Episode 16

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25th May 2021

Simon Miles & James Beck from The Coca-Cola Company on Collaboration Between Brands & Retail

What has the evolution of shopper marketing looked like? How do brands like Coca-Cola enhance the customer journey? What will browsing behavior look like with online shopping? Two Coca-Cola executives, Simon Miles and James Beck take on these questions and more in this episode of It’s a Customer’s World podcast. Simon is the Vice President of Global OmniChannel Commercial Strategy, he leads the ecommerce relationship between Coca-Cola and Walmart International. James is a Global Marketing Director supporting Walmart’s International division where he creates and advances global strategic initiatives such as FIFA World Cup, Olympics, Gaming and eSports. Both James and Simon have tremendous experience and passion with customer centric leadership and they discussed at length the importance of the customer experience, for both retailers, brands and what it means internally for employees as well.
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It's a Customer's World with Andy Murray
Equipped with more than 30 years of experience in retail, most recently as the Chief Customer Officer for Walmart Asda in the U.K., host Andy Murray is sharing his expertise through his new role as the founder and executive chair of the Customer Centric Leadership Initiative at the University of Arkansas Sam M. Walton College of Business. Now more than ever, retailers and brands are accelerating their quest to be more customer centric, but to be truly customer centric, it requires both a shift in mindset and ways of working, not just in marketing but in all parts of the organization. Through his initiative and this podcast series, Andy will be talking with practitioners, thought leaders, and scholars to hear their thoughts on what it takes to be a leader in today’s customer centric world.

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