The whalers were astounded that they ran
out of customers before they ran out of whales.
Not exact matches
Figuring
out what
customers want is a $ 21 - billion industry in the U.S., according to IBISWorld, and many major brands solicit advice from polling firms such as Ipsos Reid or the legacy research arms
of advertising agencies like JWTIntelligence to help them spot the next big thing
before it arrives.
In the same vein, if you're made aware
of an issue
before a
customer reaches
out to you to complain, be the first to speak up!
Weeding
out unappealing products was the aim
of three
customer roundtables that Specialized Bicycle Components, a Morgan Hills, Calif., mountain - bike company, held
before introducing its 1992 line.
It took Jobs and his team months
of analysis
before they even figured
out who their primary
customer and competitor were.
She recommends companies institute a clean desk policy (ensuring that workers file away papers containing
customer data
before they leave their desk), implement inactivity time
outs for any tech devices, and switch to an e-faxing system, which eliminates the exposure
of sensitive patient data on paper that's piled up around traditional fax machines.
Sappington plans multiple pilot tests to collect
customer feedback, work
out any kinks and streamline the integration with the company's existing technology systems
before rolling
out the finished app in nearly all 14,000 U.S. restaurants and some 6,000 others in Canada, the UK, France, Germany, Australia and China, by the end
of this year.
A recent study on easing anxiety for stressed -
out customers looked at «high - emotion services» (the purchase
of a new home or car, computer repair or airline travel, for example) that elicit intense feelings even
before the product is purchased or the service begins.
Within days, a team
of designers was in the XJ offices, mapping
out the next generation in
customer - relationship management software with a clear mandate: «Take the best
of what we've done in this space over the past 20 years,» says Tatham, «and starting from scratch, build better than ever
before.»
You need to know who your
customer is, what kind
of content they enjoy consuming and where they view that content
before you even think about reaching
out to influencers.
Dubbed the «First 100 Campout,» Chick - fil - A encourages fans to camp
out in front
of its new locations the day
before they open and promises to reward the first 100
customers free Chick - fil - A for a year.
It was also long
before a small business owner in California named Kristen Christian, frustrated by Bank
of America's now - abandoned decision to charge
customers a fee to use their debit cards, launched a grass roots effort to convince people to move their money
out of large banks and dubbed November 5 Bank Transfer Day.
«Feedback from stores indicate
customers are waiting to purchase the iPhone X or to compare the iPhone X
before buying the iPhone 8,» wrote Vinh, who is rated four
out of five stars by Thomson Reuters StarMine for his recommendation accuracy on the Apple stock.
I'm proud
of my staff and the way they put it
out,» Sherry says, adding that his team spent a couple months putting the experience together last year
before seven
customers bought in.
And in many ways, by trotting
out bigger deals earlier and diluting Black Friday (it's not dead yet — 87 million people still came
out to shop), retailers have deprived themselves
of important market intelligence, in terms
of trends, projections, and
customer reactions to promotions, making it harder to re-adjust their strategy in these final weeks
before Christmas.
Tesla went into deep details about the miss, reporting that «although we tried to recover these deliveries and expedite others by the end
of the quarter, time ran
out before we could deliver all
customer cars.
Using Epcot as a staging area to fill up their fuel
before they head
out, thousands
of power trucks and tree trimming trucks prepared for their journey to restore power to the more than 6 million
customer in Florida who lost it after Hurricane Irma.
Find
out what kind
of questions prospective
customers are asking
before they make purchasing decisions so you can provide relevant information to help them take action.
The founders knew that in order to build a credible brand within the health segment, it was
of importance that the packages were professionally validated by a nutrition specialist
before they were shipped
out to their
customers.
Before her speech, the bank could have come
out relatively unscathed, since the offenses didn't severely damage most
of the
customers involved.
Some people will indeed purchase products online, and the same goes for items like cars and clothing — all
of which you would assume that
customers would want to try
out before buying.
Even
before early February's market turmoil, Fidelity, which temporarily blocked the inverse volatility products after their freefall, required
customers to sign an agreement that calls
out the risks
of volatility and leveraged products, a spokeswoman said.
This allows them to more quickly get their products into the hands
of customers and validate demand
before building
out a sales force.
