Managing Customer Value
Listening to the customer is giving the customer status and importance and sends the message that their opinion is worthwhile. If you take the time for customers to see problems for themselves and think through solutions, they will more than likely work with you in implementing and fixing the problems should they occur. It is Read More …
When viewing pull in Lean Sales and Marketing, I think most people get it wrong. They think only about demand and obtaining a new customer. I think demand is something we use to have back in the 90’s, I suppose. When I think about pull, I think more in the terms of creating a customer Read More …
This is a Part 3 of 3 blog posts on a series of books that Deloitte has sponsored that I think is outstanding. They are a follow-up to the book, The Power of Pull: How Small Moves, Smartly Made, Can Set Big Things in Motion, This book has been one of my staples in the Read More …
This is a Part 2 of 3 blog posts on a series of books that Deloitte has sponsored that I think is outstanding. They are a follow-up to the book, The Power of Pull: How Small Moves, Smartly Made, Can Set Big Things in Motion, This book has been one of my staples in the Read More …
This is a Part 1 of 3 blog posts on a series of books that Deloitte has sponsored that I think is outstanding. They are a follow-up to the book, The Power of Pull: How Small Moves, Smartly Made, Can Set Big Things in Motion, This book has been one of my staples in the Read More …
I have been pretty vocal in the past about using Value Stream Mapping, Value Stream Mapping should be left on the Shop Floor, and along with a couple other blog posts, Shaping your Customers Vision and Kill the Sales and Marketing Funnel. I think these types of tools lead us down a precarious path when Read More …