The CX Podcast: Recent Episodes
Steven Van Belleghem
Every month Steven shares his view on the latest customer experience, marketing and technology news in a short update. On a regular bases, you can also listen to (parts of) his keynote presentations and interviews with experts in the field of customer experience and technology.
Steven is a thought leader on the transformation of customer relations and the future of marketing. He is an expert in inspiring companies to become true customer-centric organizations in this high speed digital world.
In my recent deep dive into Airbnb's customer experience (CX) philosophy, I've been particularly inspired by the innovative approach of its co-founder and CEO, Brian Chesky. Here are three critical lessons from Airbnb's CX strategy that exemplify why Brian is revered as a formidable leader in customer-centric innovation, a true "Customer Leader" as described by experts Rudy Moenaert and Henry Robben.
I hope you enjoyed this episode. Hopefully you have found new inspiration to improve your customer experience and customer service. If you want to learn more about me, check out www.stevenvanbelleghem.comI’m a keynote speaker, author and entrepreneur in the field of customer experience
Welcome to CX Update #18! I am taking you to Disneyland Paris for an interesting story on the importance of mental flexibility. And do you want to know which much-heard reaction I’m allergic to? And what I think is so interesting about Victoria’s Secret CX? Listen to the podcast.
It’s a wrap for 2023, but what’s in store for CX in 2024? In this episode, you’ll discover why CEO’s should all be friction hunters, how conversational AI can help you when you have vegan guests coming over for dinner … and why a personal visit from a customer service specialist might be in the cards. Explore 10 game-changing trends that will impact customer experience in the year(s) to come – and don’t forget to order my book ‘Diamond in the Rough’ if you’d like to go more in-depth.
Customer Experience Trends 2024:
Trend #1 The era of search
Trend #2 Personalization at scale
Trend #3 High-value customer agents
Trend #4 Effective empathy
Trend #5 AR breakthrough
Trend #6 When HR meets CX
Trend #7 CX for life
Trend #8 CX for the world
Trend #9 Preloved is hot
Trend #10 Friction Hunter CEOs
Neuhaus chocolates turned the idea of customer loyalty upside down, cleaning company CSU introduced a special phone case to motivate employees and improve customer culture, while AG Insurance did a great job collecting valuable direct customer feedback. Enjoy the new update, everyone!
Welcome to a new CX Update! In this episode: why do we use the scary word ‘frontline’ for such a happy place? Personal AI assistants could be the next big thing in CX, and Patagonia took the promise of lifetime guarantee to an amazing new level. Also, on a more personal note: my new book ‘Diamond in the Rough’, a how-to guide for customer culture, is coming out next week!
Thanks for tuning in to a new CX Update! I’ve got a great story about the CEO of Airbnb who took matters into his own hands to discover the CX of his company. And have you heard about Disney’s inspiring non-negotiable rules? Watch the video and find out!
Welcome to CX Update #13 everyone! In this episode I’m sharing my views on how AI will change the way customers take buying decisions. The filter of AI will have a huge impact on the brands we choose! I'm also explaining why you shouldn't always take feedback literally, and Whitney Houston is helping me to make another important point about CX. Enjoy the update!
Welcome to CX Update #13 everyone! In this episode I’m sharing my views on how AI will change the way customers take buying decisions. The filter of AI will have a huge impact on the brands we choose! I'm also explaining why you shouldn't always take feedback literally, and Whitney Houston is helping me to make another important point about CX. Enjoy the update!
Welcome to CX Update #12! I’m sharing some great examples of community creation I saw on my latest trip to LA and of course I’m talking about the #1 tech topic at the moment: ChatGPT and the role of humans in an AI-based world. Because, believe me: humans will always have a big value in CX. Enjoy!
Welcome to my CX Update #11! I’m talking about the new phase of personalization we’re in — and guess what: AI has a lot to do with it. And speaking of AI: here are my 5 ways to use ChatGPT to improve your customer experience. Enjoy!
I’m talking about a fantastic CX philosophy at the Louvre,
the new friction hunt at Disney parks, BMW impressing me at #CES23 with a groundbreaking
interface on their new concept car and the most popular shopping app in the world right now: Temu.
Enjoy!
In episode #9 of CX Update I introduce the never normal customer, shaped by 4 important
changes in our society. I also explain how a strong customer culture can boost innovation and I
talk about the power of micro-decisions. Enjoy!
Let’s take a trip to the future, with my 10 most important CX trends for 2023: from the Top Guneffect to a new loyalty philosophy and from TikTok-ising your interface to ambient intelligence.Which ones do you think will have the biggest impact?
It’s time for another CX Update! In episode #8 I’m talking about what I call the ‘90% tech experience’ (and why tech is no longer the Holy Grail), I explain how you can have a positive impact on the world through your customers and I discus the value of the experience vs. the product. Enjoy the show!
Welcome to CX Update #7!In this new CX Update I talk about how you can be more efficient as a company without having to save on customer experience. I also illustrate the amazing effect of the Open Door Button philosophy and explain how overpromising and a lack of communication can ruin your customer's experience. Enjoy!
Welcome to CX Update #6! In this episode you'll find out what I mean by the ‘Top Gun effect’ in customer experience. I also explain how companies can create a strong customer culture and why I believe it’s time to introduce the TikTokization of our interfaces. Time for a summer break now, see you in September!
I had a great talk with Alexis Lebedoff, the Country Director of Meta Belgium. Ten years after opening the Facebook offices in Belgium, it’s been a quite a ride with lots of exciting changes and challenges along the way. In this podcast episode Alexis tells me what he learned in that time and he talks about the huge impact of the Facebook-to-Meta transition and the company’s fascinating vision of the Metaverse.
In episode 5 of my CX Update I’m dealing with a question that many people ask me: what should we do about our CX in times of inflation and budget cuts? In this video, I’m sharing my short-run and long-run solutions. I’m also talking about new ways of customer loyalty, with a great example by Lululemon, and I illustrate the difference between being a tech company and a company that uses tech to become more customer-centric. Enjoy!
