Thomas Husson

Bien qu’il y ait déjà plus de 12 millions de chômeurs partiels, de nombreux français ne semblent pas encore réaliser l’ampleur de la récession économique qui s’installe. Ils vont sortir progressivement du confinement pour entrer dans la crise, qui s’aggravera si la confiance n’est pas au rendez-vous ou si le déconfinement est trop progressif. Une […]

The etymology of the term “crisis” refers in Latin to a “turning point in a disease, that change which indicates recovery or death” but comes in fact from the ancient Greek krinein, “to judge.” By analogy, the massive economic crisis that will follow COVID-19 will dramatically accelerate existing gaps in how companies have adapted to […]

La crise que nous traversons, comme toute crise, est un moment unique pour prendre du recul et revenir à l’essentiel. Ce grand entretien de Pascal Picq, paléontologue, dans les Echos, est fascinant et remet en perspective la crise du coronavirus dans l’histoire de l’humanité et de son environnement. Cet autre article passionnant sur l’histoire des […]

Our #pandemicEX survey reveals that more than 40% of employees across Europe believe their governments are reacting too softly to the COVID-19 crisis, adding weight to their fears of job losses. Read all the results.

Streaming wars take a turn, as French government and telcos ask Disney to postpone the March 24 launch of Disney+ to avoid internet overload.

The importance of logos, visuals, pictures, and videos is nothing new to advertising and marketing. However, the dramatic explosion in the number of consumer mobile devices with cameras and in the amount of visual content and sharing on platforms such as Instagram, Pinterest, Snap, and TikTok make it crucial for marketers to break down these […]

A l’occasion de sa seconde conférence à Paris dédiée à l’innovation technologique au service de l’expérience client et collaborateur, Forrester a réuni une centaine de dirigeants des plus grandes entreprises françaises pour échanger autour des dernières tendances et présenter les résultats de son baromètre de l’expérience client, le CX Index. David Truog, VP, directeur de […]

It's not about machines taking over. Rather, it’s about using intelligent technology to augment humans' capacity to create and execute ideas.

Fifteen developments we expect to see in the coming year — along with five that won't come to pass.

VP and Principal Analyst Thomas Husson shares five predictions expected to impact CMOs and B2C/B2B marketers in Europe in 2020.

I focus a lot of my research on marketing innovation and have been working on mobile (first as a marketing guy at a telco in 1998, then as an analyst) for more than 20 years. However, it is still fascinating to me to see how many marketers wrongly think their company has fixed mobile basics […]

For the first time in 15 years, I will not attend Mobile World Congress (MWC). When I mentioned this to some clients, some of them told me, “Yes, you’re right: Mobile is dead. There is no innovation anymore. It is all about AI and blockchain these days.” (?!!) I could not disagree more. The reason […]

After New York City, San Francisco, Sydney, Singapore, and London, Forrester hosted its first event dedicated to customer experience (CX) in Paris. It was a great pleasure for me to host about 150 leaders in a unique venue: the Parc des Princes (PSG’s football stadium!!) for a networking event to discuss CX trends and best […]

Only 16% of CMOs are responsible for leading the execution of their firm’s digital transformation. Now is the time to rethink your role. Too few CMOs actively lead or are deeply involved in digital transformation. CIOs, COOs, CXOs, and CDOs have filled the gap but don’t represent the voice of the customer or bring the […]

To shift from brand monologues to two-way dialogues, many brands are embracing live chat and piloting marketing initiatives on new conversational interfaces such as chatbots and voice-based assistants. However, conversational marketing is not new: It is simply based on listening to your customers, incorporating feedback into your marketing strategy, and communicating back to them in […]

I am really honored to have represented Forrester in the jury of the eCAC40/Les Echos Index measuring the digital maturity of the largest French companies quoted at the French stock exchange (CAC 40 Index). The results are as follows (top 10 only): Société Générale  Total Schneider Electric Air Liquide Orange BNP Paribas Atos ENGIE AXA […]

I am very excited to have been invited for the third time to give the opening keynote speech at One to One, a great marketing conference taking place on October 10–12 in Biarritz in the southwest of France. To summarize my talk in a few points, I have shared some global marketing trends and how […]

In a recent workshop with the marketing team of a large European brand, we discussed the importance for marketers to deliver their brand promise. About 45% of marketers now report to be in charge of the customer experience. Whether they officially own CX or simply orchestrate CX talent and resources does not matter. In that […]

Marketing technology (martech) vendors are heavily pitching AI. However, AI per se is not new and won’t solve CMOs’ problems overnight. In fact, many marketers use AI without even knowing it, when they use AI-powered algorithms for programmatic ad buying! The reality is that AI will scale existing data-driven marketing approaches and give modern CMOs […]