The Customer Equity Accelerator is a weekly show for high-level marketing executives who need to accelerate customer-centric thinking and digital maturity. Host Allison Hartsoe of Ambition Data features innovative guests who share quick wins on how to improve your bottom line while building a strong…
Allison Hartsoe, Customer Centricity and Digital Maturity Expert & C-Suite Radio
This week Jim Deiotte, Executive Director of the Master of Professional Accountancy Program at the University of California joins Allison Hartsoe in the Accelerator. The program Jim oversees is anchored in emerging data use technologies as well as the practical, legal, and ethical uses and application of data. In this episode Jim and Allison explore the future of business metrics that report on ESG (environment, social, and governance). This episode explores why ESG is more important than ever, the old and new ways of valuing a company, new metrics that provide a lens into ESG, stakeholder engagement, and much more."I just don’t think enough time has been spent with customers and understanding the value that they can confer. And with the flow of data that’s happening out there right now I think you can really solidify and prove greater portions of value on your customer relationships." - Jim DeiottePlease help us spread the word about building your business’ customer equity through effective customer analytics. Rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Google Play, Alexa’s TuneIn, iHeartRadio or Spotify. And do tell us what you think by writing Allison at info@ambitiondata.com or ambitiondata.com. Thanks for listening! Tell a friend!
This week Richard Whitt, President of GLIA Foundation and former Corporate Director of Strategic Initiatives at Google joins Allison Hartsoe in the Accelerator. GLIA Foundation’s mission is to better align modern day markets, technology, and political institutions with the greater public good. Richard brings over 30 years of experience in technology, law, policy, and strategy to this conversation about all things data privacy."There is no data point that’s exactly the same as another data point because the context around it is always different, and that context often gets lost in the data stream when companies are trying to take a look at us." Richard WhittPlease help us spread the word about building your business’ customer equity through effective customer analytics. Rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Google Play, Alexa’s TuneIn, iHeartRadio or Spotify. And do tell us what you think by writing Allison at info@ambitiondata.com or ambitiondata.com. Thanks for listening! Tell a friend!
This week Moira McKenna, VP of Business Development and Customer Success at data onboarding company Throtle.io, joins Allison Hartsoe in the Accelerator. Moriah and Allison talk about the data that the technology you use everyday collects, the hidden expense of understanding customer data, humanizing data, and how brands can start leveraging their data as a useful asset."There is this ability to be empathetic as a brand to your consumer base if you actually understand and use the data well." - Moira McKennaPlease help us spread the word about building your business’ customer equity through effective customer analytics. Rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Google Play, Alexa’s TuneIn, iHeartRadio or Spotify. And do tell us what you think by writing Allison at info@ambitiondata.com or ambitiondata.com. Thanks for listening! Tell a friend!
This week brand leadership expert Denise Lee Yohn joins Allison Hartsoe in the Accelerator. Denise is the bestselling author of What Great Brands Do: The Seven Brand-Building Principles that Separate the Best from the Rest and the new book FUSION: How Integrating Brand and Culture Powers the World’s Greatest Companies. Allison and Denise explore an array of topics including the impact of COVID-19 on retail, putting purpose over profits, aligning employee and customer experience, and much more."I always say that your brand is what you do and how you do it. So as a leader you need to make sure that you are leading your organization in a way that is aligned with your brand vision." - Denise Lee YohnPlease help us spread the word about building your business’ customer equity through effective customer analytics. Rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Google Play, Alexa’s TuneIn, iHeartRadio or Spotify. And do tell us what you think by writing Allison at info@ambitiondata.com or ambitiondata.com. Thanks for listening! Tell a friend!
This week Mike Berland, Founder and CEO of research, data, and analytics firm Decode M as well as author of the new book MAXIMUM MOMENTUM: How to Get It, How to Keep It joins Allison Hartsoe in the Accelerator. Mike and Allison discuss the 5 drivers of momentum, it’s influence on elections, and how momentum can impact the growth trajectory of a business."There are 5 drivers of momentum… we talk about disruption, we talk about innovation, we talk about polarization, we talk about sticky issues, and we talk about social impact." - Mike BerlandPlease help us spread the word about building your business’ customer equity through effective customer analytics. Rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Google Play, Alexa’s TuneIn, iHeartRadio or Spotify. And do tell us what you think by writing Allison at info@ambitiondata.com or ambitiondata.com. Thanks for listening! Tell a friend!
