Customer Retention

Growing a Business

4 Pincers for Crushing Your Competition

A Chicago packaging company shows how commitment to its employees and customers has fueled astronomical growth.

Employee Experience & Recruiting

5 Companies Tell Us How They Retain Their Best Talent

World Travel Holdings, Aetna, Intuit, Kaplan and Fitwall share their secrets.

Growing a Business

How 9 Successful Companies Keep Their Customers

From making customer retention a key performance indicator to testing methodically, these entrepreneurs explain their staying power.

Starting a Business

The Magic Words Customers Want to Hear

These words and phrases to show customers how important they are to you and your business.

Marketing

3 Tips to Align Your Startup's 'Core Value' With Customers'

Consistency in your message will win you audience loyalty.

Starting a Business

The Secret to Getting Repeat Customers

Follow these tips for providing excellent customer service, a must-have for any successful business.

Marketing

Marketing Services Are Smart in Bucking the 'Unbundling' Trend

While TV providers are moving toward a model where customers can pay for individual services, communications is going in the other direction.

Starting a Business

Don't Overlook Print When Mapping Out Your Startup Marketing Plan

An exclusively online marketing strategy can't give potential customers something to hold onto.

Business Ideas

The Marriage of Clicks and Bricks

Ecommerce retailers have realized that shoppers find value in being able to see and inspect items in real life.

Marketing

3 Great Ways to Create an Emotional Bond with Customers

Entrepreneurs can try to woo clients by building a relationship and in the process score better sales and repeat business.

Social Media

The Best Practices for Selling Via Social Media

Come across as engaging and genuine all while converting browsers into buyers -- without being pushy, one-sided or solely focused on gains.

Growing a Business

10 Ways to Keep Making Your Clients Happier and Happier

Research and common sense agree. The least expensive and most effective marketing is retaining the clients you already have.

Growing a Business

10 Ways for Software Companies to Keep Customers Around

Take these proactive measures to reduce your churn rate.

Resumes & Interviewing

The 4 Most Common Mistakes Early Entrepreneurs Make

Here are a few errors newbie entrepreneurs make -- and how to avoid them.

Growing a Business

5 Ways To Make Your Startup Addictive

Here is how to get your clients clamoring for more of your product or service.