{"id":4171,"date":"2025-01-22T11:28:35","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T11:28:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/markies.be\/?p=4171"},"modified":"2024-08-30T06:20:57","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T06:20:57","slug":"growth-by-putting-the-customer-first","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/markies.be\/en\/growth-by-putting-the-customer-first\/","title":{"rendered":"Growth by putting the customer first: the key to success!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4171\" class=\"elementor elementor-4171 elementor-4162\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-69f506d elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"69f506d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a60a0d elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7a60a0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/markies.be\/en\/blogs\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">BACK TO OVERVIEW<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e2930f elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"8e2930f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-0f79825 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">BLOG<\/span>, <span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cab733 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6cab733\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Growth by putting the customer first: the key to success!<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-032bd1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"032bd1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-5b984b2 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/markies.be\/en\/2025\/01\/22\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>January 22, 2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8a0e19c\" data-id=\"8a0e19c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e060e2 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9e060e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">10 MIN lezen<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f88aa3d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f88aa3d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bdb7d5b\" data-id=\"bdb7d5b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34caace elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"34caace\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/markies.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Copyright_Elvire_Van_Ooteghem_0017-Kopie1-1024x684.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1579\" alt=\"Markies Shoot at Yust\" srcset=\"https:\/\/markies.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Copyright_Elvire_Van_Ooteghem_0017-Kopie1-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/markies.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Copyright_Elvire_Van_Ooteghem_0017-Kopie1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/markies.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Copyright_Elvire_Van_Ooteghem_0017-Kopie1-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/markies.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Copyright_Elvire_Van_Ooteghem_0017-Kopie1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/markies.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Copyright_Elvire_Van_Ooteghem_0017-Kopie1-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/markies.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Copyright_Elvire_Van_Ooteghem_0017-Kopie1.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f0ffe2f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f0ffe2f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ac64bad\" data-id=\"ac64bad\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a68f9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8a68f9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The evolution towards a more digital customer experience <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-849e258 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"849e258\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In recent years, consumers and clients have felt compelled to embrace more digital tools and expect a further digitized approach when making purchases from brands and organizations. This means that the customer and buying journey (the path customers take to buy products and services from you) must also evolve, or at least be adapted.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><strong>The need for up-to-date buyer personas\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Have you defined buyer personas and are they still current? Do you find it challenging to grow your (digital) sales? Is your competitor growing faster than you?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0102b94\" data-id=\"0102b94\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-259d701 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"259d701\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">grow<br>\ntoday  <br><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81b47f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"81b47f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/markies.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/n3.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-248\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-dedbf2f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dedbf2f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7435185\" data-id=\"7435185\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-172e7b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"172e7b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/markies.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Copyright_Elvire_Van_Ooteghem_0001-Kopie1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1546\" alt=\"Markies Shoot at Yust\" srcset=\"https:\/\/markies.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Copyright_Elvire_Van_Ooteghem_0001-Kopie1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/markies.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Copyright_Elvire_Van_Ooteghem_0001-Kopie1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/markies.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Copyright_Elvire_Van_Ooteghem_0001-Kopie1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/markies.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Copyright_Elvire_Van_Ooteghem_0001-Kopie1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/markies.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Copyright_Elvire_Van_Ooteghem_0001-Kopie1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/markies.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Copyright_Elvire_Van_Ooteghem_0001-Kopie1.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-413f8a4\" data-id=\"413f8a4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13e26ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"13e26ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our approach: the HKM method for stimulating growth <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66e4b7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66e4b7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">If you recognize yourself in any of these questions or think there\u2019s room for improvement, we can help! We will help you improve your external and internal channels.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Our unique HKM method enables us to thoroughly analyze your current situation and create a future state that promotes growth. We do this by addressing the pain points of your customers and optimizing their experience with your organization and brand.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-23681a6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"23681a6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5108a5e\" data-id=\"5108a5e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ac820d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ac820d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The value of an optimized customer experience\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Optimizing the customer experience leads to better customer satisfaction, enabling your organization to grow and become more successful.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3338d9c\" data-id=\"3338d9c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a265c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2a265c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Let's collaborate to develop your growth strategy <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdeb8b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fdeb8b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Are you curious how well your organization scores in terms of customer focus and growth? Let&#8217;s brainstorm over a cup of coffee or tea to explore how we can help your organization move forward.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Feel free to contact me if you want to discuss this further. 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