This week Allison Hartsoe, CEO of Ambition Data talks about why we should not treat customers like it is the 1980s and how to be more forward thinking. In addition, it is product launch week and she will introduce Rubano’s Customer Core. Based on 100s of podcast interviews, dozens of consulting engagements, the Ambition Data team has put all our learnings into one solution while providing the personal guidance you love to achieve customer-centric change."We’re immensely proud of Rubano and the potential it represents for companies to become closer to their customers, to know them, and innovate for them." - Allison HartsoePlease help us spread the word about building your business’ customer equity through effective customer analytics. Rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Google Play, Alexa’s TuneIn, iHeartRadio or Spotify. And do tell us what you think by writing Allison at info@ambitiondata.com or ambitiondata.com. Thanks for listening! Tell a friend!
This week Colleen Qiu, head of data science at Albertsons, the second-largest grocery store chain in North America joins Allison Hartsoe in the Accelerator. Colleen takes us through several customer-centric data stories from Providian Financial, eBay, Paypal, Chegg, Poshmark, Tesla and of course Albertsons. You will hear how some techniques remain the same and what critical factors create data science success."At Tesla, Amazon and now Albertsons the customer focus is part of the core strategy from the leadership team." - Colleen QiuPlease help us spread the word about building your business’ customer equity through effective customer analytics. Rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Google Play, Alexa’s TuneIn, iHeartRadio or Spotify. And do tell us what you think by writing Allison at info@ambitiondata.com or ambitiondata.com. Thanks for listening! Tell a friend!
This week Jeff Nemeth, Executive Director of Total Ownership Lifecycle Management at Ford Motor Company joins Allison Hartsoe in the Accelerator to talk about consumer trust. While a lot of effort goes into measuring net promoter score and customer voice, Jeff brings it all back to one ingredient, consumer trust. He talks in detail about the consumer experience after the purchase, why you shouldn’t focus on price and how to deduce what value means to your customers."Trust builds loyalty and loyalty builds customer lifetime value." - Jeff NemethPlease help us spread the word about building your business’ customer equity through effective customer analytics. Rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Google Play, Alexa’s TuneIn, iHeartRadio or Spotify. And do tell us what you think by writing Allison at info@ambitiondata.com or ambitiondata.com. Thanks for listening! Tell a friend!
This week Len Llaguno, Founder of Kyros Insights joins Allison Hartsoe in the Accelerator to talk about the long-term impact of loyalty programs. While most marketers think only about loyalty programs that keep customers coming back, Len fills the gap by thinking about the long-term value so you can have your CFO say, “Yes!”"All loyalty programs have two problems. First, predicting redemptions and second, predicting CLV." - Len LlagunoPlease help us spread the word about building your business’ customer equity through effective customer analytics. Rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Google Play, Alexa’s TuneIn, iHeartRadio or Spotify. And do tell us what you think by writing Allison at info@ambitiondata.com or ambitiondata.com. Thanks for listening! Tell a friend!
This week Allison Hartsoe, CEO of Ambition Data discusses a nagging question: Should you discount products to reap higher sales during COVID? She talks about the impact for businesses of discounting now. Then she outlines a discount strategy that any company can use based on your data maturity and current consumer demand."The right discount strategy now is a function of your data maturity and consumer demand during COVID. I made a 2x2 grid to help."Please help us spread the word about building your business’ customer equity through effective customer analytics. Rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Google Play, Alexa’s TuneIn, iHeartRadio or Spotify. And do tell us what you think by writing Allison at info@ambitiondata.com or ambitiondata.com. Thanks for listening! Tell a friend!
This week Max Kirby, Director of the Cloud Solutions Practice at Publicis Groupe joins Allison Hartsoe in the Accelerator to talk identity. In previous shows we’ve covered privacy from both the US and European angles so this time we’re going to cover the economics behind identity. What happens when customer data is widely available for analysis (and when it is not?). Max and I discuss the exchange of value and how customers may win or lose in the battle for their most private information. "Generally speaking what you don’t know that someone else knows about you can be very powerful." Please help us spread the word about building your business’ customer equity through effective customer analytics. Rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Google Play, Alexa’s TuneIn, iHeartRadio or Spotify. And do tell us what you think by writing Allison at info@ambitiondata.com or ambitiondata.com. Thanks for listening! Tell a friend!
