What The Recession Should Have Taught You
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During this recession we have all seen many changes in business including some closing, cutting of staff, higher prices in some, shorter hours of operation and more. With all of this change going on and hard times, there are many lessons that should have been learned as suggested on Open Forum.
Start really focusing on customer service. Yes this should have been a priority all along, but more now than ever it should be at the very top of your list. Customers have come accustomed now to shopping everywhere to find the best service and prices for their time and money, so make sure you are at the top of their list.
Rather than lowering your prices, try to think of ways that you can repackage or reevaluate your product so that you can add more value to the brand and product for your customers.
Keep long-term objectives. Those growth projections, innovations and market opportunities you identified last year are still valuable drivers for the long-term health and direction of your business – don’t abandon them.
What have you learned throughout this recession?
RedHotFranchises on June 2nd, 2009 4:52 pm
Even though we are in a recession there are some good things to learn from it. I think one of the most important thing is proper money management and savings,we live in a society that is so materialistic. Now with the recession people are actually using budgets and cutting back. Another good thing about the recession, it pays to be nice to people in general. You never know if someone has the ability to get you a job interview after you have been laid off or help you get back on your feet. Finally, people are realizing how important family is to them, no matter how severe the crisis goes, everyone should focus most on Customer Retention.
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