Welcome to episode 4 of my CX Update! This month I’m talking about Waitographers, which I believe is a fantastic CX example by the Hilton hotels. I’m also taking a critical look at Web3 and the Metaverse today and I’d like to share a great book on CX with you all: the Power of Moments. Hope you enjoy!
Thanks for tuning in to episode 3 of my CX Update video! I’m taking you all to Dubai this month, to illustrate the power of CX in between touchpoints, and how you can really make a difference there. I’m also discussing some of the endless opportunities of Web3 and I’m taking a closer look at companies that speak up about what’s going on in the world and try to make that a part of their customer journey.
New podcast! I had a great talk with Tom Roelens, the General Manager and Senior Vice President of Operations Atlantis Dubai. With more than 25 years of experience in senior leadership roles in the international hospitality industry, Tom is an expert when it comes to creating ground-breaking customer experiences., Since 2020, Tom is at the head of Dubai’s most bold and innovative resorts, Atlantis Dubai. Listen to the full podcast episode.
Welcome to the second episode of CX Update, my new monthly overview of interesting, inspiring and extraordinary CX stories. In this month’s show I talk about how companies like Enjoy are exploring a new frontier in retail: the consumer’s home. I also share some great examples of organisations that use their CX to create a positive change in the world, and I take a look at some of the cool things that major brands are doing in the Metaverse. Enjoy!
What a pleasure to talk to Ron Johnson, Enjoy's CEO and co-founder whom I greatly admire. I've mentioned his extremely interesting retail concept - a mobile retail story - already in many of my keynotes. In this podcast, Ron and I discuss the ‘Commerce at Home’ trend and what makes the CX of Enjoy so unique. Instead of wanting you to visit their stores, brands bring the store to your doorstep. As Ron says, our home will become the center of shopping: “A decade from now, every premium brand will have some type of ‘Commerce at Home’ experience.”
Welcome to the first episode of my new monthly video: CX Update! In this new format, I’ll be sharing CX stories that strike or inspire me. I'm starting off with how removing barriers is essential to offer real innovation, why a mix of convenience and entertainment is the future of CX, the impact of employee shortages on the delivery model and the crucial difference between customer empathy and customer compassion. Hope you like it!
In this episode of Steven’s Week: Nike’s virtual adventure continues with the acquisition of digital fashion startup RTKFT, US consumers like the idea of super-apps and Google is showing its strong AR ambitions. Thanks for watching!
Welcome to Steven’s Week #223! What caught my eye this week? Beer giant AB InBev is experimenting with direct-to-consumer e-commerce, big brands are taking data collection in their own hands again and McKinsey urges banks to re-invent themselves.
Hey guys! In this week’s episode: Uber partners up with healthcare startups for fast medication delivery while Didi, the Chinese answer to Uber, is pressed by the government because of data security concerns. And DBS bank wants to make banking invisible in our daily lives. Enjoy!
Which customer experience trends will shape 2022? What will CX look like in 2022? If you ask me, these 10 customer experience trends are going to be huge next year. From artificial serendipity to re-inventing customer loyalty, and from loving your frustrated customers to defining ethical boundaries, this is just a small taste of what we can expect in this video.
Welcome to Steven’s Week #221! In this show: Apple is speeding up the development of its much-anticipating electric car, Amazon plans to open 260 cashierless grocery stores in the UK and Twitter is experimenting with livestream shopping. Enjoy & see you next week!
Hi and welcome to my new Weekly! In this episode: Nike wants to sell digital fashion in a virtual world, Netflix rolled out its gaming platform, TikTok is heading to a mind-blowing 1.5 billion users in 2022 and H&M wants to become a smart fashion pioneer.
Hey guys, in this week’s show I talk about how recent iOS privacy changes are having a big impact on the ad business (and Apple is taking full advantage), youngsters are massively turning their back on Facebook and Paypal’s Pinterest takeover is off the table.
What does Chinese fashion retailer SHEIN have that Zalando, its European competitor, doesn't? And will that be enough for SHEIN to dominate the European fashion market? Today, China-expert Pascal Coppens and I dive into the topic of real-time fashion.
Welcome to my 218th weekly! In this edition: billion-dollar players are battling to win the last-mile delivery war, Walmart re-introduces conversational commerce, Amazon manipulates its algorithm to show own products first, and Waze wants you to have a stress-free commute. See you next week!
Disney versus Tencent is one of the most exciting battles in the world of entertainment. Tencent is at an advantage because they are focusing on gaming, something that is currently hugely popular with Generation Z. But what else can we expect from these two giants? China-expert Pascal Coppens and I take a look at this epic rivalry.
Welcome to episode #217! In this week’s show: retailer Best Buy is making another move in the health-care sector with the acquisition of Current Health, Amazon takes customer data one step further with its own smart fridge, NFT’s reach a new milestone, and some personal podcast and book news I’m very excited about. Enjoy!
Facebook versus ByteDance is one of the most exciting battles in the world of technology today. What can we expect from these two giants? China-expert Pascal Coppens and I take a look at this epic rivalry.
Tesla versus BYD is one of the most fascinating battles in the electric vehicle market right now. It may look as if Tesla is outcompeting its Chinese rival, but don’t be fooled. BYD looks more than ready to take the throne in the coming years.
Welcome! This week I talk about Facebook's outage and the dependency questions it raised, TikTok owner ByteDance is building an e-commerce platform and Netflix looks ready to enter the gaming world. Enjoy, and see you next week!
Hey everyone, welcome to Steven’s Week #215. On this week’s show: Amazon presents Astro the household robot, TikTok celebrates 1 billion users with a new set of tools and Jumbo supermarkets introduce slow and chat-friendly check-outs.
China expert Pascal Coppens and I discuss the battle of the travel apps. When we look at Ctrip, the biggest Chinese tourism app, we see that Booking.com, which is the number 1 in the world, has a lot to learn from its Chinese competitor.
Welcome to a new Steven’s Week! In this episode I talk about Time Magazine launching a very cool NFT project, Apple is developing a depression detector for iPhone and consumer brand loyalty is at a new low. Enjoy the show!
How Xiaomi beat Apple: the Chinese company became the biggest smartphone manufacturer in the world, using a completely different strategy.