This week Brent Dykes, author of “Effective Data Storytelling: How to Drive Change with Effective Data, Narrative and Visuals,” joins Allison Hartsoe in the Accelerator to talk about driving change with data narratives. If you have ever wanted to know why your charts and graphs fell flat and what you can do to keep your audience riveted, then Brent has the answers for you in this episode. You’ll learn why a data story is not a dashboard, and how a data story should flow to achieve excitement."Data is just one pillar. Combine the narrative and visuals to create change."Please help us spread the word about building your business’ customer equity through effective customer analytics. Rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Google Play, Alexa’s TuneIn, iHeartRadio or Spotify. And do tell us what you think by writing Allison at info@ambitiondata.com or ambitiondata.com. Thanks for listening! Tell a friend!
This week we dig into the requirements to lead a personalization effort with Ben Malki of Dynamic Yield. Ben’s a big believer in the processes that drive leaders to succeed through personalization versus those who personalize without a plan. Join us to learn what successful companies do."Leaders succeed when there is accountability and ownership behind personalization efforts."Please help us spread the word about building your business’ customer equity through effective customer analytics. Rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Google Play, Alexa’s TuneIn, iHeartRadio or Spotify. And do tell us what you think by writing Allison at info@ambitiondata.com or ambitiondata.com. Thanks for listening! Tell a friend!
This week Allison Hartsoe zings the Accelerator with nine questions to ask any big data analytics technology vendor. If you want your technologies to work together and deliver more value for the dollar than this is the show for you. You’ll learn the three goals any tool with data analytics should achieve for you as well as the answers behind to each of the nine questions."Actionable insights spring from high quality technology."Please help us spread the word about building your business’ customer equity through effective customer analytics. Rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Google Play, Alexa’s TuneIn, iHeartRadio or Spotify. And do tell us what you think by writing Allison at info@ambitiondata.com or ambitiondata.com. Thanks for listening! Tell a friend!
This week Tisson Mathew, CEO of SkyPoint Cloud joins Allison Hartsoe in the Accelerator to talk about how to build a cost-effective customer-centric technology stack. From his executive roles at Amazon and elsewhere, he knows that customer data management is a very challenging, messy problem but one that must be solved to remain competitive. Listen in to learn about today’s customer data solutions."Most customer-centric technologies fail because they overpromise, the technology is inflexible, and it takes too much time to implement."Please help us spread the word about building your business’ customer equity through effective customer analytics. Rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Google Play, Alexa’s TuneIn, iHeartRadio or Spotify. And do tell us what you think by writing Allison at info@ambitiondata.com or ambitiondata.com. Thanks for listening! Tell a friend!
This week Dave Mathison who leads the CDO Club for Chief Digital and Data Officers (and more) joins Allison Hartsoe in the Accelerator to talk about the new C-levels. These new C-levels are tasked with one thing: gaining value from data, particularly digital data. Dave shares how the role of these senior executives has evolved from fad titles to future CEOs and the core 4 responsibilities expected of them now. "What I feel is happening around the hybrid CDAO title is that the real strategic role is in analytics, not data."Please help us spread the word about building your business’ customer equity through effective customer analytics. Rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Google Play, Alexa’s TuneIn, iHeartRadio or Spotify. And do tell us what you think by writing Allison at info@ambitiondata.com or ambitiondata.com. Thanks for listening! Tell a friend!
This week Brandon Purcell, Principal Analyst at Forrester Research for customer analytics and artificial intelligence, joins Allison Hartsoe in the Accelerator to talk about customer segmentation. Brandon has seen a collision of customer segmentation schemes between traditional consumer research segmentation and company-owned customer segmentation. Learn why it is difficult to take action on traditional customer segmentation and how you should think about segmentation now. "When people talk about segmentation, they could really mean two different things: traditional consumer research or customer data analytics."Please help us spread the word about building your business’ customer equity through effective customer analytics. Rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Google Play, Alexa’s TuneIn, iHeartRadio or Spotify. And do tell us what you think by writing Allison at info@ambitiondata.com or ambitiondata.com. Thanks for listening! Tell a friend!
