“What does emotional connection mean to you?” I asked a senior leader of a retail chain. I was expecting an insightful answer. “It means being helpful, courteous, and respectful to customers,” he replied. I probed a bit further. “How is emotional connection different from plain, ordinary customer experience?” I got a speech about being treated like a person and not a like a number. He ended with: “We need to stop treating customers like consumers and started treating them like friends.” He made it sound unique and new. http://bit.ly/BR2N63JcH
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