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15 Heartfelt Ways to Show Customers Love

February 12, 2024 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

February is more than just a month for romantic expressions; it’s an opportunity for businesses to extend love and appreciation to your most valuable asset – your customers. While the romantic spirit may be associated with couples, small businesses should embrace the chance to strengthen their bond with customers. Let’s explore 15 creative ways to […]

Filed Under: 15 Things Series Tagged With: business tips, charitable causes, customer appreciation, customer feedback, customer retention, Customer satisfaction, early access, economic downturns, February, festive packaging, flash sales, gifts with purchase, hand-written notes, live events, loyalty programs, marketing costs, Meaningful connections, repeat business, resilience, social media engagement, Valentine’s Sale, virtual events, virtual gift guide, word of mouth

How to Retain Customers More Effectively in 2022

February 28, 2022 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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What’s better than acquiring one new customer? I’ll give you one guess: it’s retaining one! That’s why I am writing today about how to retain customers more effectively in 2022.  Why You Need to Retain Customers Your existing customers are the most valuable asset in your business. Why? While a new lead is 5-25 percent […]

Filed Under: Customer Service, Grow Your Business Tagged With: customer retention, Customer satisfaction, email marketing campaigns, encourage repeat purchase, retaining customers

10 Ways to Increase Customer Retention to Scale Your Business

March 26, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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A study of Gartner Group suggests that around 80 percent of the average company’s future gains will come from the existing 20 percent of customers. It may sound like a broken record, but it is essential to keep in mind that existing customers are the lifelines of each and every company. That’s why many emphasize […]

Filed Under: Customer Service, Guest Articles Tagged With: customer retention, Customer Retention Strategies, Customer satisfaction, keep customers, proactive customer retention, Retention Strategies

13 Best Online Customer Satisfaction Tools to Help You Get Repeat Business

September 14, 2020 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

13 Best Online Customer Satisfaction Tools to Help You Get Repeat Business Open Graph

Online customer satisfaction tools have been on the rise over the past few years. When you don’t know how your customers feel about your brand, you can’t know if they plan to buy from you again. In fact, 91% of your unhappy customers won’t even tell you they’re disgruntled—you’ll just never see them again. But […]

Filed Under: Customer Service, Your Small Business Tagged With: customer journey, Customer satisfaction, customer satisfaction score, customer survey, track your customers' experience

4 Ways to Cultivate Customer Buy-In

October 15, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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Brand loyalty is the elusive elixir that fuels commerce. Sure, you might get someone to buy your product while it’s on special offer, but opening the door to repeat purchases and loyalty to your products is another thing altogether. This post will explain what your brand can do to improve customer buy-in from the very […]

Filed Under: Customer Service, Grow Your Business Tagged With: brand, brand loyalty, customer experience, Customer satisfaction, customer service in small business, customers, customers loyalty, introductory offer, loyalty

6 Easy Ways to Become a Customer-First Small Business

October 29, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

6 Easy Ways to Become a Customer-First Small Business - OG

Running or starting a customer-first small business means that you base your business processes on the customer to provide them with an unforgettable (positive) consumer experience. It’s a compelling business growth strategy, even if you practice it in its most basic form. Shifting your business direction toward a consumer-centered culture takes time and money, but […]

Filed Under: Customer Service, Starting A Small Business Tagged With: customer first, customer loyalty, Customer satisfaction, Customer Service, customer service in small business, customer-first small business, dealing with customers, running a small business, small business strategy

The 5 Top Advantages of Brand Marketing

October 8, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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Google. McDonald’s. Visa. Nike. When you hear the names of these companies, a picture automatically forms in your mind. Why? It’s simple. They are killing the brand marketing game. Although your company might not be a billion-dollar empire like those mentioned above, it doesn’t mean you can’t take advantage of brand marketing. If you are […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Your Small Business Tagged With: brand, brand loyalty, brand marketing, branding, customer loyalty, Customer satisfaction, customers, marketing, repeat business, small business marketing, small business marketing tips

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