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UNClE FRANK’S 21 SECRETS OF CREATING A mONEy-mAKING CUSTOmER ExPERIENCE REvEAlEd!<br />

means they welcome feedback and try to correct the situation. Encourage<br />

your staff to respond positively to criticism and view complaints<br />

as an opportunity to strengthen relationships with customers<br />

and improve your business.<br />

8. Make it FUn<br />

When you go to a Disney theme park, you expect to have fun. But<br />

who’d expect to have fun in a computer store? Yet, chances are, the<br />

most crowded store in many malls will always be the Apple Store.<br />

So what can we learn from Apple? If customers can come in and<br />

try out your products, you should let them do so. You could copy<br />

Uncle Frank’s idea and have them round to play games and watch<br />

your big TV. Even something as simple as a summer cookout could<br />

make your business seem fun.<br />

9. pay attention to detail<br />

One of the guiding principles of Starbucks is that “Everything Matters”.<br />

That means that all the little details in your business – the environment,<br />

your people, the background music – are crucial to the<br />

customer experience. Often it’s the small things people notice – and<br />

getting small things wrong can be a deal breaker.<br />

10. cHarge preMiUM priceS<br />

One thing about all three of these successful role models (Apple/<br />

Starbucks/Disney) is that they don’t even try to compete on price.<br />

Indeed they often make a virtue of being more expensive. Are you<br />

trying to build a great experience on thin profit margins? Think<br />

about how you can improve the experience to charge higher prices.<br />

11. Have a clear viSion<br />

The founders of Disney, Starbucks and Apple all had clear ideas<br />

of what they wanted their future to look like. Imagine the future of<br />

your business — think ahead 100 years and your company is still<br />

going strong. What would you like it to look like then?<br />

12. cater to tHe kidS<br />

If your business serves adults who just happen to be parents, don’t<br />

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