Steven's weekly podcast
Steven's weekly podcast
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’s week 183: News about Google Pay's major make-over, social commerce booming and more!
Hi everyone! This week I discuss Google Pay's major make-over, how social commerce has skyrocketed in 2020, why Spotify acquires podcast company Megaphone and how the Netflix series The Queen’s Gambit is causing a major chess revival.
Nov 20, 2020
4 min
Steven’s week 182: News about Apple Watch data, China watching big tech and more!
This week I’m talking about how Apple Watch is proving to be an excellent tool for medical recovery follow-ups, China is keeping a close eye on the growth of its big tech companies, Singles Day sales reached € 48 billion in just 30 minutes and JBC brings a digital Sinterklaas to Belgian kids. Enjoy & see you next week!
Nov 13, 2020
4 min
Steven’s week 181: News about... fake news, Pokémon Go, Burger King supports McDonald's and more!
Hey guys! In this week’s show: social media working overtime to counter fake election news, Pokémon Go is still alive and kicking in 2020, Burger King campaign wants people to support McDonald's, the Facebook ad ban is not affecting the company’s financial results at all, and my first thriller ETERNAL is out!
Nov 6, 2020
4 min
Steven’s week 180: News about Shopify & TikTok collaboration, Instacart spectacular growth and more!
Hey everyone! This week I talk about the Shopify & TikTok partnership that marks a new step in social commerce, Instacart’s growth embodies a new high in online groceries and the Alibaba spin-off Ant Financial Services achieves the largest IPO ever! Stay safe and see you next week.
Oct 30, 2020
3 min
Steven’s week 179 : News about Tesla’s full self-driving car, early Amazon Prime Day and more!
Hey everyone! In this episode: B2B is embracing online sales, the new date for Amazon Prime Day is changing the entire US holiday season, Tesla rolls out driverless car software and plant-based meat experienced a massive breakthrough during the pandemic. Enjoy!
Oct 23, 2020
3 min
Steven’s week 178: News about Apple’s new HomePod Mini, Disney Plus streaming and more!
Hey everyone! In this week’s show: does Apple’s new HomePod Mini have what it takes to compete with Alexa? MediaMarkt brings online live shopping to Europe, Disney is skipping movie theaters to take new movies directly to Disney Plus and YouTube is showing some strong retail ambition. Enjoy!
Oct 16, 2020
4 min
Steven’s week 177: News about: Apple Store, Big Tech monopolies and more!
Hey folks, welcome to a new show! In this week’s episode: growing App Store revenues show a new level of digital usage, big tech monopolies are under pressure in the US and executives agree that a customer centric purpose is more crucial than ever. Enjoy the update!
Oct 9, 2020
3 min
Steven’s week 176: News about growth of Twitch, Amazon's new payment system and much more
Hey everyone! In this week’s episode: Twitch gaming livestreams experiences a huge boost in usage, Ring’s home security drone, Target is hiring 130.000 extra people for the holiday season online sales and Amazon launches a hand reading payment system! See you next week!
Oct 2, 2020
3 min
In-depth interview about my book "The Offer You Can't Refuse" with Francesca Vanthielen
Driven by technological innovations, customers’ expectations have completely transformed over the last decade. In my new book The Offer You Can’t Refuse, I try to illustrate how companies in all sectors – from HR to the healthcare industry and even governments – can take their customer service one step further and play an active role in their customers’ life journeys.
Sep 29, 2020
57 min
Steven’s week 175: News about Disney+’s experiment, Amazon Care and more
Welcome everyone! Disney+’s Mulan experiment is a massive success, Walmart is still in the TikTok race, Amazon may go public with its healthcare service, the big tech companies tackle discrimination on social networks, a cheaper Tesla is coming up and Microsoft wants to introduce a mental health monitor in Teams app. Enjoy!
Sep 25, 2020
6 min
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