**SPECIAL COVID-19 EPISODE** This week Gregory Shephard, serial entrepreneur, angel investor and creator of the BOSS business operating system joins Allison Hartsoe again in the Accelerator. Greg explains how entrepreneurs can manage through any crisis including the current COVID-19 crisis. His process adapted from the military includes 4 steps: Assess, Stabilize, Seize the Opportunity, Return to Deliberate Operations to ultimately come out on top."The COVID-19 crisis can be an opportunity to emerge as a better business."Please help us spread the word about building your business’ customer equity through effective customer analytics. Rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Google Play, Alexa’s TuneIn, iHeartRadio or Spotify. And do tell us what you think by writing Allison at info@ambitiondata.com or ambitiondata.com. Thanks for listening! Tell a friend!
This week Gregory Shephard, serial entrepreneur, angel investor and creator of the BOSS business operating system joins Allison Hartsoe in the Accelerator. Greg explains the BOSS methodology then shares the first part of his method: using a North Star to grow your business. The North Star creates alignment first: what will you sell, who will buy it, why will they buy it and then most important, who will buy you?"There is no reason to accept a 90% failure rate among entrepreneurs."Please help us spread the word about building your business’ customer equity through effective customer analytics. Rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Google Play, Alexa’s TuneIn, iHeartRadio or Spotify. And do tell us what you think by writing Allison at info@ambitiondata.com or ambitiondata.com. Thanks for listening! Tell a friend!
This week Barkha Saxena, Chief Data Officer at Poshmark joins Allison Hartsoe in the Accelerator to talk about scaling with data. Barkha shares how her team added the customer-centrics layers to boost both the intelligence behind the data as well as the value for the community. This sense of a “data-driven heart” has fueled six-years of Poshmark’s exponential growth. Hear how she did it on this week’s episode."We want to create value for the community through data."Please help us spread the word about building your business’ customer equity through effective customer analytics. Rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Google Play, Alexa’s TuneIn, iHeartRadio or Spotify. And do tell us what you think by writing Allison at info@ambitiondata.com or ambitiondata.com. Thanks for listening! Tell a friend!
This week Monika Kochhar, CEO and co-founder of SmartGift joins Allison Hartsoe in the Accelerator. With all the attention paid to customer experience, you would think there was no stone unturned, and yet there is. Gifting is an untapped customer experience that naturally appeals to your most loyal customers. This week, Monika talks about the positive trends she’s seeing after the coronavirus pandemic as well as how companies can improve their gifting strategy. “Thank you” gifts have risen 71% in the last 2 weeks benefiting IT staff, teachers, employees, nurses, and doctors."Please help us spread the word about building your business’ customer equity through effective customer analytics. Rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Google Play, Alexa’s TuneIn, iHeartRadio or Spotify. And do tell us what you think by writing Allison at info@ambitiondata.com or ambitiondata.com. Thanks for listening! Tell a friend!
This week Dr. Rachel MK Headley, CEO of Rose Group International joins Allison Hartsoe in the Accelerator. Rachel is a leader in the cultural change and innovation, especially when it comes to figure out what makes change stick. Her process sorts out four personality types for change. See if you can identify your type and that of your co-workers and learn how they move through cultural transformation."If you think change is just going to suck for three years then you need to update your transformation model." - Dr. Rachel HeadleyPlease help us spread the word about building your business’ customer equity through effective customer analytics. Rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Google Play, Alexa’s TuneIn, iHeartRadio or Spotify. And do tell us what you think by writing Allison at info@ambitiondata.com or ambitiondata.com. Thanks for listening! Tell a friend!
This week Mike Lackman, founder of Trade Coffee joins Allison Hartsoe in the Accelerator. Trade coffee believes people don’t just want good coffee, they want a variety of curated quality coffees. Mike believes that while the subscription model used to be more unique, today it is so easy that many businesses use it, sometimes to the detriment of customers. These customers then receive things they don’t need which cause them to be more skeptical of subscriptions. To be customer-centric is to deeply consider the incremental value for the customer and respect the dollars given in return."The pipes to create subscriptions are way easier, but running a good subscription model is still really hard." - Mike LackmanPlease help us spread the word about building your business’ customer equity through effective customer analytics. Rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Google Play, Alexa’s TuneIn, iHeartRadio or Spotify. And do tell us what you think by writing Allison at info@ambitiondata.com or ambitiondata.com. Thanks for listening! Tell a friend!
