Forrester Podcasts

Forrester podcasts provide a unique opportunity to hear directly from the analysts who work with clients to tackle their most pressing business and IT challenges. Subscribe to the What It Means podcast to hear interviews on topics such as enterprise technology, marketing, EX, and more. And check out the CX Cast to hear a weekly conversation about customer experience best practices and strategies.

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What It Means: A Forrester Podcast

Each week, the What It Means podcast invites Forrester analysts to discuss the latest trends and challenges to help business and technology leaders make bold decisions and become truly customer-obsessed.

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The Rise Of AI In The Cloud

What It Means 2 days ago
How important is AI to cloud providers? And how vital is cloud to the expanding list of AI workloads? In this episode, Vice President and Principal Analyst Mike Gualtieri and Principal Analyst Lee Sustar explore all aspects of the rise of AI in the cloud.
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Can AI Help Prove CX ROI?

What It Means April 18, 2024
Perhaps the biggest challenge CX leaders have is proving the value of CX. Can AI help? Principal Analyst Pete Jacques thinks so and joins the podcast to explain how AI can help CX leaders prove ROI.
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Mainframe Myth Busting

What It Means April 11, 2024
If you think mainframes are dying or dead, this is the podcast episode for you. Senior Analyst Brent Ellis shares new data and insights on the current state and future of mainframes.
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Why It’s Time To Transform Your B2B Revenue Process

What It Means April 4, 2024
Many B2B companies’ revenue processes lack a key ingredient: customer value. Without it, efforts to grow will ultimately falter. This week on What It Means, Principal Analysts Amy Hawthorne and Rick Bradberry discuss how companies can begin transforming their revenue processes to better serve customers.

The CX Cast

Research-based guidance on how to manage customer experience (CX) at any organization — an imperative that Forrester has been researching for over 20 years. Each week, Forrester analysts discuss key findings from their latest research on CX; analyze relevant topics in the news; or chat with CX professionals about how they’ve overcome prevalent challenges managing CX in their organizations.

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351: CX At LinkedIn with Sam Stern

The CX Cast 4 days ago
Sam Stern, founding CX Cast host, returns to the podcast to share his experiences as Senior Manager of CX at LinkedIn. Sam and Angelina talk about the importance of maintaining trust and confidence by improving customer experiences.
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350: CX, Customer Success, And Marketing Together At B2B Summit

The CX Cast April 17, 2024
It’s time B2B organizations get our full attention! VP, Research Director Dave Frankland gives a survey of the research that will be showcased at Forrester’s B2B Summit, diving into insights shared on orchestrating comprehensive buyer and customer experiences. 
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349: CX Capability-Building And Activity-Tracking

The CX Cast April 9, 2024
CX teams can take many paths to grow their capabilities and influence. Figuring out where to start and what’s most important can be paralyzing. Senior Analysts Su Doyle and AJ Joplin developed tools to help clients reconnect with their purpose as CX teams and plan a path forward. Featuring: Su Doyle, Sr Analyst AJ Joplin, […]
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348: Design For Empathy

The CX Cast April 3, 2024
Demonstrating empathy in digital experiences helps brands build trust and loyalty, yet many brands struggle to reflect customer understanding in the experiences they create and miss out on opportunities to make customers feel heard and understood. Forrester Analyst Senem Biyikli and Principal Analyst Gina Bhawalkar offer best practices to design for empathy. Featuring: Gina Bhawalkar, […]