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Personal Needs vs. Customer Relationships

Strategy Driven

Some compile complex Customer Relationship Management algorithms to develop and maintain these relationships. Even when brands claim to desire lifetime relationships with customers, many tactically distance themselves from the humanity of their interactions. The Powerful Role of Trust. The Sincere Company.

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How CMOs Build Brands by Collaborating Across Silos

Harvard Business Review

All these roles can lead to a seat at the strategy table, an invited seat rather than one forced on the silo executive teams, and to opportunities to link silos both strategically and tactically. Pharmacia had a global team representing regional silos that met to coordinate marketing globally and to coordinate new product planning.

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