Welcome to the very first episode where Pascal Coppens and I compare 8 international Chinese and Western technology giants. The main question in this series we want to answer is who had the best offer that we can't refuse? In this first episode, we're going to take a closer look at the two giants Amazon and Alibaba. In which Pascal and I will each share our own vision on the subject.
Hi everyone! Check out this week’s topics: a surprising court ruling in the Epic Games vs. Apple battle, China breaks up Alipay and ANT Group, and the fight against fake news on social media takes a blow.
Hey everyone! Topics of this week’s show: PayPal is aiming at in-store payments, pharma and wellness retailer Walgreens is starting its own bank services, Amazon’s tele-healthcare line is getting personal, and Facebook and Ray-Ban launch the Ray-Ban Stories smart glasses together. Enjoy, and see you next week!
Welcome back everyone, ready for season 7 of my weekly? In episode #211, I talk about big brands experimenting with NFT’s to generate brand engagement, Elon Musk entering the AI robotics market with Tesla Bot and Amazon is now bigger than Walmart. Let’s go!
Is there such a thing as over-focusing on internal processes? In the 3rd and final part of my webinar on customer-centricity with Leslie Cottenjé, we take a look at the importance and the possible dangers of your company’s processes.
Part 2 of my webinar series on customer-centricity dives into the aspect of product innovation. Innovation is no guarantee for success, so the big question is: how can we create products and services that are relevant to our customers?
How can you make your company more customer-centric? In 3 webinars, Leslie Cottenjé (Hello Customer) and I dive into the world of customer-centricity. First up: how your customer service can make the difference.
Welcome to the last weekly before my summer break! In this episode: Lego is working on bricks made out of recycled plastic bottles, TikTok follows WeChat by opening its doors to third-party integration, and Belfius bank and Proximus launch a digital bank together, which makes users think about the CO2 impact of their purchases. Have a great summer and see you in September!
Welcome to episode #209, everyone! This week I talk about smart data-collecting clothes and navigational shoes for blind people, and about Amazon opening its first full-size cashierless grocery store. Meanwhile, they are licencing their revolutionary Just Walk Out technology to other companies, which is a very cool perspective. See you next week!
In episode #208: Pinterest is looking to become a shopping platform, Starlink wants to enter the high-quality wifi market, research shows that people spend (a lot!) more when they buy via voice assistant. Enjoy, and see you next week!
In this week’s update: Whatsapp is (finally!) making it easier for companies to talk to their customers, Amazon’s ambitious wifi-sharing network Sidewalk has a major image problem even before the launch, and traditional banks managed to boost their customers’ trust during the pandemic. Enjoy the show!
Hey everyone! In this week’s show I talk about Netflix’ move to gaming, how the magic of serendipity is making a comeback, and a new Google AI tool will help us identify our skin condition. Enjoy!
Welcome to episode #205: Facebook Live Shopping is coming up, Chinese shopping app Shein most is the downloaded app in the US and Amazon wants to acquire MGM Studios. Enjoy the show, and don’t forget to subscribe!
Hey everyone! In this week’s update: iOS 14.5 users are massively disabling app tracking, Facebook pushes you to read before you share, and Gary Vaynerchuk ads a fascinating new level of engagement to NFTs.
Hey everyone, two big topics this week! Elon Musk created an amazing customer experience strategy for his Starlink satellites. And a fantastic Signal campaign (almost) brilliantly exposed the impact of Facebook’s data collection, which raises an important privacy question for the coming years. Enjoy!
Welcome to a new show! Let’s have a look at Zoom’s Immersive View background, which makes online meetings feel (a bit) like the real thing. I also take about Amazon’s in-garage delivery, Shopify’s growth that show e-commerce is here to stay, and the backfiring Robot Dog experiment in New York. Take care!
Welcome back, guys! In this show we zoom in on the EU’s plans for a GDPR for artificial intelligence, Amazon wants to set up hair salons to experiment with AR shopping, Facebook is considering an Instagram for kids, the Clubhouse hype keeps going up and down and Walmart invests in self-driving delivery vehicles. Enjoy the show!
Welcome to a special episode: #200 of Steven’s Week! For this special occasion, let’s look into the future and see what episode 400 could be like, shall we? What will I be talking about in the next 200 shows? Watch the XL video to find out!
Welcome to Steven's Week #199! In this week's show: Amazon takes the online advertising market by storm, new Zappos CEO talks about the entertainment factor of e-commerce, Zoom reveals how it wants to keep growing after the pandemic and Amazon Fresh grocery stores are multiplying under the radar. Enjoy the show!
Welcome to a new show! This week: China changes the rules for e-commerce to protect the small players, TikTok takes personalized ads to the next level, wearables became part of our pandemic lifestyle and Facebook reaches out in its Australian media dispute. Enjoy!
Welcome to a new show! A self-learning AI tool by Facebook will check one billion Instagram pictures, Mastercard and Samsung take fingerprint payments to the next level, booming food delivery platforms aim to keep growing post-pandemic and Instagram launches Instagram Lite. Enjoy!
Welcome to episode #196! Twitter introduces premium followers and other innovative features, Microsoft announces holographic 3D meetings, Volvo sets an end date for traditional engines and Google phases out third-party tracking cookies. Enjoy!
Lots to share this week! Newspapers are getting outplayed by their online versions, virtual healthcare is causing doctor burnouts, the Chinese Uber is coming to Europe, Shopify embodies the e-commerce boom of 2020 and Facebook and Google are starting a media war in Australia. Enjoy, everyone!
In Steven’s Week #194 I take a look at Jaguar’s bold decision to become all-electric by 2025, another ban on facial recognition software in the US, Buzzfeed’s new virtual shopping mall concept and rumours about Facebook entering the smartwatch market. Enjoy!
In this week’s update: Facebook takes another big step towards becoming the world’s number 1 shopping network with an interesting Shopify collaboration, Uber acquires alcohol delivery service Drizly and Google takes health tracking technology to a whole new level. Enjoy, everyone!
Want to restore the informal relationships you had with your customers, before Zoom, Teams and Google Meet became the standard? You should! There are plenty of easy ways to give informal customer relations a boost in today's remote world. Check out my 4 tips!
