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Attack of the Customers Press Release

Paul Gillin

Attack of the Customers analyzes customer-driven negativity campaigns like the 2010 Pampers Dry Max Facebook crisis and the 2012 beef-industry “pink slime” hysteria to identify lessons brand owners can apply to understanding customer motivations and preparing response strategies. Capacity to Destroy.

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Live Blog: Lotusphere 2012 Opening Session

Paul Gillin

Alistair Rennie at Lotusphere 2012. There are many ways to apply these benefits, ranking from improved product design to global sales contests. This helps a business to understand in near real-time how customers are reacting to news or a new product and how that’s reflected in sales from transaction systems.

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IBM’s Beck: Social Business is About Enablement, Not Control

Paul Gillin

It’s about giving people at every stage in the sales cycle the incentive to adopt tools that make their jobs easier and contribute to customer satisfaction. IBM started with that simple premise when it tackled the task of convincing its sales and marketing people to adopt a new way of doing business. Photo via NigelBeck.com.