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Podcast best practices

December 8th, 2009 · by Darren Smith · No Comments

I was asked recently about best practices in podcasting. Items that immediately came to mind included ‘Length’, ‘Serialization’, ‘Audience’, ‘Delivery Mechanism’, and ‘Topic’.

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Part III – Customer Reference Program Metrics: An Interview with Abby Atkinson, Infor

September 25th, 2009 · by David Sroka · No Comments

Hear from one of the leaders in defining meaningful customer reference program metrics: Abby Atkinson of Infor.

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Part II – Customer Reference Program Metrics: An Interview with Abby Atkinson, Infor

June 24th, 2009 · by David Sroka · No Comments

Hear from one of the leaders in defining meaningful customer reference program metrics: Abby Atkinson of Infor.

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Customer Reference Program Maturity Model Podcast – Element 11: Horizontal Integration

June 18th, 2009 · by David Sroka · No Comments

This podcast provides our vision for coordinating customer reference activities between marketing teams across the enterprise for more effective leverage of your most important selling assets.

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Customer Reference Program Maturity Model Podcast – Element 10: Program Promotion

June 5th, 2009 · by Darren Smith · No Comments

Customer Reference Program promotion, from launch forward is so critical to creating momentum and support from key executives. Here is a discussion of what’s worked for our clients and how to get off to a great start.

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Part I – Customer Reference Program Metrics: An Interview with Abby Atkinson, Infor

May 27th, 2009 · by David Sroka · No Comments

Hear from one of the leaders in defining meaningful customer reference program metrics: Abby Atkinson of Infor.

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Customer Reference Program Maturity Model Podcast – Element 9: Staff Composition, Organization & Perspective

May 19th, 2009 · by Darren Smith · No Comments

We’ve all seen the difference that having the right team in place can make. Starting with having the right amount of resources to be successful, the team then needs the right personalities, personalities, skill sets, and experience. This podcast describes how to build the best team possible.

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Customer Reference Program Maturity Model Podcast – Element 8: Customer Reference Relationships

May 7th, 2009 · by David Sroka · No Comments

This podcast provides actionable ideas about achieving customer reference breadth and depth relative to commitments, and establishing a more strategic perception of the program from the customer’s vantage point.

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Customer Reference Program Maturity Model Podcast – Element 7: Managing Upward

April 30th, 2009 · by Darren Smith · No Comments

Gaining executive support for your customer reference management program is critical for success. This podcast includes tips for establishing and maintaining support over the long term.

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Customer Reference Program Maturity Model Podcast – Element 6: Outside Expertise

April 17th, 2009 · by Darren Smith · No Comments

This is the seventh podcast in the Customer Reference Program Maturity Model series. David and I discuss the value of Outside Expertise, element #6. The reason we included this in our maturity model is that we’ve come across a number of CRPs that were full of really unique practices and processes, which didn’t make sense [...]

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