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Do You Harness the Power of Habit in Your Marketing Yet?

Beyond Philosophy

Charles Duhigg is a staff writer for The Times and author of “ The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business. ” When the Marriot Marquis in Times Square, NYC introduced a new $11m smart elevator system to deal with elevator long wait times they ended up totally confusing and frustrating people.

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Would Consumers (Really) Spend More For Better Service?

Beyond Philosophy

For several years, up through its purchase by Oracle in 2012, RightNow Technologies commissioned a study (conducted by Harris Interactive), where they stated that great customer service (which they labeled as experience) influences downstream purchasing decisions – at least in online retail. and nine other countries.