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8 Ways To Ensure Customer Interactions Are Memorable

Startup Professionals Musings

Yet, as a business consultant, I often find minimal focus on improving employee engagement and assessing their customer-facing performance. For example, I commonly see metrics to keep track of revenue per employee, overtime, and absenteeism, but I don’t often see measures of overall customer satisfaction with individual employees.

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What Makes Employees Productive in a New Startup?

ReadWriteStart

But one of the secrets to effective scaling is an efficient team; if your employees are working productively and consistently, they’ll be capable of making your vision a reality. What Makes Employees Productive in a New Startup? So what is it that makes employees productive in a new startup? Uncertainty.

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The Role of Sales Incentives in Boosting Employee Performance

The Startup Magazine

Sales incentives play a critical role in motivating employees. Different types of employee performance incentives can cater to various motivational needs. Incentive programs must align with the company’s objectives and the employees’ desires. Types of Sales Incentives So, what are sales incentives?

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6 Keys to Attracting Customers Based On Social Needs

Startup Professionals Musings

Yet, these days, I am seeing overwhelming evidence that customer buying decisions, especially with consumers, are often based on emotional and psychological factors , including passions from others, your experience, and social relationships. Other startups use technology to provide personalized products to all customers.

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How To Survive The Loss Of A Main Customer

YoungUpstarts

In the early stages, it isn’t uncommon for businesses to bank their earnings on a handful of customers (or sometimes, just one). This is especially true for startups, which operate on the basis of customer traction to solidify expectations with investors or lending institutions. Losing a major customer will inevitably impact cash flow.

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How Happy Employees Lead To Happy Customers

YoungUpstarts

It’s a well-known fact of business that customers must be the focus of a successful business model; hence the now-cliched idiom “the customer is always right”. But in this customer-focused model, some businesses make the mistake of neglecting to focus on their employees. Happier employees = greater customer loyalty.

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6 Key Principles For Inducing Customers To Buy Today

Startup Professionals Musings

Many entrepreneurs think that adapting to the new technologies, like smart phones and Internet commerce, are the key to attracting new customers. High-technology product startups, without customers, don’t make a business. During today’s dynamic customer journey, consumers often find themselves at a point of indecision.

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