2. The IBM global C-suite Study draws
on a decade of research with over
20,000 interviews!
CEOs!
6,300!
CIOs!
7,000!
CMOs! CSCOs!
2,200! 600!
CFOs!
4,500!
CHROs!
1,500!
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3. This study covers 4,183 face-to-face
conversations with CxOs in 70 countries!
North
America!
Western Europe!
1,349!
605!
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Central and Eastern
Europe!
304!
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631!
Japan!
637!
South!
America!
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182!
Middle East !
and Africa!
475!
Asia Pacific!
4. Agenda
How CxOs view the world
How the C-suite is preparing for the future
─ Open up to customer influence
─ Pioneer digital-physical innovation
─ Craft engaging customer experiences
Pulling together
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5. CEOs consider
technology the
single most
important external
force shaping their
organization’s
future!
CEO Studies 2004–2013!
2004!
2006!
2008!
2010!
2012!
2013!
Technology
factors!
Market factors!
Macro-economic
factors!
People skills!
Regulatory!
concerns !
Socio-economic
factors!
Globalization!
Environmental
issues!
Geopolitical!
factors!
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6. All CxOs think
technology is one of
the top three forces !
External forces impacting the !
!
enterprise (3–5 years)!
CEO!
Technology factors!
Market factors!
Macro-economic factors!
People skills!
Regulatory concerns !
Socio-economic factors!
Globalization!
Environmental issues!
Geopolitical factors!
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CFO!
CHRO!
CIO!
CMO!
CSCO!
7. CxOs predict
significant changes
in the business
landscape!
Business landscape changes in the !
!
next three to five years!
20%!
Smaller partner base!
Face-to-face interaction!
Partnering to increase efficiency!
Focus on customers as segments!
Operational control!
20%!
68%!
25%!
61%!
33%!
54%!
28%!
52%!
Neutral!
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73%!
11%!
Bigger partner
network!
Social/digital !
interaction!
Partnering to !
increase value!
Focus on customers
as individuals!
Organizational
openness!
8. Agenda
How CxOs view the world
How the C-suite is preparing for the future
─ Open up to customer influence
─ Pioneer digital-physical innovation
─ Craft engaging customer experiences
Pulling together
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9. Customers wield
considerable
influence on today’s
enterprises,
compelling CxOs to
act and change
course!
Customer influence on the !
!
enterprise!
10%!
%!
54
36%!
Influenced to
a large extent!
Large extent!
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54%!
Some extent!
Limited extent!
10. CEOs say customers come second only to
the C-suite in terms of strategic influence!
Key influencers on enterprise vision !
and strategy!
20%!
C-Suite!
78%!
Customers!
55%!
Board of Directors!
53%!
Corporate strategy function!
44%!
Non-executive senior
leadership!
26%!
Key external business partners!
25%!
Parent company!
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23%!
11. CEOs stand ready
to involve
customers in what
is typically
considered their
domain:
developing
business strategy!
Customer inclusion in business
strategy development!
%!
40more!
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60%!
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43%!
43%!
Today!
!
60%!
3–5 Years!
12. Outperforming
enterprises are
more likely to
collaborate
extensively with
their customers!
Greater collaboration with customers
translates into
greater financial success!
more!
54%!
!
39% !
Underperformers!
!
!
!
60%!
Outperformers!
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13. Agenda
How CxOs view the world
How the C-suite is preparing for the future
─ Open up to customer influence
─ Pioneer digital-physical innovation
─ Craft engaging customer experiences
Pulling together
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14. Two-thirds of
enterprises have a
weak digitalphysical strategy –
or none at all!
Types of digital strategy!
33%!
%!
36
36%!
have an integrated
digital-physical
strategy!
31%!
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Integrated
digital-
physical
strategy!
Limited digital
strategy!
No digital
strategy!
15. CMOs see a
critical need to
implement an
organizationwide digital
strategy!
Digital ambitions – CMOs!
16%!
13%!
20%!
13%!
11%!
87%!
Integration of crosschannel touchpoints!
83%!
78%!
Analytics to capture
customer insights!
Social networks to foster
collaboration!
73%!
69%!
Workforce aligned to
opportunities!
Digitally enabled supply
chain!
Today!
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3-5 Years!
16. In line with
CMOs,
four-fifths of
CIOs aim to
digitize their
front office to
sync with
customers more
effectively!
IT focus area – digitizing the front office!
5%!
12%!
83%!
will focus on front
office digitization!
83%!
Large extent!
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Some extent!
Limited
extent!
17. CxOs intend to interact digitally with customers
to a much greater extent in the future!
Customer interaction channels!
52%!
Digital!
88%!
20%!
80%!
Face-to-face!
70%!
57%!
Call centers!
Traditional
media!
48%!
45%!
24%!
Today!
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3–5 Years!
18. Lack of a cohesive social media plan is the biggest
barrier to doing more in the digital space!
Challenges to implementing !
a digital strategy!
Lack of a cohesive social media plan
!
20%!
Competing priorities or initiatives!
63%!
54%!
Difficulty measuring investment returns!
52%!
Legal and security concerns !
38%!
Lack of appropriate technology!
37%!
Lack of leadership support!
Concerns about inappropriate use!
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28%!
16%!
19. Agenda
How CxOs view the world
How the C-suite is preparing for the future
─ Open up to customer influence
─ Pioneer digital-physical innovation
─ Craft engaging customer experiences
Pulling together
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20. The more
deeply an
enterprise
understands its
customers, the
more likely it is
to flourish!
High level of customer understanding!
more!
62%!
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29% !
Underperformers!
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47%!
Outperformers!
21. Recognizing the change in customers’ expectations,
CxOs are rebalancing their priorities!
Areas of personal involvement!
20%!
Customer experience
management!
eCommerce!
Talent management!
Supplier, vendor and
partner management!
Risk and security!
IT systems and operations!
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+8%!
+7%!
+5%!
-5%!
-5%!
-6%!
22. All CxOs plan to focus more on the customer experience in
the future, with CIOs clearly upping their game !
Change of focus – !
Customer Experience Management!
CEO!
CFO!
34%!
9 %!
41%!
13%!
CHRO!
29%!
CIO!
28%!
38%!
46%!
CMO!
CSCO!
75%!
29%!
Today!
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37%!
3–5 Years!
77%!
23. CxOs in
outperforming
enterprises
focus more
heavily on
improving the
customer
experience!
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Focus on improving the customer experience!
more!
29%!
!
42% !
Underperformers!
!
54%!
Outperformers!
24. Agenda
How CxOs view the world
How the C-suite is preparing for the future
─ Open up to customer influence
─ Pioneer digital-physical innovation
─ Craft engaging customer experiences
Pulling together
!
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25. To drive
performance,
CxOs form !
an intricate
web of
relationships!
CEO!
CFO!
CHRO!
CIO!
CMO!
CSCO!
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26. CEOs heading
outperforming
enterprises see
clear proof of
the dividends
that a united
boardroom
brings!
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Good relations: C-suites that work together!
more!
28%!
!
72% !
Underperformers!
!
92%!
Outperformers!
27. CxO Point of
View Schedule!
CEO and CIO!
November 2013!
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CFO and CMO!
January 2014!
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CHRO and CSCO!
February 2014!
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In the coming months, we will
further explore
each of the specific C-suite roles
!
Addressing the opportunities and
challenges facing the enterprise!
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Tackling the opportunities and
challenges facing their functional area!
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Working with their C-suite colleagues!
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