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How to use emotional data to build customer loyalty
In the 1990s, neuroscientist Antonio Damasio made a breakthrough discovery: people make decisions based primarily on…
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Embarking on a digital transformation? Here’s how to bring your employees along
If there is one principle humans perpetually struggle with, it’s that we don’t operate in a…
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Digital transformation: hard, expensive, and worth it
“I love the term digital transformation,” said Lisa Nicholas, CEO of Digital Banking Services, wryly. “It’s…
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Sometimes it’s not what you say... but how you punctuate
Is there a punctuation mark that you overuse? Chances are good there is, whether or not…
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People, planet, profit: Peak Design’s Green Deal
Peter Dering had to earn his eponym. His firefighter father and intrepid older brother always went…
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3 questions to ask when choosing the right BPO for your brand
When a company chooses a partner, the who and how are crucial. This is particularly true…
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How to change the way you deal with change
Editor’s note: So much great business advice, so little time to read. That’s why each month…
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3 lessons from Betterment on building a customer-centric financial service
When Jon Stein graduated college in 2001, he knew he wanted to help people make better…
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How startup Hello Alfred is scaling its people-first technology business
When best friends Marcela Sapone and Jessica Beck left their jobs in finance and consulting in…
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As technology advances, we question what it means to be human
Underneath questions about whether artificial intelligence can create works of art, or whether—and how—robots can take…
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The best CX metric to drive your business
A meme going around pictured a Net Promoter Score survey question: How likely are you to…
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Can we do better work and be happier? Max Yoder thinks so.
Editor’s note: So much great business advice, so little time to read. That’s why each month…
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When luxury customer service is no longer a luxury, but the norm
If you own a private jet, you likely also use a scheduling and concierge service, and…
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The psychology of rating: It's hard, but better, to be honest
In 2014, China revealed a social credit system plan with the Chinese government, aiming to have…
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The trust economy and why it’s okay to get a bad rating
Chances are, we tell our children, or we were told when we were young, not to…
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