Last Thursday, I had the unfortunate experience of spending the day in a hospital lobby, anxiously waiting for my dad to come out of surgery. But other than the worrying part, the experience wasn’t all that bad. The lobby was inviting and comfortable with plenty of seating. And the hospital staff was helpful and compassionate.
Unfortunately, [...]
2. December 2009
Customer Hoop-Jumping Experience #1:
I recently wrote about a soon-to-be-open Anytime Fitness center that’s losing a golden opportunity to sell memberships during pre-launch – all without spending a penny on traditional marketing or advertising. I recommended that the gym leverage its prime location by posting a phone number or website address along its storefront. A small, [...]
8. October 2009
Most business owners mask their vulnerabilities and insecurities by projecting a slick and polished image of infallibility. And this controlling behavior breeds the habitual corporate-speak, hype and chest-thumping clichés that consumers have come to loathe and reject.
But Southwest Airlines bucks conventional wisdom by removing the rules and regulations that handcuff its employees.
Take a moment to [...]
29. September 2009
Yesterday was my daughter’s first day of pre-school. To calm frazzled nerves, the teacher handed my wife a little ziplock bag containing a cotton ball, tea bag and tissue. The attached note read:
“Dear Preschool Parents
Here’s a little gift for you as you leave your precious one with us on the first day of school. As [...]
27. November 2008
“Sit back, relax and enjoy your flight!”
Those are the seven most meaningless words you’ll ever hear when flying.
It’s next to impossible to enjoy anything when your straight-jacketed into a flying aluminum tube for hours upon hours. And I don’t know about you, but I find nothing makes the time fly by (pun fully intended) when [...]
3. June 2010
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