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Empathetically observing customers use your product to solve their problem yields far better innovative ideas than simply asking for suggestions.

No startup business plan is so good that it anticipates every twist and change in the market and customer demand. To thrive, anticipate the unknown.

For a startup to succeed, it is imperative that an entrepreneur establishes criteria for customer selection. Done correctly, it can provide a scalable sales model, focus resources and establish an ongoing process to deal with change.

When it comes to a product's vision, turn the popular idiom on its head. Customers are often poor judges of their own needs.

Here's the roadmap a data company uses when advising their customers how to utilize their numbers.

Success isn't dependent on some X-factor or trick, but on consistency, connection and a little creativity.

The influence of a single customer's opinion will continue to grow in sync with the pervasiveness of social media.

For entrepreneurs to succeed, they need to figure out consumers' needs and develop a product to solve these issues. Here are a few steps to help you determine product-market fit.

To improve employee engagement and make positive changes in the workplace, leaders should be asking employees for their honest opinion about what is working -- or not working -- in the organization.

A simple note of appreciation can go a long way with employees and clients alike. Here's how to do it right.

Great customer service is the cornerstone of success. Redundant customer service is a waste of your time and money.

Move beyond the minimum viable product with the help of your staff to develop the most valuable product.

Things go wrong. It happens. When they do, though, use it as an opportunity to earn trust.

If Navy SEALs training teaches you anything, it's that you need every advantage you can get to be elite.

A new survey shows that 80 percent of companies think they're doing a great job, but only 8 percent of customers think so.

Analyzing customer data is just more proof of what we've always known. Actions really do speak louder than words

Make your client-support process a win for all involved, not excluding those answering the phones.

Using content is cheaper and more effective than traditional advertising. Here are three things your strategy should entail.

The impulse may be to rush to market, but taking the time to understand your potential customers will go a long way.

If you're not getting the results you want and feel like your business is in a slump, you've probably just gotten away from your fundamentals.

Frustration with "touch one for this, two for that'' may be driving away customers. Helpful automation geared to your demographic will bring them back.