Chris Koch

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The 2 questions on every buyer’s mind

Chris Koch

Consultant Fred Reichheld didn’t invent the concept of customer loyalty, but by identifying the marker for it, he changed how many companies approach managing customer loyalty. They identify a current trend, say a regulatory change, and offer perspective on what the trend means and how companies should react.

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The 2 questions on every buyer’s mind

Chris Koch

Consultant Fred Reichheld didn’t invent the concept of customer loyalty, but by identifying the marker for it, he changed how many companies approach managing customer loyalty. They identify a current trend, say a regulatory change, and offer perspective on what the trend means and how companies should react.

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Jobs Don’t Give Us Purpose and Meaning, Helping Does

Chris Koch

That’s why it’s important for companies to provide an extra boost on the purpose and meaning fronts. Companies Must Make Room for Helping. All other things being equal, why wouldn’t I now feel more loyalty to SAP? Obviously, there’s a lesson for companies here. I’ve never had an employer offer such programs.

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We need a chief marketing analytics officer

Chris Koch

Most companies do not yet have closed-loop lead management processes supported by systems, for example. We need to use analytics to quantify and manage how fast we move prospects through the buying process and to increase loyalty and trust after they’ve bought from us. B2C companies have these “wonks” today.

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I have seen the future of B2B marketing. It’s on Forbes.

Chris Koch

The guy who manages the platform at Forbes, Lewis Dvorkin, (if he also created the platform he’s a freakin’ genius) recently wrote about its power to disrupt traditional journalism , citing my new employer, SAP, as one of the companies that sometimes get more hits for the stuff it posts than Forbes’ own journalism. My Current Project.

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When does content need to be mobile?

Chris Koch

One company’s mobile application is tied to a wiki-based sales enablement website that lets salespeople generate actions and updates and get updated information from the road. Creating a mobile application that leads to static content on a website isn’t going to build much interest or loyalty because there’s no real urgency to connect.

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How Manchester United Revolutionized Sports Marketing

Chris Koch

Loyalty programs. A family receptionist would greet them and offer a surprise like a seat upgrade, a free gift, or a chance to meet a player,” says Mark Bradley, founder of The Fan Experience Company , a consultancy that worked with the club. billion page views last season – an all-time record for the site.

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