"humanity is a competitive advantage"

"The tyranny of the urgent wages a daily battle with the existential importance of the strategic
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Here’s the challenge with the long term. It’s fuzzy. Even with my contact lenses on, I can’t make it out well. If a few years ago I told you about the political events of today, I doubt you would have believed me. Heck, I wouldn’t have believed me.
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In stark contrast, the short term is bright. And clear. And screaming. And smacking you in the face.
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And that’s why companies make decisions like hitting customers with an upsell every single time they check out instead of adding value to the customer’s life.
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However, if your brand overlooks the long term, it creates an existential threat.
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Endless brands lack humanity. And in the age of increasing capabilities of artificial intelligence, chatbots, marketing automation and ecommerce, brands can harken back to the earliest days of human-to-human commerce to find a competitive advantage.
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In the age of Amazon, humanity is a competitive advantage.
Every retailer’s biggest competitor is Amazon."

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