What It Means

What It Means


Latest Episodes

How Does Automation Enable Human Innovation?
September 01, 2022

Fears that automation will replace human creativity with mindless robots are unwarranted. VP, Principal Analyst Paul Miller and Principal Analyst Dan Bieler explain why in this episode.

Tackling Technology’s Trust Problem
August 25, 2022

What can be done to address a growing lack of trust in technology? Principal Analyst Sara Watson digs into the causes of this issue and provides some examples of firms taking proactive steps to minimi

What COVID-Related Absenteeism Has Taught Us About Workforce Planning
August 18, 2022

COVID-related absenteeism continues to cause challenges across industries and business functions. In this episode, VP, Research Director James McQuivey and VP, Principal Analyst J. P. Gownder highligh

The Case For Modernizing Your Operational Platforms
August 11, 2022

If aligning your operational platforms with your customer-facing platforms is way down on your IT roadmap, you might want to move it up. Hear VPs Linda Ivy-Rosser and Liz Herbert explain why in this e

Why The CIO-CMO Partnership Matters More Than Ever
August 04, 2022

Technology and marketing leaders need each other, and companies need strong technology-marketing partnerships. On this week’s What It Means, VP, Senior Research Director Matt Guarini and VP, Principal

Build A Successful Voice Of The Customer Program
July 28, 2022

Only 12% of CX pros rate their voice of the customer (VoC) program’s maturity as high or very high. In this episode of What It Means, Senior Analyst Colleen Fazio explains what’s blocking success with

Is Employee Wellness Broken?
July 21, 2022

There’s a giant disconnect between how executives view employee wellness and how employees view it. Senior Analyst Jonathan Roberts digs into the causes and impacts of that disconnect in this week’s e

It’s Time To Kick The Leads Habit
July 14, 2022

The traditional focus on individual, marketing-supplied leads is failing B2B companies and buyers. So why does it persist, and what’s a better alternative? VP, Principal Analyst Terry Flaherty and VP,

Encore Presentation — Avoid The Chatbot How-Can-I-Help-You Problem
July 07, 2022

The problem with chatbots can be summed up in one question: “How can I help you?” This question sets the expectation that a chatbot will be as helpful as a human agent, which isn’t true. But don’t scr

The Trouble With Thought Leadership
June 30, 2022

Thought leadership content is everywhere. But, too often, it’s neither particularly thoughtful nor leading, say analysts Ian Bruce and Lisa Gately. On this week’s What It Means, they discuss what defi