Update from Denise Lee Yohn.
11/03/15

11/03/15

Dear friends and colleagues,

As I celebrate the launch of my new book, Extraordinary Experiences: What Great Retail and Restaurant Brands Do (available now!), I wanted to share how much Guy Kawasaki and his book, Enchantment, had influenced my thinking about brand-building.  Please check out my new post, along with a boat-load of new content  showing you how to create great customer experiences -- just in time for the holiday season!

guy kawasaki on enchanting brands

What do great brands do?  Guy Kawasaki would suggest -- and I would agree -- that great brands are enchanting brands -- they fill people with great delight.  Great brands change people's hearts, minds, and actions -- including inspiring them to buy something, but it's usually about more than that.  It's pretty clear that great customer experiences and great brands employ the advice in Guy's book, Enchantment

Read on

my new book is available now!

My new book, Extraordinary Experiences:  What Great Retail and Restaurant Brands Do, is now available exclusively on Amazon as an e-book for only $2.99 (not available as a hardcover book). 

Get your copy today and then help spread the word by writing a review, or access a free sample chapter here

retailers can’t rely on holiday-season gimmicks like they used to

This holiday shopping season, the keys to winning for retailers will not be having the “toy of the season,” free shipping, or huge Black Friday sales.  Retailers will win this holiday season by creating advantages in other ways, among them:  brand strength, distribution, service, and customer experience.

Read my latest Harvard Business Review column here to learn more

more insights & inspiration on extraordinary experiences

REI to Close on Black Friday and Live by Its Brand Values -- article of mine published by FierceRetail



The Experience Was Extraordinary Until the Housekeeper Started Yelling Down the Hallway -- guest post from me on Phil Gerbyshak's blog

The Fruit of Thankfulness -- my guest post on the Bulldog Drummond blog 

 

About Denise

denise lee yohn has been inspiring and teaching companies how to operationalize their brands to grow their businesses for over 20 years. World-class brands including Sony, Frito-Lay, Burger King, and Nautica have called on Denise, an established speaker, author, and consulting partner.
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