Sentences with phrase «business your customers think»

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Customers think warmly of small businesses in principle but it's price, service and quality that decides where they buy.

I think one of the main differences between a small business and Amazon is that you can provide personalized service to each customer.

Knowing what to say and who you want to say it to is key I think if you are tweeting to potential business partners, customers, etc..

I can't help but reiterate this because most businesses think, and wrongly so, that getting to know their customers is a process that starts and ends with the few initial interactions.

But I rolled out a pretty strong diatribe about ethical behavior in businesses and made it clear I wouldn't invest in somebody who thought this way about customers.

I think that customers want a proactive CPA that will help them grow their business.

When a customer walks away from a transaction with your business, what are they thinking?

Small businesses may think they have a disadvantage when it comes to competing against the big guns but one place they can shine is in delivering exceptional customer service.

Nothing is better than asking personally or assessing where you could still improve cause a lot of times we over think on what yet should be done to improve when in fact our customers have already been ranting or praising our business.

As a business owner, you often think that addressing a problem is going to be more difficult than it actually is - firing that problem employee, correcting a broken process, or making an uncomfortable phone call to a customer.

The most important habit you can develop for business success is the habit of thinking about your customers all the time.

Think about what specific value your business is adding to the lives of your customers.

While you may think your own site isn't in the crosshairs of hackers, they're increasingly targeting small - business sites, infecting visitors with malware or cracking databases to access sensitive customer information.

Many possess the same skills that are essential to leading a company: communications, strategic thinking, ambition, integrity, passion for the business and, last but not least, keen perception of customer needs.

Even your most loyal customers aren't likely to think about generating business for you — they've got their own fish to fry.

You cringe whenever you send a «thinking of you... hope you're doing well...» email because you know your customer realizes you're just fishing for business.

How I started thinking about this social marketplace idea was actually in looking at one of Yotpo's primary offerings, giving businesses and brands the ability to automatically ask customers for reviews following their purchases, with an email interface where customers can submit ratings, reviews and photos.

It has to do with our wanting to be honest about the ups and downs of our business and to share what we think with the people who matter most to us — our customers.

As an ecommerce startup — selling a socially conscious jewelry line from Kenya — and a business with a limited marketing budget, we devote a lot of energy to thinking up ways to creatively (i.e., cheaply) yet effectively market our company and expand our customer base.

«Based on customer feedback, we think having the scientific validation from Nima will grow our business substantially,» Added Lopez Vermut.

And while you might think you have nothing in common with Brian, think again: he took over the family business from his father (who took over from his father, the legendary Bill France, Sr.), needs to balance the needs of current customers while making smart changes to his product, must constantly work to build better relationships with partners, and must constantly revamp digital and social offerings and strategies to communicate with customers the way they want to engage.

And then there are individuals who can think through new business models: that is, how we're going to use technology to create value, know who our customer is and what problem we're solving.

Since this is a relatively new business, I think you need to be mindful that the initial growth was a result of curious customers in the neighborhood.

But surviving in the bricks - and - mortar business is about something else: It means thinking of every reason that a customer might visit your store and then crossing «easy access to my products» from the list.

Be sure to consider any problems a customer might encounter when trying to do business with you and think of possible ways to solve them.

«Many times [business owners] think they understand who they are, but you need to be willing to interview and test potential customers, particularly in the early days of a company, in order to be able to build those relationships.»

Terri Levine, a business mentoring expert, explains on QuickBooks, that she advises her «clients to collect all outstanding debts quickly, decrease prices by 10 to 15 percent, think about refinancing or borrowing money, offer customers discounts for prompt or upfront payments, and reduce costs by eliminating unnecessary overhead.»

If your business proposition is innovative, your ultimate goal has to be, «The customer always thinks that we are right.»

«In general, businesses need to be thinking about digital strategies beyond content, and what platform or device will help create that experience for their customers,» says Charlie Miller, associate partner of New York - based design and development agency Control Group, which was tapped to execute the iPad project.

Second, as Harvard Business Review's Eric Lowett points out, there's a subtle undertone to Patagonia's reuse effort that tells customers its products are high - quality — think: they're so durable, they're reusable.

If your customers are loyal, and you're satisfied with your net promoter score, this means your current customers will be happy to give you names of people that they think will benefit from using your business.

For most businesses, «new» is the only way forward: New products, new services, new branding... but for Darlington Raceway, the old - school NASCAR track built in 1950 (in baseball terms, think Fenway rather than Marlins Park), improving awareness, fan interest, customer engagement, and business results meant taking a giant step back.

Should you think through business planning issues such as how you're going to move from thought to action, how you're going to find customers and how you're going to pay the bills?

It's crucial to consider strategy and think things through the first time around, and when there's a moment to choose between what's easy and what's ultimately the best approach for your business or customers, you should always choose the latter.»

We also thought that the staff's formal business attire was almost as solid a barrier to customer friendly experiences as those counters were.

I always tell my business clients to brainstorm words with their team that everyone thinks reflects what they do, how they feel about working there, and how their customers feel about them.

Think about small businesses that offer complementary products and services and band together to run promotions that provide even bigger benefits to customers.

Think about the power of augmented reality for your business, and how you can encourage customers to immerse themselves in your brand story.

Smart business owners wouldn't think of extending credit to new customers without checking into their finances and learning a little bit about their bill - paying histories.

To make sure your company easily scales, be sure to think ahead about every aspect of your business including customer service.

I thought it would be another 10 year cycle (like waves 1 & 2), but a couple of things accelerated it, like the union of CMOs and CIOs together to power next - generation business and customer analytics to drive targeted, personalized 1:1 experiences to build trusted, long - lasting brand relationships.

The challenge guides businesses of all sizes through the design thinking process to better understand their customers, take a good look at their business and goals, generate new ideas, and turn those insights into action.

Brands, no matter size, years in business, or amount of funding, need to be thinking about customer experience at every step, whether launching a new product or revamping an existing one.

The CIO's role, which before was much more focused on managing operational infrastructure, was now thinking much more strategically about leveraging the backbone of the digital business and taking the technologies that marketers were using to acquire customers and use them through the rest of the enterprise.

We live to make internet business personal and we strive and will always fight to behave in a way that represents how we think internet businesses should be treating their customers.

Hard work in business means preparing, then it means calling on more customers than you thought you could call on.

I think one of the biggest advantages of streaming, for customers, is that it's created competition in the TV business, which used to be controlled by a few big distributors and that's really changed.

It probably won't bring jetpacks and hoverboards, but it will usher in other radical technologies, business models, customer experiences and even a new breed of entrepreneurs — a wave of so - called digital natives who think and act differently from every generation before them.

07:12 Price: But it was a very good business lesson for me in listening to the customer and giving her what she wants, and not just making what I wan na make and do what I wan na to do and give you what I think is good.

Providing value in the lives of your customers is extremely important when thinking about creating lasting business success.