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Project Distinct Podcast

How do YOU stand out in today’s competitive marketplace? What does it take to sell uniquely…and serve remarkably? How can customers tell a difference between you and your competitors? “PROJECT DISTINC... Read more

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S2 E395: Encore Episode - The type of service customers value

S2 E395: Encore Episode - The type of service customers value

What if a particular type of service could improve customer satisfaction anywhere from 33% to 73%? Would you be willing ... Read more

9 Apr 2020

10mins

Ranked #2

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S2 E383: Encore Episode - How Jody shapes the company culture

S2 E383: Encore Episode - How Jody shapes the company culture

When the group Scott McKain is speaking to in Maui entered the ballroom for the conference's farewell dinner, they saw t... Read more

28 Mar 2020

9mins

Ranked #3

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S2 E382: Encore Episode - Why your marketing isn't working

S2 E382: Encore Episode - Why your marketing isn't working

There is a fundamental reason why your marketing — and even your advertising — is not creating the engaged, loyal custom... Read more

27 Mar 2020

10mins

Ranked #4

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S2 E404: Encore Episode - Creating the winning game plan with your team

S2 E404: Encore Episode - Creating the winning game plan with your team

According to Scott McKain, it’s important that we know our competition — but, it’s critical that we don’t focus on them.... Read more

18 Apr 2020

9mins

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S2 E397: Encore Episode - Why someone would never work in customer service again

S2 E397: Encore Episode - Why someone would never work in customer service again

For those of us who make a living working on the customer experience, for a team member to totally reject that effort is... Read more

11 Apr 2020

13mins

Ranked #6

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S2 E393: Encore Episode - Quality is more than product or service

S2 E393: Encore Episode - Quality is more than product or service

We hear so much about improving the quality of our product or service — but, Scott McKain cautions us that is not the on... Read more

7 Apr 2020

10mins

Ranked #7

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S2 E391: Encore Episode - The decline of customer service

S2 E391: Encore Episode - The decline of customer service

Many experts argue that despite the millions (billions?) being spent by organizations of all sizes, customer service is ... Read more

5 Apr 2020

12mins

Ranked #8

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S2 E385: Encore Episode - People first or process first?

S2 E385: Encore Episode - People first or process first?

It’s almost “chicken and egg” — which comes first for your organization, department, or career: people or process? Do yo... Read more

30 Mar 2020

11mins

Ranked #9

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S2 E381: Encore Episode - Do you WANT to deliver great customer service?

S2 E381: Encore Episode - Do you WANT to deliver great customer service?

If you’re not delivering great customer service, it’s because you evidently don’t WANT TO. That’s what Scott McKain is e... Read more

26 Mar 2020

9mins

Ranked #10

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S2 E398: Encore Episode - 7 needs work should fulfill

S2 E398: Encore Episode - 7 needs work should fulfill

Scott McKain’s great friend, Skip Prichard (http://SkipPrichard.com) recently interviewed the author of a new book who c... Read more

12 Apr 2020

13mins

Ranked #11

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S2 E400: Encore Episode - Why do customers leave you?

S2 E400: Encore Episode - Why do customers leave you?

None of us have 100% customer retention, despite our best efforts. So, today’s PROJECT DISTINCT asks, WHY do customers l... Read more

14 Apr 2020

11mins

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S2 E389: Encore Episode - How to get started

S2 E389: Encore Episode - How to get started

Some of the questions that Scott McKain is constantly asked is, “How do I start to create distinction? How do I start to... Read more

3 Apr 2020

12mins

Ranked #13

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S2 E387: Encore Episode - Are your people an asset or expense?

S2 E387: Encore Episode - Are your people an asset or expense?

Returning to a location where he experienced horrendous customer service, Scott McKain learned that changes and improvem... Read more

1 Apr 2020

7mins

Ranked #14

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S2 E402: Encore Episode - Why employees quit unexpectedly

S2 E402: Encore Episode - Why employees quit unexpectedly

Have you ever had a team member that you weren’t expecting to leave…quit? Have you ever left a position and your boss wa... Read more

16 Apr 2020

9mins

Ranked #15

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S2 E408: Encore Episode - Bored employees create bored customers

S2 E408: Encore Episode - Bored employees create bored customers

Are your employees bored with their jobs? Guess what? Bored employees create bored, disinterested customers who take the... Read more

23 Apr 2020

10mins

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S2 E403: Encore Episode - "Defense wins championships" - should we run our business that way?

S2 E403: Encore Episode - "Defense wins championships" - should we run our business that way?

Every sports fan knows the cliche: “Defense wins championships!” Since we also hear so many analogies relating sports to... Read more

17 Apr 2020

8mins

Ranked #17

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S2 E384: Encore Episode - What do you do to make it right for customers?

S2 E384: Encore Episode - What do you do to make it right for customers?

A forgotten briefcase at the Las Vegas airport generated repeat business for a private car company. How can errors with ... Read more

29 Mar 2020

9mins

Ranked #18

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S2 E380: Encore Episode - Are you disconnected from your customer's experience?

S2 E380: Encore Episode - Are you disconnected from your customer's experience?

On today’s episode, Scott McKain suggests that MOST organizations are disconnected from what their own customers are exp... Read more

25 Mar 2020

10mins

Ranked #19

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S2 E407: Encore Episode - Is your customer relationship strategy one-sided?

S2 E407: Encore Episode - Is your customer relationship strategy one-sided?

It’s hard to be in a relationship when only one party is engaged in it! Unfortunately, many professionals — and the orga... Read more

22 Apr 2020

12mins

Ranked #20

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S2 E411: Encore Episode - Is the way you're thinking causing your business problems?

S2 E411: Encore Episode - Is the way you're thinking causing your business problems?

According to a new study from Accenture Consulting, many of the problems experienced by businesses are not because of ch... Read more

27 Apr 2020

10mins

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