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Simplicity Delivers

Company policies change often. They often come out with rules and regulations which make lives of customers tough.

But there are few announcements which are welcomed by customers. At this moment effectively communicating your offers to your customers become important.

Amazon announced credit of $50 to customers who have purchased HD DVD players from them.

Thanks to consumerist, you can read letter here.

  • Letter from Amazon sounds less customer friendly and more obliging.
  • There are too many Do's and Dont's which customer need to remember before redeeming $50
  • There is too much information (Amazon marketplace, Early adopter mailing list) for customers to absorb
All in all a communication which is not written keeping customer in mind.

On the contrary, Apple CEO Steve Jobs, written a letter announcing credit $ 100 for early adopters. All advantages given to early adopters of Apple products.

Simple and customer centric communication can make small price offs sound as a great deal. They also offer a chance to offer great customer connect

Your product missing from shopping list...

Came across this video on Seth's blog.

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As a retail professional, this video tells me that customer will buy what they have on their grocery list or on their mind. What you can do if your product is at not on shopping list nor on their mind.

Putting products on shelves does not ensure that they will move off the shelves. Smiling, courteous and ever willing to help people trained about your products can help. People can create an unforgettable experience around your product which is difficult to ignore.

Investing in people is equally important as investing in creation of new products.