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The Power of “Thank You” for Customer Retention

I recently received a personal phone call from a Wachovia bank representative. In her voicemail message she said she was calling me to simply “thank me” for my business. She assured me that if I had any immediate needs to … Continue reading

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SMART Marketers Call on Mobile Marketing

Mobile marketing is here and lighting up our phones and PDAs in record numbers. As a matter of fact, new mobile ad spending projections seem to appear (and increase) every day. Strategy Analytics predicts that advertisers worldwide will spend $2.4B … Continue reading

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The Pitfall of Passing on Costs to your Customers

I mentioned in my recent post “Marketing in a Recession: SMART Marketers Ride the Wave,” that it’s not advised to pass along your costs to your customers during these economically shifting times. I cited a local example of my landscaper raising … Continue reading

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