Today we’re going to talk about customer research, and how to do customer research in a nimble, agile way and still be incredibly effective, as well as how the practice of customer research is evolving in the age of AI. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Todd Horvitz, Head of Insights, Business Computing and Software. Resources Get the latest news and updates on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-agile-brand/ For consulting on marketing technology, customer experience, and more visit GK5A: https://www.gk5a.com Headed to MAICON 24 - the premier marketi ..read more

The total number of solutions in the martech Lumascape has grown to more than 11K in 2023, representing almost 7,000% growth in the space in just 12 years. The result of this growth has created too many data silos bringing massive challenges in integrating data and cleaning data to use for analytics and AI. Today we’re going to talk about data and platform fragmentation and how there is a risk of this worsening as new AI platforms and data sources are adopted. So what do marketers do to balance the need to try new things while not risking fragmentation?  To help me discuss this topic, I’d ..read more

Today we’re going to talk about effective management of teams, even when that means you need to “unmanage” them - and we’ll talk a lot more about what that means. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Jack Skeels, CEO & Founder of AgencyAgile and author of the book Unmanaged: Master the Magic of Creating Empowered and Happy Organizations. Resources Get the latest news and updates on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-agile-brand/ For consulting on marketing technology, customer experience, and more visit GK5A: https://www.gk5a.com Headed to MAICON 24 ..read more

Today, we're diving deep into the role of brands in today's socially conscious market. We'll explore the intricacies of engaging with social issues, navigating the challenges of fragmented audiences, and the importance of a brand crafting and owning its narrative. These discussions are crucial for understanding how major brands approach their public affairs strategy in a world where every action and policy is scrutinized. To help me unpack these topics, I’d like to welcome Taylor Bennett, Global Head of Public Affairs at DoorDash. Resources Get the latest news and updates on LinkedIn here:&nbs ..read more

As we talk about a lot on this show, organizations are investing in AI technologies more than ever and integrating them into existing systems to train sales and revenue teams to help their connections with audiences. However, despite its advancements, significant missed opportunities exist in maximizing AI’s potential. Today we’re going to talk about missed opportunities for AI in the customer experience and what brands can do to embrace and benefit from them.  To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Tony Grout, Chief Product and Technology Officer at Showpad, a sales enablemen ..read more

Today we’re going to talk about optimizing the patient experience by looking at ways to optimize the operational efficiency—and in this case the operating room efficiency—at hospitals, by using machine learning tools. We’ll also talk about several other use cases for AI and ML in healthcare. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Michael Burke (CEO) and Josh Byrd (CMO), Copient Health. Resources Copient Health website: https://www.copienthealth.com Get the latest news and updates on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-agile-brand/ For consulting on marketing te ..read more

There is no question that greater reliance on predictive analytics, enhanced automation, and the capabilities of generative AI are helping to shape the enterprise of tomorrow. Today we’re going to talk about building the self-optimizing enterprise, and how data, collaboration, and workflow optimization work together to create an organization where human creativity and innovation work seamlessly with artificial intelligence.  To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Don Schuerman, CTO & VP of Product Strategy & Marketing at Pega. Resources Pega website: https://www.pega.c ..read more

Is the future of research and content creation a chatbot? With all of the commotion that ChatGPT has created, several industries, including the marketing industry, are evolving to utilize some of the things that make generative AI technologies so interesting and captivating, to make them useful for research and creation of meaningful content. Today we’re going to talk about what a vertically-trained chatbot that has been fed 25,000+ industry-focused articles can do, and the potential for the future. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Marc Sirkin, EVP Product and Technology, Thi ..read more

We are here at Shoptalk 2024 at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, where retailers and the platforms that support them are gathered to talkin about reimagining retail for the omnichannel consumer. Today we’re going to talk about how brands big and small can best use generative AI to drive revenue.  To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Assaf Baciu, Co-Founder and President of Persado. Resources Persado website: https://www.persado.com Shoptalk website: https://shoptalk.com/us Get the latest news and updates on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-agile-br ..read more

We are here at eTail Palm Springs in Palm Spring, California and talking about all things retail, e-commerce, AI, and more. While we’ve talked quite a bit about the cookieless future on this show, and even though the impending deadline of third-party cookies may get pushed back… again… it is still happening, and marketers and advertisers need to find solutions that will enable them to maintain their advertising performance. My guest today can talk about all of this and we’re going to talk specifically about creating a competitive advantage by using deep learning with your data and measurement ..read more