Rick Parrish

The Biden administration should work with Congress to create a permanent federal chief customer officer (CCO) role to oversee policy, spending, and interagency coordination for all federal customer experience (CX) efforts. Folks at the White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and some US federal agencies have been working hard to improve the quality […]

These days, many companies are trying to express moral, social, or political values that resonate with values-based consumers. Giving Tuesday (which falls on the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving) presents an opportunity for companies to do just that, so a growing number of brands participate. However, companies’ participation in Giving Tuesday will resonate with the market […]

Retailers: Make Spending Changes In Five Categories Post-COVID-19 The business effects of the COVID-19 pandemic will be with us for years. However, the consequences of the pandemic are not identical for all companies. Different industries and firms face disparate consumer trends, resource availability, and revenue potential during the pandemic and its aftermath. As a result, […]

Federal CX scores increased slightly in the 2020 CX Index. Discover what customers thought of federal agencies from the National Park Service to the IRS in this blog post.

Forrester’s Canada Customer Experience Index 2020 reveals the scores of 147 brands across 12 industries. This year is especially exciting for two reasons: 1. We added the utilities industry. 2. The CX Index survey was still in the field during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, providing us a unique opportunity to examine how customers’ perceptions changed.

Brands’ moral, social, and political values are now a core issue for most customers and employees. Unfortunately, companies lack a systematic values strategy, leading to high-profile flubs. My new report, “Interactive Tool: Determine Your Company’s Strategy For Values-Based Customers,” features a Q&A tool that helps firms make conscious decisions about how much to bring moral, […]

Emotion is the most important dimension of CX quality — even for digital. Our CX Index™ data proves it. That goes double given the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read three ways to ensure you're delivering emotionally relevant CX during this difficult time.

Forrester’s customer experience (CX) research team published more than 100 reports in 2019. I just published a report that pulls together our most important CX findings from those publications and highlights them in one place. The report is called “Forrester’s Top Customer Experience Research Findings Of 2019.” The key discoveries that I feature in this […]

A surprising 44% of US online adults use federal agency websites. So why aren’t they more customer-focused? VP, Principal Analyst Rick Parrish provides some key takeaways from our recent analysis.

Federal agencies are struggling with CX, despite a mandate from the White House. Uncover key areas where improvement could make an impact at your agency.

Despite the improvement in Canadian CX quality, not a single brand has managed to rise to the top of our rankings and continue to move upward — the mark of a true CX leader.

For federal agencies, customer experience improvement leads to mission success and more efficient use of taxpayer funds. Read how to kick-off a CX transformation journey.

Forrester's US CX Index 2019 results reveal that the overall quality of the US customer experience rose by an anemic 0.4 points, to 70.2.

Consumers seek out brands that share their values. At CX NYC, we’ll debut a values-based experience framework to help CX pros strategically approach this emerging area of differentiation. Get a sneak peek by reading our Q&A with Principal Analyst Rick Parrish.

Forrester’s customer experience (CX) research team published more than 100 reports in 2018. I just released a report that pulls together our most important CX findings from those publications and highlights them in one place. The report is called “Forrester’s Top Customer Experience Research Findings Of 2018.” The key discoveries that I feature in my […]

CX Success Is Vital To Mission Success The need to upgrade the government customer experience (CX) has never been more urgent. Government departments around the world still struggle with substandard experiences — and their poor CX performance hampers mission success. I explore these themes in detail in our full report, “Why And How To Improve […]

Forrester’s 2018 Customer Experience Index (CX Index) for US brands reveals a worsening CX leadership gap: Not a single brand has risen to the top of our rankings and continued to move upward, and the overall quality of US customer experience is stagnating. The report is based on Forrester’s CX Index™ methodology, which measures how […]

The White House requires federal agencies to “provide a modern, streamlined, and responsive customer experience across government, comparable to leading private sector organizations.” Unfortunately, results from Forrester’s 2018 US Federal Customer Experience Index (CX Index™) show that federal CX remains weak and uneven. The 15 US federal agencies and programs that we rated in this […]

The focus on government CX is not a fad. The new Improving Customer Experience cross-agency priority (CAP) goal in the President’s Management Agenda makes that crystal clear. The goal requires federal agencies to match the private sector and make creating a “modern, streamlined, and responsive experience” a “focal point for agency leadership.” What’s more, the […]