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429: Innovation practices of the best companies – with Sally Kay

Product Innovation Educators

The award started in 1988, and in 2004 the OCI committee was asked to write a chapter for the PDMA Handbook of New Product Development about the OCI award. From 1988-2004, winners were early adopters of Stage-Gate, cross-functional teams, and voice-of-the-customer. Innovation strategy is critical.

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5 customer acquisition strategies for winning new customers

Intercom, Inc.

You can spend months working on a great idea, pour tons of time and energy into crafting the perfect marketing, but without customers your business will cease to exist. All future growth hinges on one thing – customer acquisition. Get your free copy of The Growth Handbook, brought to you by Intercom. Want more advice like this?

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10 Hacks of Customer-Centric Enterprise Product Managers

Mind the Product

Those who have stood out to me as particularly customer-centric have had two qualities in common. I see the immediate impact on our customers when my team and I exhibit these traits. The Foundation: Immediate Access to a Diverse set of Customers. How the customer would like to use the software.

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Who’s who: Understanding your business with customer segmentation

Intercom, Inc.

At some inflection point of growth, it becomes impossible to intuitively know your customers, let alone decide which ones to focus on. We could no longer assume all our customers had uniform needs and could be reached the same way. Download The Growth Handbook. Authoritative, actionable strategies on how to grow your business.

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CX expert Annette Franz on putting the ‘customer’ in ‘customer experience’

Intercom, Inc.

Most businesses design customer experiences from the inside out, based on what is best for the company, when they should be doing the exact opposite. Few people are as passionate about customer experience as Annette, the founder and CEO of consulting firm CX Journey Inc. How to put the “customer” in “customer experience”.

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446: Winning at new products – with Bob Cooper, PhD

Product Innovation Educators

Some companies will retreat and cut their spending by cutting bolder long-term innovations, and we saw in the recession around 2010 that was a bad strategy. When you have no absence of customer or user problems, if you’re reasonably intelligent, you can usually come up with the inventions and the necessary breakthrough new products.

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UX Strategy: What is it and How to Create One

UX Planet

UX professionals often focus on mastering practical skills such as UI design, user research, and usability testing. That’s why UX strategy is a crucial skill any seasoned UX professional should master. A strong UX strategy ensures that user-centered principles and insights are integrated with the business strategy.

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