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Customers Want MORE than just being NICE

You walk into your favorite store and you are greeted by “happy Harry” who ...

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Why don’t Apple users like Android phones? Why don’t Zappos customers like shopping for ...

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STOP thinking SEO is the best way to get found…a better option

Google change the ad process…again. Now the loser is organic search…everyone is trying to ...

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Sorry…but my Burger doesn’t look like that

You saw the ad, the pictures on the internet, even the quick annoying video ...

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Why ROBOTS will never take over

If execution were the magic answer, we wouldn’t worry about “differentiation.” We wouldn’t strive ...

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Stop PRETENDING…Your Customers Know

Everyone I talk to about helping their business be more “Customer Centric” says the ...

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An Unexpected (and awesome) “Customer Experience”

Image courtesy of Upworthy The term “customer experience” is thrown around more today than ...

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AUTHENTICITY…the Foundation for What we all Want

Acting in an Authentic way and treating people authentically is an “action” you choose ...

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TRUST and WORD-of-MOUTH…they’re Inseparable

The Desired Result… Everyone on the planet doing any kind of business wants more ...

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Blogging “Reincarnated”

Blogging concept Blogging is dead…a phrase that has been going around for as long ...

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