Results or Experience? Which one builds brand loyalty?

Results or Experience? Which one builds brand loyalty?

People don’t want to buy a quarter-inch drill, they want a quarter-inch hole. – Theodore Levitt A client shared their challenge with identifying clients that would be willing to take advantage of a new technology they had adopted. This technology would allow the...
Don’t let your clients’ experience be like a game of telephone

Don’t let your clients’ experience be like a game of telephone

Do you remember playing the telephone game as a child? One friend would start with a sentence and the sentence would work its way around the circle. By the time it got to you it was a garbled circus of word entertainment. The point of the game was to illustrate how...
How to get buy-in from your team on a new initiative

How to get buy-in from your team on a new initiative

Anyone who has worked in an office has had the experience of walking into a meeting to discover that management is launching yet another initiative, program, or system to address a need or problem in the organization. Many of us have become accustomed to watching...
The Chick-fil-A® Effect and the Golden Rule

The Chick-fil-A® Effect and the Golden Rule

When one mentions the name Chick-fil-A®, visions of a tasty chicken sandwich usually come to mind. However, when it comes to marketing and business development, Chick-fil-A® instantly becomes synonymous with superior service and giving the customer more than they...
An Adieu Haiku

An Adieu Haiku

You are leaving me? Who will I call at your firm? I’m lost without you You lost your champion at one of your key clients. Maybe they retired, maybe they went and found a new job, either way, it’s not easy. You’ve spent years working with *THAT* person. You know their...