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		<title>Strengthening Customer Relationships</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 01:43:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Customers are the life blood in any business.  When you sit down and crunch the figures, in most cases it will cost a lot more money to acquire a first time customer than it does to keep one happy and satisfied by good customer relations strategies.
Once you have acquired a customer to have them [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a title="Business Thank you cards" href="http://yourthankyoucard.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/istock_000004185046xsmall.jpg"><img src="http://yourthankyoucard.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/istock_000004185046xsmall.jpg" alt="Business Thank you cards" width="292" height="198" align="left" /></a>Customers are the life blood in any business.  When you sit down and crunch the figures, in most cases it will cost a lot more money to acquire a first time customer than it does to keep one happy and satisfied by good customer relations strategies.</p>
<p>Once you have acquired a customer to have them buy off you again and again makes perfect business sense.</p>
<p>Many big companies will happily take a loss of the first sale because they understand the value of a customer once they have them in their system.  Customer Management stratergies are very important  in order to avoid customer leakage.</p>
<p>The old adage;</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;The  Fortune is   in the follow up&#8221;,</p></blockquote>
<p>should not be taken to lightly, unless you want to leave money on the table that is.</p>
<p><strong>Here are some pretty scary business stats:</strong></p>
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<li>79% of all leads generated at trade shows aren’t followed up.</li>
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<li> The average company loses 50% of its customers every 5 years…the cost of replacing them can be 6-7 times more expensive.</li>
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<li> A 5% increase in customer loyalty will add 20%-80% to your bottom line profit…it is much wiser to spend money on customer retention than acquisition.</li>
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<li> For every month that you don’t contact or communicate with your clients, you lose 10% of your influence.</li>
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<li> 82% of all homeowners can’t tell you the name of their Realtor if they bought their home more than two years ago.</li>
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<li> Just saying thank you to your clients…particularly new clients, can increase your business by 17%.</li>
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<li> Only 3% of our mail is personal…how do you feel when you walk out to the mail box and see a personal card addressed to you? Your clients/prospects are no different.</li>
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<p>To most business owners who spend any amount of money on advertising to acquire customers, these statistics may be a little frightening. The problem of customers falling off your customer list as fast as you can add them is not such a difficult one to solve. The answer lies in consistent contact and a attitude of gratitude.</p>
<h2><span style="color: #cf2566;">Send A Thank You Card and Show Your Customers That You Appreciate Their Business</span></h2>
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<h3>Two Powerful Words &#8211; Thank You</h3>
<p>The very simple act of sending a thank you card to your customers to let them know that you appreciate their business will yield results that you will find totally surprising.</p>
<p>Using my system, keeping in touch with your customers and letting them know that you appreciate them has never been easier. Sending personalized thank you cards; thanking customers for their business; thanking them for referrals they have sent you; or just sending a card to keep in touch during holiday seasons is as easy as clicking the mouse.</p>
<h2><span style="color: #cf2566;">Allow Me To Create You a Custom Thank You Card Unique to You and Your Business</span></h2>
<p>I will custom design a card for you and send it directly to your office so that you can inspect the quality before you send it off to a customer of your choosing. The card will;</p>
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<li> Come in a real envelope</li>
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<li> With a first class stamp</li>
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<li> With the option to add your picture, company logo, and your signature</li>
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<li> With a message of your choice</li>
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<p>If the customer doesn&#8217;t contact and thank you for sending them such a great card, I will insist you send a 2nd card at my expense.<br />
<script src="http://forms.aweber.com/form/50/248350.js" type="text/javascript"></script></p>
<h5>*We respect your privacy, your details will never be, shared, sold, or rented.</h5>
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