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Old 08-18-2007, 05:02 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Customer Retention

They say that an existing customer is often 20 times more valuable than a new customer, considering the cost of acquiring new customers and the lifetime value of an existing customer. Of course that depends on a lot of variables.

Lexus values its customers, on average over the lifetime of the customer, at $600,000.

A neighborhood dairy may value its customers at $50,000.

Taco Bell values each customer at $12,000.

Many companies have instituted Customer Retention programs, in order to increase customer retention rates.

In an online environment, how do you suppose a company can best keep its customers? What specifics tips do you have to offer for customer retention?
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