Never Give Up! How to Succeed in Business When Everyone Else is Failing
We all want to succeed, don’t we? Succeed in business and to succeed in our private lives as well. I was recently reminded of a famous and inspiring quote from Winston Churchill’s address to Harrow School in the UK back in 1941. It was certainly one of his...
Do Companies Still Benefit From Having a Market Research Department?
What’s your gut response to the title question about Market Research Departments? Yes? No? Being Swiss I would say it depends! I am probably in the third camp. Yes, if it is a department that integrates and analyses information from multiple sources, and then...
The 23 Keys to Creating Raving Fans Part 2
This is the second part of “The 23 Keys to Creating Raving Fans” post by Alan Hale from CMG (Consight™ Marketing Group) in Chicago. Don’t forget that you can download the full white paper using the link at the bottom of this post. In addition to...
The 23 Keys to Creating Raving Fans Part 1
This week we have another guest post from Alan Hale of CMG (Consight™ Marketing Group) in Chicago. Exceptionally, I am publishing it as two separate posts because its length and value deserve the detail and effort he has put into it. I have been fortunate to have...
How to Make a Great Customer-Centric Website Design
Website design is a variable that changes as fast, if not faster than we can get our latest creation published! In just the past twelve months, digital adoption has expanded five to ten times faster than was expected, thanks to the pandemic and lockdowns. This,...
24 Factors to Consider in Pricing your Product, Service or Solution.
We have a treat for you today. It’s a guest post from the highly respected global expert on customer centricity, Alan Hale of Chicago. He writes about the importance of getting pricing right and generously shares twenty-four (!) factors to consider when pricing...
Should CMOs Concentrate on Brand Building or Business Growth?
Which is more important, brand building or business growth? Do you remember when Coca-Cola did away with their CMO in favour of a Chief Growth Officer? Then two years later they brought back the position. At the time, I asked if they were wise or foolhardy to make...
Market Segmentation Strategy: Sell More to Fewer, Better
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Businesses often make the mistake of trying to sell to everyone, rather than running a segmentation. Are you guilty of this? Why is this a mistake? Well, if you try to please everyone you end up delighting no one. This is why...