Proof that you are changing customer behavior has to start somewhere. How do you measure a relationship? It sounds awfully complicated to quantify. But you don’t have to measure everything at once. If you choose your measuring sticks thoughtfully, you’ll have results that not only keep the gears greased in the short term but propel […]

The guys over at Frugaldad have been thinking about Amazon recently, and with good reason. The story of its growth in the last 17 years can only be compared to the thunderous rise of Walmart.  And in some ways, the curve is steeper: the million-title-bookseller turned world’s-largest-retailer hit the $50 billion sales mark in half […]

I think a few words on the impact Steve Jobs, founder of Apple, had on the concept of customer loyalty – and life – are in order. Consider this a tribute to him and his memory as it relates to all of us in the loyalty business. If you consider how Jobs thought, you might […]

One of the consequences of the financial crisis is an increased focus on how the companies spend their resources on training and conferences. This has created a renewed debate on the real value of attending conferences.. The investment is often quite substantial since you have to add transportation and accommodation to the often quite high […]

Author and speaker Greg Levin puts it this way - “Finding fresh water in the middle of the desert doesn’t help you – unless you drink it”. It’s the same thing with obtaining timely customer data and direct feedback via a C-sat surveying process: It won’t help your business – or your customers – unless […]

Following from the success of our past article “23 facts about customer loyalty and customer satisfaction” we have compiled a list of 50 facts that you should know about customer experience to help you follow the trends and stay ahead of the competition in 2011. Facts about customer experiences and referrals 96% of unhappy customers don’t […]