Sentences with phrase «said small business customer»

In fact, 96.9 % respondents said small business customer service usually thank them.

Not exact matches

Said Connie Steele, director of Network Solutions: «Social media can be the best friend for small business owners who constantly seek new ways to attract new customers and retain the ones they have at a relatively low cost.»

In December, JPMorgan Chase said it will use alternative lender OnDeck's credit - scoring technology, in an attempt to more quickly underwrite credit to some of the giant bank's 4 million small business customers.

Securing a big customer is often «fabulous» for a small business, at least from a revenue perspective, says Woyzbun.

«I believe the CEO of a small - to - medium business has three major duties: to make sure there is money in the bank; to get the right people in the right roles; and to guide the long - term vision for the company,» said Nick Gray, the founder and CEO of Museum Hack, a team - building company in New York City that counts major brands, including Facebook, among its customers.

Customers want to support cool small businesses like Kepler's, says Sutherland; they just need a little nudge.

It's a small yet effective way to say thank you to customers while keeping your business top - of - mind.

But big customers can leech time and attention from other clients and, if they pull out, leave a small business in a rough financial spot, he says: «All your eggs are in one basket.»

With so much customer data on e-commerce sites, it's critical for small business to have an elevated level of security, says Tobok.

Dorsey said Square's own technology has given it an eagle's eye view into its customers» day - to - day operations and selling patterns, which in turn has sparked another business opportunity, in small - business lending.

In addition to increased efficiency, he says, «credit cards allow small businesses to extend immediate, unsecured credit to their customers to increase sales without bearing any of the credit risk.»

After all, GoDaddy's main customers are small businesses, over half of which, Irving says, are run by women.

Irving says they were memorable and helped brand awareness reach almost 80 percent (high for a company with revenue under $ 2 billion at the time), but they alienated an important segment of his small - business customers — namely, women.

McClurg, who served with the FBI before joining Lucent (ALU), then Honeywell (HON), and now Dell, said he spends about half of his time («at the request of Michael») meeting with small - to - medium sized businesses and customers.

That's bad because, as the report says, the ability «to reach customers beyond Canada's borders helps businesses alleviate the challenges associated with operating in a relatively small domestic marketplace.»

«Small business owners should not worry about [a higher minimum], because they will get a higher quality of work, and your business will get much bigger returns from happier customers if you have happy employees doing a good job for you,» Nguyen says.

So I would say the employees in your store or the employees that are on the front lines of your business, large or small, are interacting with customers as often if not more often than you.

In fact, 82 percent of small - business owners say they use social media to engage with customers, according to a recent social - media awareness survey from online - marketing company Constant Contact.

«People are shocked when I tell them that, with Facebook's user applications for small businesses, I can find my key customer base right down to the block he or she might be on,» Lawrence says.

Nearly a third (32 percent) of small - business owners in the retail trade industry say their business competes with Amazon for customers.

It's vital for small businesses to show they've got their customers» best interests in mind because they don't have the familiarity of big brand names to fall back on, says Robert Siciliano, a Boston Internet security consultant.

Small Business Website Design: Make It Clear to Visitors What Business You Are In Since you only have a few seconds to engage your visitors and keep them on your site, it's important that your value proposition and intent be clear the instant customers hit your homepage, says Binch.

Although most early customers are big companies, GoodMail is actively pursuing small businesses too, because they're most likely not to have IT staff to deal with spam problem, Stiles says.

«Start - ups, entrepreneurs and small - business owners may not have the capital to purchase a 3 - D printer on their own, but they may have a need to show prototypes to their current and potential customers,» said Michelle Van Slyke, vice president of marketing at UPS, in a statement.

Come up with a business idea that can grow nationwide or even worldwide, says Johnson, whose most recent venture is EasyFollowups.com, a company that helps small businesses connect with customers.

Steve King, a partner at Emergent Research, says small businesses are natural innovators because of their size, ability to turn on a dime, and owners» proximity to customers.