Customer payment for completed work may take 60 to 90 days
before a business recovers its
out -
of - pocket costs and expenses.
As moms we can be skeptical at times and we don't want to fork over a chunk
of change for something that may not turn
out as we hope... that is why it's so great that Basic Invite let's
customers order a sample
of their exact piece
of stationery
before having to place their final order!
Let's say one
of your
customers found a product they like, but want to be totally sure about it
before clicking «check
out.»
Run to the bank and get your money
out of there as quickly as you can, fighting the hordes
of customers trying to do the same,
before the increased risk materializes.
Pacific Power has indicated that
customers who opt
out before installation
of the new meters can do so for free, but afterwards intends to charge residents a fee for the privilege
of protecting ourselves from harm.
The first dress I chose actually got taken
out of circulation 2 weeks
before my event (due to fabric fading), and the
customer service was ridiculously good.
I swear I tried to be one
of the first wave
of customers, but everything sold
out before I could push «add to cart!»
You could argue that JEETLY is excluding women over the height
of 5» 3 but we needed to take a stand for petite women and focus on fulfilling the needs
of the under - served
customer in fashion
before we branch
out to other sizes.
Computer dating systems
of the later 20th century, especially popular in the 1960s and 1970s,
before the rise
of sophisticated phone and computer systems, gave
customers forms that they filled
out with important tolerances and preferences, which were «matched by computer» to determine «compatibility»
of the two
customers.
You'd think Raymond would be relatively easy to spot, given his predilection for making all his phone calls from the same Redondo Beach pay phone; but lo, this particular pay phone has so many
customers (in 2014) that it takes Roger an entire montage sequence (and a can
of mace in the face)
before he finally ferrets
out his man (a nicely rumpled Tom Berenger, giving the only thing remotely close to a low - key performance here).
For example Ferrari dropped the manual option as, even
before their dual - clutch 458 came
out, only 5 %
of their
customers optioned manual prancing horse.
Customers are shelling
out at least 1.75 million euros
before tax (or about $ 2 million) for one
of these supercars.
They worked
out the bugs
of a first year model, and
before releasing it as a new car to its foreign
customers.
Now it could be the owner prefers this look, but in fact this is not one
of the 10 DMC Aventador SV models, it is another Half Breed just like the matte blue one located in Malaysia we published earlier, in fact the very special DMC Spezial Version front spoiler was delivered to this
customer before the required Molto Veloce kit was shipped
out, still in the end the entire aerodynamic kit installed came from DMC.
Yet because Nissan is taking the Quest
out of its lineup entirely after 2017,
customers should find some good deals
before it goes.
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Ebooks online make foreign
customers more accessible than ever
before, although U.S. ebook pricing leaves many books
out of reach in less - developed countries.
Before February, RIM says that it will provide enterprise
customers in its Early Adopter Program «a series
of closed betas» to try
out.
If you are actually going to be
out in your area talking to your independent bookstore in town, you should definitely be a
customer of that bookstore
before you ever go in and pitch your title.
Since Sony is getting
out of this space, this means that Kobo will not be able to attain new
customers at the same rate as
before.
If 48 percent
of book buyers are making buying decisions
before they even get to Amazon then surely it makes sense for publishers to find
out where their
customers are making those decisions and to make sure that they're part
of that decision - making process.
A book nearly always goes
out of print
before every copy is in the hands
of a
customer).
Largely spurred by the growth
of online retailers — a model that leaves the traditional middleman
out in the cold — publishers are seeing amazing opportunities to maximize sales and develop
customer networks like never
before.
The ghost writing service guarantees absolute anonymity in writing any number
of articles or papers, and is extremely comprehensive in ensuring that the details the
customer has set
out are adhered to; an interview will be arranged between the writer and the
customer, and a draft will be issued
before the final piece is completed.
In April, securities regulators shut down two gold and silver sellers operating
out of Boca Raton, Florida, for assuring
customers of 30 per cent returns
before losing all their money.
You may find mistakes, and you want to get on top
of them
before a
customer or a key vendor finds
out about them.
Because
customers must use such a large share
of their incoming paycheck to repay the loan, they will often run
out of money again
before their next payday, forcing them to take
out another loan and starting a cycle
of borrowing at high rates every pay period.