Ignite Advisory Group Blog
Outsourcing Customer Advisory Board Management: An Idea Whose Time Has Come
by Rob Jensen | Feb 2, 2022
Visualize this scenario: you’re a top executive of a major technology firm or service provider. You’re about to walk into a meeting with your very best customers and/or partners—the revenue from whom will absolutely make or break your company’s business plan for the...
Ryder Describes Five Keys to Customer Advisory Board Program Success
by Rob Jensen | Jan 19, 2022
When it comes to learning best practice advice towards optimally managing a customer advisory board (CAB) program, you would be hard-pressed to find a better source than Ryder. After all, the successful Fortune 500 company has been running four distinct CABs for over...
Not a One-Time Event: How to Make Your Customer Advisory Board an Ongoing Program
by Rob Jensen | Nov 24, 2021
One of the most important concepts to learn – and communicate to your members and internal executives – is that your customer advisory board (CAB) should not be established as a “one-time” meeting or an “event.” Doing so implies that your program is attempting to...
Customer Advisory Board Members Not Showing Up to Meetings? Top 5 Reasons Why (And What You Can Do About Them)
by Rob Jensen | Oct 27, 2021
Well-run customer advisory boards (CABs) usually get a high percentage of member attendees at meetings (either in-person or virtual). And why not – these engagements should offer your members the opportunity to learn about potential solutions to shared challenges,...
In-Person vs. Virtual: 6 Tips for Managing Hybrid Attendance at Customer Advisory Board Meetings
by Rob Jensen | Sep 29, 2021
With the Covid pandemic and related variants surging, many companies are struggling with their in-person travel and meeting procedures and policies. While they may desire to get “back to normal” operations to bolster their revenue streams, they are faced with...
Customer Advisory Board Success: Fireside Chat with Banking Veteran Jeff Rankin
by Rob Jensen | Apr 28, 2021
When it comes to learning how to run a successful customer advisory board (CAB), it’s always insightful to learn first-hand how some companies are doing it well. I had the pleasure of conducting an informal, “fireside” chat with Jeff Rankin, a former executive of U.S....