Customers For Life

Author : Carl Sewell,Paul B. Brown
Publisher : Crown Currency
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2009-07-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780307567314

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Customers for Life by Carl Sewell,Paul B. Brown Pdf

In this completely revised and updated edition of the customer service classic, Carl Sewell enhances his time-tested advice with fresh ideas and new examples and explains how the groundbreaking “Ten Commandments of Customer Service” apply to today’s world. Drawing on his incredible success in transforming his Dallas Cadillac dealership into the second largest in America, Carl Sewell revealed the secret of getting customers to return again and again in the original Customers for Life. A lively, down-to-earth narrative, it set the standard for customer service excellence and became a perennial bestseller. Building on that solid foundation, this expanded edition features five completely new chapters, as well as significant additions to the original material, based on the lessons Sewell has learned over the last ten years. Sewell focuses on the expectations and demands of contemporary consumers and employees, showing that businesses can remain committed to quality service in the fast-paced new millennium by sticking to his time-proven approach: Figure out what customers want and make sure they get it. His “Ten Commandants” provide the essential guidelines, including: • Underpromise, overdeliver: Never disappoint your customers by charging them more than they planned. Always beat your estimate or throw in an extra service free of charge. • No complaints? Something’s wrong: If you never ask your customers what else they want, how are you going to give it to them? • Measure everything: Telling your employees to do their best won’t work if you don’t know how they can improve.

Author : Andrew Sobel,Jagdish Sheth
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2001-02-21
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780743215091

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Clients for Life by Andrew Sobel,Jagdish Sheth Pdf

Finally, the book that all professionals frustrated with fleeting client loyalty and relentless price pressure have waited for -- the first in-depth, client-tested guide to developing lasting business relationships. What separates extraordinary professionals from ordinary ones? Why are some professionals always drawn into their clients' inner circle of advisers, while others are employed on a one-shot basis and treated like vendors? Based on groundbreaking research, Clients for Life sets forth a comprehensive framework for how professionals in all fields can develop breakthrough relationships with their clients and enjoy enduring client loyalty. Drawing on insights from extensive interviews with both leading CEOs and today's most prominent client advisers, Jagdish Sheth and Andrew Sobel debunk the conventional wisdom about professional success -- "find a specialty, do good work" -- as hopelessly inadequate in a world where clients have unlimited access to information and expertise. The authors replace these tired conventions with an innovative blueprint, supported by over one hundred case studies and examples drawn from consulting, financial services, law, technology, and other fields, for how you can evolve from an expert for hire -- a commodity -- to an extraordinary adviser. Riveting portraits of both exceptional contemporary professionals and legendary advisers such as Aristotle, Thomas More, Niccolò Machiavelli, and J. P. Morgan reveal how great client relationships are achieved in practice. Readers will learn, for example, to develop selfless independence, which tempers complete emotional, intellectual, and financial independence with a powerful commitment to client needs; to become deep generalists and overcome the narrow perspective caused by specialization; to systematically build lifelong trust; and to cultivate the power of synthesis -- big-picture thinking -- that is so highly valued by clients. Acclaimed by leading management thinkers, Clients for Life clearly illustrates the most important attributes and strategies of extraordinary client advisers and shows how you can use them to enrich your own relationships. It provides sophisticated professionals with the tools and insights they need to reap the rewards of lifetime client loyalty.

Author : Matt Oechsli
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2010-12-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781118040362

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The Art of Selling to the Affluent by Matt Oechsli Pdf

This insightful book shows salespeople how to meet the needs of affluent clients from the initial contact, to the sales presentation, to providing the level of service and quality they expect, to securing them as long-term customers. Based on extensive research of the buying patterns and expectations of the wealthy, this step-by-step sales guide reveals the secrets of attracting and keeping wealthy clients for life, boosting sales and repeat business. The Art of Selling to the Affluent is also a crash course in the world of the wealthy, giving you the understanding you need to satisfy and retain these profitable top-dollar clients.

Author : Charles M. Futrell
Publisher : Irwin/McGraw-Hill
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2003-07
Category : Selling
ISBN : 0072930217

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Fundamentals of Selling by Charles M. Futrell Pdf

Includes practical tips and business-examples gleaned from years of experience in sales with Colgate, Upjohn, and Ayerst and from the author's sales consulting business. This book focuses on improving communication skills and emphasizes that selling skills are a valuable asset.

