Easy Loyalty Hacks to Wow Your Customers

Get on the mailing list at Just Bundt Cakes and they’ll send you a coupon for a free Bundtlet on your birthday. (Don’t say I never did anything for you!) But my point here isn’t to add calories to your diet. I want to point out some of the easiest and most productive hacks to build your…

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Go Local: 3 Easy Ways to Create Loyal Customers

Small business owners are becoming savvier about optimizing their brand recognition and conversion rates. One great way to ensure that your small business remains on track to connecting with and converting people is by optimizing your local marketing strategies. While there are several ways that you can market your brand at the local level, the…

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Who Cares About Customer Loyalty?

Repeat customers, raving fans, angry backlashers, commodity shoppers. Oh boy, what a range of loyalty these represent. And in your years, you may have experienced all of these. Here’s another way to look at the ladder to an ideal customer loyalty relationship. But first, let’s examine the three kinds of loyalty you don’t want to engender……

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Expand Sales by Going to Your Existing Customers First

“If we can keep our competitors focused on us while we stay focused on the customer, ultimately we’ll turn out all right.” ~Jeff Bezos So many business owners think they must reach for new customers if they want to expand sales. However, new customers require a lot of time and expense to acquire. A better…

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What Makes an Ideal Customer?

Brian Woolf has authored two books on best customer marketing. He is often referred to as the “Godfather of best customer marketing.” He says that as a general rule best customers: Spend the most each year Have the lowest defection rates Visit the store most frequently each month Buy items with a higher average price Buy…

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7 Important Customer-Related Definitions You Should Know

If your organization has customers, then it’s important for you and your team to know and understand the most commonly used and important customer-related definitions used today. If you’re a marketing professional, chances are you’re familiar with these terms. But, if you’re not, and you manage marketing without a great deal of background in it,…

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3 Pillars of All Successful Organizations

I like ideas that are easy to remember. That is one key reason why I often use memory hooks—something that helps me remember more complicated ideas. One memory hook that is always popular is the 3-legged stool. When one leg is weak, uneven—or worse, missing—the stool loses its ability to perform effectively. The 3-legged stool…

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