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What Message Does Your STRATEGY Send to your CUSTOMERS?

STRATEGY IS AWESOME…I can’t say enough about how important this is to an organization. ...

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Customers Buy How you MAKE THEM FEEL

The era of marketing and selling FEATURES is dead. Since leaving the Industrial Revolution ...

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Customer OBSESSION is NOT the same as Customer CENTRICITY…Part Two

Yesterday I talked in depth about CUSTOMER CENTRICITY and how important it is for ...

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Customer OBSESSION is NOT the same as Customer CENTRICITY…Part One

If you have followed me for any length of time, read what I write ...

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Banks putting “The Customer First”…WHAT???

During my travels, speaking to business leaders, and in my speeches I often ask ...

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Forget the “Numbers”…they’re Misleading You

From the beginning of the Internet Revolution and the tidal wave of Social Media, ...

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The “CAMPFIRE” Strategy for Business Leaders

Everyone has sat around a campfire at one time or another in their life…most ...

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RISK Management isn’t about Mitigation…it’s about CHOICES

I talk about RISK a lot in speeches and Strategic Planning Workshops/Retreats…it is always ...

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Is CUSTOMER RETENTION the New Promised Land?

Customer RETENTION or Customer LOYALTY have once again become hot topics for most companies. ...

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Want Your Customers to Talk and Engage with You…think Psychographics

Demographics are so yesterday…they served us well in the Industrial Revolution era. But in ...

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