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I am loyal to a particular brand of shampoo but the buck stops with me. I have an affinity to this one coffee shop, but not really loyal to it. Until it had a rewards program, at least… In not so many marketing jargons, simply put from a customer’s perspective, that’s loyalty and advocacy rightRead more

Today, pretty much every industry uses (or should be using!) video marketing. The healthcare industry is no exception. According to a report from HubSpot Research, 2019 is the year for video as a “holistic business approach”, meaning video content will be produced by all industries in a conversational, actionable, and measurable way. Video on landingRead more

As a sector of the economy that produces finished goods, the manufacturing industry needs to be a money-maker. From cars, food and beverage, industrial/engineering equipment, to fashion and beauty – if it’s manufactured, then it needs to be marketed. Technology hasn’t just changed the way of thinking and doing things – it’s also changed theRead more

When you think about how to build a community in the healthcare industry, and reduce the divide between medical and social circles, healthcare is the obvious connector. Social engagement happens in medical circles of health care providers, researchers, and patients just as medical talks also happen in social circles. This interplay happens because healthcare affectsRead more

The bad news for Facebook just doesn’t seem to quit surfacing. We had Cambridge Analytica’s data scandal in 2018 that revealed it had harvested the personal data of millions of people’s Facebook profiles without their consent and then used it for political advertising purposes. Despite reports of this happening since 2015, Facebook refused to publiclyRead more

The days of brands competing solely on the basis of price and prestige are gone. Today, the real way to the heart of consumers is through the customer experience (CX). We’ve all heard about the value of the customer experience, but only the most successful businesses realize just how important the customer experience is to the bottom line. It’sRead more

Think of Artificial Intelligence not as something to replace humans, but automating and augmenting our cognitive skills. From repetitive and mundane tasks to predictive analytics across multiple industries, AI has the intelligence of human thought but at a much larger scale. Depending on the type of AI in use, it can even go beyond humanRead more

Hootsuite, the most widely used social media management platform, has declared that the “age of experience” is over, and we’re now entering the “age of the individual.” As a result, there will be multiple shifts in social that will redefine customer experience. But what does this mean for the business, or the customer?  For starters,Read more

As customer service increasingly moves on to social media, it is now more important than ever to have a good strategy if you want to offer great experiences. Starting with a good strategy can be the difference between generating an army of loyal customers and a horde of trolls. Here’s what I’ve learned from aRead more

What you want to know from your customers, and what they need to tell you, are two different things. While it’s important to find answers to the questions your business might have, answers to questions you never asked are -arguably – more important. Customer experience is about the connection your brand makes with its customersRead more