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Crises create moments of truth in business-to-business relationships. Companies that provide other businesses with values that are higher on the Elements of Value® pyramid will exit the crisis in a better position than when it started. Focus now on being a strategic partner, demonstrating stability, going the extra mile to make your offering available and taking the high road by helping those in need. Then amplify these actions and messages over the coming weeks.
Eric Almquist is a partner with Bain & Company’s Customer Strategy & Marketing and Advanced Analytics practices. Jamie Cleghorn is a partner with Bain’s Customer Strategy & Marketing and Technology practices. They are based, respectively, in Boston and Chicago.
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The B2B Elements of Value
As B2B offerings become ever more commoditized, the subjective, sometimes quite personal concerns that business customers bring to the purchase process are increasingly important.
First published in März 2020