Wednesday, January 31, 2007

MAGIC NUMBERS FOR BUSINESS

Did you know…?

  • A change of just 5% in customer retention can produce a staggering 125% change in profits.
  • 68% of customers leave because of perceived indifference.
  • Most businesses spend 6 times more to attract new customers than they do to keep the ones they've got.
  • Each unhappy customer tells at least 9 others about their bad experience.

Sobering stuff.

While you're in business to make a profit, managing a business only for profit is like playing tennis with your eye on the scoreboard. The 4 purposes of your business are to:

  • Create new customers
  • Keep them coming back
  • Turn them into advocates for you, and
  • Have fun!

Don't aim to satisfy your customers. Aim to delight them!

As a member of the Principa Alliance, an international network of business consultants, my goal is to help business owners and managers build a stronger, more profitable business and enjoy a higher quality of life as a result.

When businesses work with a Principa Alliance member to improve their business, they gain access to a global knowledge base and a wealth of consulting experience that is so much more powerful than any one firm could offer.

In short, a Principa Alliance member can, and will, do so much more for a business than just 'keep the score.'

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