by Sam Klaidman | Jan 6, 2020 | Growth
Introduction In our service businesses, our customers expect us to perform exactly as we (our company, our brand, and our people) promise. This means having a Say:Do ratio of 1! Nothing more and certainly nothing less. Customers are paying us for more than value for...
by Sam Klaidman | Dec 17, 2019 | Growth
The right-to-repair movement includes all the different ways equipment and consumer goods owners fight back against OEM’s aftermarket service policies that excessively burden their maintenance costs. In general, people do not connect right to repair with high...
by Sam Klaidman | Nov 21, 2019 | Growth
The reality in industry today is that product margins are declining, and services margins are rising. In fact, in many industries, the two margins have reached parity. If you manufacture and sell a complete product to an end user or a channel partner, you either...
by Sam Klaidman | Nov 19, 2019 | Customer Loyalty
Introduction When discussing customer satisfaction, we eventually discuss how experiences compare to expectations. The more the two are aligned, the more satisfied and trusting your customers feel. On the other hand, we like to work with companies that...
by Sam Klaidman | Oct 29, 2019 | Growth
If I asked you, a senior service leader, if you talk to customers and prospects, you would no doubt answer with a loud and resounding “yes!” Then, if I asked why you talk to them, you’d probably give me one or more of these answers: They called me with a problem. I...
