Are You Secretly Judging Your Customers?

Are You Secretly Judging Your Customers?

“Thank you for being my customers,” the clothing store manager said to a group of prospects who seemed to be loitering in his mall store. The uniqueness of his statement was that it was directed at three loud teenagers who seemed to be permanently attached to their...
The Magic of Service Mystery

The Magic of Service Mystery

“You’ll nefver guess who will be the main attraction at our 6pm wine and cheese reception in the lobby.  Last week we had a fortune teller everyone insisted was an extraterrestrial!”   It was the “come on down” greeting on my guest room desk at the Hotel...
How to Get Customer Candor

How to Get Customer Candor

There is an old off-color joke about an uncultured, farmer’s daughter from the backwoods who lands a scholarship to a finishing school.  On her first visit back home, she is asked by a group of her friends what she had learned.  She proudly announced that...
Who’s Your Target Customer?

Who’s Your Target Customer?

Several years ago, my consulting firm worked with a large retail shopping center company.  At the time this REIT owned over 300 shopping centers around the country.  The question my firm was asked to determine was this:  Will the customer experience in...