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Brand Portfolio Secrets to Success (The 5 Things You Need to Know)

C3Centricity

How do you know when you have too many variants in your brand portfolio? One of the most popular evergreen posts on C3Centricity is “The Beginners Guide to Brand Portfolio Management.” consumer #brand #Marketing Click To Tweet. CORPORATIONS ARE BRANDS TOO! That’s great news for marketers, less so for brands.

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3 Events Paved The Path For The Customer Experience Discipline

Kerry Bodine

I’m often asked why companies invest in customer experience — and when this whole customer craze started in the first place. Since I’ve already written about that in other posts, today I’ll tackle the second question: When did companies start caring about customer experience? July 2006: Twitter launched for public use.

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3 Events Paved The Path For The Customer Experience Discipline

Kerry Bodine

I’m often asked why companies invest in customer experience — and when this whole customer craze started in the first place. Since I’ve already written about that in other posts, today I’ll tackle the second question: When did companies start caring about customer experience? July 2006: Twitter launched for public use.

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And the Customers Tweeted Happily Ever After

Storyminers

More importantly, how do you turn your brand into a story? Americans are said to love underdogs—in the form of horses with long odds, sports franchises that upset favorites, and nimble brands that unseat lumbering giants. If your brand comes across as a David, you will be cheered in the marketplace. It’s remarkably sticky.

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What Every Marketer Needs to Know about Brand Image, Equity, Personality & Archetypes

C3Centricity

Your brand is not what you think it is! It is what your customers think it is; its brand image, personality and its value to them. I was lecturing at Miami University a couple of weeks ago on brand image and personality. These are two vital elements of branding. Why we Buy Brands. Branding Elements.

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A History of Customer Support Technology

Team Support

There are more ways than ever for customers to get in touch with tech support. Ever wonder what customer service looked like 50 or 60 years ago? Here’s a look back at how customer support technologies evolved over the last century, and a peak at where they’re going next. One of the early pioneers in CRM software was ACT!

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CX Day Thoughts on Brand-behind-the-Brand Storytelling

Team HGS

CX Day Thoughts on Brand-behind-the-Brand Storytelling. That’s precisely why brand storytelling is all the rage in today’s world. In the competitive marketplace, brands need a strong narrative to connect to customers—one that engages with empathy and bridges values, preferences—even lifestyle—of company and consumers.

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