Be Loyal to the Customer Experience

In just one week I’ve heard 3 small business owners, claim they have the best customer service in their field.
Everyone wants to think that their company delivers the best customer experience possible … EVERYONE.
It’s not just about greeting your customers as they walk in the door.
It’s not just about having a clean office.
It’s not just [...]

YOU WANT YOUR CUSTOMERS TO BE LOYAL TO YOUR BRAND, NOT IT’S PRICE

You Want Your Customers to Be Loyal to Your Brand, Not Its Price
by Al Ries
Published: June 08, 2009
A former New York Times editor recently wrote a full-page article for Forbes magazine advocating “variable pricing” for art museums.
“Art-institution directors should start thinking like airline yield managers,” was the subhead of the article.
That’s strange. You might think [...]

QUALITY, CREATIVITY, TRUST ARE KEYS TO “NEW NORMAL”

by Karlene Lukovitz
“Value” is today’s ubiquitous marketing cry, but pinning down what constitutes value from the consumer’s perspective is the real challenge.
According to Mintel Senior Research Analyst Marcia Mogelonsky, the keys to influencing consumers now lie in understanding how they’re coping with the “new normal” environment created by the recession and the brand attributes that underlie [...]