Why customers come back : how to create lasting customer loyalty /

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:Lawfer, Manzie R., 1946-
Imprint:Franklin Lakes, NJ : Career Press, ©2004.
Description:1 online resource (219 pages)
Language:English
Subject:
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11130543
Hidden Bibliographic Details
ISBN:1417526033
9781417526031
9781564146953
1564146952
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-211) and index.
Print version record.
Summary:Annotation Discovering and utilizing specific activities that will make your customers buy again and again.
Annotation Loyal customers are the most important asset of any company--more important than land, patents, equipment, or buildings. While finding new customers is often expensive, time-consuming, and ultimately unprofitable, retaining old customers is surprisingly easy and "highly profitable. Companies with a loyal customer base enjoy greater profitability in good economic times and can depend on their loyal customers to help them survive difficult ones. Many businesses display banners proclaiming "Build Customer Loyalty!" but offer no training or tools to accomplish this mission. It is the moral equivalent of an athletic coach cupping his hands around his mouth and yelling at his players, "Score more point!" Why Customers Come Back is not about slogans, banners, or promotions. It is about discovering and utilizing specific activities that will make your customers buy again and again ... and tell the world why everyone "else should buy from you too! It isn't until a customer buys from you a second, third, or fourth time, that you actually see any profit. So learning how to retain customers is far more important and profitable than chasing new ones. Even a seemingly negligible increase in repeat business--just five percent--produces a whopping 60 percent increase in profits. What customers want today may fall out of favor tomorrow. American business is a fickle master. Technology, the Internet, and overnight delivery to anywhere in the country have made every business global--mom-and-pop corner stores must now compete with businesses thousands of miles away. Customer loyalty levels the playing field. It is the ultimate competitive advantage. The practical advice in Why Customers Come Back is based onthe "real buying habits of "real customers. The five principles to follow are not brain surgery. Business people, entrepreneurs, corporate leaders, and front-line employees can understand, embrace, and implement them ... right.
Other form:Print version: Lawfer, Manzie R., 1946- Why customers come back. Franklin Lakes, NJ : Career Press, ©2004 1564146952

MARC

LEADER 00000cam a22000004a 4500
001 11130543
005 20210426224140.3
006 m o d
007 cr cnu|||unuuu
008 041012s2004 nju ob 001 0 eng d
019 |a 84169858  |a 664116991  |a 880325757  |a 961684165  |a 962723184 
020 |a 1417526033  |q (electronic bk.) 
020 |a 9781417526031  |q (electronic bk.) 
020 |a 9781564146953 
020 |a 1564146952  |q (Trade Paper) 
035 |a (OCoLC)56715963  |z (OCoLC)84169858  |z (OCoLC)664116991  |z (OCoLC)880325757  |z (OCoLC)961684165  |z (OCoLC)962723184 
035 9 |a (OCLCCM-CC)56715963 
037 |b 00048277 
040 |a N$T  |b eng  |e pn  |c N$T  |d OCLCQ  |d YDXCP  |d OCLCG  |d OCLCQ  |d OCLCO  |d OCLCQ  |d OCLCF  |d NLGGC  |d OCLCQ  |d FUG  |d B24X7  |d COO  |d SLY  |d OCLCQ  |d AGLDB  |d HTC  |d OCLCQ  |d WY@  |d LUE  |d VNS  |d VTS  |d TOF  |d AU@  |d JBG  |d YDX  |d INARC  |d NJT 
049 |a MAIN 
050 4 |a HF5415.525  |b .L39 2004eb 
072 7 |a BUS  |x 043060  |2 bisacsh 
084 |a F713. 5  |2 clc 
084 |a F713. 55  |2 clc 
100 1 |a Lawfer, Manzie R.,  |d 1946-  |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2003105140 
245 1 0 |a Why customers come back :  |b how to create lasting customer loyalty /  |c Manzie R. Lawfer. 
260 |a Franklin Lakes, NJ :  |b Career Press,  |c ©2004. 
300 |a 1 online resource (219 pages) 
336 |a text  |b txt  |2 rdacontent 
337 |a computer  |b c  |2 rdamedia 
338 |a online resource  |b cr  |2 rdacarrier 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-211) and index. 
588 0 |a Print version record. 
520 8 |a Annotation  |b Discovering and utilizing specific activities that will make your customers buy again and again. 
520 8 |a Annotation  |b Loyal customers are the most important asset of any company--more important than land, patents, equipment, or buildings. While finding new customers is often expensive, time-consuming, and ultimately unprofitable, retaining old customers is surprisingly easy and "highly profitable. Companies with a loyal customer base enjoy greater profitability in good economic times and can depend on their loyal customers to help them survive difficult ones. Many businesses display banners proclaiming "Build Customer Loyalty!" but offer no training or tools to accomplish this mission. It is the moral equivalent of an athletic coach cupping his hands around his mouth and yelling at his players, "Score more point!" Why Customers Come Back is not about slogans, banners, or promotions. It is about discovering and utilizing specific activities that will make your customers buy again and again ... and tell the world why everyone "else should buy from you too! It isn't until a customer buys from you a second, third, or fourth time, that you actually see any profit. So learning how to retain customers is far more important and profitable than chasing new ones. Even a seemingly negligible increase in repeat business--just five percent--produces a whopping 60 percent increase in profits. What customers want today may fall out of favor tomorrow. American business is a fickle master. Technology, the Internet, and overnight delivery to anywhere in the country have made every business global--mom-and-pop corner stores must now compete with businesses thousands of miles away. Customer loyalty levels the playing field. It is the ultimate competitive advantage. The practical advice in Why Customers Come Back is based onthe "real buying habits of "real customers. The five principles to follow are not brain surgery. Business people, entrepreneurs, corporate leaders, and front-line employees can understand, embrace, and implement them ... right. 
505 0 |a Introduction; 1. Why Customer Loyalty?; 2. The Story of Customer Loyalty; 3. People Do Business with People; 4. Differentiation; 5. Value and Assurance; 6. Effective Communication; 7. Focus; 8. How Do We Do It?; 9. Empowerment and Accomplishment; A Final Word. 
650 0 |a Customer loyalty.  |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh97009091 
650 0 |a Customer relations.  |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85034963 
650 7 |a BUSINESS & ECONOMICS  |x Marketing  |x Research.  |2 bisacsh 
650 0 7 |a Customer relations.  |2 cct 
650 0 7 |a Customer loyalty.  |2 cct 
650 7 |a Customer loyalty.  |2 fast  |0 (OCoLC)fst00885531 
650 7 |a Customer relations.  |2 fast  |0 (OCoLC)fst00885533 
650 7 |a Marketing & Sales.  |2 hilcc 
650 7 |a Commerce.  |2 hilcc 
650 7 |a Business & Economics.  |2 hilcc 
655 0 |a Electronic books. 
655 4 |a Electronic books. 
776 0 8 |i Print version:  |a Lawfer, Manzie R., 1946-  |t Why customers come back.  |d Franklin Lakes, NJ : Career Press, ©2004  |z 1564146952  |w (DLC) 2003054650  |w (OCoLC)52553761 
903 |a HeVa 
929 |a oclccm 
999 f f |i 5a47b755-7a93-504a-a863-2a22cdd95b29  |s 873eefda-b640-5456-9624-d28185bbe753 
928 |t Library of Congress classification  |a HF5415.525 .L39 2004eb  |l Online  |c UC-FullText  |u https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=e000xna&AN=113675  |z eBooks on EBSCOhost  |g ebooks  |i 12224708