Harley-Davidson Motor Company’s former director of communications Ken Schmidt told participants at the Power Transmission Distributors Association annual Industry Summit this past week that they cannot compete successfully if they are doing business exactly the same way as their competitors are.
Everyone says they offer the best quality, reliability and service. Who doesn’t?” he asked. “From my perspective, competing with words like quality and reliability is next to impossible.”
The key in his mind, however, was simple: People do business with people they like or with people they were referred to by people they like. Schmidt argues that customers don’t make logical, rational decisions, but instead their decision to do business with you starts in their gut. So, …
Lessons from Harley-Davidson Motor Company
Harley-Davidson Motor Company’s former director of communications Ken Schmidt told participants at the Power Transmission Distributors Association annual Industry Summit this past week that they cannot compete successfully if they are doing business exactly the same way as their competitors are.
Everyone says they offer the best quality, reliability and service. Who doesn’t?” he asked. “From my perspective, competing with words like quality and reliability is next to impossible.”
The key in his mind, however, was simple: People do business with people they like or with people they were referred to by people they like. Schmidt argues that customers don’t make logical, rational decisions, but instead their decision to do business with you starts in their gut. So, …
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