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Top 3 Customer Advisory Board (CAB) meeting venues for 2023

Top 3 Customer Advisory Board (CAB) meeting venues for 2023

by Mike Gospe | Jul 10, 2023 | CAB best practices

When it comes to the success of your Customer Advisory Board (CAB) meeting, substance is always more important than style. What you talk about matters more than where you host your meeting. But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t have a little fun. In my 20+...
Planning your next CAB meeting? Three things you need to know

Planning your next CAB meeting? Three things you need to know

by Mike Gospe | Jun 5, 2023 | CAB best practices, Homepage, Virtual Customer Advisory Board

The past two years have seen Customer Advisory Boards evolve dramatically. What was traditionally thought of as an in-person meeting has been completely altered because of COVID concerns. And yet, CAB programs have blossomed everywhere. Advances in virtual-meeting...
Customer Advisory Boards & the Buyer’s Journey

Customer Advisory Boards & the Buyer’s Journey

by Mike Gospe | Apr 18, 2022 | Buyer's Journey, Homepage, 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 appreciation...
How one company is transforming their Customer Advisory Board into a Virtual Community

How one company is transforming their Customer Advisory Board into a Virtual Community

by Mike Gospe | Jul 27, 2020 | CAB best practices, CAB methodology, Homepage, Virtual Customer Advisory Board

The Customer Advisory Board (CAB) program has always relied on personal human connection. But when meeting in person is not an option, is the CAB dead? Hardly! In fact, it is more important now. Here’s how one enterprise company is transforming their CAB into a...
How to use your CAB to drive alignment of your company’s strategic direction

How to use your CAB to drive alignment of your company’s strategic direction

by Mike Gospe | Nov 4, 2019 | CAB Business Case, Homepage, 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...
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Mike GospeMike Gospe is a Customer Advisory Board (CAB) & Partner Advisory Board (PAB) strategist & professional facilitator. Over the past 20 years, Mike has facilitated more than 250+ CAB and executive roundtable meetings around the world. HeĀ  leads KickStart Alliance’s Advisory Board practice, and he’s helped some of today’s most innovative companies deliver world-class virtual & in-person customer and partner advisory engagements.

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