Category Archives: Best Practices

Listening with an Ear For Innovation

In Alan Murray’s latest Wall Street Journal article, he mentions that when the Journal’s CEO Council was asked to name the most influential business book, many members cited Clayton Christensen’s The Innovator’s Dilemma. What does Christensen say about innovation that … Continue reading

Best Practices, Business-to-Business Sales, Customer Confidence, Customer Feedback, Customer Trust, Point of View, Voice of the Customer

Who Are Your Competitors?

Did anybody else read the latest Fast Company article about Blockbuster? In it Kevin Lewis, the head of Blockbuster’s digital strategy, makes the following comment about their competition in the phone app market: “By the way, my biggest competitors in … Continue reading

Best Practices, Business-to-Business Sales, Customer Confidence, Customer Feedback, Customer Trust, Point of View

Your Customer is Sending an Invitation… Don’t Forget to RSVP

After more than ten years in this business, I have read thousands of interviews our clients have conducted with their most important customers. I am sometimes asked what, if anything, surprises me about the challenges and opportunities our clients have … Continue reading

Best Practices, Business-to-Business Sales, Customer Confidence, Customer Feedback, Point of View, Voice of the Customer

What Did Mark Twain Know About
Business-to-Business Customers?

As we’ve mentioned before, data about customers is multiplying. But information about customers – the kind that informs confident business decisions – can be harder to come by. So when I came across this quote on the blog www.gilliganondata.com, it … Continue reading

Best Practices, Business-to-Business Sales, Customer Confidence, Customer Feedback, Voice of the Customer

E.G. Insight’s Gary Gerds Shares
Best Practices in Gathering Actionable
Business-to-Business Customer Feedback

May 17, 2010 – Düsseldorf, Germany – In ongoing Voice of the Customer work with a global chemical company, Gary Gerds of E.G. Insight will conduct training for a group of key account managers. The training will amplify the effectiveness … Continue reading

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