Business Strategy, CEO Insights, Customer Experience, Customer Loyalty, Customer Service, Economy, Market Differentiation

Sometimes “Shock Therapy” is the last resort…

In my travels and meetings with company executives one thing has been standing out ...

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Best Practices, Business Strategy, CEO Insights, Customer Experience, Customer Loyalty, Customer Service, Economy, Employee Retention, Market Differentiation, Promise-Driven Organizations

Carly Fiorina got it right…

Carly Fiorina, a household name in the business world, was a guest speaker at ...

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Best Practices, Breaking News, Business Strategy, CEO Insights, Customer Experience, Customer Loyalty, Customer Service, Economy, Employee Retention, Expectations, Increased Profitability, Market Differentiation, Promise-Driven Organizations, Promises, Relationships, Seattle Business, Trust

“Marry Your Customer” – Well, sort of…

I just recently released an article, “Marry Your Customer – Creating Trusted, Loyal Relationships,” ...

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Best Practices, CEO Insights, Customer Experience

Best Practices – Rants and Raves

Here’s a Best Practice for you: try networking on Linkedin.com.  For some unknown reason, probably divinely ...

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CEO Insights, Customer Loyalty, Customer Service, Expectations, Promise-Driven Organizations, Promises, Trust

Oxymoron: Comprehensive Sales and Marketing Plans (Comprehensive?)

Today I was browsing a website that lists member requests for assistance with various ...

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Business Strategy, CEO Insights, Customer Experience, Customer Loyalty, Employee Retention, Expectations, Market Differentiation, Promise-Driven Organizations, Promises, Relationships, Trust

Promises and Commitments – Changing an Organization

The other day, I was interviewing a group of people from a customer of ...

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Business Strategy, CEO Insights, Customer Loyalty, Employee Retention, Expectations, Market Differentiation, Promise-Driven Organizations, Promises, Trust

Business Mission – A Mini-Series

So what about Business Missions?  While it’s popular these days for CEO’s to have the ...

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