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Case Study: When You Have to Choose Between Core and New Customers

Harvard Business

Editor's Note This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. VIP passes for spectators, subscription to our magazine, and discounts in the MMC store,” Alan noted. “Do you work for Mendoza?” ” she said.

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Why CRM Projects Fail and How to Make Them More Successful

Harvard Business

In 2017, CIO magazine reported that around one-third of all customer relationship management (CRM) projects fail. Front-line sales professionals and managers rarely find the majority of these capabilities useful in winning more business for the company. And the sales team — well, they mostly hated it. The result?

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Delivering an Unforgettable Customer Experience - Think customers.

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Better Data Analysis; Improved Business Performance - Think.

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Putting the 'Customer' in 'Service Optimization' - Think customers.

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Positioning Yourself As The Expert — How To Develop A Consulting Voice That Clients Will Listen To with Ron Carucci: Podcast #21

Consulting Success

Many consulting firms spend time writing about their methodologies or writing about their own case studies to self-promote. We also publish a quarterly magazine. We started the magazine. Or “Can you come and speak at my sales meeting?” It’s a very crowded market out there. What kind of steps are you taking?

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Subscription Businesses Are Booming. Here’s How to Value Them

Harvard Business

Previously dominated by the likes of newspapers, magazines, gyms, utilities, and telecommunications firms, more products and services are being offered to more people through subscriptions than ever before. Case Study: Blue Apron. that aggregate sales in the U.S. Philippe Marion/Getty Images.