Author : Michael LeBoeuf
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Customer relations
ISBN : OCLC:1035603622

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How to Win Customers and Keep Them for Life by Michael LeBoeuf Pdf

Author : M. Isabel Valdés
Publisher : Paramount Market Publishing
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Hispanic American consumers
ISBN : 0978660269

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Hispanic Customers for Life by M. Isabel Valdés Pdf

Isabel Valdes' most recent book features a completely new analysis of Latino segments, based on how long Latinos have lived in the U.S. culture. These new segments provide an understanding not just of acculturation, but of how the length of time in country affects the way companies should position their products for Latinos. These descriptions will help you quantify and differentiate among people who are recent arrivals in the U.S., those who are third generation and beyond, and those who are second generation. In reality, a huge share of the Latino population was born in the United States and the majority of babies born today in the U.S. have Latino parents.Hispanic Purchasing PowerThe Selig Center for Economic Growth at the University of Georgia estimates that U.S. Hispanic purchasing power increased dramatically during the 1990s and has continued to rise into the 21st century, from $212 billion in 1990 to $736 billion in 2005, a 347 percent increase over the 15 year period. By 2010, Jeffrey Humphrey, director of the Selig Center, projects Hispanic buying power will top $1 trillion. By 2050, some estimates place the value of Hispanic consumer marketplace between $2.5 and $3.6 trillion. With exciting new case studies and a focus on grassroots marketing and the internet, Ms. Valdes gives you the data and analysis you need to move your Latino marketing to the next level.

Author : Scott Robinette,Claire Brand
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2001-01-20
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0071374477

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Emotion Marketing: The Hallmark Way of Winning Customers for Life by Scott Robinette,Claire Brand Pdf

To its millions of loyal customers world-wide, the Hallmark brand stands for more than just greeting cards; it embodies the elusive item every company hopes to capture—the customer’s heart. Hallmark has found that one of the keys to attaining superior customer loyalty is through emotion. Now for the first time, Hallmark reveals its groundbreaking strategy: Emotion Marketing. This strategy can help any company create an emotional bond with customers for a competitive advantage in the marketplace. Emotion Marketing will reveal: • How emotion works to cement customer loyalty • The 3 Emotional E’s—Equity, Experience, and Energy Scott Robinette (Kansas City, MO) is General Manager of Hallmark Business Expressions. Claire Brand (Kansas City, MO) is Customer Marketing Manager at Hallmark. Vicki Lenz (Atlanta, GA) is a writer, consultant, and speaker on business, leadership, and marketing.

Author : Rohit Ramaswamy
Publisher : Prentice Hall
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015037483446

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Design and Management of Service Processes by Rohit Ramaswamy Pdf

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Author : Manzie R, Lawfer
Publisher : Red Wheel/Weiser
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2003-11-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781632658418

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Why Customers Come Back by Manzie R, Lawfer Pdf

Loyal customers are the most important asset of any company-more important than land, patents, equipment, or buildings. While finding new customers is often expensive, time-consuming, and ultimately unprofitable, retaining old customers is surprisingly easy and highly profitable. This book is not about slogans, banners, or promotions. It is about discovering and utilizing specific activities that will make your customers buy again and again...and tell the world why everyone else should buy from you too! Learning how to retain customers is important and profitable. Even a seemingly negligible increase in repeat business-just five percent-produces a whopping 60 percent increase in profits. The practical advice in Why Customers Come Back is based on the real buying habits of real customers. The five principles to follow are not brain surgery. Business people, entrepreneurs, corporate leaders, and front-line employees can understand, embrace, and implement them...right now.

Author : Terry G. Vavra
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Companies
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Advertisers
ISBN : 0786304057

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Aftermarketing by Terry G. Vavra Pdf

The president of a marketing consulting and research firm warns marketers to shift their focus from customer conquest to customer retention. He shows how to track customers, serve them better, measure customer satisfaction, handle complaints, and convert short-term, repeat-purchasing into long-term cutomer loyalty.

Author : Gregg Lederman
Publisher : Evolve Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2013-08-27
Category : Corporate culture
ISBN : 0989322211

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Engaged! by Gregg Lederman Pdf

Argues that a corporate culture that breeds a more engaged, positive, and productive workforce leads to better customer loyalty and satisfaction.

