by ArchPoint | Feb 1, 2016 | Culture, Customers
When was the last time you received truly great customer service? I mean truly great—an instance that made your day, you shared with others, and the next time you needed to make the same transaction, didn’t hesitate on which provider to choose? Exceptional customer...
by Jesse Edelman | Jun 14, 2015 | Commercial & Customers, Customers, Leadership, Sales, Strategy & OGSM
Every company that turns its lights on every day is competing. Winning is the aspiration, but there’s a big difference between competing and winning. Simply competing does not guarantee winning. Why do some companies win and some simply compete? Most companies have a...
by Richard Spoon | Feb 9, 2015 | Commercial & Customers, Customers, Sales
As with many financial incentive programs in today’s challenging world, Trade Promotion has evolved from being an investment that grows the business, to that of simply a fund that is paid out, and at best, maintains the status quo – an entitlement. Customers...
by Richard Spoon & Amy Lazarus | Jan 9, 2015 | Customers
Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of articles about ArchPoint’s multi-step Voice of the Customer approach. Last week, a client mentioned they were considering reducing the frequency of an annual customer survey to once every two years. When asked why, their...
by ArchPoint | Aug 9, 2014 | Commercial & Customers, Customers, Leadership
ABOUT RENEE AND HER EXPERIENCE IN TRADE PROMOTION MANAGEMENT: During Renee’s sales career at Procter & Gamble, she managed trade funds as a regular part of her job. Since joining ArchPoint, she has worked with companies to help manage the implementation of...
by Richard Spoon | Jul 9, 2014 | Commercial & Customers, Customers, Strategy & OGSM
When a product leaves our factory, it is handled, shipped, repackaged, and often modified before it gets to the end-user. We need to understand how the final product is received to fully understand our customer’s satisfaction with it. We have found that internally...