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Want to WIN more Customers…Think Like a “Professional Scout”

My son was a very good baseball player…good enough to play college baseball. From ...

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2 Assets which Lead to either Differentiation or Risk of Extinction

There are always certain aspects of every business, when not integrated, put them at ...

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Why Amazon DOMINATES…How YOU can Dominate in your business

When Amazon first came on the scene everyone thought they were all about taking ...

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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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5 “Creative” Ways to Evaluate the Customer Experience of your Business

Everyone talks about “walking in your customers’ shoes” to see what the experience is ...

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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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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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