by Mike Gospe | Nov 5, 2019 | Buyer's Journey, Planning
Customers often complain that vendors don’t understand their business. The CAB program and a Buyer’s Journey assessment give you a two-pronged opportunity to show you are listening. These tools share a common objective: to develop an in-depth...
by Mike Gospe | Nov 4, 2019 | CAB Business Case, Planning, Strategies
A CAB is a strategy tool that should help your leadership team drive internal alignment tie directly to your annual business planning process. It should not exist in a vacuum. Here’s an example of how one CEO linked the two. Lack of internal alignment John and...
by Mike Gospe | Jun 1, 2018 | Homepage, Planning, Strategies
Many companies are now discovering the benefits of sponsoring a Customer Advisory Board (CAB). Want to get the most out of your CAB? You need to embrace these 5 rules. When used effectively, this critical engagement tool greatly helps CEOs and staff to develop,...
by Mike Gospe | Apr 6, 2018 | CAB Business Case, Competitive Advantage, Planning
What makes a customer advisory board (CAB) program truly world-class? While these signs are easy to recognize, they are often difficult to implement because “world-class” means something different to the host company and to your CAB members. It’s too...
by Mike Gospe | Oct 3, 2017 | Planning, Strategies
Last month I wrote a blog post on my reflections of having worked on Customer Advisory Boards for the past 15 years. Today, I want to look ahead. Here’s what I believe CAB programs will look like 3 years from now. Beginning in 2002, the spark that ignited the...
by Mike Gospe | Jun 23, 2017 | Planning, Strategies, Voice of the Customer
Most companies run a CAB that is disconnected from their annual executive planning offsite. This is a missed opportunity. Here is a simple case study of how one CEO directly tied his executive planning offsite to his CAB. The result was an “a ha!” moment...
