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Re:It costs 5x more to attract a new customer than to retain... by seiji on Monday November 25, 2013 @09:01AM (#6794025)
...with the caveat that there's negative cost associated with retaining bad ones instead of cutting them loose and finding better fits.
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Re:It costs 5x more to attract a new customer than to retain... by hopeless on Monday November 25, 2013 @10:11AM (#6794389)
the same is true of bad customers and clients
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Re:It costs 5x more to attract a new customer than to retain... by ars_technician on Monday November 25, 2013 @10:54AM (#6794705)
only if keeping a customer is exclusionary to having another in its place (e.g. consulting or services with limited 'slots' for customers).
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