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How NPS was pioneered at Intuit & Sprint, with Brian Andrews – CB46

Customer Bliss

While at Intuit, Brian won CEO Leadership Awards in 2007 and 2009, as well as Scott Cook Innovation Awards in 2006 and 2008. Fred Reichheld had already written several books on loyalty. The first thing Brian looked at was pre-existing data on what seemed to matter to customers in the wireless industry.

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4 Powerful Rules to Create Employee and Customer Word-of-Mouth Programs That Work

Beyond Philosophy

Up until electronic interaction – the Internet and wireless devices for accessing the web on a mobile basis – changed the character of communication and engagement forever, companies frequently deluded themselves that they were in control of the awareness and influence processes. Seek to leverage and influence, not control.

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Why Amazon is A Leader in Customer Experience

Qualtrics

The common denominator here is effort – whether you’re buying or returning a product, the experience is effortless – something customers are more than willing to give their loyalty for in exchange. Zappos, former online shoe merchant, and current online apparel provider was purchased by Amazon in 2009 for $1.2