Oct
27

How To Piss Off Your Customers

Grr! by Martin Kingsley

Grr! by Martin Kingsley. There are many ways to annoy and anger your customers, but I am only going to focus on one of the most common ways ---- it's about lack of clear EXPECTATIONS. Don't set realistic expectations. An example of setting unrealistic expectations are the overly-hyped informational products that are sold over the internet. When you over-promise and under-deliver, or when you paint a picture that is not an accurate description of what the customer can expect, that's a … [Read more...]

Aug
18

Forget the Golden Rule! It’s all about the Platinum Rule!

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Are You Giving Platinum Service To Your Customers? Why The Platinum Rule Matters Beyond Your Customers We all know the golden rule, "Treat others the way you'd like to be treated." Well, I have been thinking a lot lately about another rule. I call it the Platinum Rule. The Platinum Rule is about treating others the way they want to be treated, not the way you think they want to be treated. For a high volume business this may be hard to achieve, but may well be worth it. Look at Zappos, the … [Read more...]

Jul
15

How To Keep Customers Coming Back

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CARE About Them I used to work in the real estate industry and for many years the Brokers held the keys to the kingdom, meaning that only THEY had access to the listings. Today, the power lies in the hands of the customer with access to mountains of information on the internet.  Yes, the business world is continuing to change at lightening speed. With information being indexed, categorized, organized, systematized, ranked, tweeted, posted, podcast, videoed, etc., it is the customer who now … [Read more...]

Jun
17

Business Lessons From A Flight Attendant

UCLA Graduation 2010

Do You Have An Aptitude For Business? I attended my nephew's graduation ceremony from UCLA this past weekend and the businessman who gave the commencement address carried my memory back to when I was graduating from college.  He gave me much to ponder about my own personal journey towards becoming an entrepreneur. You see, my nephew has graduated with a Liberal Arts degree in History and the commencement speaker holds a degree from History too.  The point he was making is that just because … [Read more...]

Mar
08

What Businesses Can Learn From Avatar

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I SEE YOU There's no doubt that the movie Avatar has captured the imagination of millions. So what does a Hollywood film have to do with business owners? Three words: I SEE YOU. In the movie, Neytiri of Pandora looks straight into Sully's eyes and says to him, "I see you." Three simple words, yet such profound meaning. Now think about that for a moment. Imagine taking the time to say that to our customers, our vendors, our employees, our subscribers, and our partners.  My observations and life … [Read more...]

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