Customer Culture: Build A Culture That Focuses On Customer Needs

Companies have been trying to adopt customer centricity for nearly 20 years now. Yet only 14% of marketers say their company really focuses on customer centricity. To build a culture that focuses on customer needs, companies should take six steps: Operationalize customer empathy; hire for customer orientation; democratize customer insights;

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What Is Digital Marketing Transformation And Why Your Brand Needs Digital Marketing Transformation

Does your brand need a digital marketing transformation? These days, most brands need a digital presence and outreach plan. A strong online and social media presence is essential to keep your brand top-of-mind with current and potential customers. If your brand is still largely brick-and-mortar, you can benefit from moving

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Why Your Business Needs to Master Digital Platforms Thinking and Design

In today’s ultra-competitive marketplace, every company whether they realize it or not, is creating multiple digital platforms. Why? Because platforms transcend traditional value chains and enable companies to create new business value. What this really means is companies are moving away from processes to platforms to create competitive advantages. The top 10 Fortune 500 companies are platform companies (Apple, Facebook, Google and Salesforce, for example). Moving forward, companies that master platform thinking and design will be the champions. Such is the power of this new way of thinking that most if not all firms are in the process of assembling and refining., If you and your company are to fully benefit from them, you need to understand why this is happening and how you can take advantage of it.

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