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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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How to Get MORE of your #1 ASSET…Your BEST Customers

When I talk to CEOs and Business Owners about their customers, they can always ...

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Experience Wins Over Quality and Selection…Two Examples

This past week we celebrated our 32nd wedding anniversary…a wonderful time of the year. ...

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What CHANGED…Why is there so much “Buzz” over Customers Today?

You almost can’t read anything today that isn’t talking about something relating to CUSTOMERS ...

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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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Want AWESOME CUSTOMER FEEDBACK? Focus on VOLUME and WHY

I read countless articles on the best ways to get customer feedback and to ...

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Word-of-Mouth is about Saving Your Customers TIME

Word-of-Mouth has been called the “search killer” because there is little if any need ...

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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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What Message Does Your STRATEGY Send to your CUSTOMERS?

STRATEGY IS AWESOME…I can’t say enough about how important this is to an organization. ...

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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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