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Miserable Employees Make Lousy Company Ambassadors

Is it possible to grow revenues exponentially with miserable employees on board?READ»

How To Give Your Customers A Voice In Growth Planning

When you can attribute a 20% revenue gain to a customer centric culture or program, you get noticed. And that's exactly what happened to several Voice of the Customer thought leaders during the annual Allegiance Engage Summit 2011 in Deer Valley, Utah. READ»

Sears...You Had Me at Hello, You Lost Me at No

Are your revenues down because of the economy? Or is it because of your policies?READ»

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Google Steals Ideas From Bing, Bing Steals Market Share From Google

Last month, Google added a new feature to its homepage that enabled users to select a background image. Google included a gallery of professional photos to choose from, including those by famous artists and National Geographic. ...READ»

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Blockbuster CEO's Netflix Knocks Bounce Back

We've already told you how to survive the contract war between Blockbuster and Netflix--now Blockbuster CEO Jim Keyes (who since joining the struggling company in 2007 has seen its stock plunging to around 30 cents a share and ...READ»

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DirecTV - Why have you treated me this way?

How do you define customer? How do you handle requests for refunds? Are you willing to lose a future customer over a $60 refund when they have spent thousands with you over the years?READ»

A Day Late, A Dollar Short

Are you letting business get away because of your processes and people?READ»

Outsourcing Your Marketing - Should You Hire Outside Marketing Help Now?

If you find yourself short on talent necessary to grow your business consider these benefits of augmenting your existing staff with temporary marketers... READ»

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Smart IBM Software Could Rescue You From Dumb Call Center Hell

IBM has developed new software that uses advanced analytics in an attempt to improve customer satisfaction with call centers. RAMP, or Realtime Analytics Matching Platform, brings two sets of data--that of the caller and that of the ...READ»

Nonsense At Work

Keep the customer passionate:Customer satisfaction is only the start of the customer relationship.  Customer loyalty is where the serious money is made.Let me explain using two examples.  I had a problem with my phone ...READ»

Improving Customer Experiences - Is It Still Important Or Is Price The Only Thing That Matters?

Many have questioned the importance of the overarching customer experience... Has the economic downturn minimized its importance?READ»

Cellphone Satisfaction Study: Consumers Prefer Smartphones Over Dumb Ones

It should come as no surprise to smartphone users, but a customer satisfaction survey recently performed by JD Power has smartphones scoring higher than their limited-tech dumbphone siblings. And, of course, Apple's cellphone is the ...READ»

Innovation With a Yes We Can Attitude

Recently, I heard someone saying: “Innovation isn’t about saying ‘yes’, it’s about saying ‘no’ to everything but the most essential features.”  At the time, I quietly thought to myself that this person just ...READ»

5 Marketplace Implementation Lessons from a Corporate Strategy Execution Consultant with 25+ Years of Experience

Apply these Marketplace Implementation Lessons to your business and achieve higher revenue growth, profitability and customer satisfaction...READ»