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The Customer Map Your Marketing Is Missing
Sep 02, 2025

The Customer Map Your Marketing Is Missing

Most brands still see their audience in 1D

Aaron Shields
Aaron Shields
MarketingMarketing
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Growth Starts With the Question You’re Not Asking
Aug 19, 2025

Growth Starts With the Question You’re Not Asking

The shift in perspective that makes customer research pay off

Aaron Shields
Aaron Shields
Brand StrategyBrand Strategy
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The Blind Spot Costing You Customers
Jun 24, 2025

The Blind Spot Costing You Customers

Why the path to growth is found in your customer's frustrations, not your favorite features

Aaron Shields
Aaron Shields
MarketingMarketing
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Are Your ‘Satisfied’ Customers Secretly Planning to Leave?
Jun 10, 2025

Are Your ‘Satisfied’ Customers Secretly Planning to Leave?

The hidden risk behind high satisfaction scores (and what to do about it)

Aaron Shields
Aaron Shields
MarketingMarketing
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Make Your Brand Irreplaceable, Not Just Liked
Jun 03, 2025

Make Your Brand Irreplaceable, Not Just Liked

Preference is built when your value is felt before, during, and after the sale

Aaron Shields
Aaron Shields
MarketingMarketing
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5 Ways to Stop Wasting Money (by Putting Your Brand to Work)
Jan 07, 2025

5 Ways to Stop Wasting Money (by Putting Your Brand to Work)

20 years of insights distilled into 5 strategies to ring your cash register

Aaron Shields
Aaron Shields
MarketingMarketing
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Want To Build a Brand Your Competitors Wish They Created?
Nov 19, 2024

Want To Build a Brand Your Competitors Wish They Created?

5 Strategies to stand out, earn trust, and win market share

Aaron Shields
Aaron Shields
MarketingMarketing
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How Sears Failed and Amazon Succeeded
Jul 16, 2024

How Sears Failed and Amazon Succeeded

Aaron Shields
Aaron Shields
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