Passionate and Profitable

Chapter One

The pursuit of the customer is as old as the search for business success, and we have yet to see a company that will not declare total, undeniable dedication to the customer. Every company believes that they are focused on customers. They have a long list of initiatives to prove it. At the same time, customers feel more neglected than ever. Customer frustration is skyrocketing, and very few companies can demonstrate long, sustainable, and profitable relationships with their customers.

Considerable attention has been focused on customers in the last decade, as shown by certain investments and declared commitments. It is well understood that without a loyal customer, no business can exist. Customers ought to be the center of everything we do. We ought to love, hug, delight, and please customers every day, with everything we do. Why is it then that despite great intentions, companies manage to fail in the most important task they have: attracting and retaining customers? Why is it that despite billions of dollars in investment, executives have very little to show in the form of results?

There is no single answer to this question. In our consulting ... read full excerpt from Passionate and Profitable: Why Customer Strategies Fail and Ten Steps to Do Them Right! ebook