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The “Cake Mix” isn’t the Customer Experience…YOU ARE

If you sat down right now and someone asked you which “Cake Mix” they ...

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Will Department and Retail Stores Exist in the “New World”?

Department stores and many retail stores were born to give their customers a great ...

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The “RIGHT” Customer is Always “Right”

If you’re like me you have heard this debate of “the customer is always ...

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CUSTOMER OBSESSION isn’t a “Buzzword”…it’s a WAY OF LIFE

Being customer obsessed isn’t something you do… It’s who you are! I get asked ...

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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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Is “Content Marketing” the new “Promised Land”?

Content, Content, Content…it’s the new buzz word in marketing circles these days. Since Social ...

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INFLUENCERS or ADVOCATES…Where Should You Invest?

There is so much talk today about “INFLUENCERS” and how companies need to build ...

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Could you Survive if 25% of your Customers left TOMORROW?

According to a research conducted by McKinsey and Company, 25% of customers will defect ...

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3 Reasons Why I hit DELETE instead of READING ON

When I get an e-mail, request, invitation, social media inquiry, or a host of ...

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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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