Mastering Customer Value Management: The Art and Science of Creating Competitive Advantage
Mastering Customer Value Management: The Art and Science of Creating Competitive Advantage
The challenge in today's business environment is stressing customer focus. However, what's lacking in most companies are useful and practical ways to capture customer needs, measure how well you're satisfying those needs, and build actionable plans to improve your company's bottom line - that's what the tools outlined in this book will do for you!
"Ray Kordupleski's ten steps for implementing customer value management provide business practitioners with a wealth of practical guidelines for improving their processes to deliver value to customers." |
"This book is a must read." |
"For years I've heard research types give lip service to the notion that survey results are wasted if not used. However, this is the first time I've seen someone actually outline step by step, in plain language, how to establish an organizational climate conducive to leveraging research results then, more importantly, how to transition those results into prioritized action."
Alan M. Gould, AM Gould & Associates, LLC
Businesses that know what customers value, know how to deliver this value better than the competition, and know when it's important to communicate with customers so that they perceive the true value delivered achieve competitive advantage, better business results and shareholder value. A growing body of statistical research is proving this common-sense principle.
The challenge for business is to turn this understanding into practical action that delivers measurable results. The idea that business success comes from focusing on customers is not new, and vision and mission statements are full of aspirational language about creating value for customers. Yet some of the most metrics-driven companies would be hard pressed to explain how they are measuring and managing customer value.
There is now an emerging art and science of customer value management that is proving its worth in increased market share and shareholder value for the companies that practice it. Companies that capture and use customer data with the same kind of discipline, passion and understanding they give to operational and financial data are learning that this business practice is well worth the time and money invested. By focusing on winning in the customer market, they also win in the employment market (attracting and retaining talented people) and in the financial market (attracting and retaining the investment required to keep the business alive and growing).
The concepts of customer value management and the practical tools that have been developed to support them are the subject of this book. Customer value management is about:
Over the past 17 years, Ray Kordupleski has worked around the world helping companies turn customer value management from a good idea into a way of doing business. Janice Simpson met and worked with Ray in one of these companies. In this book, she teams with him to document his techniques, relating real-life stories and practical lessons from Ray's experience and that of his many associates and clients - including six case studies of companies of varying size and in varying industries that have successfully implemented customer value management.
For business leaders and their teams, the authors outline the business case for customer value management, the key concepts, and the role of the leadership team in making it work. For those charged with implementation, the Ten Steps to Mastery presented in the book include practical tools and strategies that have been proven to work.
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Additional Information: For additional information about this book, contact Spencer Imel, 303-810-8162 (phone), or e-mail [email protected].
The challenge for business is to turn this understanding into practical action that delivers measurable results. The idea that business success comes from focusing on customers is not new, and vision and mission statements are full of aspirational language about creating value for customers. Yet some of the most metrics-driven companies would be hard pressed to explain how they are measuring and managing customer value.
There is now an emerging art and science of customer value management that is proving its worth in increased market share and shareholder value for the companies that practice it. Companies that capture and use customer data with the same kind of discipline, passion and understanding they give to operational and financial data are learning that this business practice is well worth the time and money invested. By focusing on winning in the customer market, they also win in the employment market (attracting and retaining talented people) and in the financial market (attracting and retaining the investment required to keep the business alive and growing).
The concepts of customer value management and the practical tools that have been developed to support them are the subject of this book. Customer value management is about:
- Choosing value: Asking customers in your target market what they value, finding out how they rate the value you deliver compared to the competition, and using this understanding to focus priorities and then decide what value proposition to take to market.
- Delivering value: Making sure your business processes are aligned with your value proposition, and determining what business improvements on your part will deliver greatest value to customers.
- Communicating value: Educating the market on your value proposition and how you're focusing investment to deliver greater value than the competition.
Over the past 17 years, Ray Kordupleski has worked around the world helping companies turn customer value management from a good idea into a way of doing business. Janice Simpson met and worked with Ray in one of these companies. In this book, she teams with him to document his techniques, relating real-life stories and practical lessons from Ray's experience and that of his many associates and clients - including six case studies of companies of varying size and in varying industries that have successfully implemented customer value management.
For business leaders and their teams, the authors outline the business case for customer value management, the key concepts, and the role of the leadership team in making it work. For those charged with implementation, the Ten Steps to Mastery presented in the book include practical tools and strategies that have been proven to work.
Multiple Copy Discounts: Contact [email protected].
Additional Information: For additional information about this book, contact Spencer Imel, 303-810-8162 (phone), or e-mail [email protected].