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[…] New Business Primer - Part 3 - My marketing mentor, Bill Loeffler, once said the the best new business program is doing great work for current clients. He was right. […]

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[…] New Business Primer - Part 2 - An organization’s brand identity must be a reflection of three things: market perceptions, the organization’s acumen, as well as its aspirations. Positioning is where these three elements overlap. […]

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[…] #10 - Know Your Media - Newspapers […]

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I think 77% is very low. People rely on the media to feed them necessary information. Within that necessary information is a pool of opinions that filter into people’s minds. It’s sad. It’s true, but sad.

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Thanks for weighing in, Darin. Hope you’ll come back and keep the conversation going.

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Looks like I stumbled upon a pretty decent site for information on customer retention. It brings out the fact that retention starts with how you obtain new customers. Referrals are a great way to start. Thanks for the article. I might just have to tell someone about it.

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Harry -

Thanks for linking to our blog posts! We are happy to be working with you and look forward to a prosperous 2009! All the best. Happy Holidays.

Greg

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[…] It’s not a soft economy that is affecting many brands, it is soft marketers. […]

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[…] there is a hiccup in the economy, you customers start to be a marketers new BFF. It’s back to customer retention in the new […]

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[…] in love with their current customers again. I’ve been saying it for years, marketers want the thrill of new business and spend way more money on it than they do on retaining the business they have. But every time […]

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Tyson, my link goes to the Dosh Dosh overview of the original article and it functions perfectly for me. You are correct that the article to which Dosh Dosh refers - and links - has been removed. So, your point is well taken.

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You may want to change your link to the “How to Say Nothing in 500 or Less” article, the original article is no longer at that location this post says it is. This is a common problem we find in SEO, and I recently wrote about it on our blog, which you may find interesting, and also includes an updated link to this great article.

Portland Search Engine Marketing Blog

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Merry Christmas to you, Marie.

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Merry Christmas and thanks for the great links!

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