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When you are making a decision about how best to serve your customers, your own experience is often a better guide than a more sophisticated analysis of the market.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Trust your personal experiences when making decisions about customer service over complex market analyses.
Richard Branson emphasizes the value of personal experience in decision-making, particularly in serving customers. He suggests that intuition and firsthand knowledge can be more effective than sophisticated data analyses, as they are rooted in real-world encounters and understanding of customer needs.
Themes
Decision MakingCustomer ServiceExperienceIntuitionAnalyze
In practice
Example use cases
During a business meeting to discuss a new product, you could use this quote to advocate for focusing on customer feedback.
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