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Ethical Business Practices That Benefit You

Strategy Driven

Ethical business practices can be defined as a set of principles and behaviors that influence how a company conducts itself in relation to daily operations, interactions with others, and decision-making policies. Similarly, a key driver for customer loyalty is ethical practices. This is a win-win for everyone involved.

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The Rebirth of the CMO

Harvard Business Review

This diversity reflects not only a deepening understanding of the connection between growth and customer satisfaction, but a much greater awareness of what marketing can do to help forge that bond. Customer journeys are complex and crisscross the organization. Digital disruption has driven much of this shift.

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The Big Picture of Business: The Business Leader as Community Leader

Strategy Driven

No entity can operate without affecting or being affected by its communities. It is a bond of trust that, if violated, will haunt the business. Potlache is the ultimate catalyst toward Customer Focused Management. Potlache is a higher level of understanding of the business that breeds loyalty and longer-term support.

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