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A critical challenging facing business leaders is where to find insight into the future. More than that many don’t actually know what insight really is, or isn’t. Many look toward the obvious and call it insightful
Insights are essential for creating a sustainable business. Not only are they the cornerstone of the design and innovation process, but they light the way forward identifying what to do next and act as catalysts for creating new value for customers.… Read more
Well yes, that sort of hygiene is important, but “Hygiene factors” in building customer service are significantly more important than previously thought and significantly more important than delighting your customers.
Frederick Herzberg introduced concepts in the 1950s that have revolutionised the way we look at employee motivation in the workplace and these have now moved into motivating customers in business. His theory introduces two separate scales measuring employee satisfaction.… Read more
The foundation of pretty much any business is gaining and keeping customers.
What do I mean by a customer decision journey? This is the process your customers firstly select your business to consider buying from, then evaluate your business, and finally buy your product of service, but it also encompasses their experiences post purchase and into buying or using again building a positive performance loop.… Read more
Do your clients view you with delight like a kid does a candy store?
Making your customers buying experience more valuable to them is another critical means to grow.
How can we do this, through three themes. Optimize customer value by ignoring all product, service, and company boundaries. Bundle, unbundle, and reconfigure products and services. Partner, collaborate, and co-create with business partners and even customers.… Read more
As a practitioner, manager, and board director, and as a widely read observer, i can say clearly that Companies which create exceptional customer experiences can set themselves apart from their competitors and produce significantly better business results.
The practice of mapping the journey of our customers, is well established, but typically these elements have been treated distinctly- a piece of point of sale, a price, a sponsorship, and while there is typically oversight from a brand perspective to ensure there is fit with the brand, there is often little co-ordination from a customers perspective to ensure these touch points align to create a co-ordinated and self-reinforcing customer journey,
thats why I’d like to discuss moving from discussing elements of a marketing plan to the overall perception of the plan from a customers perspective.… Read more