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How AI Can Help Universities Boost Student Performance And Improve Retention

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Armed with AI-powered data insights and automated platforms, higher education institutions see a number of benefits, including improving the admissions process, boosting student retention, automating manual tasks, and improving student experience. Machine learning increases students retention.

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7 Customer Service Trends To Watch And Leverage In 2012

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by Richard Shapiro, founder and president of The Center For Client Retention ( www.tcfcr.com ). Providing exceptional customer service has long been seen as a competitive advantage. All of these changes actually underscore the importance of getting back to the basics of treating customers as individuals with unique needs.

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How to Use Frugal Innovation to Grow Your Startup

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Investors can also be skittish, and winning new customers is not easy. The term “frugal innovation” was coined by Navi Radjou and Jaideep Prabhu in their 2012 book Jugaad Innovation: Think Frugal, Be Flexible, Generate Breakthrough Growth. It helps you to understand your customers better. But don’t give up!

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Nitex Takes Fashion Forward

Austin Startup

Muhummad Mahdi (left) and Arifin Hasan (right), Founders of Nitex In 2012, Bangladeshi computer science student Muhammad Mahdi received a call from an old high school friend, Arifin Hasan. Now the company boasts a global team and a 90% customer retention rate. Hasan wanted to meet up again.

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How to Project Customer Retention for a Subscription Business

Lightspeed Venture Partners

Recently, Eric Liaw sent us a very interesting May 2006 paper entitled “How to Project Customer Retention”, authored by marketing professors Peter Fader (Wharton) and Bruce Hardie (London Business School) and published in the Journal of Interactive Marketing in 2007. and payback periods under 12 months.

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Making Green From Green

YoungUpstarts

Additionally, your company can make money as you create a green reason for customers to buy from your organization. Because water runs through the pavement, there is no need for drainage, sewers, or a retention pond. Additionally, the company does not need to deal with pollutants that collect in retention pond water.

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What Makes A Successful Franchisee?

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A Commitment to Customer Service. Seeing the bigger picture and focusing on the impact your business will have on the community will help you develop an internal culture that attracts loyal employees and customers. Your customer service will also be one of your best marketing tools. Lawns branding development since 2012.