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What Customer-Centric Companies Must Do To Become Customer-Obsessed

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In building relationships with customers, and value for them, my long-time observation is that most organizations tend to progress through several stages of performance as they are becoming truly customer-centric: a) customer awareness, b) customer sensitivity, c) customer focus, and d) customer obsession.

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Making Optimal Customer Experience A Focus of Your Company’s (And Your) Thinking and Doing: The Case for Foundation and Advanced CEM Training

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These companies, and their employees, are also invariably quite disciplined and well-trained in the why’s and how’s of customer experience. Every aspect of a company’s offering – customer service, advertising, packaging, billing, products, etc. – All employees have the responsibility of providing customer value.

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For Employees and Customers, Should the Goal Be Higher Engagement or Higher Experience Value?

Beyond Philosophy

There’s little doubt that engaged customers can, and do, help shape the brand. From my perspective, at least, experiences that drive customers’ emotional brand trust and bonding can be both shaped and sustained. 10 BIG Ideas for Customer-Centric Success. Today, is that enough?

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When ‘Push’ Marketing Goes Too Far

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A couple of years ago, our local newspaper, The Philadelphia Inquirer, ran a disturbing story about how a mortgage loan company in Phoenix had sent spam advertising messages which appeared on the screens of thousands of wireless phone customers. Not only were the messages not requested, but these customers had to pay to retrieve them.

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When Marketing’s Goal is to Emotionally Connect with Consumers…Content is the Once and Future King!

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Like any proactive form of outreach to consumers, including classic advertising approaches, content must have discipline around investment and return. Pay Per Click (PPC) advertising, i.e. putting an ad or promotional blurb on another site, can drive traffic to a company’s site.

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Is ‘Being Human’ With Customers A New Concept? And, Does It Create Emotional, Experiential, Social and Financial Value?

Beyond Philosophy

They understand that delivering on the tangible and functional elements of value are just table stakes, and that really connecting, and having an emotionally-based relationship, with customers is the key to leveraging loyalty and advocacy behavior. These companies are also invariably quite disciplined and proactive.

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Destroying Brand Experience, One at a Time

Beyond Philosophy

The money spent on advertising, promotion, product development, brand building, and infrastructure can be destroyed in the experience with the Customer. Buying a car is just like buying any other commodity; it’s just more expensive than most! Therefore, the value lies in the experience that you have at the dealers.

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