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Ask Your CUSTOMERS One Great QUESTION…

The old traditional Customer Surveys, for the most part, are dead. No one has ...

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STOP PUNTING…your EMPLOYEES can help you create a COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE

Everyday your employees have a choice in how they help your customers solve problems ...

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The “Plunge” of Newspaper Advertising…it’s a CUSTOMER Issue

Image created by and courtesy of Wall Street Journal I’ve talked about this issue ...

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Don’t SAY what you Can’t “Consistently” DELIVER…

It’s so easy to say something through an advertisement, or a campaign, or an ...

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Want to Build more TRUST…Build a better JOURNEY

Being well entrenched in the Digital/Internet Revolution we are in today, one thing has ...

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Do Your Customers Scream TRUST or DISTRUST?

Trust is possibly the most powerful word an organization can have today. Either you ...

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Leaders: You’re BRAND is EVERYTHING…Protect it at ALL COSTS

BlackboardBrand BRAND is an incredibly simple concept…made complex and difficult by those trying to ...

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Why Marketing, Agencies, and other Models Don’t Work Today

TRUST…let me be a bit more specific…LACK OF TRUST. “Trust” has always been a ...

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Social Media doesn’t work in the Industrial Revolution

It’s a given today that Social Media doesn’t work for many companies. Upon further ...

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TIME and MONEY always follow WHAT YOU VALUE most

I am constantly reminded of this throughout many of my conversations with leaders, business ...

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