http://strategicclientretention.com Client acquisition and retention for local businesses Fri, 30 Apr 2010 17:37:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://strategicclientretention.com/2008/12/the-world-is-going-out-of-business/ http://strategicclientretention.com/2008/12/the-world-is-going-out-of-business/#comments Mon, 15 Dec 2008 23:00:59 +0000 http://strategicclientretention.com/?p=32 It seems as if the world is going out of business (OOB). Investment firms, banks, automobile manufacturers, athletic associations, national retail chains, restaurants, airlines, car dealerships, jewelry stores, department stores, furniture stores, toy stores. Even governments, for crying out loud! Gone. Forever and ever. The good news is that there are lots of us [...]]]> http://strategicclientretention.com/2008/12/the-world-is-going-out-of-business/feed/ 0 http://strategicclientretention.com/2008/12/lovingly-nurture-your-prospects/ http://strategicclientretention.com/2008/12/lovingly-nurture-your-prospects/#comments Fri, 12 Dec 2008 18:03:46 +0000 http://strategicclientretention.com/?p=31 If more prospects were converted to clients, your cost per acquisition would improve and your profits would increase. It’s as simple as that. Here are some surprising statistics: 97% of salesmen make no attempt to sell the prospect after the third attempt. It is also a [...]]]> http://strategicclientretention.com/2008/12/lovingly-nurture-your-prospects/feed/ 0