When Digital Becomes Human: The Transformation of Customer Relationships

WINNER: CMI Management Book of the Year Awards 2016 - Commuter's Read Category

In an age when customers have access to vast amounts of data about a company, its product and its competitors, customer experience becomes increasingly important as a sustainable source of competitive advantage. But success doesn't just rely on digital engagement and excellence, but also on combining a digital-first attitude with a human touch. In When Digital Becomes Human, Steven Van Belleghem explores and explains the new digital relationships.

Packed with global examples from organizations that have successfully transformed their customer relationships, such as Amazon, Toyota, ING, Coolblue, Nike and Starbucks, When Digital Becomes Human presents a clear model that companies can easily implement to integrate an emotional layer into their digital strategy. This guide to combining two of a business's most important assets - its people and its digital strengths - covers the latest issues in digital marketing and customer experience management, including omnichannel and multichannel experiences, big data and predictive analytics, privacy concerns, customer collaboration (ie crowdsourcing) and more.

Author: Steven Van Belleghem
Publisher: Kogan Page
Published: 04/28/2015
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9780749473235

About the Author
Steven Van Belleghem is a successful entrepreneur, academic, speaker, author, and expert on the transformation of customer relations and the future of customer-centric marketing. He currently runs his own coaching company, B-Conversational, and is a professor of interactive marketing at Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School. Previously, he was a managing partner at InSites Consulting, a market research and consulting firm. He is the author of The Conversation Manager and The Conversation Company (Kogan Page).