Chris Detzel
Bio
Chris is a versatile Digital Community Strategist with several years of experience. He has owned community vision, strategy, and execution. He is responsible for leading the development and execution of community engagement programs, creating compelling content for customer communities and acts as the voice of the customer. He believes that data should drive decisions as it is the key element of any long-term successful strategy.Appears in 138 Episodes
Community Builders After Dark: What We Do When We're Not at Work
In this engaging episode of CX Nexus, hosts Nicole Saunders and Chris Detzel explore the fascinating intersection between personal and professional community building....
Balancing AI and Human Touch in Customer Experience
This episode of the CX Nexus podcast features co-hosts Nicole Saunders and Chris Detzel discussing the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on community management a...
From Silos to Synergy: Aligning Community Efforts with Sales Strategies
This podcast episode of CX Nexus features hosts Nicole Saunders and Chris Detzel discussing the intersection of community management and sales strategies, particularly...
From Zendesk to Coupa, Reltio to ZoomInfo: Lessons in Career Transitions
In this enlightening episode of CXNexus, hosts Nicole Saunders and Chris Detzel share their recent experiences transitioning to new roles in the customer experience an...
Aligning Marketing, Sales, and Community for Business Growth
In this episode of CX Nexus, hosts Nicole Saunders and Chris Detzel are joined by Luke Austin, Director of Analytics and Insights at Reltio, to delve into the critical...
Breaking Down Silos: Fostering Cross-Functional Collaboration for Better Customer Experiences with Jay Nathan
This episode explores the interconnections between various aspects of the customer experience and emphasizes the importance of breaking down organizational silos to de...
The Event Planner's Playbook: Insights from CX Professionals
This podcast episode of CX Nexus features hosts Nicole Saunders and Chris Detzel discussing the intricacies of planning and executing successful business events, parti...
The Role of Community in Business Growth: A Look Into Sales and Expansion
CX Nexus" features hosts Nicole Saunders and Chris Detzel discussing the integration of community efforts with sales and marketing strategies in their respective compa...
The CX Nexus Podcast: Building Bridges in Business
In the debut episode of "CX Nexus," hosts Nicole and Chris warmly welcome their audience into the fold of an innovative podcast series dedicated to exploring the intri...
End-of-Year Reviews and Reporting Best Practices
As the year comes to an end, Chris and Nicole discuss best practices for community professionals to reflect on their accomplishments, communicate value to stakeholders...
The First Year of Zendesk's User Group Program: Key Learnings and Insights
In this episode of Peers Over Beers, Christopher Detzel interviews Nicole Saunders, Senior Manager of Global Community Programs at Zendesk, about Zendesk's user group ...
Preparing for 2024: Community Trends and Data Strategies
This podcast episode is a discussion between Christopher Detzel and Nicole Saunders, two community professionals, about trends, strategies, and best practices for comm...
Preparing Communities for the AI Revolution with Jono Bacon
In this episode of Peers Over Beers, hosts Chris Detzel and Nicole Saunders are joined by special guest Jono Bacon, an expert in building online communities, to discus...
Partners as Co-Creators of Community Content
Partnerships play a critical role in building successful online communities. But how can you effectively engage partners without them simply using your community as a ...
Community is Everywhere - How Do You Manage It?
In this episode, Christopher and Nicole discuss the idea that community exists everywhere, not just on a company's own branded community platform. They talk about how ...
Community and Customer Success: Driving Customer Engagement Through Collaboration
In this episode of Peers over Beers, Nicole Saunders and Christopher Detzel have an insightful discussion about building relationships between community and customer s...
Adapting Your Community Strategy Through Organizational Changes
"Peers Over Beers," hosted by seasoned community experts Chris Detzel and Nicole Saunders, is a podcast that dives deep into the world of online communities. In this p...
Community Evolution: Shaping the Landscape of Business Organizations
Welcome to this in-depth analysis of the podcast "Peers over Beers," hosted by two seasoned professionals, Nicole Saunders and Christopher Detzel. The engaging discour...
Digital Communities: Scaling User Groups with Nicole Saunders
In this insightful episode of "Peers Over Beers", Christopher Detzel converses with Nicole Saunders from Zendesk about community building and user group management in ...
How Online Communities Drive Business Growth: Key Takeaways from Michael Burke and Chris Detzel's Discussion
This podcast originated and is a copy from Data Hurdles episode Leveraging Online Communities for Business Growth: Insights from Burke and Detzel. In their conversati...
Data to Dialogue: Measuring and Showcasing Community Value
Welcome to the Peers Over Beers podcast, "Behind the Scenes of Community Management: Metrics Matter". Nicole Saunders and Chris Detzel give their thoughts about Commun...
AI in Online Communities: Pros, Cons, and Future Possibilities
This Peers Over Beers discusses the potential benefits and drawbacks of artificial intelligence (AI) in online communities and customer support, as explored in a recen...
Metrics in Community Building: How to Tell Your Community's Story
Join Chris Detzel and Morgan Wood, Head of Community at Hivebrite. Hivebrite had the chance to interview me about metrics and story telling. A powerful online communit...
Discussions on Coffee, Conferences, and Community Resources: Insights from Peers Over Beers
In this episode of Peers Over Beers, Chris Detzel and Scott Wilder discuss a range of topics related to the technology industry. They talk about coffee, upcoming confe...
Women Leaders in Tech
In this episode, we cover the topic of Women in Tech. Chris Detzel, Director of Community and Engagement at Reltio ask his guest some tough questions around the topic....
How Community Can work with Product Teams
Lauren Clevenger, Global Head of Seller Community at Square, joins Chris Detzel, Director of Customer Community and Engagement. We go into detail about how to work wit...
Holy Cow! Adrian wrote a Community book! “The Accidental Community Manager”
Yes, you have that right, Adrian Speyer, Head of Community at Higher Logic. Author of “The Accidental Community Manager” wrote a book around Online Community manageme...
Walking into an Existing Online Community with David (Historian) DeWald
In this episode, Chris Detzel, Director of Customer Community and Engagement at Reltio talks to David, the original Historian, DeWald, Community Manager at Ciena about...