Sales: The Life Blood of Every Brand

THE BEST BRAND IN THE WORLD STILL NEEDS TO BE SOLD

Today, there is a lot of focus on Brands and Branding as if that alone would make your business a success. You often hear, “That brand just took off!” or, “That brand has a giant following!” like it was some kind of popularity contest, based on...

Customer Retention Strategies

6 WAYS TO AVOID LOSING CUSTOMERS

Customer retention is all about how your company maintains its client base and how it creates a loyal following. Customer retention is a big function of customer satisfaction. Develop a few tactics aimed at creating loyal customers by discovering what they most want. Customer Retention Strategies...

Channel Distribution Management Trumps the Product

EVEN A GREAT PRODUCT WILL FAIL – IF YOU DON’T MAKE THE 7 SALES

Companies – especially new companies--underestimate channel distribution management. Channel distribution management includes everything from merchandising and delivery, to policies and procedures, oversight and field reports. It’s a huge area of concern. The bottom line is: Your customer can’t buy it if it isn’t there. The channels...

Customer Loyalty is More than just Repeat Buying

CUSTOMERS AREN’T LOYAL UNTIL THEY BUY THE THIRD TIME

Customer loyalty is a demonstration of trust in your brand. It is the comfort and convenience of access to a dependable product that’s always in stock, and delivers up to or beyond expectations. Most consumers are loyal to products they can depend on. Their loyalty is...

Customer Satisfaction Starts with Complaints

THE UNHAPPY CUSTOMER WHO COMPLAINS IS PURE GOLD

Any discussion about customer satisfaction needs to start by training a microscope on dissatisfied customers. Only a fraction of the dissatisfied customers will ever mention it to your company. The vast majority will just buy something else. It’s too much trouble for most customers to call...