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The Muhammad Ali Experience: 5 Lessons to Win By

Muhammad Ali was not only a civil rights advocate and exceptionally talented boxer – he was and will be an enduring brand. From an advertising perspective, his equity extended in commercial endorsements of brands like Louis Vuitton, Porsche, Apple, Coke, Gatorade, and Pizza Hut. So what can every business leader learn from the brand experience consistently delivered by Muhammad Ali? Here are…

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How to Stop the Revolving Door for Millennials at Work

This past week I traveled to and worked with leaders in five cities across the US and Canada, (Baltimore, Philadelphia, Knoxville, Houston, and Vancouver, B.C). In addition to three topics I typically talk and consult about (customer experience, leadership, and culture), in every setting one word kept coming up – Millennials! Most leaders and frontline…

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Noble Associations, Transparency, and Accountability EQUALS Success

It’s that time of year when we remember and honor our mothers, so allow me to harken back to a “momism” that was frequently uttered in my childhood home. Marie Michelli was quick to say, “tell me who you run around with and I’ll tell you what you are.” The upshot of that saying is…

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“Happiness is not an app on a mobile phone” – The Art of Messaging

This blog is about relevant messaging throughout the journey your customers have with your brand. Although I will use Pope Francis as an example, I am not opining about the Catholic church, the popularity of the Pope, or even Christianity in general. I’ll leave all that to the theologians. Much of a customer’s journey with…

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How are your POPS and PODS doing?

More than a decade ago marketing professors Kevin Keller and Alice Tybout advanced two concepts that not only changed the way people market their businesses but also SHOULD have changed the way we think about delivering customer experiences. They are POPS and PODS. POPS stands for “Points of Parity” and PODS is an acronym for…

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The Power of Video in the Field of Customer Service {Guest post by Alleli Aspili}

Living in the information age where there’s YouTube, from which hours are consumed for entertainment, as well as different social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter—everything has evolved to accommodate a more visual and tech-savvy generation. Companies, together with their tech support divisions should consider incorporating videos in their operation, as it has become a…

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Not Hand Size – Heart Size: The Art of Engagement and Loyalty

While political candidates have been making headlines challenging one another on the comparative “size of their hands” – a client of mine has demonstrated it really is the size of one’s heart that matters. I am honored to say I know and work with a company from Sheboygan, Wisconsin whose leaders care so much about…

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