by Mike Gospe | Jan 23, 2018 | Innovation, Strategies, Voice of the Customer
Your Customer Advisory Board (CAB) is not an event. It’s a cross-functional initiative designed to drive innovation and outpace your competitors. As such, it must be treated as a strategic asset, not a tactical item to be checked off your to-do list. Here are 3...
by Mike Gospe | Mar 9, 2021 | CAB best practices, Facilitation, Virtual Customer Advisory Board, Voice of the Customer
Want to become a great facilitator? For anyone facilitating their own meetings or conducting customer or partner interviews, I highly recommend Warren Berger’s book, A More Beautiful Question, the power of inquiry to spark breakthrough ideas. As a Customer...
by Mike Gospe | May 1, 2020 | CAB best practices, Virtual Customer Advisory Board
Part 1: It's time to re-engineer an interactive CAB journey Part 3: How to run an effective virtual CAB meeting Part 2: Mapping the Interactive CAB Journey This is part 2 of a 3-part series on the evolution of the Customer Advisory Board program. The coronavirus...
by Mike Gospe | Jan 4, 2019 | CAB methodology
Launching your Customer Advisory Board program this year? Here are the three first steps that will guide your success. 1. Define a clear, focused objective for your CAB program and your inaugural CAB meeting. Most first-time CAB managers and executive sponsors make...
by Mike Gospe | Sep 14, 2018 | CAB methodology
A Customer Advisory Board should never be thought of as a “single meeting.” There is much more at stake. Your CAB must be treated with respect as a strategic asset to your company. It represents the one place where a dozen of your most trusted customers...
