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Know Your Customers' "Jobs to Be Done"
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Observe First, Innovate Second
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Understanding Customer Experience
Sales & Marketing Magazine ArticleAnyone who has signed up for cell phone service, attempted to claim a rebate, or navigated a call center has probably suffered from a company's apparent... -
How Starbucks Trains Customers to Behave
Anne Morriss, managing director of the Concire Leadership Institute, explains how the coffee giant increased efficiency and satisfaction by treating customers... -
Creating a Customer-Centric Business
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How Mid-Market Tech Vendors Can Retain Customers During a Downturn
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Great UX Doesn't Guarantee a Great Customer Experience
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Twitch CEO on the Future of the Creator Economy
Emmett Shear is cofounder and CEO of Twitch, the fast-growing streaming service popular with video gamers, which was purchased eight years ago by Amazon... -
Transient Advantage
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleFor decades, the business world has been fixated on achieving sustainable competitive advantage, a position within an industry that allows a company to... -
Living Differentiation
Strategy & Execution Digital ArticleI've just returned from a trip to Germany and Scandinavia, where I heard two different management teams debate what it meant to be "truly differentiated."... -
The Big Lie of Strategic Planning
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleStrategy making forces executives to confront a future they can only guess at. It's not surprising, then, that they try to make the task less daunting... -
What If You Could Learn Design from Apple?
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The Explainer: Disruptive Innovation
Clay Christensen's landmark theory--in under two minutes. -
"We Need People to Lean into the Future"
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleFor years, Walmart's unrivaled customer research capabilities helped it dominate retailing. Then along came the internet, and Walmart suddenly found itself... -
If Your Argument Is Based on Economics, You've Already Lost
Global Business Digital ArticleBrexit was an emotional choice, not a logical one. -
Crate & Barrel Holdings CEO Janet Hayes on Navigating Turbulent Times for Retail
Business and society Digital ArticleConsumers’ tastes are changing fast, but one things remains: they value quality, value, and inspiration in their products. -
Your Competitors Aren't Always Who You Think They Are
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleTo understand your customers' expectations, look beyond your industry. -
Connect with Any Audience
Communication VideoNancy Duarte, CEO of Duarte, Inc., outlines best practices for preparing your next speech. -
How to Reframe What Work Means to You
Personal purpose and values Digital ArticleTransform your job from something you endure to something that brings you meaning. -
Why Kindness is Good Business
Communication VideoA genuine and human approach to transactions is rare, but it can transform a business.
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Design Thinking and Innovation at Apple
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details Describes Apple's approach to innovation, management, and design thinking. For several years, Apple has been ranked as the most innovative company in... -
Digital Natives Growing Without a Sales Force
Sales & Marketing Case Study8.95View Details This brief case describes the rise of so-called digital natives (also called born-in-digital) in the 2000s and 2010s that successfully grew without a... -
Sustaining Customer Centricity at Chateauform', Supplement
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BMG Entertainment
Strategy & Execution Case Study9.95View Details As dramatic changes in technology and customer tastes roil the music industry, the top executives of BMG Entertainment, one of the world's largest record... -
Health Stop (B): Starting Up
Finance & Accounting Case Study5.00View Details Describes the long waiting time experienced by customers in Health Stops and asks students to specify the changes in its business model which could help... -
HubSpot and Motion AI: Chatbot-Enabled CRM
Sales & Marketing Case Study8.95View Details HubSpot, an inbound marketing, sales, and customer relationship management (CRM) software provider, announced that it had acquired Motion AI, a software... -
Winning on Purpose: The Unbeatable Strategy of Loving Customers
Great leaders embrace a higher purpose to win. The Net Promoter System shines as their guiding star. Few management ideas have spread so far and wide... -
Marketing Transformation at Mastercard
Sales & Marketing Case Study8.95View Details Since 2013, Mastercard CMO M. V. Rajamannar (Raja) had transformed the firm's marketing by using unique experiences, digital technology, and social media... -
Kids & Company in 2018
Strategy & Execution Case Study5.00View Details This case reveals to readers what has transpired at Kids & Company in the year following the decision point presented in Kids & Company: Entering the... -
Sustaining Customer Centricity at Chateauform'
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details The Châteauform' case describes how Jacques Horovitz founded a unique concept in the saturated hotel and seminar market that existing hotel chains find... -
Marketing Essentials
Sales & Marketing Tool99.00View Details No matter how good your product or service is, the way you communicate with your customers can determine its success. Discover the forces that influence... -
Keroche (F): Future Growth Plans
Strategy & Execution Case Study5.00View Details This case describes Keroche co-founder Tabitha Karanja's 2012 decision to invest in additional production capacity. In November 2012, with a loan from... -
Yemeksepeti: Growing and Expanding the Business Model through Data
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Compass Group: The Ascension Health Decision
Technology & Operations Case Study14.00View Details In 2012, Compass Group (Compass) was on the verge of closing a $2 billion deal with Ascension Health (Ascension), one of the largest healthcare systems... -
Agero: Enhancing Capabilities for Customers
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From Broadcaster to National Media Network: Tracing Mediacorp's Evolution to a Transmedia Ecosystem
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Mementos that Anchor Homes: Growing Joyous Group in the Business of Photos and Portraitures
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Joyous Group Holdings, a small and medium enterprise, provides photography, portraiture services and regalia rental for graduation events in Singapore.... -
ACTC Customer Service Department
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details Focuses on the young general manager of a new cable TV system and on its customer service department. Jeanne LaFrance, the general manager, has an uneasy... -
Building Brand Community on the Harley-Davidson Posse Ride (Multimedia Case)
Sales & Marketing Tool25.00View Details Concerns the second Harley-Davidson Posse Ride, a grueling 2,300 mile, 10-day trek from South Padre Island, TX to the Canadian border that is billed "for... -
Customer Focus
Sales & Marketing Tool99.00View Details Only by putting customers front and center can companies pull ahead-and stay ahead-of their rivals. Learn how to identify your key customers, their changing...
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Know Your Customers' "Jobs to Be Done"
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleFirms have never known more about their customers, but their innovation processes remain hit-or-miss. Why? According to Christensen and his coauthors,... -
Design Thinking and Innovation at Apple
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details Describes Apple's approach to innovation, management, and design thinking. For several years, Apple has been ranked as the most innovative company in... -
Digital Natives Growing Without a Sales Force
Sales & Marketing Case Study8.95View Details This brief case describes the rise of so-called digital natives (also called born-in-digital) in the 2000s and 2010s that successfully grew without a... -
3 Mistakes First-Time Marketers and Product Designers Make
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STEM Toys by ENGINO (Cyprus): Introducing a Direct-to-Consumer Subscription Model?, Student Spreadsheet
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Sustaining Customer Centricity at Chateauform', Supplement
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New Ways to Shop in Cyberspace
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STEM Toys by ENGINO (Cyprus): Introducing a Direct-to-Consumer Subscription Model?, Instructor Spreadsheet
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Observe First, Innovate Second
Good design starts with close observation and real curiosity -
Understanding Customer Experience
Sales & Marketing Magazine ArticleAnyone who has signed up for cell phone service, attempted to claim a rebate, or navigated a call center has probably suffered from a company's apparent...