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The Heartbreaking Truth About Your Failing Customer Experience

The Heartbreaking Truth About Your Failing Customer Experience

Is Your Business Rotting? Stop the systematic failure killing your profits. Discover how Disney's "plussing" secret saved their bottom line and how you can engineer a titanium cage around your clients... ...more

Customer Keepin'

February 24, 20263 min read

Why Your Clients Feel Replaceable 02.19.26

Why financial advisors lose clients even with solid performance. Discover how to engineer a compounding client experience that strengthens identity, deepens loyalty, and improves retention without com... ...more

Customer Keepin'

February 19, 20263 min read

The Ketchup Keg Is Smarter Than Most Marketing Campaigns

The Ketchup Keg Is Smarter Than Most Marketing Campaigns

Client retention isn’t lost to fees or performance, but to irrelevance. This Super Bowl marketing stunt shows why advisors who only “check in” miss the moments that actually lock in loyalty and stop s... ...more

Customer Keepin'

February 03, 20262 min read

Customer Retention Predictions for 2026

Customer Retention Predictions for 2026

Customer retention will decide who survives 2026. Why “good service” fails, customers leave silently, and experience is the only lever that keeps loyalty, referrals, and profits from leaking. ...more

Customer Keepin'

December 30, 20254 min read

Customer Loyalty: The Hidden Truth Behind Why Customers Stay

Customer loyalty isn’t luck. It's engineered. Discover why a great customer experience is the foundation of retention and how creating memorable moments turns clients into long-term, high-value repeat... ...more

Customer Gettin' ,Customer Keepin'

December 11, 20252 min read

Costco Just Delivered a Masterclass in Customer Experience 12.09.25

Costco’s proactive price refunds show the secret to great CX: fix problems before customers feel them. Small gestures create huge loyalty. Every business can steal this playbook. ...more

Customer Keepin'

December 09, 20254 min read

Starbucks’ $500M Question: Can You Fix the Experience Without Fixing the People?

Starbucks’ $500M Question: Can You Fix the Experience Without Fixing the People?

Starbucks is betting $500M on tech and baristas to fix long waits and boost sales. But the real lesson? No customers, no business. Ruthless profit management matters—but so does creating engaged emplo... ...more

Customer Gettin' ,Customer Keepin'

September 18, 20251 min read

Mark Zuckerberg on Customer Service Recovery

Customer service recovery isn’t about tossing out freebies like Zuckerberg’s donuts and headphones. It’s about anticipating problems, fixing them with empathy, and proving you value your customers lon... ...more

Customer Keepin'

September 18, 20251 min read

Why “But My Business is Different” Is Just Code for “I’m About to Be Roadkill”

Too many business owners hide behind “But my business is different” while the market passes them by. This post calls out the fatal mistakes—no adaptation, no upsells, no customer contact—and why they ... ...more

Scalin' ,Customer Keepin'

August 12, 20252 min read

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