalize it and put it toward transformative change.” When I first read that comment by Jennifer Passini, I had two immediate reactions: I disagreed...

No one said the path forward in 2021 would be easy. Over the past several months, a growing number of research studies points to the extreme customer upheaval many brands have endured. As consumers were increasingly disappointed by the brands they patronized, they...

After the year we’ve all experienced, many American brands are taking a long, hard look at their current CX performance. In the wake of COVID many organizations are still sorting through the data to understand where their customers are today. For most, this will lead...

Many brands have risen to the past year’s market challenges with admirable agility. By pivoting wisely and adapting swiftly to customers’ changing priorities, these companies have done better than just weathering the storm. They’ve committed to revisiting – and...

But What’s Your Return? After a year of upheaval, unpredictability, and astonishing shifts in consumer behavior, 2021 is shaping up to be the year of rethinking and recalibration. The marketing and CX strategies that seemed spot on just twelve months ago now may be...

The white-knuckle ride known as 2020 has taught us many things, from the foolishness of taking anything for granted, to the importance of being resilient. And this year, more than ever, it feels impossible to avoid reflecting on the lessons we’ve learned and which...

Every January carries the promise of new beginnings, fresh starts, and high hopes. For many of us, this is a time of committing to specific resolutions, aimed at making us better leaders. That’s all well and good. But this year, after the year we’ve just had, I’m...