«If I'm a small - business person, the one thing I don't want to see is the expiration of the payroll tax cuts, because I'd like to have my customers with a bit of a boost to their paycheck,» says Jared Bernstein, a former top economic adviser to Vice President Joe Biden.

«Our studies have shown that companies will switch brands 78 percent of the time if they have a bad customer experience,» says Marie Rosecrans, SVP of small business marketing at Salesforce.

«By taking Microsoft's productivity offering, Office 365, and customizing if for a small businesses owners, we've jointly developed a unique product to meet our customers» needs,» says Steven Aldrich, senior vice president of business applications at GoDaddy.

While supporters say the law protects small business owners» religious freedom, critics say it will allow for discrimination against gay customers and drive business out of the state.

Appearing in the top local search engine results is especially important to small brick - and - mortar businesses trying to attract nearby customers, Rand says.

Business observers say independent companies that have hit the big time always make their customers feel like they're still working with a small, personal operation.

What emerged is a picture of a business at a crossroads: As the company expands into new markets and adds stores — analysts say the grocer could easily triple its size in the coming years — it must find a way to maintain its small - store vibe with customers.

«Small businesses need to determine who their customer base is,» says Whisenhant.

«We find that customers want to scale smoothly, without additional license purchases,» says Douglas O'Flaherty, senior product marketing manager for Red Hat, a Linux provider whose Red Hat Enterprise Linux is used by businesses large and small.

«As the fastest growing technology company in Australia, we are determined to remain the leading online small business lender, work with quality partners that share our values, and put customers at the centre of everything we do» Bertoli said.

61 % of small to medium sized enterprises said that more than half of their revenue comes from repeat customers, yet still so much focus is put on reaching and engaging with new consumers for better business success.

Small, independent retailers often fear for their business when a big box giant moves in, but this is not a huge concern to Thomas Balistreri III, vice president and co-owner of Sendik's Fine Foods Inc. «New competition always presents its challenges, but company profile it also helps us stay focused on our mission, on what we Sendik's Fine Foods Inc. do best — providing customers with an unparalleled shopwww.sendiksfinefoods.com Annual revenue: $ 30 million ping experience,» he says.

After NAB said last year it would boost its business banker ranks with 100 new staff, executive general manager of NAB business Cindy Batchelor said she expected the bank would invest more resources to target small and medium enterprise customers.

The owners of Jensen's Twin Palm Resort and Marina in Captiva Island, FL, concurred, saying, «As a small business, music plays an important part in providing our customer a happy atmosphere within our busy resort and marina.

Its National Chairman, John Walker, said: «The increase in VAT to 20 per cent will however, hurt small firms who will have to pass the increase on to their customers, unlike big business which can absorb the cost.»

Supporters say that a large portion of self - storage customers are small businesses.

Right now, the only companies using the app to advertise to customers are small businesses in Orlando, Florida, says Skrite co-founder Arshia Siddique.

«The tools available to figure out the gap between what a customer costs and what a customer is worth are now available to even small businesses,» he says.

«[Customers] may want Windows or Android; or they may want big screen or small screen, they may want keyboard or tablet; HTC will let the consumer decide,» is exactly what Peter Chou had said while speaking at Mobile Business Briefing.

«Small business customers are looking for a partner that will help them navigate the sometimes overwhelming and confusing wireless experience and provide the biggest bang for their buck,» said Bruce McGregor, senior analyst with Current Analysis.

The case basically stems from authors and small publishing houses saying the current methodology is anti-competitive and customers are going to do business with the companies that lower VAT Rates.

Phil Offer, Marketing Director of Optus Small and Medium Business, said, «As a leading provider of smartphones, our aim is to provide customers with greater choice and exceptional value so it's fitting that we've taken the market lead as the first carrier to offer the BlackBerry Torch in Australia.

Dell consumer, small and medium business chief Steve Felice went on to say «We launched a series of products and they've sold, but we launched them all in small volumes to see customer reaction and behavior».

Conversely, when dealing with a small business, just 5.7 % of respondents said customer service expectations are usually missed.