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Via Giuseppe Mauriello 
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March 14, 1:56 AM
According to the Harvard Business School, increasing customer retention rates by 5 percent increases profits by 25 percent to 95 percent. 
Gaurav Pandey's curator insight,
March 14, 7:42 PM
Excellent post.
I'd like to add a few thoughts here:
Customer retention is all about value creation and engagement. Don't make it all about your brand, some fun and entertainment such as polls, infographics, sweepstakes, pictures, videos etc. go a long way in retaining interest in your brand.
With the overload of one-dimensional posts on social pages of brands, it's even more important for marketers to go that extra mile to gauge the pulse of your community. That said, you have to build a community first.
Social networks and communities are different, although there may be some overlap. It's these communities which will really provide momentum to your campaigns. By brining like-minded people together as part of these communities, businesses come across as more transparent and supportive than agressive. This is because in a community individuals come together and that gives them the power to decide collectively, to spread the word and take actions which are not forced on them. If brands recognise this, they will understand that building communities and not just social networks is the way forward. Community building takes more than a few promoted posts and luring customers in with discount coupons, it takes sustained effort at building trust. And if a company manages to achieve this, the rewards are plentiful as their customers will then act as their brand ambassadors helping spread the message organically.
So my advice to marketers is be open, be responsive, be socially responsible and build trust through sustained effort. Please let me know your thoughts.
Cheers! 
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March 27, 12:47 AM
Excellent piece - read Convince and Convert #leadership Delete the scoop?
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How’s your company culture doing? Is it a powerful, positive impact for employees every day, reinforcing your core values in how the work gets done so everyone knows how they’re contributing to achieving your vision and mission?
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Change is not the problem - resistance to change is the problem. The most common beliefs and reasons that people resist change - Torben Rick Via Michael J. Quinn
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The real skill then is assisting people to cope with change. As professional advisers, our great crew can help you navigate those unchartered waters... 
David Hain's curator insight,
March 10, 3:26 AM
Change is the only constant - learn to live with it! 
Elisa Mª Piñero's curator insight,
March 19, 6:54 PM
Evitar trampas comunes en la gestión del cambio. 
Antoine Moore's curator insight,
March 26, 2:24 PM
This article speaks to organizational change work, but I think it equally applies to doing community change work. Delete the scoop?
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The world has never been so full of knowledge. We need leaders that search out the best knowledge, act today to prepare for a better tomorrow. Via Richard van der Lee, Amy Melendez, David Hain
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Could not agree more.... 
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March 5, 7:48 AM
(From the article): The world needs good leadership, our nation needs leaders, our businesses need leaders. Leaders and managers that have a hunger and thirst for knowledge, improvement, and execution. These are the people that will get ahead, these are the people that will understand, these are the people that will have a brighter future – because, “There is no tomorrow to remember if we don’t do something today” 
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March 8, 1:01 AM
From article : "There is no tomorrow to remember if we don't do something today" Delete the scoop?
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Most workplace disputes and disasters can be traced back to one thing: a lack of leadership. So, what’s the absolute No. 1 most important leadership trait in the history of the universe?
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It's not only a Leadership trait, it's THE interpersonal skill that we can all benefit from....especially if you are in business, or married... Delete the scoop?
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The Beak family has worked in the meat industry for four generations – and counting. That’s an astonishing 130 years of combined experience that David Beak has drawn upon to create the perfect sausage.
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Who in your organization has the most direct impact on how your customers perceive the company? This, of course, varies by industry, but it’s rarely ever your senior executives. Delete the scoop?
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WE have often heard that the only thing constant in life is CHANGE. While this has proven true in every arena of our personal and professional lives, we still seem ill-prepared whenever it is upon us.
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To help businesses cope with today’s progressively complex and competitive demands, a new research report titled “Rising to the Challenge
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Bullies destroy your company. Not only do they destroy the culture of your company, they destroy the ability of employees to produce their best work.
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When Telstra manager Dale Hargreaves slipped down the stairs in her socks while working from home, she set off shock waves around the country. Delete the scoop?
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Do you think you’re ready to start your own business? If you’ve got a great idea and feel it’s finally time to take the first entrepreneurial step, ask yourself the following questions before you start:
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What works in Stuttgart won't work in Shanghai.
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LinkedIn is expanding in Australia at a phenomenal rate. In an exclusive interview, its chiefs tell of the progress and plans of the professionals’ social networking site, which is set to disrupt industries from media to recruitment.
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If you are in business and want to increase your network, LinkedIn is a must. Delete the scoop?
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From humble beginnings meeting my co-founder in an online chat room, we've grown Bigcommerce to the fastest growing eCommerce platform in the world that helps SMEs get online and sell more.
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Don’t get me wrong, I still believe that we should still be investing in “things” such as technology to put into the hands of our students as they can give us some transformational opportunities for learning, but our best investment, in any organization, is always people.
I have been hearing too many stories of people having to jump through so many hoops to go and learn on their own. As a professional we should also be able to invest in our own learning, but we have to see that people are doing this quite often and when they learn they bring value to the organization as well.
Via Gust MEES, David Hain 
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March 5, 7:03 PM
People...without them your organization doesn't exist. 
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May 23, 9:04 PM
This fits with my last Tweet: @DClaphamK12: Good article, we all should be viewing Professional Learning as our best return on an investment. Delete the scoop?
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The book Conscious Capitalism calls for a higher purpose for business and lays out a roadmap on how to get there. Via Susan Bainbridge 
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March 1, 7:55 AM
A higher purpose of business that goes well beyond their finances is on the rise worldwide where the aim is to do both good for the planet and well for stakeholders. Join the movement... Delete the scoop?
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Uses 7 questions that plague Martin Scorsese on movie projects, to explain what project managers can do to improve their leadership skills. Via Kenneth Mikkelsen, Christine Heine, David Hain 
Tony Brugman (Bright & Company)'s curator insight,
March 3, 2:45 PM
Great blog on linking Martin Scorsese's POV on his way of working to general Project Management and Leadership: "As I read the list of 7 questions that plague Mr. Scorsese, I had an a-ha moment: if Martin Scorsese deals with these same questions that I do, it makes encountering and tackling them that much easier to deal with."
The writer refers to an interview in FastCompany (http://www.fastcompany.com/1793518/martin-scorsese-vision-hollywood)
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There is no denying that Twitter is an exceptional social media platform, but how many organisations really make the most of the 140 character window of opportunity it offers and how much impact can it really have as a business tool?
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It was certainly an exciting year in social media for brands in 2012, with many intriguing industry developments. Given that the pace of innovation in social will only increase this year, what will 2013 hold for brand marketers as they seek to capitalize on today’s trends? Delete the scoop?
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Forget the empty platitudes.Your star employee is not a "godsend," he/she is a person worthy of appreciation and respect, who deserves your frequent acknowledgment. When was the last time you thanked him/her - really thanked him/her?
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It's just to easy to ignore good manners these days. All the management books tell us recognition is the greatest form of reward! Delete the scoop?
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Wise entrepreneurs put systems in place from the onset to ensure customers come back again and again.
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HR is like Ben Affleck and Argo? Well, yeah. Since Argo is based on a true story, we knew the ending before the movie even started. And it is a tribute to the director, Ben Affleck, that we were sitting on the edge of our seats as the story was coming to an end. HR is a lot like that sometimes.
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Leading, managing and operating a business are 3 very different things. Here's how to tell which you might be good at and which...not so much. Via Susan Bainbridge Delete the scoop?
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Some very good points here!