Author : Lee Cockerell
Publisher : Crown Currency
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2013-03-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780770435615

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The Customer Rules by Lee Cockerell Pdf

The former Executive Vice President of Walt Disney World shares indispensible Rules for serving customers with consistency, efficiency, creativity, sincerity, and excellence. Lee Cockerell knows that success in business--any business--depends upon winning and keeping customers. In 39 digestible, bite-sized chapters, Lee shares everything he has learned in his 40+ year career in the hospitality industry about creating an environment that keeps customers coming back for more. Here, Lee not only shows why the customer always rules, but also the Rules for serving customers so well they'll never want to do business with anyone but you. For example: Rule #1: Customer Service Is Not a Department Rule #3: Great Service Follows the Laws of Gravity Rule #5: Ask Yourself "What Would Mom Do?" Rule #19: Be a Copycat Rule #25. Treat Every Customer like a Regular Rule #39: Don’t Try Too Hard As simple as they are profound, these principles have been shown to work in companies as large as Disney and as small as a local coffee shop; from businesses selling cutting-edge technologies like computer tablets to those selling products as timeless as shoes and handbags; at corporations as long-standing as Ford Motors and those as nascent as a brand new start-up. And they have been proven indispensible at all levels of a company, from managers responsible for hiring and training employees, setting policies and procedures, and shaping the company culture to front line staff who deal directly with clients and customers Chock-full of universal advice, applicable online and off, The Customer Rules is the essential handbook for service excellence everywhere.

Author : Zain Raj
Publisher : Spyglass Publishing Group
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2012-01-24
Category : Branding (Marketing)
ISBN : 0984633707

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Brand Rituals by Zain Raj Pdf

In Brand Rituals: How Successful Brands Bond with Customers for Life, Zain Raj, a recognized leader in the marketing and strategy space, posits that companies and their brands have the ability to drive significant business impact by creating a bond with their most loyal customers. Raj calls this a Brand Ritual, a deep, abiding relationship that customers build with brands that becomes an integral part of their lives. The book discusses how it's no longer about consumer beliefs; it's all about customer behavior. It challenges the five existing marketing myths that no longer serve us and provides a clearly defined four-stage approach to a Brand Ritual. A higher number of bonded customers is not only possible but absolutely necessary if you and your company want to create sustainable brands that defy competitors for decades.

Author : Ali Cudby
Publisher : Morgan James Publishing
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2020-01-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781642796438

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Keep Your Customers by Ali Cudby Pdf

This fresh take on retention and revenue is “a useful guide to long-term customer loyalty that’s engaging, insightful and actionable . . . a fast, easy read” (Jonathan Tower, Managing Partner, Catapult VC). It costs 5 to 25 times more for companies to acquire a new customer versus retaining an existing one. That means a company’s process to keep its customers is tied directly to its revenue and profitability. In Keep Your Customers, Ali Cudby provides insights from business leaders, beginning with legendary executive Kay Koplovitz. The book goes on to offer real-world consumer behavior stories, business best practices, and CEO-led case studies in industries ranging from technology (ClusterTruck, PERQ), consumer packaged goods (Soapbox), and retail (Esprit de la Femme, Urban Stems). Interviews with renowned venture capitalists Mark Suster and Kara Nortman of Upfront Ventures, Square Capital executive Jackie Reses, and indie musician Craig Wedren, former Shudder to Think frontman and Yellowjackets composer, are also featured. Keep Your Customers is based on a proven process that has helped companies around the world improve the lifetime value of their clients. Keep Your Customers shares a fresh perspective on the old problem of customer relations. It jumps straight into practical strategies and actionable tactics to bring loyalty marketing to life for large and small businesses alike. Ali Cudby shares how to set up customer engagement for loyalty with a company culture to support it; grow without being stuck in the endless grind of new customer acquisition; and build the most powerful asset for any enterprise—a loyal, long-term, and lucrative customer base.

Author : Felicia Brown
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2016-03-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0692567224

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Creating Lifetime Clients by Felicia Brown Pdf

Keeping clients for a lifetime isn't just about the money. It's also about giving clients what they need and want, so they feel happy with the relationship and themselves. Likewise, it's about creating career satisfaction, stability and joy for you, which translates into success for a lifetime. This engaging and accessible book explores what it takes to win someone's business long-term and get you on your way to finding your own lifetime clients! Includes details on how the author made over $100K by keeping one massage client as well as an exclusive interview from Sports Massage legend, Benny Vaughn. Includes free online resources and several special offers from the author and others.