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Is The Way We Are Going About Customer Acquisition and Retention Dead Wrong?

Maz Iqbal

If insanity is doing the same stuff over and over and expecting a different result then it occurs to me that many of us who are working on the Customer stuff can be labelled insane. Relationship is not merely the sum of a series of interactions. Relationships do not reside in CRM databases.

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Erich Fromm On The Central Challenge Of Cultivating Meaningful Relationships With Customers

Maz Iqbal

What Is The Central Challenge Of Building Meaningful & Profitable Relationships With Customers? Is it about coming up with new products and services that attract customers like bright lights attract moths at night-time? Is this challenge about opening up 24/7 access to your business through any and all channels?