CX and CS are Heading for a Conflict

CX and CS are Heading for a Conflict

(How’s that for clickbait?) It’s not that companies shouldn’t do all they can to improve how they interact with customers. Anyone who’s paying attention knows it’s a critical priority. Rather, the problem lies in how CS is growing within many organizations. Customer...
Big Data: Stretch Before You Invest

Big Data: Stretch Before You Invest

A friend of mine, visiting my home, picked up the latest book I am reading and was a bit horrified to see that I had dog-eared my books (yes, oldschool hard-cover). The book, Stretch by Scott Sonenshein, shares the author’s research and other stories about how...
How do you know what your customers want?

How do you know what your customers want?

After a recent Cantillon Club panel discussion I participated in, people seemed really interested in the question of “how do you know what your customers want?” That question is at the heart of customer centricity and customer obsession, and answering it clearly is...