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Tuesday, February 15, 2005

We often ask organizations we work with a simple question - who owns your brand?

The answer? They do.. your customers.

We also make a simple point about organizations' brands. To use the term coined by Pine and Gilmore.. we are in (please note - we are IN, not approaching, not coming soon.. IN IN IN IN IN) the Experience Economy.

If you aren't aware of the concept, pick up the book, or better yet.. contact me...

The bottom line.. your customer offering has to leave each and EVERY customer with a lasting, memorable, remarkable - experience.

Don't believe me? How about this.. the kind folks at brandchannel.com have published the 2004 Readers' Choice Awards for the brand with the most global impact. The results are as follows:




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