{"id":880,"date":"2009-02-16T14:52:52","date_gmt":"2009-02-16T21:52:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.namablog.org\/?p=880"},"modified":"2009-02-16T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2009-02-16T22:00:00","slug":"the-collapse-of-distinction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.namablog.org\/?p=880","title":{"rendered":"The Collapse of Distinction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><img decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"5\" align=\"right\" vspace=\"5\" src=\"https:\/\/www.namablog.org\/images\/mckain_scottsm.jpg\" \/>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153If you cannot find it within yourself to become emotional, committed, engaged, and yes, fervent about differentiation, then you had better be prepared to take your place among that vast throng of the mediocre who are judged by their customers solely on the basis of price. It is the singularly worst place to be in all of business&#8230;\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Scott McKain makes it clear that           today\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s playing field is more           competitive than ever. To           connect\u00e2\u20ac\u201dand maintain a relationship with\u00e2\u20ac\u201ddiscerning           customers, you must differentiate           yourself and your business. In this           session, he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll share clear           approaches for how to stand out in           the market. You\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll learn how to           deliver unique value to increasingly demanding and           sophisticated customers.<\/p>\n<p>Discover the specific steps you           need to take right now to stand           out from the crowd. Explore the           origins of stifling sameness and           gain strategies for rising above           and beyond the status quo.<\/p>\n<p>Scott is a highly successful           business professional, author and           commentator. He has proven that           the concepts he presents actually           work in the real world!<\/p>\n<p>He is the Vice Chairman of Obsidian           Enterprises, a company he helped           found just a few years ago that           now generates $100 million in           annual revenue. Obsidian has           been named as one of the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153fastest           growing companies\u00e2\u20ac\u009d in the United           States.<\/p>\n<p>He is the co-founder of the Value           Added Institute, a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153think tank\u00e2\u20ac\u009d           exploring the role of customer           experiences in creating enhanced           client loyalty and revenue for           visionary organizations. He is the           author of two #1 business bestsellers: <em>ALL Business is Show             Business<\/em>, and his most recent           book, <em>What Customers Really             Want<\/em>, which has just been           released in paperback.<\/p>\n<p>Scott has made several recent            appearances on FOX News           Network as an analyst and           commentator. Scott has shared his           business insight on platforms in all           50 states and 14 countries &#8230; from           Singapore to Sweden; from Mexico           to Morocco.           His new book, <em>The Collapse of             Distinction<\/em>, is           due out in           February,           2009.<\/p>\n<p>See Scott at the 2009 Agri-Marketing Conference in Atlanta,\u00c2\u00a0 visit <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nama.org\/amc\">www.nama.org\/amc<\/a> for more information on the conference. To register now, visit <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nama.org\/amc\/register.html\">nama.org\/amc\/register.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This session is sponsored by American Business Media Agri Council<\/p>\n<p>Scott McKain will also be hosting the Senior Management Workshop, <em>What Customers Really Want<\/em>, on Thursday, April 16 from 2:00-3:00 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Participants must be           registered for the full Agri-Marketing Conference. Separate           registration is required, but there           is no additional registration fee.           Registration is limited to the first           100 attendees who sign-up. Please sign-up at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nama.org\/amc\/seniorworkshop.html\">www.nama.org\/amc\/seniorworkshop.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153If you cannot find it within yourself to become emotional, committed, engaged, and yes, fervent about differentiation, then you had better be prepared to take your place among that vast throng of the mediocre who are judged by their customers solely on the basis of price. 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