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Why the Best Strategies Blend the Digital and Physical

Skip Prichard

And, yet, great customer service keeps customers coming back. Quality products that don’t break build customer loyalty. More tactically, we saw companies with strong stamina have multiple business lines over time in order to add diversity to their business models.

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Leadership & Loyalty | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Sad but true…real talent won’t be attracted to, or remain engaged with leaders who operate on fear-based tactics. Leaders who attempt to use command and control tactics without the necessary underpinnings of real leadership principles will simply not do well. Loyalty matters… What say you?

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When to Restructure | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Following are five representative tips that will help you recognize the need for a reengineering initiative: Unusual declines in revenue, margin, market-share, customer loyalty, or brand equity. This isn’t rocket science, rather it’s just plain-old, good leadership. The inability to recruit or retain tier-one talent.

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How the Rapid Growth of Ecommerce Is Driving Changes in Logistics and Transportation Management

Strategy Driven

To maintain customer loyalty and stand out from the crowd, most e-commerce companies are continually trying to offer cheaper and faster shipping or easier returns. From the size of shipments to the distribution networks and even the way warehouses may need to be built, e-commerce is impacting more than we realize.

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How Consumer Brands Can Connect with Customers in a Changing Retail Landscape

Harvard Business Review

To bridge this gap, we’ve identified seven tactics that pioneering brands have used to arrive at an effective digital strategy: Understand how digital serves different consumer segments. Sponsored by DXC Technology. Make room for new technologies. Insight Center. Crossing the Digital Divide. Look for measures that matter.

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Top Ten Pitfalls to Avoid When Going Social in the Business World.

Strategy Driven

Social Nation : How to Harness the Power of Social Media to Attract Customers, Motivate Employees, and Grow Your Business by Barry Libert It’s time to join Social Nation and prosper! Pitfall #7: Neglecting employees, partners, investors, or customers when building your Social Nation. We are on the cusp of a new business era.

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Which Customers to Listen to, When

Harvard Business Review

In the software industry, giants like Microsoft, SAP, Oracle, and IBM have all invested heavily in the cloud technologies that are disrupting software. One of his insights was that as the market changes and new options emerge for your customers, so too must your listening tactics and your approach to building customer loyalty.