
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.
Latest episodes

Sep 26, 2023 • 16min
323: How To Connect With Stakeholders On CX
CX pros are used to focusing on the customer, often using tools like personas and workshops to create stellar customer experiences. This week, Forrester Senior Analyst Su Doyle makes the case for using those same strategies to prove CX value internally.

Sep 19, 2023 • 22min
322: Responsible Design For CX Pros
Responsible design — design that aligns with a company’s brand purpose, values, and commitments — is a powerful tool for earning trust. Forrester Principal Analyst Gina Bhawalkar joins us for a discussion on what responsible design is and why brands should embrace it.

Sep 6, 2023 • 19min
321: Shared CX
Many brands sell products through retailers. Forrester Senior Analyst Michelle Beeson joins the CX Cast this week to discuss how, now that we care more than ever about the customer experience, the brand and retailer partnership is more important than ever.

Aug 29, 2023 • 24min
320: How To Build An Actionable Journey Atlas
The right approach to building a journey atlas will ensure the resulting product is insightful and actionable. Susan McNulty, consultant in CX transformation, has worked in CX leadership roles across several industries. She offers her experiences and practical, easy-to-follow expertise on the journey atlas creation process.

Aug 22, 2023 • 18min
319: The Future Of VoC
Organizations rely on voice-of-the-customer (VoC) measurement teams to collect and share insights and metrics that drive employee and partner actions. Unfortunately, VoC programs tend to be neglected or misunderstood within organizations. Senior Analyst Colleen Fazio, who helps Forrester customers build VoC and customer experience (CX) measurement programs, joins the CX Cast to discuss challenges and opportunities facing VoC programs and how they should evolve.

Aug 15, 2023 • 22min
318: Journey-Centricity Roadmap
Discover the importance of journey centricity in fostering customer obsession and achieving higher revenue, reduced costs, and better customer experience. Learn about the stages of transformation to journey centricity, the role of customer immersion and storytelling, and the development of a tool for implementing journey-centricity in organizations.

Aug 8, 2023 • 19min
317: Building Bridges Between CX And EX
How can CX and EX coexist in an organization? Can the right relationship between CX and EX management have a magnifying effect? Martin and Angelina talk through the model for shared management of (or collaboration between) CX and EX, with considerations for different existing organizational structures.

Aug 1, 2023 • 19min
316: It’s 2050: Your Website Is Deserted. How Will Your CX Strategy Adapt?
By 2050, your website could be a wasteland. VP and Principal Analyst Julie Ask joins the CX Cast this week to discuss how your current website must evolve to meet customer needs, and what this means for your CX strategy.

Jul 25, 2023 • 19min
315: Construct A CX Strategy For 300 Digital Touchpoints
Brands today can reach consumers on more than 300 digital touchpoints, and that number is growing quickly. VP, Principal Analyst Julie Ask joins the CX Cast this week to discuss the complexity of the consumer digital touchpoint landscape, and how companies must navigate this to build a strong CX strategy.

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Jul 18, 2023 • 20min
314: Why You Need To Embrace Customer Lifetime Value
Less than half of global CX leaders can prove the ROI of their CX initiatives. Rusty Warner joins the CX Cast to share the insights from his CX EMEA keynote, “How To Embrace Customer Lifetime Value.” He reveals how leading CX teams that demonstrate clear business value will be stronger than ever.
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