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Have you seen The Customer Experience Factbook?

In this 180+ page report, you'll find all the information and support you need to build a profitable, effective CX Improvement Program that spans every part of your business. You'll be able to implement and manage meaningful and profitable change, and grow your bottom line despite a slowing economy.

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Micro-marketers: Long slog pays off

Micro-business owners in the UK's marketing industry work an average of 56 hours a week - some 75% longer than the average British working week - according to research commissioned by call handling solutions firm, Penelope.

The study found that entrepreneurs in the construction industry were working the longest week, at an average of 62 hours.

And this trend of working longer hours shows no sign of slowing down as evidenced by the recent employment statistics from the Office of National Statistics which show a 0.3% increase in hours worked during the past three months alone.

The results highlighted the commitment and investment workers in the marketing industry are making in order to make their businesses a success.

The company suggests that micro-business owners are in a virtuous cycle when it comes to time and money, as 61% of marketing business owners state that they would prefer to have more money than time.

These smaller business owners are clearly willing to invest personal time in order to reap the long-term benefit of having more money.

"These results show the hard work and dedication being invested by micro business owners in the marketing industry," said Ed Reeves, co-founder for Penelope. "Being the owner and operator of a micro business means taking on multiple roles and being everything to every customer. As such, many of these owners are both time and cash-strapped and they need to make the most of every day because the amount of time being squeeze into the working week is enormous."


Sources: Penelope /
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Have you seen The Customer Experience Factbook?

In this 180+ page report, you'll find all the information and support you need to build a profitable, effective CX Improvement Program that spans every part of your business.

You'll be able to implement and manage meaningful and profitable change, and grow your bottom line despite a slowing economy. Grab this goldmine of easily adaptable and up-to-date strategies, walk-throughs, trends, technologies, research, suppliers and partners, plus all the supporting arguments you need to build a solid CX strategy.

While most marketers could list maybe a dozen key points for improving their brand's Customer Experience (CX), the researchers and writers at The Marketing Factbook have identified FORTY main 'CX Keys' which will help you drive your customers to new levels of delight, loyalty, advocacy and profitability.

The areas in which customers have direct contact with your organization are perhaps the most obvious places in which CX improvements can be made, and this report addresses all 24 of these 'Direct CX Keys', applicable to offline and online businesses alike.

At the same time there are many other areas that indirectly affect CX (such as the supply chain, policies and processes) in which every business can make simple but far-reaching improvements. This report guides you through the problems and solutions for all 16 of these 'Indirect CX Keys', many of which are often forgotten or under-played even in the best CX strategies.

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