The CX Cast

This is the first in a 4-episode deep-dive on journey mapping with our journey mapping expert, Joana de Quintanilha. In this episode, Joana gives an overview of the journey mapping effort, from scoping through to improving the customer experience itself.

We continue our series on Prudential’s CX transformation by interviewing John Sciacchitano, VP, Head of Journey Management. He describes a framework of journey management that's sensitive to stakeholder and customer mindsets.

Eighty percent of UK consumers believe that firms should always disclose when they use AI, yet only 48% believe that AI powers self-driving cars. With such a mismatch between consumer expectations and knowledge, Enza Iannopollo, Forrester Principal Analyst, joins us to discuss how to use emerging EU legislation as a foundation to build trusted AI.

CX leaders at large global organizations are developing new strategies to achieve better CX with AI while maintaining the well-being of frontline talent. Derek Allgood, Vice President of Global Customer Experience at eBay, joins us to elaborate on eBay’s CX capabilities, how he leverages a strong stakeholder network to solve CX problems at speed, and how he balances AI opportunities with care for employees.

In this episode of CX Cast, we sit down with Chris Lipman, Chief Customer Experience Officer at e&. Together, we delve into the nuances of leveraging Net Promoter Score℠ (NPS) to not only measure customer satisfaction but also drive meaningful business results.

Brands want customer feedback, and Forrester research shows that customers are willing to give it—when asked properly. But too often, brands will send out a never-ending stream of ill-timed, poorly designed surveys that even the most helpful customer declines to answer. Forrester VP, Principal Analyst Maxie Schmidt joins the podcast to argue the case for treating feedback as a customer touchpoint.

Featuring:

Maxie Schmidt, VP, Principal Analyst

Show Notes:

Brands want customer feedback, and Forrester research shows that customers are willing to give it—when asked properly. But too often, brands will send out a never-ending stream of ill-timed, poorly designed surveys that even the most helpful customer declines to answer. Forrester VP, Principal Analyst Maxie Schmidt joins the podcast to argue the case for treating feedback as a customer touchpoint.

We discuss:

What types of questions should brands ask customers--and which should they avoid?

How do surveys reflect the relationship that brands want with their customers?

What do customers want out of surveys?

How can brands design better surveys?

Additional Resources

Why And How To Pretest Surveys With Customers

Companies have our data. Why do they keep asking if we like them?

Forrester's CX Index measures customers' perceptions of how well companies deliver customer experiences to ultimately build or sustain loyalty. It assesses CX quality based on ease, effectiveness and emotion. VP, Research Director Oliwia Berdak and Researcher Jana Gül share their analysis of 2024 CX Index performance in Europe, diving into insights that explain the scores specific to banking within and across several countries.

Personas are a foundational, seemingly simple tool—yet they’re deceptively challenging. That’s the premise of the latest research by Audrey Chee-Read and Gina Bhawalkar, which includes best practice reports and persona builder tools. They offer examples of effective and ineffective personas to increase the ROI of your efforts.

Culture change is necessary for an organization to be more customer obsessed and deliver better customer experiences. That culture change requires specifying the customer-focused behaviors that lead to customer loyalty. CX Cast co-host Angelina describes the process to determine and assess your organization’s ideal behaviors and drive adoption of targeted behavior change to align with customer and business priorities.

Forrester's annual Budget Planning Guide for Customer Experience offers data-driven guidance on where to increase, decrease, or experiment with your budget for 2025. Co-authors Principal Analyst Riccardo Pasto and VP, Executive Partner Katy Cobian explain the research process for creating the recommendations and how CX pros should use the budget planning guide.