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Is your strategy and organization built around the customer?

Jeff For Banks

I was researching videos of positive customer experiences for another potential post when I discovered this gem from Forrester Research done in 2007. Based on Forrester’s research, Bodine identified five key elements of a customer centric culture as follows (see video): 1. Align company strategy with customer needs; 4.

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2021 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

Before getting into banking, he started two tech companies in Asia and was a consultant at Boston Consulting Group. In 2007, he entered banking by investing in Titan Bank, a $100 million, 114 year old bank in Mineral Wells, Texas – population 15,000 and declining.

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Here Are 35 Casualties Of The Retail Apocalypse And Why They Failed

CB Insights

The company recently rebranded as “Gander Outdoors” and has noted plans to relaunch in 2018 with a revamped customer experience for outdoors enthusiasts. Summary: Mississippi-based Fabric retailer Hancock Fabrics first declared bankruptcy in 2007, but it emerged over a year later. RadioShack. Category/Product(s): Electronics.

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