Hi guys! In this episode I'm interviewing Jonathan Berte, CEO and founder of Robovision, specialized in AI and robotics. Enjoy!
In this week’s episode I say goodbye to Jeff Bezos and take a look at Amazon’s biometric pay-with-your-hand innovation. I also talk about smart and trackable postage stamps and the growing privacy clash between Apple and Facebook. Enjoy!
People have asked me thousands of questions about customer experience over the years. And I thought this would be a nice time to put the most popular ones together. So here you go: the 10 most frequently asked customer experience questions!
In Steven’s Week 191 we’re taking a look at Google Routines, the fantastic new Google Assistant functionality, Twitter introduces content moderation experiment Birdwatch to fight misinformation, Twitch success shows the huge potential of influencer marketing and Facebook is talking about a privacy ‘big shift’. Enjoy!
What should every company keep in mind, when trying to build the ultimate customer experience? Here are my 12 golden guidelines for creating a fantastic customer experience.
In Steven's Week #190, I talk about the new wearable medical alert system Symphony that brings health care services to patients’ homes, DoorDash is leading the booming US market of online restaurant marketplaces, Netflix hits 200 million users, privacy controversy delays WhatsApp update and some massive new investments in the world of self-driving cars.
In this week’s show I talk about a dementia and Alzheimer’s warning system on your Apple Watch, Super Bowl ads reaching a new high, facial recognition technology for mask-wearers and 60% of American adults don’t trust news on social media. Enjoy!
In conversation with Duncan Wardle, former head of innovation at the Walt Disney Company.
Happy 2021 everyone! In my first Weekly of the year, I talk about the Singapore government breaking its promise and allowing police to use data from the COVID19 tracing app, Google employees want to start an ethical union, and the Chinese TikTok alternative is booming!
Matthew is a speaker and writer focusing on Chinese mobile technology and innovation. In particular, he’s known for analysis of social e-commerce and WeChat, China’s famous super app.
Enjoy our conversation!
Welcome to my last Weekly of 2020! In this episode I talk about Apple promising more app data transparency, we caught a glimpse of what a world without Google would look like, Disney+ has already reached its 2024 user target and Starbucks is adapting to a new takeaway-focused world with new stores and AI innovation. Enjoy and see you in 2021!
Hey everyone! In this week’s update: the TikTok ban in India means Snapchat and Instagram are booming, Warner Brothers' movies will go to cinemas and streaming at the same time, Japan will use AI to get its birth rate up and Singapore allows digital companies to start banking activities. Enjoy!
Which customer experience trends will shape 2021? If you ask me, these 8 trends are going to be huge next year. From customers’ mental wellbeing to the scaling of local businesses, and from zero thinking to the added value of entertainment, this is a small taste of what we can expect. Enjoy and let me know what you think!
Welcome everyone! In this week's episode: Google’s DeepMind AI reaches a breakthrough as it can determine 3D shapes of proteins, Facebook acquires customer service platform Kustomer, digital channels represent more than half of US ad spendings and Facebook rebrands Libra cryptocurrency to Diem. Enjoy the show!
Hey everyone! This week, I share interesting stories about Ikea’s wonderful Bring Back Friday action, virtual healthcare appointments which seem to be here to stay, and an amazingly realistic AI news anchor on South Korean tv. Hope you like it!
Hi everyone! This week I discuss Google Pay's major make-over, how social commerce has skyrocketed in 2020, why Spotify acquires podcast company Megaphone and how the Netflix series The Queen’s Gambit is causing a major chess revival.
This week I’m talking about how Apple Watch is proving to be an excellent tool for medical recovery follow-ups, China is keeping a close eye on the growth of its big tech companies, Singles Day sales reached € 48 billion in just 30 minutes and JBC brings a digital Sinterklaas to Belgian kids. Enjoy & see you next week!
Hey guys! In this week’s show: social media working overtime to counter fake election news, Pokémon Go is still alive and kicking in 2020, Burger King campaign wants people to support McDonald's, the Facebook ad ban is not affecting the company’s financial results at all, and my first thriller ETERNAL is out!
Hey everyone! This week I talk about the Shopify & TikTok partnership that marks a new step in social commerce, Instacart’s growth embodies a new high in online groceries and the Alibaba spin-off Ant Financial Services achieves the largest IPO ever! Stay safe and see you next week.
Hey everyone! In this episode: B2B is embracing online sales, the new date for Amazon Prime Day is changing the entire US holiday season, Tesla rolls out driverless car software and plant-based meat experienced a massive breakthrough during the pandemic. Enjoy!
Hey everyone! In this week’s show: does Apple’s new HomePod Mini have what it takes to compete with Alexa? MediaMarkt brings online live shopping to Europe, Disney is skipping movie theaters to take new movies directly to Disney Plus and YouTube is showing some strong retail ambition. Enjoy!
Hey folks, welcome to a new show! In this week’s episode: growing App Store revenues show a new level of digital usage, big tech monopolies are under pressure in the US and executives agree that a customer centric purpose is more crucial than ever. Enjoy the update!
Hey everyone! In this week’s episode: Twitch gaming livestreams experiences a huge boost in usage, Ring’s home security drone, Target is hiring 130.000 extra people for the holiday season online sales and Amazon launches a hand reading payment system! See you next week!
Driven by technological innovations, customers’ expectations have completely transformed over the last decade. In my new book The Offer You Can’t Refuse, I try to illustrate how companies in all sectors – from HR to the healthcare industry and even governments – can take their customer service one step further and play an active role in their customers’ life journeys.
Welcome everyone! Disney+’s Mulan experiment is a massive success, Walmart is still in the TikTok race, Amazon may go public with its healthcare service, the big tech companies tackle discrimination on social networks, a cheaper Tesla is coming up and Microsoft wants to introduce a mental health monitor in Teams app. Enjoy!
Hey everyone, welcome to Steven’s Week #174! Singapore is looking at Bluetooth technology to improve COVID contact tracing, Oracle and TikTok finally close data storage deal, citizenM introduces ‘Netflix for hotels’, Apple wants to become our personal healthcare assistant, while Facebook gets nostalgic with Facebook Campus and partners up with Ray-Ban for their first smart glasses. Enjoy!
