Robert MortoninCustomer ChroniclesHow to start customer learning, move 6: find the patterns (or counter-dots) to ACT on!Don’t sleep on stepping back to reflect on your full set of interviews. It’s pretty easy to do and the payoff can be BIG.Aug 17, 2020Aug 17, 2020
Robert MortoninCustomer ChroniclesHow to start customer learning, move 5: listening like it’s your jobNow’s no time to fumble this great learning opp! Make sure you can really listen to what your customer is saying (not saying) by recording.Jun 16, 2020Jun 16, 2020
Robert MortoninCustomer ChroniclesHow to start customer learning, move 4: craft a BASIC discussion outlineKeep it simple, super simple. The more cage-free your conversation is (like most in real life), the more insights are likely to emerge.May 14, 2020May 14, 2020
Robert MortoninCustomer ChroniclesHow to start customer learning, move 3: schedule some phone calls, easilySomewhere along the road to Rome we’ve gotten this notion in our heads that customers don’t want to talk to us.May 6, 2020May 6, 2020
Robert MortoninCustomer ChroniclesHow to start customer learning, move 2: pick some people to talk toYour next move is to take your best, quick guess at who 20–30 of those folks might be from your customer base. By “best, quick” I mean…Apr 28, 2020Apr 28, 2020
Robert MortoninCustomer ChroniclesHow to start customer learning, move 1: pick a question, any questionCould be something big, small… doesn’t really matter, as long as it’s something you’re actively curious about AND will help you do…Apr 21, 2020Apr 21, 2020
Robert MortoninCustomer ChroniclesAsk differently, see more — a guide to high value, achievable customer learning chats“How well do we really understand customers in their terms? How central is the viewpoint from customers’ lives to what we’re doing to…Jul 15, 2019Jul 15, 2019
Robert MortoninCustomer ChroniclesGold in them thar hills… 3 easy, excuse-busting tools for talking/listening to customers moreOnce you get a taste of the sweet learning goodness that comes from regularly chatting with customers about their life with and beyond…Jun 17, 2019Jun 17, 2019
Robert MortoninCustomer ChroniclesFocus on users more than buyers and you’ll get more of bothI recently stumbled across this interesting study about how great brands focus more on users than they do on buyers.Jun 7, 2019Jun 7, 2019
Robert MortoninCustomer ChroniclesKnow who your most valuable customers are, hint… it isn’t about a personaAll customers aren’t created equal and shouldn’t be treated equally either. Yes, with your customer-facing service hat on that sounds…Mar 4, 2019Mar 4, 2019