Not exact matches
The disclosures signal that the bank's problematic sales practices
go further
than investors and analysts had expected after Wells Fargo reached a settlement with regulators in September over unauthorized
customer accounts.
«When you have different businesses that aren't proven that may appeal more to a female [
customer], a female investor is
going to be able to evaluate that» better
than a male investor could, she says.
When a
customer has a negative experience with a company or product and you do a good job of resolving it, they are more loyal
than if nothing had
gone wrong in the first place.
But the experience can
go further
than this: Make the survey social with links to Facebook, Twitter, Google + and other social media sites so that
customers can spread the word about entering your promotions.
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.
No matter what the project lifetime of
customer might be, you shouldn't
go more
than 3 years - 36 months.
Without this knowledge, the
customer will soon see that they are better off
going to the internet for answers,
than talking with an ignorant sales person.
If enough
customers don't pay, if the panels» performance degrades more quickly
than expected over time, or if power prices
go out of whack the investments could
go south.
Even better
than these two subscription models are the kinds of subscriptions that
go on forever, or at least until a
customer tells it to stop.
I believe very strongly that any business that is extremely good at following up on quotes is
going to get far more
than their share of new
customers.
QuitBit
went from a U.S. to a Chinese accelerator and now has more foreign
customers than U.S.
customers.
As the old adage
goes, it is easier to sell an existing
customer than to find a new one.
Whether you're making a VC pitch, sharing your recommendations with the board, or selling your newest products or services to a
customer, presenting as a team can be significantly more difficult to sound concise, coordinated and cohesive
than going it alone.
«Those marketplaces are channeling eyeballs and... as that trend continues retailers are
going to have to adapt and they're
going to have to think about the relationship they have with the
customer in a different type of way, more of a shared relationship
than ownership,» he says.
With Amazon selling drugs,
customers would have even less reason to
go into CVS stores
than they do now.
Too many entrepreneurs fill their time with busy work, rather
than really
going after
customers.
Whether that's better
than cutting fares is
going to vary on a
customer - by -
customer basis.
Retailers know to
go with what their
customers like, and with more
than 179 million active accounts, it's clear consumers like PayPal.
The bills amounted to more cash
than he had on - hand, and his
customer wasn't
going to pay him for 90 to 120 days.
Whether you're in retail, health care, IT, or financial services, there is no greater place for learning what is
going on
than being in the marketplace with
customers.
Nothing turns off shoppers faster
than having to
go through the sign - in process every time they jump over to a website where they're already a
customer or subscriber.
Overdelivering to your
customer can powerfully reshape your identity as a brand, and compel your
customers to stay with you, rather
than go to the Amazon dark side.
That's not necessarily a bad thing: this
customer is
going to be easier to reach, potentially,
than Dollar Shave Club.
It's a technique that
goes beyond traditional marketing strategies by offering
customers engaging and interesting material rather
than being «sales - y» by pitching products or services directly.
You're better off rolling out new features that elicit more from your
customer base and turning potential users into active users
than going out and pounding the pavement for more leads.
They are
going to open 8 stores and they are much better
than Target is at serving the
customer.
Rather
than picking up the phone and talking with a company about their own services,
customers are able to
go online and find much more informative, unbiased data.
In Indonesia, the region's biggest economy and most populous country with more
than 250 million people, it's in a fierce battle for
customers with local app
Go - Jek, which has backing from Google and Tencent.
The turkey thieves
went elsewhere, while the loyal
customers spent more
than usual.
For instance, if your top
customers (as a factor of engagement) are those with 10 to 15 employees or are from a particular industry segment,
go deeper within that segment, rather
than going wide at this stage.
One other thing: When you're looking at your budget, be aware that some media is
going to cost more per
customer than you are paying now.
This communication improves retention because
customers can be in the know of when something is
going on rather
than just assuming that your app is terrible.
All too often, small business owners get stuck in the office managing their business» daily operations rather
than working with
customers to pursue the passion that inspired them to
go into business in the first place.
They can effectively convey the passion and the great lengths your business
goes to serve your
customers better
than any actor or model could.
Verizon
customers and others who are picking up iPhones and iPads can rest assured that their shiny new iOS devices are
going to be less likely
than Android smartphones and tablets to pick up viruses and malware.
Serving all manner of retail
customers was what made Merrill a household name, but Mr. Gorman shifted the focus to more upscale clients, with accounts of less
than $ 100,000
going to call centers.
The convenience factor is still there though, as Pret
customers can pop in to pick up a freshly made sandwich or coffee to
go, rather
than sit down to eat a meal.
The rhetoric in filings always makes risks seem more daunting
than they are in practice, but this is an opportunity for MCD to deliver (no pun intended) on a front that its
customers have wanted for years — really since the likes of GrubHub (NYSE: GRUB) and Seamless
went mainstream.
If things
go better
than planned, can you support an unexpected surge in business — both financially and in serving your
customers?
With Zappos, you never know what that perk is
going to be, but you can be sure you'll be happier when you get it
than when you first placed your phone call or sent an email to their
customer service.
It usually requires an explanation on the order of infinite retention («yes, our sales and marketing costs are really high and our annual profit margins per user are thin, but we're
going to keep the
customer forever»), a massive reduction in costs («we're
going to replace all our human labor with robots»), a claim that eventually the company can stop buying users («we acquire users for more
than they're worth for now just to get the flywheel spinning»), or something even less plausible.
I think for many developers, subscription model is a better way to,
go than try to come up with a list of features, and different pricing for upgrade, versus for new
customers.
Getting outside the four walls
goes a long way toward telling
customers you care about them and they are more
than just a number, he added.
We've added
customers for more
than three years running,
going from 33 million when I started to more
than 69 million at the end of Q3 2016.
It's almost always cheaper and easier to retain
customers than it is to
go through the process of acquiring new ones.
At the same time, many true luxury brands have
gone down - market to scoop up more
customers, which is why you can now buy a Mercedes B - Class for less
than a well - equipped Toyota Camry.
Less
than two months later, the company began notifying
customers that a $ 20 increase will
go into effect when each
customer renews their membership with emails similar to this:
The crazy thing is that United has even been asked about pets in the overhead bin before and said they «would work with the
customer to be reseated to a seat where the carrier would fit» rather
than require a pet
go in an overhead compartment.
So, generally, the biggest deltas are, one, a little bit weaker on the handset side; two, a little more conservative modeling of what happens later in the year
than what we had, which frankly is not, again, just to drive that point home, nobody knows how many people are
going to buy a new handset when it's launched on the market — not us, not our
customers, not analysts, or you name it.
If things
go well, funding can launch startups into another gear, earning them more
customers, traction and publicity
than ever.