15 Statistics That Should Change The Business World But Haven’t
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20130604134550-284615-15-statistics-that-should-change-the-business-world-but-haven-t
Here are my (author’s) top 15 favourite stats from this list:
1. Price is not the main reason for customer churn, it is actually due to the overall poor quality of customer service Accenture global customer satisfaction report 2008.
2. A customer is 4 times more likely to defect to a competitor if the problem is service-related than price- or product-related Bain & Company.
3. The probability of selling to an existing customer is 60 70%. The probability of selling to a new prospect is 5-20% Marketing Metrics.
4. For every customer complaint there are 26 other unhappy customers who have remained silent Lee Resource.
5. A 2% increase in customer retention has the same effect as decreasing costs by 10% Leading on the Edge of Chaos, Emmet Murphy & Mark Murphy.
6. 96% of unhappy customers dont complain, however 91% of those will simply leave and never come back 1Financial Training services.
7. A dissatisfied customer will tell between 9-15 people about their experience. Around 13% of dissatisfied customers tell more than 20 people. White House Office of Consumer Affairs.
8. Happy customers who get their issue resolved tell about 4-6 people about their experience. White House Office of Consumer Affair.
9. 70% of buying experiences are based on how the customer feels they are being treated McKinsey.
10. 55% of customers would pay extra to guarantee a better service Defaqto research.
11. Customers who rate you 5 on a scale from 1 to 5 are six times more likely to buy from you again, compared to only giving you a score of 4.8. TeleFaction data research.
12. It takes 12 positive experiences to make up for one unresolved negative experience Understanding Customers by Ruby Newell-Legner.
13. A 5% reduction in the customer defection rate can increase profits by 5 95% Bain & Company.
14. It costs 67 times more to acquire a new customer than retain an existing one Bain & Company.
15. eCommerce spending for new customers is on average $24.50, compared to $52.50 for repeat customers McKinsey.
After making a negative review...why use them again?
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Maybe they wrote “Thank you” but it was changed by the auto spell-check.
California + teacher.
Not sure I trust the word of anyone with that combo.
A California teacher
That should say enough right there, but Most Teachers in California can not read or write above the 3rd grade level.
At least it wasn’t as bad as the pet sitting company in Texas (Prestigious Pets) that sued for $1 million over a bad review.