Sarah Toms, executive director at Wharton Interactive joins Allison Hartsoe in the Accelerator to discuss a New York Times story about finding your Secret Customer Score. Are these scores a good thing or bad? How do they affect customer-centric thinking and the data behind it? Sarah explores the intersection between company ethics and 3rd party consumer data and comes out with a winning conclusion for all. "Companies cannot just flick a switch and assume everything this consumer did with different brands is immediately applicable to mine." - Sarah TomsPlease help us spread the word about building your business’ customer equity through effective customer analytics. Rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Google Play, Alexa’s TuneIn, iHeartRadio or Spotify. And do tell us what you think by writing Allison at info@ambitiondata.com or ambitiondata.com. Thanks for listening! Tell a friend!
This week Calvin Lammers, Director of eCommerce at Spindrift Beverage joins Allison Hartsoe in the Accelerator. Calvin shares his experience convincing brands to establish a direct to consumer presence as well as the process of reaping the rewards. Catch this episode to hear more about how to convince your brand to do the same or to further maximize the value of the DTC channel. Please help us spread the word about building your business’ customer equity through effective customer analytics. Rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Google Play, Alexa’s TuneIn, iHeartRadio or Spotify. And do tell us what you think by writing Allison at info@ambitiondata.com or ambitiondata.com. Thanks for listening! Tell a friend! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week Allison Hartsoe, CEO of Ambition Data, makes her predictions for 2020 – and scores her 2019 predictions - in the Accelerator. What forces are driving customer-centric change? How will companies react to them? If you don’t know then be sure to catch this future-facing episode. Please help us spread the word about building your business’ customer equity through effective customer analytics. Rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Google Play, Alexa’s TuneIn, iHeartRadio or Spotify. And do tell us what you think by writing Allison at info@ambitiondata.com or ambitiondata.com. Thanks for listening! Tell a friend! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week Tim Ash joins Allison Hartsoe in the Accelerator. Tim is a keynote speaker, trainer and CMO advisor on the topics of conversion rate optimization, neuromarketing, and behavioral economics. Tim explains why neuroscience is really behind customer choices and why connecting with your customer tribes is a smarter way to communicate. Please help us spread the word about building your business’ customer equity through effective customer analytics. Rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Google Play, Alexa’s TuneIn, iHeartRadio or Spotify. And do tell us what you think by writing Allison at info@ambitiondata.com or ambitiondata.com. Thanks for listening! Tell a friend! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
If you’ve never listened to the Customer Equity Accelerator then this is a good week to start. This week host Allison Hartsoe summarized the main themes and episodes for the year. Not sure if you missed something good? Not sure where to begin? The 2019 Customer Equity Accelerator show directory will guide you. Please help us spread the word about building your business’ customer equity through effective customer analytics. Rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Google Play, Alexa’s TuneIn, iHeartRadio or Spotify. And do tell us what you think by writing Allison at info@ambitiondata.com or ambitiondata.com. Thanks for listening! Tell a friend! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week Greg Banbury, co-founder of NakedWines.com joins Allison Hartsoe in the Accelerator to discuss customer-centric growth. From loyal customers to employees to award-winning products, customer-centric success is woven into the culture of NakedWines.com. Hear how this company innovates and sustains growth driven by customer lifetime value. Please help us spread the word about building your business’ customer equity through effective customer analytics. Rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Google Play, Alexa’s TuneIn, iHeartRadio or Spotify. And do tell us what you think by writing Allison at info@ambitiondata.com or ambitiondata.com. Thanks for listening! Tell a friend! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week it’s our 100th episode! Zachary Anderson, SVP and Chief Analytics Officer at Electronic Arts joins Allison Hartsoe in the Accelerator. Zack has been on the vanguard of customer analytics innovation to improve both products and customer satisfaction. He and his team continue to grow and focus on what motivates players, what they like in games and how to make games better. But it’s not easy to bring the whole company along. Zack shares his insights on how to do it. Please help us spread the word about building your business’ customer equity through effective customer analytics. Rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Google Play, Alexa’s TuneIn, iHeartRadio or Spotify. And do tell us what you think by writing Allison at info@ambitiondata.com or ambitiondata.com. Thanks for listening! Tell a friend! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week Allison Hartsoe, founder of Ambition Data and the Customer Equity Accelerator podcast talks about bonding the CLV Community. Whether it’s our own CLV community or how we treat our customers, the concept of bonding is essential to modern marketing. Please help us spread the word about building your business’ customer equity through effective customer analytics. Rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Google Play, Alexa’s TuneIn, iHeartRadio or Spotify. And do tell us what you think by writing Allison at info@ambitiondata.com or ambitiondata.com. Thanks for listening! Tell a friend! