EP181: Playing, Placing, and Personalizing!

Experience This!

Learn about the value of having fun within a business, the way products differ from region to region, and the continued importance of connecting with your customers using meaningful, customized communications.

Bite-Sized Delight From the Episode:

• Explore Ways to Infuse More Fun in Your Workplace - Kristi Herold's new book, "It Pays to Play" offers a roadmap for enhancing employee engagement, retention, and participation using intentional play.

• Pay Attention to Whether You're Using the App or It's Using You - The difference between TikTok's Chinese version and American version illustrates the importance of being vigilant when it comes to social media usage and application, especially for more global outreach efforts.

• Find the Balance between Customer Data and Personalization - Salesforce's 8th Annual "State of Marketing" Report showcases how the best companies are pushing the envelope on customization of customer communications, while maintaining a healthy respect for customer privacy.

Are You Looking for Things We Referenced?

• "It Pays to Play: How Play Improves Business Culture" - by Kristi Herold at JAM

• Brian Solis, Global Innovation Evangelist at Salesforce

• TikTok in China vs. the U.S.A. - as featured on 60 Minutes

• Coveo - use "swarming" to deliver the best answer (co-created by your top subject matter experts) to customers in realtime

• The 8th Annual “State of Marketing” Report from Salesforce

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Learn more about the Experience This Show and the hosts:

Joey Coleman - keynote speaker and author of "Never Lose a Customer Again"

Dan Gingiss - keynote speaker and author of "The Experience Maker"