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by Colin Shaw | Mar 13, 2014 | Experience Design
In a move that I can only describe as genius, Olive Garden restaurants and My Gym children’s fitness centers partnered to give weary parents free babysitting and a well-deserved night out on February 7th 2014. Olive Garden, a restaurant chain that has struggled in...
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by Colin Shaw | Mar 12, 2014 | Customer Experience, Customer Loyalty
Fortune recently released their list of the 50 “ World’s Most Admired Companies” and on it, Microsoft Slips to 24 from 17th just last year. Honestly I am not surprised by this downward trend. I am part of Microsoft’s problem. I don’t admire Microsoft, but I do admire...
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by Colin Shaw | Mar 10, 2014 | Customer Emotions
Fourth quarter sales were down for Target following the data breach that compromised the personal information and credit card information of 110 million shoppers last December during the height of the holiday shopping season. Some might say the sales were down because...
by Colin Shaw | Mar 6, 2014 | Uncategorized
Knowing when to change has always been an important business skill but with the ever increasing speed of change this has become a key skill. I had the pleasure of sharing the same stage as Charles Handy when I have been delivering some previous key note speeches....
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by Colin Shaw | Mar 3, 2014 | Emotional Experience
Brands that build an emotional connection with their customers are the ones that will continue to thrive in our global and commoditized economy. Where better to do this than on the recent Winter Olympics? One organization that understands this better than any other is...