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week Ahmer Inam, joins Allison Hartsoe in the Accelerator. Ahmer has held senior executive positions in data and analytics for over 20 years in companies such as Wachovia, Wells Fargo, Nike, and most recently Cambia Health Solutions. Operationalizing Customer Lifetime Value leads to customer satisfaction, engagement, loyalty, and clarity about consumer retention. Please help us spread the word about building your business’ customer equity through effective customer analytics. Rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Google Play, Alexa’s TuneIn, iHeartRadio or Spotify. And do tell us what you think by writing Allison at info@ambitiondata.com or ambitiondata.com. Thanks for listening! Tell a friend! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week Sumantro ‘Sumo’ Das, senior director, product and growth brands at 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. joins Allison Hartsoe in the Accelerator. This unique brand has remained on the cutting edge for 25 years. How do they do it? Sumo explains the innovation mindset that permeates the company and its multiple brands. Please help us spread the word about building your business’ customer equity through effective customer analytics. Rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Google Play, Alexa’s TuneIn, iHeartRadio or Spotify. And do tell us what you think by writing Allison at info@ambitiondata.com or ambitiondata.com. Thanks for listening! Tell a friend! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week Brian O’Neill, founder of Designing for Analytics joins Allison Hartsoe in the Accelerator. To design for analytics means thinking through the myriad of human behaviors which support a successful outcome. From planning to process to production, designing for analytics is all about the right way to support decision making. Please help us spread the word about building your business’ customer equity through effective customer analytics. Rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Google Play, Alexa’s TuneIn, iHeartRadio or Spotify. And do tell us what you think by writing Allison at info@ambitiondata.com or ambitiondata.com. Thanks for listening! Tell a friend! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week Brian O’Neill, founder of Designing for Analytics joins Allison Hartsoe in the Accelerator. To design for analytics means thinking through the myriad of human behaviors which support a successful outcome. From planning to process to production, designing for analytics is all about the right way to support decision making. Please help us spread the word about building your business’ customer equity through effective customer analytics. Rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Google Play, Alexa’s TuneIn, iHeartRadio or Spotify. And do tell us what you think by writing Allison at info@ambitiondata.com or ambitiondata.com. Thanks for listening! Tell a friend! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week Jodi Daniels, founder of Red Clover Advisors joins Allison Hartsoe in the Accelerator to discuss creating happier customers through privacy compliance. Although initially seen as an operational burden, privacy can be a remarkable powerful tool for generating customer happiness. That happiness can manifest as a product feature, clearer advertising choices or just overall trust. Regardless of your strategy, privacy regulation is not going away. Jodi Daniels tells us how to turn it into a customer advantage. Please help us spread the word about building your business’ customer equity through effective customer analytics. Rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Google Play, Alexa’s TuneIn, iHeartRadio or Spotify. And do tell us what you think by writing Allison at info@ambitiondata.com or ambitiondata.com. Thanks for listening! Tell a friend! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week Gary Penn, Global Vice President of Digital and Ecommerce at Nixon joins Allison Hartsoe in the Accelerator. Gary began his career in technology and then shifted to ecommerce so he has both a deep knowledge and love for online retail tech. Today, as a senior leader, he’s changed how he evaluates retail technology. Hear Gary’s tips in this week’s episode. Please help us spread the word about building your business’ customer equity through effective customer analytics. Rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Google Play, Alexa’s TuneIn, iHeartRadio or Spotify. And do tell us what you think by writing Allison at info@ambitiondata.com or ambitiondata.com. Thanks for listening! Tell a friend! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week Bob Page, Chief Product Officer at Neebo.ai joins Allison Hartsoe in the Accelerator. Neebo is a new tool (brought to you by the folks at Datameer) designed to help companies manage the massive fabric of assets that contain customer data. With a background in big data, Bob has first-hand experience with the struggles of organizations to manage and monitor their customer analytic assets. Please help us spread the word about building your business’ customer equity through effective customer analytics. Rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Google Play, Alexa’s TuneIn, iHeartRadio or Spotify. And do tell us what you think by writing Allison at info@ambitiondata.com or ambitiondata.com. Thanks for listening! Tell a friend! