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In Appreciation

Friday, January 1st, 2010

One of the more satisfying experiences at year’s end is reaching out to clients, partners and colleagues to thank them for their business and their stalwart support.  It’s even sweeter this time while reflecting on an entire decade going back to the early days of my business.

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Opportunity “Smell Test”

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

baby smell

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Over the last few weeks, my colleagues and I presented value propositions to separate audiences in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Clients in each of these markets face unique challenges and opportunities to be sure. Our offerings addressed their different needs, but our approach is fundamentally the same everywhere.

Our work consists of three steps:

1)      Develop a better understanding of customer needs by getting closer to customers and engaging them wherever possible,

2)      Use customer insights to continually improve offerings,

3)      Deliver a customer experience that’s better than the rest.

The good news is that these steps apply to clients everywhere, despite cultural variations. The not-so-good news is that succeeding with these steps is almost impossible unless there is substantial buy-in at the highest level in an organization.

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