{"id":729533,"date":"2010-04-07T13:29:17","date_gmt":"2010-04-07T17:29:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=729533"},"modified":"2010-04-07T13:29:17","modified_gmt":"2010-04-07T17:29:17","slug":"how-much-will-you-invest-in-your-clients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=729533","title":{"rendered":"How Much Will You Invest In Your Clients?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\", Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 22px;font-size: 14px;color: #111111\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 0px;margin-top: 0px;margin-right: 0px;margin-bottom: 1.571em;margin-left: 0px\"><span style=\"padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 0px;margin-top: 0px;margin-right: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-left: 0px;font-weight: normal;font-size: 13px\">The Evolution of a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thebusinessmasterycourse.com\/\" style=\"padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 0px;margin-top: 0px;margin-right: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-left: 0px;text-decoration: underline;color: #2361a1\">Successful Marketing<\/a>\u00a0Campaign<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 0px;margin-top: 0px;margin-right: 0px;margin-bottom: 1.571em;margin-left: 0px\">Despite what many may tell you\u2026 successful marketing does not happen overnight. It takes time, testing and a plan.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 0px;margin-top: 0px;margin-right: 0px;margin-bottom: 1.571em;margin-left: 0px\">You may be extremely surprised to first learn that some\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thebusinessmasterycourse.com\/\" style=\"padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 0px;margin-top: 0px;margin-right: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-left: 0px;text-decoration: underline;color: #2361a1\">marketing and advertising<\/a>\u00a0campaigns are considered a success if they break even.\u00a0 If you spend $500 on the ad placement and you get back $500 in profit \u2013 it may be a great success for your business.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 0px;margin-top: 0px;margin-right: 0px;margin-bottom: 1.571em;margin-left: 0px\"><strong style=\"padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 0px;margin-top: 0px;margin-right: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-left: 0px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 0px;margin-top: 0px;margin-right: 0px;margin-bottom: 1.571em;margin-left: 0px\"><strong style=\"padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 0px;margin-top: 0px;margin-right: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-left: 0px\">WHAT?\u00a0 How can breaking even be considered a success?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 0px;margin-top: 0px;margin-right: 0px;margin-bottom: 1.571em;margin-left: 0px\">Most business owners never put 3 seconds worth of thought into what the lifetime value of your clients may be.\u00a0 Lifetime value of a client is calculated by adding up the initial purchase (averaged out) of a first time buyer in your business, times the amount of times in a year they buy from you, times how many years they stay a loyal client.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 0px;margin-top: 0px;margin-right: 0px;margin-bottom: 1.571em;margin-left: 0px\">For example:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 0px;margin-top: 0px;margin-right: 0px;margin-bottom: 1.571em;margin-left: 0px\">Hairdresser<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 0px;margin-top: 0px;margin-right: 0px;margin-bottom: 1.571em;margin-left: 0px\">First time client = $25<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 0px;margin-top: 0px;margin-right: 0px;margin-bottom: 1.571em;margin-left: 0px\">Average times \/ year = 10<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 0px;margin-top: 0px;margin-right: 0px;margin-bottom: 1.571em;margin-left: 0px\">Average years as client = 3<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 0px;margin-top: 0px;margin-right: 0px;margin-bottom: 1.571em;margin-left: 0px\"><strong style=\"padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 0px;margin-top: 0px;margin-right: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-left: 0px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 0px;margin-top: 0px;margin-right: 0px;margin-bottom: 1.571em;margin-left: 0px\"><strong style=\"padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 0px;margin-top: 0px;margin-right: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-left: 0px\">Multiplied out makes each and every client worth $750 to the hairdresser (25\u00d710&#215;3)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 0px;margin-top: 0px;margin-right: 0px;margin-bottom: 1.571em;margin-left: 0px\">If you are a hairdresser and look at each new client as being worth $750 to you \u2013 what are you willing to do to get more clients?\u00a0\u00a0<em style=\"padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 0px;margin-top: 0px;margin-right: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-left: 0px\">Would you spend $50 to make $750?\u00a0<\/em>I would certainly hope so. If not, let me repeat \u2013 each and every new client is worth $750 to you.\u00a0 Bring in 10 new clients a week and you are adding $7500 in new business a week.\u00a0 While you earn the money over the next few years \u2013 it is money you NEVER would have had.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 0px;margin-top: 0px;margin-right: 0px;margin-bottom: 1.571em;margin-left: 0px\">Do the math in your own business \u2013 the numbers don\u2019t lie.