Welcome everyone! In this week’s show: Walmart creates spectacular virtual toy store Wonder Lab, Apple is saying goodbye to the traditional computer keyboard, Amazon launches Alexa for Residential to help out in maintenance issues, China blocks the TikTok sell-off and can management books have a soundtrack? I sure think so! 😉
Welcome back everyone! In my first episode after the summer break, I talk about Walmart entering the TikTok acquisition race, the Toyota-backed company SkyDrive testing a flying car, Zoom’s unbelievable financial results, Netflix will start offering first episodes for free, and Facebook will publicly test its VR platform Horizon. Enjoy!
Hey everyone, welcome to the last show before my summer break! In this week’s update: Google introduces a fact-check label for images, some big brands are launching a Facebook ad boycott and Google’s ad revenues drop for the first time in its entire history. See you in September!
Hello again! In this week’s show: an exciting telco-finance blend by Belfius and Proximus, WhatsApp payment services, Fitbit launches a ‘ready for work’ check, Instagram has become a main news source, Tencent is building a car-free city, the Boston Dynamics Spot robot is on sale and marketing will become even more digital post-pandemic. Enjoy!
In this episode Steven talks to Jon Bird.
Jon Bird is CEO of leading marketing communications agency VMLY&R in Australia and New Zealand, and is also a global advisor to VMLY&R's retail and commerce practice.
Hey everyone! Find out why IBM will no longer allow governments to us its facial recognition technology, learn how corona has given last mile delivery robots a tremendous boost and discover why AliExpress is counting on an army 100,000 influencers to recover from the crisis. Stay safe and see you soon!
Hi everyone! In this week’s show: Amazon is now the fourth-largest delivery service in the Sates, UK banks failed to get their digital services on point during the crisis, Nuro driverless cars are doing medical deliveries and the digital healthcare market is booming worldwide. Take care!
Hey everyone, welcome to a new update! This week, we saw how Twitter is finally standing up against the misinformation in Donald Trump’s tweets and Tencent announced an enormous investment in cloud services to compete with the big UC companies. See you soon!
Welcome to a new update! Facebook enters the e-commerce market with Facebook Shops, TikTok appoints former Disney+ CEO, Apple’s AR smart glasses prototype leaked and Walmart successfully transformed its logistic process during the pandemic. Enjoy!
Domino's pizza outperformed companies like apple, facebook and google on the Stock market. It is crazy. Because domino's pizza did NOT change the world. They have been making pizza for decades and probably will remain making pizza for the decades to come. So, what happened. Well, they transformed their strategy. A number of very simple consumer insights and a very clear ambition changed the company. Listen to this video and see what happens if you make it TOO easy to order pizza!
Welcome everyone! In this week’s show: Twitter employees can decide to work from home ‘forever’, Google is shutting down smart city project Sidewalk Labs and Amazon is finally handling its grocery service waiting list. See you next week!
There is a lot of talk about empowerment. Well, the truth is, most companies don't go far enough. It's about trust. Trusting your people to do the right thing for the customer. I believe that you cannot go far enough in giving authority to your client facing people. In this short clip from one of my keynote, I give several examples of companies that are succeeding in this.
Welcome everyone! Remote working might be here to stay, Twitter wants us to revise strong language, Shopify launches its own Shop app and TikTok reaches a staggering 2 billion downloads. Enjoy the video & stay safe!
How we could reinvent B2B customer experience? By reverse engineering the customer’s needs back to today and creating specialized AI technologies to meet them.
Hey everyone, welcome to my new update! On this week’s show: online doctor consultations are booming and Zoom user numbers keep on mounting, YouTube is planning a virtual film festival and the big tech companies are showing impressive growth results, while podcasts are clearly missing their commuting listeners. Stay safe & see you next week!
Amazon’s dominance has created a devil’s dilemma for their competitors: should they attack the giant, work together or focus on their own customer relations? Watch the full video from one of my keynotes to find out more. Steven Van Belleghem is a global keynote speaker, talking about the future of customer experience.
Welcome everyone! Lego is helping health care workers, while Netflix releases astonishing subscriber figures. Meanwhile Facebook enters the Indian telecom market, Alibaba announced a massive cloud infrastructure investment and consumers expect brands to change their communication tone. Stay safe, and see you next week!
Welcome to a new show! Amazon can’t keep up with increased demand, while Airbnb and booking.com are struggling, and rivals Apple and Google join forces to develop a tracking app. Enjoy, and stay safe!
In this episode Steven talks to Tom Debruyne
Founder SUE Behavioural Design & Behavioural Design
Welcome to a new Steven’s Week! Bpost sent 1,5 million virtual postcards, Zoom user numbers are going through the roof, Amazon Prime Day postponed, the One World home concert is going to be the biggest online event ever and Disney Plus gains 20 million subscribers in 4 weeks! Stay safe!
Tech companies have always been focussed on world domination. Now, they are facing a new challenge: becoming a trusted gatekeeper. Watch the full video from this keynote to find out more! This is a short insight from Steven Van Belleghem. Steven Van Belleghem is an international keynote speaker and author.
Welcome to a new corona-themed episode of Steven’s Week! Grocery delivery services like Instacart are booming, Decathlon is donating its full-face snorkeling masks to hospitals and virtual Zoom backdrops have become a new ad platform. Stay safe, and see you next week!
The past 10 years were really exciting, many cool new interfaces changed the daily life of all of us. But when I look ahead, I feel the next 10 years bring more complex challenges than the past 10 years. In this short keynote, I give examples from the world of mobility, healthcare and other industries. Giving concrete examples of Starbucks and Amazon to illustrate my point. This is a short part of a keynote presentation by Steven Van Belleghem. Steven Van Belleghem gives keynotes about the future of customer experience. Check out www.stevenvanbelleghem.com for more information.
Welcome to a new COVID-19 edition, focusing only on good news! More and more companies are producing disinfecting gels, Coca-Cola is using ad budget to support communities in need, JBC shares online TikTok advice, kids are sharing free personalized post cards and smart restaurant deliveries are booming! See you & stay safe everyone!
