Advice & Insight
Reflections on customer advisory boards, customer relationships, and what it takes to strengthen them both.
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Creating a Great Customer Meeting: Build Peak Moments
Customer experiences are often judged by the closing experience. Done well, the experience is deemed positive. Too often these experiences are forgotten.
The Customer Engagement Challenge
An ongoing customer engagement strategy requires planning and an investment in the development of compelling content and interactions that keep your customers coming back. Here are tips in building a more systematic engagement approach with your customers.
How to Extend Your Customer Advisory Board's Value
How do you extend the value of a customer advisory board beyond those who participate in the meeting room to the rest of your organization? Here are a few of the most common challenges we see, and some recommendations to tackle them.
Customer Advocacy: It’s a Win-Win
A vibrant customer advocacy program is not just a selling tool, it is a win-win for both the organization and the customer.
Small Gestures Create Differentiated Customer Experiences
At Farland Group, we hear the term “differentiated customer experience” frequently during our calls with clients. Businesses are constantly looking for ways to “wow” their customers and give them a compelling reason to revisit their store, click on their website or make a purchase.
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Customer Engagement and One-on-One Connections
If I had to describe in two words what Farland Group specializes in—my answer would be customer engagement. But what do I mean by customer engagement? If customers are buying products and services, aren’t they already engaged?
Being “Uncomfortable” and Applying it to Your Engagement Strategy
Until recently, I hadn’t thought about how stepping out of my “comfort zone” in my career would benefit me — after all, who really wants to be uncomfortable while they’re working?
Listening and Acting: The Virtuous Circle of Engagement
Listening and acting are two concepts that are absolutely critical to the health and longevity of customer advisory boards.
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