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Business-to-Business Customer Advocacy: Is It A Real Possibility Or A Real Oxymoron?

Beyond Philosophy

Twenty years ago, in their 1994 white paper entitled “Customer Loyalty:Toward an Integrated Conceptual Framework,” academics Alan S. Beginning around 1995-2000, major consulting organizations began to recognize that these critical changes were likely to have profound impact on businesses. Does it exist?”.

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Why, Oh Why, Is ANYBODY Still Measuring Customer Satisfaction?

Beyond Philosophy

35 years ago, Deming said “Profit in business comes from repeat customers, customers that boast about your product and service, and that bring friends with them”, he was talking about what, for the past decade, we have understood, and effectively measured and applied, as customer advocacy behavior.

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The Preoccupation With Pre-Customers

Beyond Philosophy

Companies can achieve a higher, more attractive cost/benefit ratio for customer acquisition and advocacy efforts. The key is to attract high-value customers by identifying high-potential prospects and delivering what they want and need. They rarely give enough attention to pre-purchase processes or value creation.

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4 Powerful Rules to Create Employee and Customer Word-of-Mouth Programs That Work

Beyond Philosophy

As concluded in a 2010 white paper by marketing software company Neolane: “… with the right technology, skill sets, and C-level buy-in, social media provides an opportunity to take a more personalized and interactive approach to achieve true engagement… So, stop broadcasting, start engaging and put your social media intelligence to work.”.

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