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What “Language” Do You Use When Speaking to your CUSTOMERS?

Language is critically important when ANY EMPLOYEE interacts with your customer…if the customer doesn’t ...

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“Undercover Boss” for your CUSTOMERS…What’s your REAL EXPERIENCE…A Challenge for Leadership

I’m pretty sure you have either seen an episode of Undercover Boss or at ...

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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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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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Leaders…You CAN’T be Both…pick ONE

Everyone wants to be unique, different, stand out in the crowd, and be viewed ...

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Think of your CUSTOMER like the NEWSPAPER

Take yourself back 10 years…before Social Media was the mainstream for information. How did ...

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Customer Centric Businesses will always have the 3 C’s

CUSTOMER CENTRICITY is a great…actually it is AWESOME! Even though it is kind of ...

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TRUE LOYALTY is about TRUST…not the DEAL

CUSTOMER LOYALTY is actually pretty simple…it’s all about TRUST. Customers are loyal to you ...

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How Your BEST EMPLOYEES can Kill your Business

EVERY EMPLOYEE inside your business either delivers or has an impact on your customer ...

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“Shock and Awe”…highly UNDERRATED

confidentiality reasons) and it reminded me of why I love what I do…seeing companies ...

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