One of the most widely held beliefs about advertising is based on one remark made approximately one hundred years ago, by a famous merchant named John Wanamaker (1838-1922). He is credited with the saying: “Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is I don’t know which half”.
Decreasing the number of complaints by improving the quality of the products or the services we offer –is what a lot of organizations understand about how to do customer service, in particular, and business, in general. But are satisfied customers sufficient for the company’s long term profitable growth? Or do they need something else?
The work/life dichotomy appeared, as a notion, during the mid-1800s and it referred to the human being’s need for balance both at personal, and at professional level. In other words, it encompassed strategies to attain a state of equilibrium between lifestyle and career.
In a world in which increasingly more people integrate the digital component into their lives, it is only natural that an organization should have a voice within the online environment. Regardless of whether organizations sell their products through brick-and-mortar stores, or on online shops, promote their services in the printed press, or rely on the customers’ word of mouth, being in direct contact with their specific audience online has become not only the norm, but a detrimental tool of business survival.
How many decisions do we base on prices? Our minds are continuously set on the growth or cut down of prices, while we constantly search for the most affordable way to live a good life. But what if a bargain was just around the corner? And what if the right instrument to spot it was at reach?