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week Jen Stirrup, founder of Data Relish joins Allison Hartsoe in the Accelerator. If you don’t know Jen’s work in the AI space, you should. She is an advocate for human-centered artificial intelligence which is better explained as augmented intelligence. The question we explore this week is how can AI augment our own roles such that we behave more intelligently in customer interactions. Please help us spread the word about building your business’ customer equity through effective customer analytics. Rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Google Play, Alexa’s TuneIn, iHeartRadio or Spotify. And do tell us what you think by writing Allison at info@ambitiondata.com or ambitiondata.com. Thanks for listening! Tell a friend! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Every year the drumbeat of zealous consumerism begins with Black Friday. Besides the obvious toll on workers and their families during the holiday season, what do retailers stand to gain? Not much according to Wharton professor Peter Fader. Black Friday and its partner Cyber Monday as a marketing strategy are almost 100% wrong. In this episode host Allison Hartsoe talks with Professor Fader about why these strategies are so wrong and what high-value strategies retailers should be thinking about instead. Please help us spread the word about building your business’ customer equity through effective customer analytics. Rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Google Play, Alexa’s TuneIn, iHeartRadio or Spotify. And do tell us what you think by writing Allison at info@ambitiondata.com or ambitiondata.com. Thanks for listening! Tell a friend! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week Claudia Imhoff, President of Intelligent Solutions, Co-author of 5 books on business intelligence and analytics including Building the Customer-Centric Enterprise, and founder Boulder BI Brain Trust joins Allison Hartsoe in the Accelerator. Claudia explains a next generation data framework companies can use when thinking about how to create the underlying technology architecture which enables customer analytics and fast decision making. Please help us spread the word about building your business’ customer equity through effective customer analytics. Rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Google Play, Alexa’s TuneIn, iHeartRadio or Spotify. And do tell us what you think by writing Allison at info@ambitiondata.com or ambitiondata.com. Thanks for listening! Tell a friend! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week Claudia Imhoff, President of Intelligent Solutions, Co-author of 5 books on business intelligence and analytics including Building the Customer-Centric Enterprise, and founder Boulder BI Brain Trust joins Allison Hartsoe in the Accelerator. Claudia explains a next generation data framework companies can use when thinking about how to create the underlying technology architecture which enables customer analytics and fast decision making. Please help us spread the word about building your business’ customer equity through effective customer analytics. Rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Google Play, Alexa’s TuneIn, iHeartRadio or Spotify. And do tell us what you think by writing Allison at info@ambitiondata.com or ambitiondata.com. Thanks for listening! Tell a friend! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week host Allison Hartsoe covers timely customer-centric news in the Accelerator. When Big Fish casino was named in a class action suit, it raised eyebrows. The social casino running on the Facebook platform was using data to aggressively target it’s customers. After some digging, this story of targeting gone wrong aired on PBS. How did this customer-centric data science strategy get so misguided? Allison Hartsoe recaps the PBS story (and one more) and interprets what it means for data scientists everywhere. Please help us spread the word about building your business’ customer equity through effective customer analytics. Rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Google Play, Alexa’s TuneIn, iHeartRadio or Spotify. And do tell us what you think by writing Allison at info@ambitiondata.com or ambitiondata.com. Thanks for listening! Tell a friend! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On August 19, 2019 the Business Roundtable announced it had redefined the purpose of a corporation. For as long as there have been business degrees, the purpose of a corporation has been to maximize shareholder value. But now, the Business Roundtable has shifted that emphasis to customers, employees, vendors, community as well as shareholders. This week we dive into the meaning behind the statement. Please help us spread the word about building your business’ customer equity through effective customer analytics. Rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Google Play, Alexa’s TuneIn, iHeartRadio or Spotify. And do tell us what you think by writing Allison at info@ambitiondata.com or ambitiondata.com. Thanks for listening! Tell a friend! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week Amanda Whyte who leads Hubspot’s global voice of customer program joins Allison Hartsoe in the Accelerator. One of the most important questions businesses are facing today is how do you collect customer feedback? What are you doing with that data? How are you taking action on it? How do you know what to prioritize? Amanda has wrestled with all of these questions. In this podcast she shares how she brought Hubspot through their voice of the customer journey to organize and prioritize customer feedback. Please help us spread the word about building your business’ customer equity through effective customer analytics. Rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Google Play, Alexa’s TuneIn, iHeartRadio or Spotify. And do tell us what you think by writing Allison at info@ambitiondata.com or ambitiondata.com. Thanks for listening! Tell a friend! