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WaterRemarks -- August 2026

News and views from customer experience advisory firm Watermark Consulting

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A Message From Watermark Founder Jon Picoult

"The customer is always right."


That oft-repeated mantra does more harm to your organization than you might realize. It's among several customer loyalty myths that I call out in this month's top story.


Read on if you want to avoid some common misconceptions that trip up even the most well-intentioned businesses.


Best regards,



Jon Picoult

Founder, Watermark Consulting

Author, From Impressed To Obsessed

"The Customer Is Always Right" -- And 5 Other Myths About Customer Loyalty

Many companies struggle to create a loyalty-driven business model, and often it's because their strategy is based on common misconceptions about customer loyalty. Here are six myths to watch out for when embarking on your own customer experience improvement effort. [4 minute read]

The Perils of Personalized Pricing

The FTC is scrutinizing "personalized pricing" -- the practice of changing the price for a consumer based on personal data that a business has compiled about them. In a recent interview for this Customer Experience Dive article, Watermark founder Jon Picoult shared his thoughts about this increasingly common approach to price setting. [3 minute read]

Jon Picoult Speaker Preview Reel

Stop Satisfying Your Customers -- And Start Impressing Them

Bring Watermark's educational programs to your organization, and start rallying your team around a common vision for what a great, loyalty-building customer experience really looks like. Watch this preview reel to get a glimpse of Watermark founder Jon Picoult's keynotes and workshops. [4 minute video]

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Missed The Last Edition Of WaterRemarks?

Did you miss out on our last edition of WaterRemarks? No worries, here's a link to access the newsletter and its lead story: "A 'CAT Scan' For Your Customer Experience."

THE LAST WORD

"The #1 bureaucracy hack we've discovered is to talk to users."


-- Matt Cutts, a former Google engineer, explaining how the mere act of getting executives exposed to direct customer feedback helps melt away many of the organizational obstacles that impede CX excellence (such as silo-oriented thinking and misaligned executive agendas).


Source: Twitter post (Nov 2018)

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