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Problems With Post-Go-Live Adoption Start When the Implementation is Rushed. And It’s Always Rushed.
Software vendors rightly worry about post-launch adoption. Because if the client isn’t using every bell and whistle, someone’s going to ask: Why are we paying for this? Low adoption is a CX issue. It's a churn risk. It's an upsell blocker. Let’s put aside the usual suspects: training, enablement, or change management - all of which are too vague to blame - and I'd argue, almost always wrong. If CMS users aren’t embracing the full feature set three to six months after go-live,

Kashif Hasan
3 hours ago3 min read


Mental Health & Safety of Enterprise Software Sales
I should probably admit it: I’m an Optimizely addict. I’ve been using since 2007. My role has always been about customer care - trying to...

Kashif Hasan
Oct 14 min read


Agencies Love ROI. Just Not Yours.
Agencies bang on about ROI like they invented it. But let’s be clear: it’s not your return they care about. It’s theirs. Your budget...

Kashif Hasan
Aug 303 min read


The Triage Trap. Support Shouldn't Feel Like Punishment.
You tried to make it work. Really, you did. You set up a Notion board called “Web Application Necessary Knowledge” and promised yourself...

Kashif Hasan
Aug 33 min read


The Agony of Supporting a Website You Built
Sometimes, supporting a platform is harder than building one.
Not just harder, Kafkaesque. And most often, thankless...

Kashif Hasan
Jul 253 min read


Rejoice! Optimizely Web Recommendations
Most e-commerce sites already use some form of recommendations—it’s not groundbreaking anymore. But not all recommendation systems are...

Johnny Mullaney
Nov 19, 20242 min read


Optimizely's Personalization - a gift for Marketers
Optimizely has launched a dedicated, stand-alone Personalization product, enabling businesses to tailor content dynamically for different...

Johnny Mullaney
Nov 9, 20242 min read


Composable Consulting. The model our industry needs
The architecture of a modern consulting business is ‘composable’. Certainly, we think of ourselves as a composable consulting business...

Kashif Hasan
Sep 12, 20241 min read


#Onederful!
Opticon Stockholm has finished and my journey back to Yorkshire from #Onederland (via Oslo) has given me space to reflect. Here are the...

Mark Everard
Sep 11, 20243 min read


Micro front-ends are massive for Optimizely One
Optimizely products have evolved.
Their new generation of products changes the game.

Mark Everard
Sep 9, 20243 min read


Case study: AI driven site search for Eason, an iconic Irish retailer
At a glance… Intuitive, easy to use site search makes all the difference for customers. Easy to find means more likely to buy. That’s...

Kashif Hasan
Aug 30, 20242 min read


Farewell Sitecore. Hello Optimizely
In our recent Masterclass with Optimizely (September 2024) we described how to migrate smart from Sitecore to Optimizely. Here in this...

Kashif Hasan
Jul 27, 20243 min read


Lift and shift, a clean slate to start building the future
Sitting on an aging Sitecore platform and seriously tempted by Optimizely? You should be. Remember . . . The website is not your CMS....

Kashif Hasan
Jul 18, 20241 min read


How I use ChatGPT as an Optimizely solutions architect
Big Tech knows AI radically transforms productivity. With huge roadmaps of work, AI propels them faster than ever. It's noteworthy that...

Johnny Mullaney
Jul 13, 20241 min read


How to write a knock-out value proposition
A value proposition tells the world why you exist. But they ain't easy to write. Here's a framework I use to help me. Think of your value...

Kashif Hasan
Jul 11, 20242 min read


5 signs its time to migrate to Optimizely
If you’re responsible for your company website, there will be times you’ll question whether the software you’re using is right for you....

Kashif Hasan
Jun 27, 20242 min read


The secret to a successful business? Trust, respect and inspiration
When we started early in 2023 we didn’t have any clients. To be honest, we didn't really have a business plan. Hope was our strategy....

Kashif Hasan
Jun 19, 20241 min read


The case against big agency
The bigger the digital agency, the more expensive they are to work with. Makes sense, right? They’ve got hundreds, maybe thousands of...

Kashif Hasan
Apr 15, 20241 min read


Asking better questions
I always thought to be a good Account Manager meant being a good listener. I still think that’s true, but I’ve come to realise being a...

Kashif Hasan
Mar 11, 20241 min read


I Predict A Riot
Self-publishing predictions for the future based on little more than gut feel is the very definition of hubris, if not a personality...

Kashif Hasan
Feb 20, 20242 min read


Six eCommerce capabilities you need now
If you run an e-commerce platform, these are the 6 things you should expect, now: Edit / Publish. I can create beautiful branded web...

Kashif Hasan
Feb 18, 20241 min read


Wise clients do this
I’ve been working in digital agencies for 20 years. In my experience, consistently, the biggest causes of client frustration are:...

Kashif Hasan
Feb 18, 20241 min read


Customer loyalty: built on candour, gratitude & enthusiasm
#LTV #CX #ODP Some varieties of loyalty are illogical or ideological (think of sport, politics, religion for example). Not so customer...
Kashif Hasan
Sep 5, 20234 min read


Don't mistake proximity for good communication
Despite off-shore software development being a proven way of working, there is still fear and trepidation about making it work. Why? Over...

Mark Everard
Aug 26, 20232 min read
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