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		<title>The Costs Of Bad Customer Service</title>
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		<dc:creator>James Grima</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cost of bad customer service]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In a previous blog post with the provocative title how to grow your competitor&#8217;s retail business and run yours into the ground,  I was pretty graphic about the costs of bad customer service. That being said, I thought it worthwhile to do a few more calculations to really hammer home the costs:
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In a previous blog post with the provocative title <a href="http://www.positivetraining.com.au/blog/how-to-grow-your-competitors-retail-business-and-run-yours-into-the-ground">how to grow your competitor&#8217;s retail business and run yours into the ground, </a> I was pretty graphic about the costs of bad customer service. That being said, I thought it worthwhile to do a few more calculations to really hammer home the costs:</p>
<h1><span style="font-size: medium;">The Costs Of Bad Customer Service</span></h1>
<h2><span style="font-size: small;">Example #1: One sale of $100 with $20 of revenue per month:</span></h2>
<p><span id="more-9"></span>If a disgruntled customer tells 8 people (the minimum) the company will lose $800 in sales and $160 in revenue a month. That&#8217;s $2,400 in sales and $480 in revenue quarterly. It’s also $9,600 in sales and $1,920 in revenue yearly.</p>
<p>If a disgruntled customer tells 10 people (the median) the company will lose $1,000 in sales and $200 in revenue a month. That&#8217;s $3,000 in sales and $600 in revenue quarterly. It’s also $12,000 in sales and $2,400 in revenue yearly.</p>
<p>If a disgruntled customer tells 20 people (the maximum) the company will lose $2,000 in sales and $400 in revenue a month. That&#8217;s $6,000 in sales and $1,200 in revenue quarterly. It’s also $24,000 in sales and $4,800 in revenue yearly.</p>
<h2><span style="font-size: small;">Example #2: One sale of $15 with a $5 revenue per week:</span></h2>
<p>If a disgruntled customer tells 8 people (the minimum) the company will lose $120 in sales and $40 in revenue per week. The company will lose $540 in sales and $180 in revenue a month. That&#8217;s $1,620 in sales and $540 in revenue quarterly. It’s also $6,240 in sales and $2,080 in revenue yearly.</p>
<p>If a disgruntled customer tells 10 people (the median) the company will lose $150 in sales and $50 in revenue per week. The company will lose $675 in sales and $225 in revenue a month. That&#8217;ss $2,025 in sales and $675 in revenue quarterly. It’s also $7,800 in sales and $2,600 in revenue yearly.</p>
<p>If a disgruntled customer tells 20 people (the maximum) the company will lose $300 in sales and $100 in revenue per week. The company will lose $1,350 in sales and $450 in revenue a month. That&#8217;ss $4,050 in sales and $1,350 in revenue quarterly. It’s also $15,600 in sales and $5,200 in revenue yearly.</p>
<p><strong>Can you afford NOT to have good or great customer service?!?!?</strong></p>
<p>Stay tuned for ways to <a href="http://www.positivetraining.com.au">improve your customer service</a> in future blog posts &#8211; if you can&#8217;t afford to wait, contact <a href="http://www.positivetraining.com.au">Positive Training Solutions</a> &lt;&#8211; by clicking here!</p>
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