Tag Archives: customer loyalty

Increasing Customer Satisfaction — and Profitability

Posted on June 26, 2015 by bermanevansretail

In this era of self-service and online retailing, some companies struggle with providing the level of customer service that shoppers want. Consider these comments from Zendesk, which offers a customer service platform:  “Welcome to the age of the customer, where … Continue reading →

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What Does It Mean to Be Customer Centric?

Posted on May 25, 2015 by bermanevansretail

Virtually all retailers understand that long-term success is only possible with happy, fulfilled customers. But what does it take to be truly “customer centric”? Consider the following slideshow from Raymark (empowering retailers for 25 years with technology solutions):  “As our physical … Continue reading →

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How Well Are You “Courting” Your Customers?

Posted on May 20, 2015 by bermanevansretail

As we know, in today’s competitive environment, we cannot take our customers for granted. We need to continuously “court” them and have them feel appreciated. Consider this observation from Oracle Marketing Cloud: “From the need to meaningfully nurture to the … Continue reading →

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