I had the pleasure of interviewing the management team of Dutch insurance company Centraal Beheer. They are an excellent example of an organisation that is completely reinventing its customer experience. They are evolving from selling products to becoming a services company. I love their approach of becoming a partner in their customers’ lives. Their objective is to become a partner in life and they have some excellent consumer cases that illustrate the efficiency of their strategy.
In this episode Steven talks to professor Filip Caeldries.
Professor of Strategy and Organization.
TIAS School for Business and Society – Tilburg University (NL)
Companies across the globe are helping people during the COVID-19 crisis! Big news media have taken down paywalls for corona coverage, Materialise released a 3D-print design for a hands-free door handle, Apple Card payments are suspended, LVHM is producing hand sanitizers instead of perfume, Microsoft offers Teams for free, Alibaba donates 500.000 mouth masks and Amazon wants to hire 100.000 people to manage extra demand. Stay safe everyone!
Welcome to a new show! Amazon Go is licensing its cachierless technology to other retailers, CVS pharmacies start offering a free prescription delivery service and Amazon is working on a secret ‘Gesundheit’ project to cure the common cold. Stay safe everyone, and see you next week!
Hi everyone! In this week's show: Alexa answers medication questions, LinkedIn introduces stories, Alibaba’s AI helps to diagnose the coronavirus, Amazon Go is trying out a full-size grocery store and Google’s self-driving car project raises a staggering $ 2.2 billion VC.
Welcome to a new Weekly! Apple’s Quick Look tool lets you shop directly in AR, the first Boring Company tunnel is almost complete, the richest man on earth is investing $ 10 billion in the planet, AI is helping China get a grip on the coronavirus and fintech company LendingClub acquires a traditional bank. See you in 2 weeks!
Welcome everyone! In this week’s show: the Coronavirus crisis is giving high-tech innovation in China a boost, the US may be looking to buy Nokia or Ericsson in order to compete in the 5G race, SpaceX is suggesting a Starlink spin-off and a controversial mother-daughter reunion in VR is raising ethical questions. Enjoy the episode!
Welcome everyone! Amazon Prime’s growth reaches 150 million subscribers, tech giant Grab acquires Bento Invest, Disney Plus hits 29 million users, Unilever launches personal Ben and Jerry’s deliveries, Spotify boosts podcasts with The Ringer purchase and brands can create their own Alexa voice. Hope you like it!
Hi there! In this week’s show: local 5G networks help fight the coronavirus, Apple announced its highest quarterly revenue ever, Pinterest launches an AR tool to try on your pins and Procter & Gamble wants to create its own tv series to get P&G brands on streaming platforms. Enjoy!
Hi everyone, and welcome! Tesla Model 3 is crushing its (German) competitors, Fitbit data may predict flu outbreaks and GM Cruise introduces a whole new self-driving car concept. Enjoy the episode and see you next week!
Welcome to a new episode! Facebook reveals its AR glasses ambition, DNA testers 23andME are disrupting the healthcare sector, Walmart introduces inventory robots and Amazon is going Dutch. Enjoy!
Happy New Year from Las Vegas! In the first show of 2020: 60 new SpaceX Starlink satellites launched, new Alexa and car manufacturer partnerships coming up (including Lamborghini!), Samsung presents its revolutionary AI fridge, Instagram’s active user growth is dropping and offline Amazon stores are opening in India. See you next week!
Welcome to my last Weekly of the 2010’s! In this episode: YouTube-star PewDiePie takes a break, Lyft is entering the car rental market, Apple offers free DNA test to its employees, Amazon says goodbye to FedEx, but teams up with Apple and Google to make smart home tech more compatible and Disney+ can’t threat Netflix (yet). See you in 2020!
Hey everyone! In this week’s show: Netflix calls the shots in Golden Globe nominations, Tesla shows its Cybertruck trailer, Walmart is testing autonomous grocery delivery and Pirate Bay enters the streaming market. Enjoy and see you next week!
Welcome! There is a portable Amazon Echo for the Indian market now coming up, Black Friday and Cyber Monday are breaking records, but Singles Day is still number 1 by far, and Daimler is pilot-testing self-driving Mercedes taxis in California. Enjoy the episode!
Welcome to a new show! This week I’m talking about Chinese car service Didi introducing in-car 5G hotspots, a VR headset experiment on cows, how Netflix is trying to join the Oscars race, and the important merge of Alexa and Amazon’s AWS cloud platform. Enjoy!
Hi everyone! Amazon Go stores will be growing to supermarket size, Google Assistant is experimenting with a personalised news feed, SoftBank is planning a merge of Japanese messaging app Line and Yahoo Japan, and TikTok is moving into social commerce by introducing in-app sales.
Welcome to a new show! This week: Alibaba smashes the Singles Day sales record, Apple Card accused of discriminating women, Instagram is copying TikTok, Amazon wants to open a physical grocery store, Disney+ is an instant hit and Instagram starts hiding likes. Enjoy!
Welcome to a new episode everyone! This week, I discuss Google’s acquisition of Fitbit, Twitter’s ban of political ads, Uber’s future plans and how mobile payments in China just got easier for tourists. Enjoy!
A new episode of my weekly video: Mark Zuckerberg gave a speech about the possibility of free speech on Facebook, London opened the world’s first AI bar, the streaming wars are pushing Netflix to raise more money, OpenAI’s robot hand solves a Rubik's Cube one-handed, Google creates a quantum computer and Mark Zuckerberg's Libra Testimony got pretty intense. Enjoy the show & see you in two weeks!
Hey everyone! In this week’s show: Facebook’s Libra project loses support, Chinese people trust robots more than their bosses, Fortnite blacks out (but not really) and Google introduces Pixel 4 with a cool radar chip user interface.
In this episode of Steven’s week: life insurance provider John Hancock made a cool deal with Apple Watch to reward active people, Tik Tok puts safety first by banning all political ads, streaming business is becoming more aggressive, Apple will soon come out with an AR accessory for iPhones, Google looks set to re-enter social media and the autonomous vehicle company Waymo announced they’ll be 3D-mapping the city of Los Angeles. Enjoy the show!
