The Human Side of Digital Branding with Steven Van Belleghem

On Brand with Nick Westergaard

“Instead of focusing on big data, we should be focusing on big relevance.” Steven Van Belleghem is a thought leader known for his mind stretching books and keynotes. His latest book, When Digital Becomes Human, explores the sometimes conflicting poles of businesses communication — the digital and human side. Van Belleghem shares with us why these aspects are really complementary this week on the On Brand podcast.

About Steven Van Belleghem

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. His talks inspire companies about the smart usage of technology in the customer relationship without forgetting the human side of business. His keynotes are mind stretchers for business leaders. A very energetic and pragmatic keynote speaker, Steven shares his vision in speeches and workshops around the world.

Steven is a bestselling author of business books. His latest book is called When Digital Becomes Human. The books describes the need to digitize the customer relationship without forgetting the human aspect. Today’s world not only needs a digital transformation; the human side of business is also in need of a makeover. His two previous books (The Conversation Manager & The Conversation Company) are award-winning bestsellers with more than 50,000 copies sold.

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