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Archive for September, 2007

Small Businesses Hurt Themselves in Relationships with Bankers

Posted by John Todor on September 30th, 2007

“More than 70% of small businesses fail to develop their side of their relationship with commercial bankers and this undermines both the funding and financial expertise they receive.” say R. Blake Hendrix.  In a just released paper, John I. Todor, Ph.D., managing partner of The Whetstone Edge, LLC, interviews Hendrix about this statement and probes […]

The Power of Word-of-Mouth

Posted by John Todor on September 17th, 2007

A lot of companies try too hard to push their high-dollar customers to make a recommendation. Just because I spend a lot of money with you doesn’t mean I have the personality to talk about you to my friends. Andy Sernovitz, CEO of the Word of Mouth Marketing Association
The “ultimate question” that predicts future growth […]

PRweb.com in Plain English

Posted by John Todor on September 14th, 2007

How do you connect with people (customers) who care, people (customers) who have a genuine interest in your topic or people who could be persuaded to develop an interest? Thomas Friedman said the world is flat and ideas and information quickly flow around the world. But. how do businesses leverage this concept?
Online press release services like PRWeb.com […]

Hooked: the Psychology of the Customer Experience

Posted by John Todor on September 4th, 2007

Hooked: The Psychology of the Customer Experience
is the name of our biweekly enewsletter where we cover topics like:
The Trust Barrier
Do Customers Care About Your “Green-ness?”
The Two Sides of Customer Emotions
Why Engaged Customers Equals Competitive Advantage
Influence and Customer Relationships in a Web 2.0 World
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