Welcome to a new Steven’s Week! In this episode: Volkswagen introduces its car-boot delivery service We Deliver in the UK, Amazon wants to offer Go technology to third parties, Tik Tok is making Mark Zuckerberg nervous and Google Assistant is finally starting to handle its privacy issues. Enjoy the video!
In this week’s update: Pharma retailer Walgreens launches drone delivery in the US, Apple opens up Siri to third-party developers, LinkedIn tops digital trust report once more, Tesla reveals million-mile battery, Facebook acquires mind-reading interface CTRL-Labs, Amazon Echo Show can identify objects and Mark Zuckerberg shows his new VR tool. Enjoy!
Welcome everyone! In this week's show: neobanks are skyrocketing, Google’s driverless car Waymo is taking pole position in the US, the privacy issue of voice assistance keeps on concerning people and Mercedes is no longer investing in R&D of combusting engines. Enjoy and please check out my new (free!) e-book on my website.
Hey guys, welcome to a new episode! Facebook announced extra AI investments in the fight against fake videos, streaming revenues are dominating the music industry more than ever before and Apple TV+ is ready to take on Netflix.
Here we go again, my first weekly after the summer break features the Didi robotaxi service in Shanghai, Nike’s new Huarache snekers which can be unlaced by asking Siri, Disney+ is looking to become a massive hit, Facebook is considering hiding likes and rumours about a new iPhone for less than € 400 are getting stronger.
Welcome to the last update before the summer break! Amazon wants to use drones in a new surveillance system, the Harry Potter AR game is failing to meet expectations, Apple acquires self-driving startup Drive.ai and Google reveals very promising plans for the development of Sidewalk Labs in Toronto. Enjoy the summer, everyone!
Hey everyone! In this week's show: Facebook launches Libra cryptocurrency, Uber Eats and McDonalds partner up for drone deliveries, Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods is not the success they hoped for, deepfake technology is becoming extremely convincing, YouTube launches a cool AR tool for makeup testing and Alexa can predict heart attacks! Enjoy!
Welcome to a new update on marketing and technology! In this week’s episode: Spotify closes a podcast deal with the Obamas, Wallmart is testing in-home grocery deliveries, Amazon is launching a fashion app to find clothes online based on your photos, insurance startup Lemonade is coming to Europe and research shows that the patience of online consumers is limited to just three clicks.
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Welcome to a new update! While we’re getting more details about Facebook’s cryptocurrency Libra, many big banks are introducing their own form of cryptocurrency. Amazon launches the lower-priced Echo Show 5 and Apple waves goodbye to iTunes. Enjoy!
Welcome to a new episode! BBC reported that Facebook will launch their own cryptocurrency, Amazon talked about the future of Alexa and announced three important items they want to work on and 5G is moving rapidly in South Korea. Hope you enjoy!
Welcome to a new update! An interesting new investor for Deliveroo, there’s a new music streaming service by Chinese tech company ByteDance coming up, Amazon’s private labels aren’t effecting the sales of third party sellers on the platform and the Boring Company has some very exciting plans in Las Vegas. Hope you enjoy it!
Welcome to a new show! In this week’s update: Uber’s recent stock market adventures, SpaceX’s launches the first satellites in the light of its Starlink mission, Google Assistant is entering a new phase and the 5G war between Donald Trump and China keeps on escalating.
Hello from China! In this week’s update: Singapore wants to introduce a virtual bank license to boost innovation in fin tech, Chinese tech giant Tencent is using AI to help diagnose and treat MS or Parkinson’s disease faster, the US urges the UK to boycott Huawei’s 5G services and Amazon Go agrees to accept cash payments in the States. Enjoy!
In the past weeks Steven called with 6 people with a great interest in technology, data, ...
In this last episode he talked with Rudy Moenaert, professor of strategic marketing.
Welcome to a new Steven's Week! The topics of this week's episode are Alibaba doubling their volume for Tmall, Marriott starting with a home rental offering, Apple revealing their quarterly results, Sainsbury’s launching their first cashless store and Facebook announcing big plans at the F8 conference. Enjoy!
In the coming weeks Steven will be calling with 6 people with a great interest in technology, data, ...
In this episode he talks to Thierry Geerts, CEO of Google Belgium.
Welcome back everyone! In this new episode: Facebook has confirmed it’s working on a digital voice assistant and released some impressive user and sales figures, Google’s smart city project Sidewalk Labs is being criticized for openly communicating about their data collection, we are seeing huge new investments in the development of driverless vehicles and Apple Pay is experiencing trouble in US retail.
In the coming weeks Steven will be calling with 6 people with a great interest in technology, data, ...
In this episode I talk to Pascal Coppens, China expert at Nexxworks.
Welcome everyone! Walmart and Google Assistant partner up for voice shopping, Facebook wants to launch a specific news tab and Burger King and Nestlé are both experimenting with non-beef burgers: the Impossible Burger and the Awesome Burger. Enjoy the Easter Holiday!
In the coming weeks Steven will be calling with 6 people with a great interest in technology, data, ...
In this episode I talk to keynote speaker Ken Hughes.
Welcome everyone! In this week's show: local governments in the US aren't very excited about the success of cash-free stores, McDonalds acquires a big data company for a more personalized experience and what can we expect from Apple TV Plus and the rest of Apple’s new services?
In the coming weeks Steven will be calling with 6 people with a great interest in technology, data, ...
This is the second episode with Tom De Ruyck, managing partner of Insites Consulting.
Welcome everyone! In this week’s update: WhatsApp is preparing to launch a mobile payment service, Instagram is on its way to becoming a social shopping platform, Volvo announced a set of smart safety features and Nvidia’s AI software turns simplistic drawings into photorealistic landscapes.
In the coming weeks Steven will be calling with 6 people with a great interest in technology, data, ...
This is the first episode with Leslie Cottenjé, CEO of Hello Customer.
Welcome to a new update! In this week’s show: rumors say that Apple will launch an AR headset, Airbnb is acquiring the booking site HotelTonight and Amazon is looking for foreign developers to introduce Alexa in more non-English speaking countries. Enjoy!
