Customer Smarts

AI and personalisation are top of mind for every CX leader and marketer. We were lucky enough to have Salesforce Chief Technology Officer (ANZ) Dr Gayan Benedict join us to give some insights on how to tackle AI and personalisation at scale. We also discussed how to improve the CMO & CTO relationship and maximising Marketing Technology utilisation.

Host Bio - Justin Stafford has spent the last 20 years working on digital transformation and CX strategy projects all around the globe with brands like Samsung, Virgin, Lexus, eBay, PayPal, CommBank and even the Air Force.

If you’re looking for help in the customer strategy & experience design space go to www.customersmarts.co

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Customer experience or CX is a term that’s getting used more and more every day. 15 years ago there was barely any companies with a specific CX team and the Chief customer officer or Experience Officer roles didn’t exist. So we’re going to give you 5 key reasons why customer experience has become so important.

Host Bio - Justin Stafford has spent the last 20 years working on digital transformation and CX strategy projects all around the globe with brands like Samsung, Virgin, Lexus, eBay, PayPal, CommBank and even the Air Force.

If you’re looking for help in the customer strategy & experience design space go to www.customersmarts.co

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Many organisations are struggling to get ahead when it comes to their customer data. In this episode we will go over some of the areas you might not be thinking about and talk through a data strategy example to help spark some ideas. We will cover why data is so important and the journey to creating better quality data.

Host Bio - Justin Stafford has spent the last 20 years working on digital transformation and CX strategy projects all around the globe with brands like Samsung, Virgin, Lexus, eBay, PayPal, CommBank and even the Air Force.

If you’re looking for help in the customer strategy & experience design space go to www.customersmarts.co

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Anthony Gregorio is one of the best leaders out there, a true man of the people. He’s been CEO of some of the most successful marketing agencies in Australia including Saatchi & Saatchi and Havas. In this episode he provides some amazing insight on leadership, building a great culture, customer strategy, the impact of branding in CX and how to sell ideas from a true master.

Host Bio - Justin Stafford has spent the last 20 years working on digital transformation and CX strategy projects all around the globe with brands like Samsung, Virgin, Lexus, eBay, PayPal, CommBank and even the Air Force.

If you’re looking for help in the customer strategy & experience design space go to www.customersmarts.co

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Why do some marketing and CX leaders feel frustrated that they are under utilising marketing technology. Some even feel like they’ve bought a Ferrari and can only drive it 1st gear. I’m going to give you some perspective on why. We dig into the causes of under utilisation and how to get to a better place with your MarTech stack.

Host Bio - Justin Stafford has spent the last 20 years working on digital transformation and CX strategy projects all around the globe with brands like Samsung, Virgin, Lexus, eBay, PayPal, CommBank and even the Air Force.

If you’re looking for help in the customer strategy & experience design space go to www.customersmarts.co

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Are you struggling to get your organisation to move away from short term product centric thinking when it comes to engaging your customers? In this episode we’re going to talk through how to overcome this with a unified customer engagement strategy. We talk through why it’s so hard to do, the indicators that your strategy needs to change and the essentials to creating a great customer engagement strategy.

Host Bio - Justin Stafford has spent the last 20 years working on digital transformation and CX strategy projects all around the globe with brands like Samsung, Virgin, Lexus, eBay, PayPal, CommBank and even the Air Force.

If you’re looking for help in the customer strategy & experience design space go to www.customersmarts.co

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Are you a marketing or CX leader that’s finding it hard to get the rest of the organisation on the same page when it comes to your customer segmentation? In this episode we’re going to talk through how to create great customer segmentation and use it to unify your organisation. We will cover what to avoid, barriers, tips and some examples of great segmentation. 

Host Bio - Justin Stafford has spent the last 20 years working on digital transformation and CX strategy projects all around the globe with brands like Samsung, Virgin, Lexus, eBay, PayPal, CommBank and even the Air Force.

If you’re looking for help in the customer strategy & experience design space go to www.customersmarts.co

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Are you a marketing or CX leader that’s struggling to keep up with customer expectations constantly rising? Organisational silos are probably one of the core culprits holding you back. In this episode we dive deep into the pain that silos create. We start by exploring why silos exist and what types of silos there are.  Followed by looking at the key areas in customer experience that silos impact including data, customer segmentation, customer engagement and technology.

Host Bio - Justin Stafford has spent the last 20 years working on digital transformation and CX strategy projects all around the globe with brands like Samsung, Virgin, Lexus, eBay, PayPal, CommBank and even the Air Force.

If you’re looking for help in the customer strategy & experience design space go to www.customersmarts.co

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If you’re a marketing or CX leader you’ll probably feeling the pressure of customer expectations growing much faster than you can implement change in your organisation.

A recent study shows that 95% of executives feel the same as you do.

Which is why we’ve created the Customer Smarts podcast. To help you discover smarter more efficient ways to deliver great customer experiences.

The core topics we cover are:

·  Operations - how to unite your organisational silos to deliver great CX

·  Customer intelligence – how to structure segmentation and data to drive your CX program

·  Engagement strategy and design – how to overcome impatient short term product centric thinking to deliver customer centric experiences

·  Tech – how to better utilise technology to achieve your customer goals

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