Having your customers comment on your policies, products or employment practices is one thing. Having them suggest ideas for improving said policies and products -- in a public forum where participants can vote on these ideas, no less -- is an entirely different matter. How well a company can handle customer participation in its business -- beyond, that is, spending their money to purchase its products -- is unclear. Few companies have actually put in place Web sites where customers can log on and advise the management what to do, said blogger Mack Collier.
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