Customer First

Value of customer experience (CX)

This episode of the Customer First podcast brings together a panel from Asia, Europe and North America to examine the true value of customer experience (CX). The panel discuss the latest customer experience trends in their regions and look at ways organizations can overcome the pitfalls to ensure a successful CX transformation journey.

Our panelists this episode are:

• Julio Hernandez, Customer Advisory Practice Lead, KPMG in the United States, and Global Customer Centre of Excellence Lead, KPMG International
• Aditya Rath, Partner, KPMG in India

• Tim Knight, Customer Experience Leader, KPMG in the UK

 

 

Future of service

Today’s customers know what they want. With countless options at their fingertips, they can easily switch products or providers when their needs are not met. They expect every experience to match their best experience –and the bar rises daily. In this episode of the Customer First podcast, we delve into the changing nature of the consumer landscape and the impact this has had on delivering the right customer experiences.

Our speakers in this episode are:

• Julio Hernandez, Customer Advisory Practice Lead, KPMG in the United States, and Global Customer Centre of Excellence Lead, KPMG International
• Terry Walls, Managing Director and Connected Customer Service Lead, KPMG in the United States

• Lisa Bora, Partner in Charge, KPMG Australia

 

 

Future of marketing

This truly global panel discuss the rapidly shifting consumer marketplace, the rise of marketing tech and how the expectation – and role – of marketing within organizations may change in the coming months and years.

With an increasing focus on marketing data measurement, the panel explores the metrics behind brand value. And as the traditionally separate roles of marketing, branding and customer experience continue to converge, they all agree that the need to pull these sources together into one holistic point of view is vital.

Our experts this episode are:

• Carmen Bekker, Partner, KPMG Australia 
• Jason Galloway, Managing Director, KPMG in the United States
• Joanna Stringer, Partner, KPMG in the United Kingdom 

Insight driven engagement

In this episode, we explore the concept of insight driven engagement and how organizations are getting to know their customers at a deep and profound level to help them choreograph motivational experiences.

Today's experts are:

• Amanda Hicks, Partner, Customer Brand & Marketing Advisory, KPMG in Australia and
• Torsten Fritz, Director, Customer Advisory, KPMG in the United Kingdom.

Future of sales

In this episode of the Customer First podcast, our experts discuss the impact this disruption has had on the Sales space and how, while the future of the function is somewhat unclear, organizations can place themselves in good stead to weather the turbulence.

Our experts this episode are:

• Aditya Rath, Partner, KPMG in India
• Tom Lurtz, Partner, KPMG in Germany
• Walt Becker, Principal Sales Transformation Lead, KPMG in the United States

Empowered employees

This episode considers how businesses can drive better customer service through engaged, autonomous teams and reflects on the benefits of aligning customer and employee experience.

An expert panel includes

• Robert Bolton, Global Lead for the People and Change Centre of Excellence, KPMG International
• Chloe Burton, Senior Manager, KPMG in the UK
• Matt Campbell, Managing Director, KPMG in the US

Customer obsession

Our opening Customer First podcast explores customer obsession, the theme of our Customer Experience Excellence Report.

An expert panel includes

• Julio Hernandez, Global Lead for the Customer Centre of Excellence, KPMG International
• David Conway, Director, KPMG Nunwood, KPMG in the UK
• Edgar Molenaars, Partner, KPMG in the Netherlands