10 Principles of Customer Strategy
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10 Principles of Customer Strategy

Thomas Ripsam and Louis Bouquet
Strategy+business, 2016
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What do customers want? Simply identifying a group of consumers and crafting a well-designed product for those consumers isn’t enough. Consumers today want more than product; they want companies to offer them unique experiences. To do this, businesses must have a comprehensive customer strategy in place. Strategy experts Thomas Ripsam and Louis Bouquet break down 10 principles of a winning customer strategy, offering case studies and tips to help organizations craft their own executable plans. getAbstract recommends this article to business leaders and sales and marketing strategists.

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To provide your customers with value and a unique experience, follow 10 principles:

  1. “Master the art of the possible” – Take inspiration from innovators like Uber and offer your customers helpful technologies before they ask for them. As Uber’s rideshare app shows, what is experimental today may prove to be a must-have in the near future.
  2. “Know your customers at a granular level” – To determine your customers’ most significant wants and needs, gather information on them from a number of different sources, including social...

About the Authors

Thomas Ripsam is an adviser to executives with Strategy&, PwC’s strategy consulting business. Louis Bouquet is a thought leader with Strategy& and a director with PwC US.

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