S2 E196: Avoiding disruption through distinction

No one wants their business to be disrupted — yet, we see it happening around us almost every day. How do you make certain that YOU are staying connected to customers in a way that makes disruption unlikely? On today’s PROJECT DISTINCT, Scott McKain analyzes why disruption happens — and why distinction is the vaccine that prevents it from occurring to you.

 

Here is the link to the article in MarTechSeries.

S2 E195: Creating customer joy – the story of Josh and the Apple Store

We’d all like our customers to be joyful about doing business with us! But, what’s the difference between customer “joy” and customer “happiness”? And, how do we help our customers to be so joyful about our customer experience that they want to spend more, more often with us — and recommend us to their colleagues and friends? On today’s PROJECT DISTINCT — a day after Apple introduced the new iPhones — Scott McKain relates his unique experience with Josh at the Apple Store as an example of creating customer joy.

S2 E194: Should your best customers get preferred treatment?

When we read constant complaints about the preferential treatment and privilege that some receive — and how opposed to it that the general public seems to be — it begs an important question: Should some customers get preferential treatment over others? On today’s PROJECT DISTINCT, you’ll learn where Scott McKain stands on the issue, and why you should be teaching your team to treat customers wonderfully…but differently.

S2 E193: It can happen to us; so here is what we can control…

Scott McKain’s blog post this week about challenges — and how we prepare and respond to them, both personally and professionally — received such terrific feedback that he decided to make it into today’s PROJECT DISTINCT podcast. Get ready for a thought provoking and inspiring few minutes that may help you with the challenges that CAN happen to us.

S2 E192: Could you be guilty of the sin of micromanagement?

You want to be certain your team or organization delivers on its promises — and that’s a good thing.  But, what if — in your effort to succeed — you end up being too controlling of your team and micromanaging.  Scott McKain knows the problem — he admits he has been guilty of it! On today’s PROJECT DISTINCT, Scott looks at what the dangers are of micromanagement — and how to break yourself of this habit for the benefit of you and your colleagues.

 

Here’s the link to the blog post that Scott references in today’s program: https://www.feedough.com/micromanagement/

S2 E191: Encore Episode – What happened to customer loyalty?

Does it seem as though your customers aren’t as loyal to you as they used to be? On today’s PROJECT DISTINCT, Scott McKain reveals the “Three Levels of Customer Loyalty.” And, he’ll discuss the three reasons that loyalty from customers is on the decline — and what you can do to change that for yourself and your organization!