Welcome! In this week’s show: retailer Target gives its brands a spot on their website, BMW and Daimler are working together to challenge companies like Uber, while Volkswagen and Ford join forces in their development of driverless cars, Asia is dominating the top 50 of innovative companies and Disney wants a bigger share of streaming service Hulu. See you after my one-week break!
Welcome to another Steven’s Week! P&G is getting ready for a world without ads, Apple could be launching its own video streaming service, Amazon is investing $ 700 million in an electrical vehicle startup, Elon Musk won’t release the AI algorithm used to write a novel and Google might be starting a streaming service for video games. Hope you enjoy the update!
Welcome! In this week’s episode: Colruyt and Google partner up for voice-assisted commerce, LinkedIn is about to launch live video streaming, Apple wants to introduce facial recognition to unlock cars and Walmart wants to create an advertising platform around its retail service. Enjoy!
In this episode of Steven’s week: Ikea is testing a new business model of furniture rentals, Warby Parker developed an app to try on new glasses, New Jersey is swimming against the tide by forcing retailers to accept cash payments, while Fortnite was throwing a virtual party which 10 million avatars attended. Enjoy the show!
Welcome to a new show! Wallmart no longer needs Google to fight Amazon, Facebook keeps on growing but is criticized after paying kids for data access, Volvo will test its driverless concept car on Swedish roads and Disney’s streaming service is in for a though ride.
Welcome to a new Stevens’s Week! Lots of exciting tech news: Microsoft will be using its AI assistant Cortana to support Amazon and Google, Waymo openly shares the flaws of its self-driving vehicle services, Amazon launches delivery robots while Boeing presents a flying car and Netflix announced it will invest even more in original content in 2019. Enjoy!
Welcome to the new update! In this episode: AT&T and Magic Leap create business solutions with augmented reality together, half of the robots were fired in a Japanese robot hotel, Caper designed smart carts to take cashier-less stores to the next level, Chinese tech company ByteDance made a social app to challenge WeChat and Nike presented self-lacing smart sneakers just like in Back To The Future – finally!
Happy 2019 everyone! Welcome to the first show of the year, featuring Apple’s move to make iTunes available for Samsung, an Audi and Disney partnership that wants to bring VR into your car, AI algorithms that detect shared Netflix or Spotify accounts and Amazon Go stores keep on booming.
Welcome to the last episode of Steven’s Week this year! The topics: the movie screenplay about Snapchat is number one on the Hollywood blacklist, Starbucks is partnering up with Alibaba Group and Uber Eats, meeting apps are adding features to improve appearances, Elon Musk launched his boring company and Google Lens can now identify over one billion products.
Welcome to a new update! In this episode: Nvidia created an entire racing game background using AI, Amazon takes cashier-free stores to airports, Taylor Swift uses face recognition for concert security, we watched about 60 billion hours of gaming footage in 2018 and a 7-year-old boy is the king of YouTube.
In this episode of Steven’s Week: Microsoft closed a huge HoloLens deal with the US army, Ali Baba seals a partnership with El Corte Inglés, Marriott’s data leak raises security questions, WhatsApp wants to start payment services in India and China wants all electric car users to share their data. Enjoy!
Welcome to a new Steven’s Week! In this episode: UPS wants to use AI to predict the weather and avoid delivery issues, Amazon launches developers’ tool RoboMaker, Apple Pay is coming to Belgium while Spotify is going to India, WeChat teams up with Japanese social platform Line and Amazon wants Alexa in our cars. Enjoy!
Welcome to a new Steven’s Week! In this week’s show: AI made it possible to create a master fingerprint, Snapchat keeps on looking for partners to develop cool new AR features, LinkedIn is testing its own version of Stories and YouTube broadcasts the full Lego movie for free on Black Friday!
Welcome to the new weekly, now also available through iTunes and Spotify! Big news from Alibaba, that will open its first European logistics hub in Belgium, Walmart is creating in-store AI labs, Starbucks is experimenting with mobile delivery in China and Snapchat moves into personalised e-commerce with emoji merchandise.
Welcome to another Steven’s Week! Knight Rider is becoming reality thanks to Tesla’s ‘summon your car’ function, the Chinese Baidu smart speaker is doing spectacularly well, Walmart’s online sales is beating Amazon, but meanwhile Amazon is investing massively in its own deliveries and the Amazon Go cashierless stores are showing some impressive results.
Welcome to another Steven’s week! Apple will attack Netflix and Amazon Prime with its own streaming service, Skydio launched a drone you can control with your Apple Watch, teenagers are still crazy about Snapchat, Walmart is pushing same-day deliveries while Uber has plans to launch a drone delivery service, great financial results for Tesla and Amazon is experimenting with an offline pop-up store
I had the chance to talk to Simon Mainwaring, about the social impact that successful brands could - and should - have on their customers and the rest of the world.
I had the pleasure of meeting David Li, he is the founder of the Shenzhen open innovation lab. He can describe the chinese innovation scene in a great way. We also talked about the situation in Europe and why Europe is not as innovative anymore. His answer was really insightful: Europe and the US have run out of problems to solve. Check out the entire conversation to learn more about innovation in China, and specifically what makes Shenzhen unique. A great insight in the Shenzhen open innovation lab.
I had the pleasure of meeting Jeffrey Kang, he is the founder and CEO of IngDan, which is the largest IoT platform in the world. Jeffrey Kang has a impressive story. His vision, his ambition, his success is just incredible. I felt very honored to meet him and wanted to share some of his insights with you in this short interview.
Mickey McManus is brilliant. He is a research fellow at Autodesk and is creating the future of that company. I shared my ideas and concepts from my latest book, customers the day after tomorrow, and wanted to have Mickey's ideas on that. I LOVED this conversation. Hope you will as well.
Davy Kestens is the founder/CEO of customer experience software company Sparkcentral. We've been working together for more than 5 years now. I really enjoyed to see the growth of his fantastic company. His vision on the future customer experience is really interesting. Enjoy our conversation.
Welcome to a new Steven’s Week! Rolls-Royce and Intell are close to building fully autonomous ships, MIT university in Boston is building an AI college, Uber is entering the stock market, China and Google’s talks about a censored search engine raises questions and General Motors is tracking the in-car listening behavior of their customers.