Experts Corner


Gary Lemke
President
RealMarket
glemke@realmarket.com
As Seen in CUSTOMER Support Management magazine - September 2000 issue.


  Do as I say, Not as I do
 
Is your would-be vendor promoting practices it doesn't practice? It's time to separate the practice from the preach.

The other day, I was listening to a presentation by a leading software supplier. The presenter was discussing new strategies to better manage customer relationships. Yet, try as I might to stay focused, as the presentation wore on, I found my mind drifting back to childhood memories. I started running through the classic parental "naggings" of my upbringing. One after another, they came back to me as if it were yesterday:

"Don't talk with your mouth full."
"Nothing good happens after midnight."
"Always wear clean underwear, in case you're in an accident."
"You'll put your eye out with that thing!"


Click Here for the Full Article