91. Cultivate Contented Customers

Merely meeting your customers’ needs is not going to earn their loyalty. Customers also have expectations. They are going to measure your company, not by how well you meet their needs, but by how well you exceed their expectations. You must continually look for innovative and creative ways to improve in order to build a customer link for life. To achieve this, you must continue to maintain a high level of efficiency and effectiveness. Customers will not stay loyal if you sacrifice efficiency and effectiveness for the sake of being creative and innovative. Strike a balance between the two, and you will find the secret of cultivating customers who remain contented and loyal.

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