What It Means

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Latest Episodes

How The COVID-19 Pandemic Accelerated B2C Buying Trends
September 03, 2020

A confluence of forces is accelerating change in B2C buying this year. In this episode, VPs Sucharita Kodali and Mary Pilecki discuss the near- and long-term impacts.

Find Your Firm’s Path To Customer Obsession
August 27, 2020

Customer obsession means putting the customer at the center of your business leadership, strategy, and operations. Learn how to define and operationalize a successful customer obsession strategy on this episode of What It Means with VP,

Find Your Firm’s Path To Customer Obsession
August 27, 2020

Customer obsession means putting the customer at the center of your business leadership, strategy, and operations. Learn how to define and operationalize a successful customer obsession strategy on this episode of What It Means with VP,

The Surprisingly Bright Future For CISOs
August 20, 2020

The CISO is no longer a terminal role. VP and Principal Analyst Jeff Pollard describes the abundance of options available for today’s CISO.

Brands, Staying Neutral Is Not An Option
August 13, 2020

A brand’s silence on social justice issues can be louder than its words. On this episode of What It Means, VP and Principal Analyst Dipanjan Chatterjee explains why brands have to carefully assess what they stand for and communicate that to consumers a...

The High Cost Of Cutting Marketing Budgets Now
August 06, 2020

Marketing resources can be easy targets in an economic downturn. Yet these cuts are shortsighted and put companies on weaker footing long-term, say Vice Presidents Laura Ramos and Keith Johnston. Learn what companies and marketing leaders should do ins...

The Future Of Empowered Customers
July 30, 2020

What’s not changing: the five key dimensions of customer empowerment. What is changing: empowered customers’ desires. Dive deep into the shifting sands of consumer sentiment on this episode of What It Means, featuring Senior Analyst Anjali Lai.

How CIOs Can Build The IT Organization Of The Future
July 23, 2020

Increased focus on customer and employee experience will change how CIOs structure their IT organizations. In this episode of What It Means, Principal Analyst Gordon Barnett provides insight on how CIOs can prepare their organization for the future of ...

CMOs Face Difficult Agency Decisions
July 16, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has forced many firms to drastically cut marketing spending and reevaluate their agency relationships. In this episode of What It Means, Principal Analyst Jay Pattisall reviews the latest changes and what options CMOs have goin...

Will COVID-19 Change Virtual Care Forever?
July 09, 2020

Virtual care is not a new concept, but the COVID-19 pandemic has driven a dramatic surge in adoption. In this episode of What It Means, Senior Analyst Arielle Trzcinski discusses what’s driving this adoption and the future of virtual care.