Why Value is More Important than Satisfaction

Central to the stated or postulated discipline of Six Sigma, as opposed to the current practice of the discipline, is the role and importance of the VOC (voice of the customer) in driving the application of Six Sigma principles and methodologies. For many...
Marketing, Six Sigma and Customer Value

Marketing, Six Sigma and Customer Value

Marketers, brand managers, product managers and planners would be well advised to break down the organizational barriers that exist between themselves and those curious folks that populate the continuous improvement corners of the organization. The arcane (probably to...

When is A Pricing Problem Not A Pricing Problem?

The answer is simple, when it’s a value problem. Value is the relationship between the quality of an organization’s product or service offering and the price that they charge for it. When your customers complain about the price what they may be telling you is that the...

Improve Customer and Shareholder Value

Public Utility Improves Customer and Shareholder Value. The management team at a large Midwestern utility was faced with a perplexing situation.  Despite providing gas and electricity at prices that were at or below any neighboring utilities, customers believed that...