by Sam Klaidman | May 28, 2019 | Customer Value Creation
In one of the most memorable scenes from the 1967 movie classic “The Graduate,” Mr. McGuire takes the graduate, Benjamin Braddock, outside to the pool and says to him, “Ben, I want to say one word to you. Just one word: Plastics. There is a great...
by Sam Klaidman | Apr 24, 2019 | Customer Loyalty
Many business leaders link performance pay (employee’s variable compensation) to satisfaction or loyalty survey results to improve the customer experience provided by their company or to game the survey results. Why you should not automatically link performance pay...
by Sam Klaidman | Apr 23, 2019 | Customer Loyalty
Every business messes up. Sometimes, it’s product-related; sometimes, it’s due to problematic service. Sometimes, mistakes occur very rarely; sometimes, they (unfortunately) happen very frequently. Because our customers are all human, they understand that companies...
by Sam Klaidman | Apr 1, 2019 | Growth
What do desired business outcomes and KPIs do with a reasonably complex road intersection? Both are tied together by Lewis Carroll’s quote, “If you don’t know where you are going, any road will get you there.” If you don’t know the...
by Sam Klaidman | Mar 13, 2019 | Growth
As industry continues to shift and evolve, manufacturing executives across all sectors face a lengthy list of challenges. Below are just a few of the most pressing obstacles. Agility Big Data fatigue Broken supply chain Complex systems Competition Cost pressures...
