Category Archives: Part 7: Communicating with the Customer

This sub-category encompasses establishing and maintaining a retail image, and promotional strategy.

Surviving Cancer and Living Well

Dear readers: As you may already know, I am an extremely lucky pancreatic cancer survivor. Fortunately, I am surviving cancer and living well. I have written about that before at this blog. 🙂 I feel a strong need to give … Continue reading

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Subway Going Downhill

Just a few years ago, the Subway chain was a fast-food dynamo. For example, see Eat Fresh at Subway and Fastest-Growing U.S. Franchisors. Even today, there are nearly 44,000 franchised outlets around the world, with 25,000 stores in the United States. But Subway is … Continue reading

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Better Retaining Customers

Customer retention is a major driver of long-term success. Yet, it can be elusive. Thus, today’s post relates to the goal of better retaining customers. Before reading below, please check out these two posts. Great Post-Purchase Communication Is Essential. THREE … Continue reading

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