Customer Capitalism

In this summary you will learn

• What “customer capitalism” is
• How to secure your organization’s future by pre-empting customers’ needs
• Which 10 principles underlie customer capitalism
• How partnering will expand – not threaten – your business

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Why you should read Customer Capitalism

The death of the New Economy has been greatly exaggerated. That’s the message at the heart of Sandra Vandermerwe’s new book. While the heady valuations of the late ’90s are history, the fundamental changes that technology inspired during that time are here to stay. With that in mind, Vandermerwe presents analyses of tools that business leaders need to survive into the 21st century. The most insightful of these is a breakdown of customer feedback loops and how they can be harnessed to lock in business. The book can’t avoid many of the shortcomings that pervade most New Economy literature, like the tendency to advise readers to remake their businesses in anticipation of future customer needs - without commenting on how exactly that can be achieved. Nevertheless, if you’re a manager who suspects that the innovations of the last decade might still play a key role in the growth of business, getAbstract recommends this book to you.

About the Author

Sandra Vandermerwe,  a management expert, holds the Chair of Management and is Professor of International Marketing and Services at Imperial College in London. She has consulted and conducted research on behalf of many business organizations. She won the European Marketing Case of the Year award several times, and has written two other business books.