A Complaint Is a Gift : Recovering Customer Loyalty When Things Go Wrong
-- Janelle Barlow, Claus Moller
© 2011, Janelle Barlow and Claus Moller. All Rights Reserved.
Relentless Tide : An unstoppable megabrand
-- Patrick Barwise, Seán Meehan, Emma Macdonald
65 years after the introduction of Tide in the US, it still dominates the market. How
did Procter & Gamble achieve such a feat? Through continuous incremental innovation,
consumer relevance, and brand support, say Patrick Barwise, Seán Meehan and Emma Macdonald.
© 2011, Patrick Barwise, Seán Meehan and Emma Macdonald. All Rights
reserved.
Why You Need a Sustainable Business Philosophy : The Sum of Beliefs, Concepts and Attitudes
-- Dan Coughlin
The sum of your beliefs, concepts, and attitudes creates your approach to the
marketplace and to your career. Rather than just staying with whatever approach you've always used,
I encourage you to look into your business philosophy and decide whether or not it is
what you want to continue to stick to.
© 2011, Dan Coughlin. All Rights reserved.
A Vital Brand Motivates Customers; Can it Also
Motivate Your Staff? : Brand Essence
-- Janelle Barlow
strong brands have an impact on customers. If good service is delivered along to enhance
the unique offerings of a brand, most customers will feel pulled to return. The clear bottom line
is that a strong brand with consistent customer service that reinforces the essence of the
brand is a compelling motivator for repeat business.
© 2011, Janelle Barlow, PhD. All Rights Reserved.
The Seven Secrets of Sales Performance Optimization : Technical Analysis
-- Ken Thompson
Sales Performance Optimization is the discipline of maximizing a sales team's
financial performance over the short, medium and long term by optimizing how it deploys its full
set of available resources - systems, processes, people, technology and finance.
Some of the most effective sales performance optimization strategies are
counterintuitive, running in the face of conventional sales wisdom.
© 2011, Ken Thompson. All Rights reserved.
Creating and Launching New and Differentiated Service Offerings :Relentless Pace of Innovation
-- Colin Coulson-Thomas
Differentiators relating to new service may need to be explained and a justification, such as
a cost benefit analysis, provided before it is adopted. Significant productivity benefits, and
a quicker take-up of a new service, can be achieved by supplying people, including
customers, with task or job focussed performance support tools. High returns on investment have
been obtained with applications to help people market, sell and adopt new and complex
service offerings.
© 2011, Colin Coulson-Thomas. All Rights Reserved.
A Question of Talent? : Metaphor with a different angle
-- Richard Cross
This article explores the limitations of the War for Talent metaphor and links talent to
the wider world of patents and battle ground of ideas as the high ground of the
knowledge economy. In this economy executives must look after their own talent. Rather than
perpetuating the status quo of the War for Talent, the
21st century must embrace the new opportunities with entrepreneurial zeal, be more precise about what talent is lacking
and develop training and development programs to nurture and activate the hero within us all.
© 2011, Richard Cross. All Rights Reserved.
The Marketing of
Internet Gaming Services : A Case Study from Malta
-- Stephanie Jones, David Dingli
The i-gaming industry _ especially in a small location such as Malta _ has made a big impact.
It has spawned several support industries, such as recruitment, office rental and purchase,
the establishment of companies, business and individual relocation, licensing, financial
advisory services, etc. The employment of both Maltese and foreigners brings more income to
the island, in taxes and consumer spending.
© 2011, Stephanie Jones and David Dingli. All Rights Reserved.
PERSPECTIVE
The Five Drivers of Revenue Growth for Professional Services : Opportunities Are All Around
-- Mike Schultz
© 2011, Mike Schultz. All Rights Reserved.
PERSPECTIVE
The Moral of the Moment : Services Marketing: Don't Look Now, But You May Be
More Involved Than You Think
-- Rob L Jolles
© 2011, Rob L Jolles. All Rights Reserved.
INTERVIEW
Jochen Wirtz has dedicated his career to services
marketing research, teaching, executive development and consulting.
-- Jochen Wirtz
INTERVIEW
Coaches should be either deeply trained with advanced
degrees (typically with a PhD) or certified by one of the certification
groups.
-- Robert K Kazanjian |