D Keith Pigues, Jerry D Alderman

Winning with Customers

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Produktbeschreibung

Winning with Customers A Playbook For B2B "This book captures the invaluable lessons learned from a nearly decade-long journey focused on perfecting the business science of creating value for customers in the so-called business-to-business (B2B) segment of commerce. Keith and Jerry have clearly arrived at an important destination. Not only has the customer value creation (CVC) science been significantly advanced, it has been proven by real-world application in numerous B2B settings." --From the Introduction, Glenn Dalhart, retired partner, Ernst & Young management consulting Providing deep insight into the discoveries that can help you win with your customers and, ultimately, increase the value of your business, Winning with Customers introduces you to proven ideas for helping your organization accelerate profitable growth. Sharing real experiences from real companies that have delivered significant results using the authors' "Winning with Customers" approach, this effective guide reveals a wealth of practical information to help you put their winning formula to work in your organization. Filled with case studies, examples, and workable tips, this easy-to-use handbook includes everything your corporation needs to succeed, including: * Hands-on advice on what winning with customers means and the measures that really work * Guidance for moving you from anecdotes and gut feelings to sound metrics for success * The resources you need to collect your customers' perspectives on the value you create for them * Step-by-step customer plans that can be executed by the organization, understood by the sales force, and communicated easily to customers * An accompanying web site (winningwithcustomers.com) packed with online exercises, a community forum, additional case studies, and more Practical, useful, and readable, the tools and tactics in Winning with Customers will help your business create impactful changes that generate a sustainable competitive advantage in the process. "Now" is always the right time to kick off a Winning with Customers effort in your organization. You now have the playbook to get started.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 496
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. August 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 817g
• ISBN-13: 9780470547991
• ISBN-10: 0470547995
• Artikelnr.: 29922480

Autorenporträt

D. KEITH PIGUES is a recognized leader of strategic growth and marketing, developing new growth strategies and marketing capabilities, creating valuable brands, building effective global marketing teams, and increasing profitable revenue growth through strategy and marketing excellence. He is Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at Ply Gem, Inc., responsible for corporate branding, marketing, strategic planning, and international expansion. He has held senior marketing positions with CEMEX, RR Donnelley, and ADP, as well as sales positions with IBM and Hewlett-Packard. Read more about Keith at dkeithpigues.com. JERRY D. ALDERMAN, a recognized business science thought leader, is coauthor of Beyond Six Sigma (Wiley). He has written numerous white papers, is a frequent speaker on achieving profitable growth through customer value creation, and has led and developed his innovative approach to building corporate competitive advantage through using and executing on unique, deep customer insights. He is founder and CEO of Valkre Solutions, Inc., a product and services company that develops capability with business-to-business (B2B) companies to use deep customer understanding to build and execute customer-driven operating plans. His company has developed these solutions with great partners, including Owens Corning, Kimberly-Clark, Turtle Wax, RR Donnelley, and more. To find out more about Jerry and Valkre go to valkre.com.