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 0px;margin-top: 0px;margin-right: 0px;margin-bottom: 1.571em;margin-left: 0px\">Now, here\u2019s the real exciting part.\u00a0 The key to lifetime value is to increase each number by small (or large) amounts.\u00a0 For example:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 0px;margin-top: 0px;margin-right: 0px;margin-bottom: 1.571em;margin-left: 0px\"><strong style=\"padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 0px;margin-top: 0px;margin-right: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-left: 0px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 0px;margin-top: 0px;margin-right: 0px;margin-bottom: 1.571em;margin-left: 0px\"><strong style=\"padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 0px;margin-top: 0px;margin-right: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-left: 0px\">Hairdresser \u2013 Doing it the old way<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 0px;margin-top: 0px;margin-right: 0px;margin-bottom: 1.571em;margin-left: 0px\">First time client = $25<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 0px;margin-top: 0px;margin-right: 0px;margin-bottom: 1.571em;margin-left: 0px\">Average times \/ year = 10<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 0px;margin-top: 0px;margin-right: 0px;margin-bottom: 1.571em;margin-left: 0px\">Average years as client = 3<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 0px;margin-top: 0px;margin-right: 0px;margin-bottom: 1.571em;margin-left: 0px\"><strong style=\"padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 0px;margin-top: 0px;margin-right: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-left: 0px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 0px;margin-top: 0px;margin-right: 0px;margin-bottom: 1.571em;margin-left: 0px\"><strong style=\"padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 0px;margin-top: 0px;margin-right: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-left: 0px\">Hairdresser \u2013 Doing it the new way<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 0px;margin-top: 0px;margin-right: 0px;margin-bottom: 1.571em;margin-left: 0px\">First time client = $35 (by adding up sells and products at till \u2013 and making sure everyone knows about them \u2013 most don\u2019t sell hard at this \u2013 an extra $10 at minimum)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 0px;margin-top: 0px;margin-right: 0px;margin-bottom: 1.571em;margin-left: 0px\">Average times \/ year = 10 = bump up to 12 times \u2013 once a month \u2013 through consistent reminders and bonuses<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 0px;margin-top: 0px;margin-right: 0px;margin-bottom: 1.571em;margin-left: 0px\">Average years as client = 3 = bump to 4 years = treat them better and they will not leave as quickly<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 0px;margin-top: 0px;margin-right: 0px;margin-bottom: 1.571em;margin-left: 0px\"><strong style=\"padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 0px;margin-top: 0px;margin-right: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-left: 0px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 0px;margin-top: 0px;margin-right: 0px;margin-bottom: 1.571em;margin-left: 0px\"><strong style=\"padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 0px;margin-top: 0px;margin-right: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-left: 0px\">Now look at the numbers = $1400 for every new client (35\u00d710&#215;4)!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 0px;margin-top: 0px;margin-right: 0px;margin-bottom: 1.571em;margin-left: 0px\">By putting a little more effort into getting them back more often, buy more while there and staying a loyal client longer you have almost doubled what they are going to spend with you!<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 0px;margin-top: 0px;margin-right: 0px;margin-bottom: 1.571em;margin-left: 0px\">All by paying attention to them and making sure they get the best possible services and treatment possible.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 0px;margin-top: 0px;margin-right: 0px;margin-bottom: 1.571em;margin-left: 0px\"><em style=\"padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 0px;margin-top: 0px;margin-right: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-left: 0px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 0px;margin-top: 0px;margin-right: 0px;margin-bottom: 1.571em;margin-left: 0px\"><em style=\"padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 0px;margin-top: 0px;margin-right: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-left: 0px\">Now, how much will you spend to get a $1400 client for the first time?<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 0px;margin-top: 0px;margin-right: 0px;margin-bottom: 1.571em;margin-left: 0px\">Do the math and your world will quickly expand as you see the big picture.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 0px;margin-top: 0px;margin-right: 0px;margin-bottom: 1.571em;margin-left: 0px\">Get your pen and paper out \u2013 and start adding!<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 0px;margin-top: 0px;margin-right: 0px;margin-bottom: 1.571em;margin-left: 0px\">To your success,<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 0px;margin-top: 0px;margin-right: 0px;margin-bottom: 1.571em;margin-left: 0px\">Troy White<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\n Click here for original story, <a href=\"http:\/\/advertising.ducttapemarketing.com\/2010\/04\/how-much-will-you-invest-in-your-clients.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How Much Will You Invest In Your 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