Rick Parrish,

Rick Parrish

Vice President, Research Director

Rick is a research director in Forrester’s customer experience (CX) practice and the coordinator of research on customer obsession companywide. Rick's team conducts cutting-edge research and client engagements to help CX leaders improve CX quality reliably and efficiently. Rick’s own research focuses on government CX and corporate values strategies.

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Planned Research

What research can you expect from Forrester in the next 12 months? Updated biweekly, our publishing plan will keep you current with market and technology trends. Use the link below to download a list of our upcoming research.

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May 1st, 2025 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Webinar

Leading Through Volatility: Consumer Marketing, CX, And Digital Expert Panel

In volatile times, marketing, customer experience, and digital leaders in consumer-facing businesses can’t let shifting winds and heavy currents push their business off course. Instead, these business leaders must keep a cool head, resist knee-jerk reactions, and fine-tune strategies precisely and creatively to adapt to only the meaningful and substantial changes in the market and business environment.Key takeaways: Recommit to - and invest in - growing customer obsession maturity across the organization.Reaffirm your brand, customers, and priorities to then take bold, not rash, steps: implementing “always on” scenario planning, staying creative, and communicating brilliantly.Master change management to keep your team energized and focused on delivering quality customer experiences.Ratchet up management of the risks in your control.Target audience level: beginner and intermediate