The Customer Trap shows that giving power to a customer who violates "the ten percent rule" sets a company up for ruin. Yet, when presented with the opportunity to push more sales through large customers, most decision-makersjump at the chance. As a result, marketing has come to resemble a...

The first year of developing a new sales territory or establishing new customers is a daunting task—especially in dog-eat-dog industries. The traditional advice is to train quickly on products, grab a customer list, start calling for appointments, discover opportunities, and close deals. In...

American business is dysfunctional. Companies of all sizes follow the mistaken belief that their products and services are best sold through mega-customers with pervasive market reach, such as Amazon and Walmart. Far too many business leaders fail to realize—until it is too late—that the...

Die Erfolgskontrolle gehört zu den wesentlichen Aufgaben des Marketing-Management. Dabei bildet die Auswahl und Formulierung der Kontrollmassstäbe ein zentrales Teilproblem. Kennzahlensysteme stellen in diesem Zusammenhang ein nützliches Kontrollinstrumentarium dar, wenn sie...

Die Entwicklung des Kundendienstes zu einem bedeutenden Instrument der Marketingpolitik ist vor dem Hintergrund gesättigter Märkte, differenzierter Kundenbedürfnisse und verstärktem Konkurrenzdruck zu sehen. Das Angebot an Kundendienstleistungen ist zu einem wesentlichen...