Epilogue

Building ­Customer-­Centric, ­Trust-­Based Relationships: A ­Well-­Established Concept That’s About Humanity, ­Emotion—­and Profitable Results

More than a buzzword, “being human”, especially in ­brand-­building and leveraging customer relationships, has become a ­buzz-­phrase or ­buzz-­concept. “Human” now pervades titles of articles, blogs, white papers, and even books. But, there is little that is new or trailblazing in this idea. To understand customers, the effective enterprise needs to think in human, emotional terms. To make the brand or company more attractive, and have more impact on customer ­decision ­making, there must be an emphasis on creating more perceived value and more personalization. Much of this is, culturally, operationally, ...

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