Executives often talk about the importance and value of front-line employees. But does the talk translate into action? We talked to men and woman who work face-to-face with customers every day to find out what they think about their role in the company and their value to the rest of the business.

All the MarCom tools in the world will be worthless unless you first understand your customers. Digital marketing expert Kevin Urie, founder of agency 47Harmonic, chats with Jeff Marcoux about balancing the promise of exciting marketing innovations with what customers are really looking for.