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Ernan Roman
Ernan Roman (@ernanroman) is president of ERDM Corp. and author of Voice of the Customer Marketing. He was inducted into the DMA Marketing Hall of Fame due to the results his VoC research-based CX strategies achieve for clients such as IBM, Microsoft, QVC, Gilt and HP. ERDM conducts deep qualitative research to help companies understand how customers articulate their feelings and expectations for high value CX and personalization. Named one of the Top 40 Digital Luminaries and one of the 100 Most Influential People in Business Marketing.

Why Technology Upgrades Aren’t Solving Your CX Problems

“Just a few years ago, we had more than 100 social media listening ...tools. We’ve consolidated those...

Moosejaw CMO Answers 4 Questions For Digital Innovators

Dan Pingree is the chief marketing officer of Moosejaw Mountaineering, where he oversees the outdoor retailer’s marketing initiatives, including search engine marketing, search engine...

Companies That Thrive During Tough Times Share These Traits

Article by Ernan Roman Featured on CMO.com In the same economy and same consumer market in which thousands of retailers and brands are struggling, others…

All These Mergers… Consumers Are Asking: Will Their Brand Connection Still Be There?

"By combining companies, we believe will be able to…enhance the customer experience, increase customer value and put...

Head Of Neiman Marcus’ iLab Answers 4 Questions For Marketing Innovators

Article by Ernan Roman Featured on CMO.com Scott Emmons is focused on innovation for the Neiman Marcus Group (NMG), where he is responsible for evaluating,…

Gillette Shows How to Get It Right When Going Direct to Consumer (DTC)

When asked why a brand such as Nike would go DTC, here’s what Brian Yarbrough, a research...

Don’t Be Shy: Explicit Customer Data Essential For CX Success

Article by Ernan Roman Featured on CMO.com A full 96% of digital marketers say personalization advances customer relationships, according to a new study from Evergage…

Does Your Hi-Tech Translate to High-Value CX? Use AI to Build Relationships

According to Wharton marketing professor Jonah Berger, “Many industries are in the early stages of integrating technologies...

Does Your Brand Experience Align with Customers’ Voices? Elizabeth Arden Shows How

“Our leaders quickly realized that before we could use digital to transform our customers and the world,...

Dia&Co Chief Answers 4 Questions For Marketing Innovators

Article by Ernan Roman Featured on CMO.com Nadia Boujarwah is the co-founder and CEO of Dia&Co, an in-home shopping experience for women who wear sizes…

How You Should Engage at These 7 Points in the Customer Lifecycle

Here’s how Fran Horowitz-Bonadies, chief executive officer, Abercrombie brand/Hollister & Co. describes consumer communication in 2017: “For the past year, we spoke to...

Your Data Is Your Strategic Firewall Against Competition

Article by Ernan Roman Featured on CMO.com “Rivals cannot unlock or simulate your data. Data is the defensible barrier—not algorithms.” These are the words of…

Webrooming vs. Showrooming: Are You Engaging Both Types of Shoppers?

According to Forrester, “webrooming consumers will bring in $1.8 Trillion in sales in 2017.” ...

TIAA CMO Connie Weaver Answers 4 Questions for Marketing Innovators

Connie Weaver is an expert in brand transformation, customer analytics, and digital strategy. Her approach combines the “art and science” of branding by establishing...

Don’t Take It Personally, But Innovators Are Done With Personas

Article by Ernan Roman Featured on CMO.com “The reason personas failed to achieve true personalization is that they were too simplistic to reflect the unique…

Stop (ONLY) Marketing To Millennials

“There’s both ageism in our culture and ageism in our profession of marketing. But some of it’s not even malicious ageism. Some of it...

DMA CEO Tom Benton Answers 4 Questions For Marketing Innovators

Article by Ernan Roman Featured on CMO.com Tom Benton is CEO of the Data & Marketing Association (DMA). Since becoming CEO in 2014, Benton has…

Think Experiences — Not Channels — to Connect with Customers

"You can’t have your channels competing against one another ... The goal is to get your organization as a whole to work toward overall...

Don’t Let Irrelevant Messaging Cause Your Customers to Leave. Learn What ULTA Is Doing.

“…It’s worrying how many consumers feel misunderstood and that brands aren’t listening to them." These are the thoughts of Jeremy King, CEO of...

How Dove Engages Customers with Sincere and Authentic Cause Marketing

According to Adam Kleinberg, CEO of Traction, consumers are increasingly skeptical about insincere cause marketing efforts which...

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