Advocates, Best Practices, Brand, CEO, CEO Insights, Communication, Cost of Sale, Customer Centric, Customer Experience, Customer Focused, Customer Loyalty, Customer Obsessed, Engagement, Expectations, Increased Profitability, Leadership, Market Differentiation, Marketing, Mind Shift, Pull Marketing, Relationships, Results, ROI, Sales, Social Media, Strategy, Tools, Traditional Marketing, Trust, Voice of the Customer, WOM on Steroids, Word-of-Mouth, Word-of-Mouth Marketing

ONE THING every Customer Hates…

Blackboard You’re a loyal customer and you keep shopping at a certain store because ...

 ​Read More

Advocates, Best Practices, Brand, Business Strategy, CEO, Customer Centric, Customer Experience, Customer Focused, Customer Loyalty, Customer Obsessed, Engagement, Expectations, Increased Profitability, Leadership, Market Differentiation, Mind Shift, Passion, Results, ROI, Strategy, Voice of the Customer, WOM on Steroids, Word-of-Mouth

Do you REALLY LOVE your Customers…they don’t think so

Photo of successful businessmen handshaking after striking deal with partners near by There’s no ...

 ​Read More

Advocates, Analytics, CEO, Communication, Customer Centric, Customer Experience, Customer Focused, Customer Loyalty, Customer Obsessed, Customer Satisfaction, Customer Service, Engagement, Expectations, Interaction, Leadership, Market Differentiation, Mind Shift, Relationships, Results, Risk, ROI, Social Media, Transparency, Trust, Trusted Relationships, Voice of the Customer, WOM on Steroids, Word-of-Mouth

When a Customer Complains you win…5 Reasons Why

Woman Stressed Listening To A Loud Complaint When a customer complains all kinds of ...

 ​Read More

Advocates, Best Practices, CEO, Communication, Customer Centric, Customer Experience, Customer Focused, Customer Loyalty, Customer Obsessed, Engagement, Expectations, Helping, Interaction, Leadership, Market Differentiation, Mind Shift, Pull Marketing, Results, Social Media, Strategy, Trust, Trusted Relationships, Voice of the Customer, WOM on Steroids, Word-of-Mouth, Word-of-Mouth Marketing

CUSTOMER LISTENING (not ACTIVE LISTENING) can Make or Break You

Everyone is familiar with the term “Active Listening”… It means listening intently and repeating ...

 ​Read More

Advocates, Authenticity, Best Practices, Blaine Millet, Brand, CEO, Customer Centric, Customer Experience, Customer Focused, Customer Obsessed, Engagement, Leadership, Market Differentiation, Mind Shift, Passion, Results, Strategy, Voice of the Customer, WOM on Steroids, Word-of-Mouth

“Shock and Awe”…highly UNDERRATED

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

 ​Read More

Authenticity, Best Practices, Content Marketing, Customer Experience, Engagement, Expectations, facebook, Helping, Interaction, Leadership, Mind Shift, Relationships, Social Media, Social Media for CEOs, Social Media for Executives, Social Networking, Tools, Transparency, Trust, Trusted Relationships, twitter, Voice of the Customer, Word-of-Mouth

Let the Audience be the Police

This is about Social Media…specifically about the use of the right channel for the ...

 ​Read More

Advocates, Best Practices, Business Strategy, CEO, Customer Centric, Customer Experience, Customer Experience 2.0, Customer Focused, Customer Loyalty, Customer Obsessed, Customer Service, Engagement, Innovation, Market Differentiation, Mind Shift, Passion, Results, Social Media, Strategy, Voice of the Customer, WOM on Steroids, Word-of-Mouth

WARNING…Mind Mapping might just Kill your Customer Experience

You walk into a store or restaurant or anywhere else and look around. The ...

 ​Read More

Analytics, Best Practices, Business Strategy, Customer Centric, Customer Experience, Customer Focused, Customer Obsessed, Customer Satisfaction, Expectations, Increased Profitability, Innovation, Leadership, Mind Shift, Passion, Results, ROI, Strategy, Tools, Voice of the Customer, Word-of-Mouth

Metrics Drive Mediocrity…They Don’t Measure Everything

Since I just wrote a post on the word “Mediocre” I thought I would ...

 ​Read More

Advocates, Brand, Business Strategy, Customer Experience, Customer Focused, Customer Loyalty, Customer Satisfaction, Customer Service, Engagement, Expectations, Market Differentiation, Marketing, Passion, Push Marketing, Results, Social Media, Social Networking, Strategy, Traditional Marketing, Traditional Media, Voice of the Customer, Word-of-Mouth, Word-of-Mouth Marketing

Forget “Customized” for the Customer…Just Take Anyone’s Money

This just caught my attention and was so blatantly against where we are today ...

 ​Read More

Advocates, Customer Experience, Customer Experience 2.0, Customer Focused, Customer Loyalty, Customer Satisfaction, Expectations, Interaction, Leadership, Market Differentiation, Mind Shift, Social Media, Social Media for CEOs, Social Media for Executives, Strategy, Trust, Trusted Relationships, Voice of the Customer, WOM on Steroids, Word-of-Mouth, Word-of-Mouth Marketing

The Fly and the Shotgun…

Think of a time when you have been enjoying a picnic, some private time ...

 ​Read More