
"He significantly elevated our digital customer experience and ensured our strategy landed effectively in every market"
Project Overview
Cisco, a worldwide leader in networking and enterprise technology, needed to elevate the customer experience across all digital channels. With highly complex products, diverse customer segments, and a global footprint, the digital ecosystem required a more unified, strategic, and insight-driven approach.
In addition to ongoing optimisation, Cisco was rolling out major global campaigns, including “The Network Intuitive”, requiring consistent, high-impact activation across global, regional, and local markets.
As Global Digital Lead, I owned the strategy and execution of customer experience improvements and global campaign activation across all digital channels:
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Defined and improved global customer journeys across Cisco’s digital ecosystem
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Led digital strategy and execution for major global campaigns, including The Network Intuitive
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Coordinated with regional and local markets to ensure consistent rollout and high-quality execution
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Developed cohesive frameworks for digital activation, governance, and measurement
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Collaborated with marketing, product, creative, analytics, engineering, and regional teams
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Provided strategic direction for content, personalisation, and customer engagement
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Ensured that global programmes were adapted effectively to regional needs and market realities
Key Deliverables
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Global digital experience strategy
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Customer journey improvements across key digital touchpoints
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Digital frameworks and playbooks for regional activation
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Full digital activation for global campaigns (e.g., The Network Intuitve)
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Performance dashboards and measurement model
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Operational alignment across global, regional, and local teams
Outcomes
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Improved customer journeys across global digital channels, contributing to higher digital engagement and increased pipeline quality
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Enabled consistent global execution of major campaigns (e.g., The Network Intuitive), resulting in double-digit improvements in campaign performance
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Reduced inefficiencies and duplication across regions, driving substantial annual savings in digital operations and content production
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Strengthened global-to-local digital alignment, accelerating time-to-market for high-priority commercial programmes
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Improved digital experience and messaging clarity, helping drive higher conversion and better ROI across paid and owned channels
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Introduced frameworks that reduced agency reliance and streamlined execution, lowering global campaign costs
Goals & KPIs
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Improve digital customer experience and increase engagement
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Ensure consistent global execution across channels and markets
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Strengthen alignment between global strategy and regional activation
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Improve digital performance for global campaigns
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Increase brand visibility, lead generation, and customer understanding
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Introduce more structured digital governance and clear operating models
Challenge
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Fragmented digital experience across regions and product lines
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Inconsistent execution of global digital strategies at the local market level
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Complex product and solution journeys not aligned with customer needs
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Lack of unified governance for campaigns, content, and digital activation
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Need for better connection between global brand vision and regional execution
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Opportunities to improve engagement, lead generation, and digital efficiency
Cisco needed a global digital lead who could co-ordinate across markets, improve customer experience, and operationalise large-scale digital programmes.
Strategy & Approach
1. Global digital experience review
Conducted an in-depth assessment of Cisco’s digital ecosystem, identifying friction points, content gaps, and inconsistencies across global and regional channels.
2. Unified digital strategy & frameworks
Created global playbooks and activation frameworks to support consistent execution across 100+ markets.
3. End-to-end campaign leadership
Led digital strategy and activation for The Network Intuitive and other large-scale global campaigns, including:
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Creative direction and messaging alignment
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Digital asset development
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Channel planning and distribution
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Regional adaptation guidance
4. Cross-regional collaboration
Worked closely with regional and local markets in EMEA, APAC, Americas, and LATAM to:
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Align on strategy
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Share best practices
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Ensure timely execution of complex digital programmes
5. Customer journey improvement
Mapped key digital journeys and improved navigation, content hierarchy, segment targeting, and digital pathways.
6. Measurement & performance governance
Introduced performance dashboards and metrics to enable consistent evaluation of global and regional initiatives.

