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Our revenue - but not our customer

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An American Airlines supervisor refused to let me stand by on an earlier flight because as he put it “You are not our customer. It’s been a decade but I still remember it vividly because I was so shocked. Industry Commentary'

Revenue 299
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SAP Sustainability and customer revenues

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I got excited when I saw Dennis Howlett’s post about SAP Sustainability hints at revenue growth. For my next book I am cataloging all kinds of companies which are embedding tech to create “smart products” for their sectors and for.

Revenue 247
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Not all revenue is created equal

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His point was in pursuit of financial goals we often focus on certain fees (and related profits) which actually turn off customers and lead to dissatisfaction and worse. Fred Reichheld coined the term “good profits” in his book Ultimate Question.

Revenue 236
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Workday continues its acquisition trajectory

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Others do it to acquire revenues and customer bases. Many companies make acquisitions to diversify into new markets. Workday has been consistent in the last few years to acquire analytical capabilities and talent especially in its back office focus areas.

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Workday continues its acquisition trajectory

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Others do it to acquire revenues and customer bases. Many companies make acquisitions to diversify into new markets. Workday has been consistent in the last few years to acquire analytical capabilities and talent especially in its back office focus areas.

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How about something for what we have already invested in?

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Both like to harangue customers for new revenue. Customers however fume that stuff they have paying maintenance for years cannot seem to get much attention. Both sides like to tweak each other. So I was pleased when reader Tan Ah.

Revenue 150
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Endgame strategies?

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A few years ago, a fellow passenger was rationalizing why airlines do all kinds of annoying, customer unfriendly things. Milking every last drop of revenue is far more important”. They are in endgame. A few months ago I had a.

Revenue 186