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week Kiri Masters, founder of Bobsled Marketing joins Allison Hartsoe in the Accelerator to discuss ways Amazon can be used as a more customer-centric retail strategy. Amazon’s sales volume is highly attractive but how does the lack of customer data affect a retailer’s ability to grow? Are there strategies that can be employed to make use of this platform in a customer-centric way? There are, and Kiri Masters knows them. Hear her valuable Amazon insights on this week’s episode. Please help us spread the word about building your business’ customer equity through effective customer analytics. Rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Google Play, Alexa’s TuneIn, iHeartRadio or Spotify. And do tell us what you think by writing Allison at info@ambitiondata.com or ambitiondata.com. Thanks for listening! Tell a friend! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week Alessandra Bruni, web content editor at the Chinese publication CIF News joins Allison Hartsoe in the Accelerator. With a unique perspective, Alessandra has reported on the evolution of retail in both the Asian and US markets. She’s watched the technology evolve behind the platforms to support the creation of retail shopping innovations such as drone delivery and live streaming purchases. Join us to hear a refreshing perspective on global retailing. Please help us spread the word about building your business’ customer equity through effective customer analytics. Rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Google Play, Alexa’s TuneIn, iHeartRadio or Spotify. And do tell us what you think by writing Allison at info@ambitiondata.com or ambitiondata.com. Thanks for listening! Tell a friend! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week Michael Allenson, co-founder of Xpedition joins Allison Hartsoe in the Accelerator to cover the quantification of customer experience. Michael began in the customer intelligence space years ago and has gradually watched the industry move from customer satisfaction to customer experience. Although the data behind customer experience continues to improve, many companies still struggle to improve. Michael believes collaboration and coordination across the enterprise is the root cause. Join us as we explore this week’s topic. Please help us spread the word about building your business’ customer equity through effective customer analytics. Rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Google Play, Alexa’s TuneIn, iHeartRadio or Spotify. And do tell us what you think by writing Allison at info@ambitiondata.com or ambitiondata.com. Thanks for listening! Tell a friend! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week Doug Laney, former Gartner analyst, author of Infonomics and principal of data & analytics strategy at Caserta joins Allison Hartsoe in the Accelerator. When 9/11 happened it kicked off an unexpected crises as companies who lost all their data discovered that insurance firms believed it had no value. Although data meets the definition of an asset on many levels, traditional accounting and insurance firms do not see it this way. What can a corporation do to recognize and protect this truly valuable asset? Doug Laney has the answers. Please help us spread the word about building your business’ customer equity through effective customer analytics. Rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Google Play, Alexa’s TuneIn, iHeartRadio or Spotify. And do tell us what you think by writing Allison at info@ambitiondata.com or ambitiondata.com. Thanks for listening! Tell a friend! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week Aurelie Pols, a DPO or data protection officer at customer data platform mParticle joins Allison Hartsoe in the Accelerator. Aurelie is based in Europe at the forefront of privacy law-making and interpretation. In this episode she connects privacy and trust, including how GDPR and the California Privacy Protection Act are raising new questions around data governance, corporate transparency and a consumer’s right to be forgotten. Please help us spread the word about building your business’ customer equity through effective customer analytics. Rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Google Play, Alexa’s TuneIn, iHeartRadio or Spotify. And do tell us what you think by writing Allison at info@ambitiondata.com or ambitiondata.com. Thanks for listening! Tell a friend! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Some people believe that well-visualized data will tell you exactly what you need to know. But there are many more visual data disasters than we realize out there. This week Alberto Cairo shares several examples he has discovered from weather to politics where some people really like what they see – it’s just not what the data is actually saying. How can you avoid this kind of data disaster? What should you do to avoid becoming a victim of it? This week learn the process Alberto Cairo uses to help others think clearly about data and what it should represent. Please help me spread the word about Customer Centric analytics. Rate and review my podcast on iTunes and write to Allison at info@ambitiondata.com or ambitiondata.com. Thanks for listening! Tell a friend! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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