Customer
noun
A person who buys goods or services from a shop or business.
The store provides discounts to regular customers.
Often appears as...
- loyal customer
- potential customer
noun
A person or organization that uses a service.
Our software is user-friendly and thus preferred by many customers.
Often appears as...
- end customer
- customer satisfaction
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Technical
noun
A person whose behavior is difficult to deal with.
Bob can be a difficult customer when he's angry.
Often appears as...
- difficult customer
- demanding customer
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
A person who buys goods or services from a shop or business.
The store provides discounts to regular customers.
Often appears as...
- loyal customer
- potential customer
noun
A person or organization that uses a service.
Our software is user-friendly and thus preferred by many customers.
Often appears as...
- end customer
- customer satisfaction
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A person whose behavior is difficult to deal with.
Bob can be a difficult customer when he's angry.
Often appears as...
- difficult customer
- demanding customer
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Purchasing Power
Understand 'customer' implies the power to choose where to buy.
As a customer, you have the right to return defective products.
Pro Tip 2/3Regular Visits
'Customer' often refers to someone who shops repeatedly at the same place.
The coffee shop has many customers who come in daily.
Pro Tip 3/3Impersonal Label
The term doesn't imply a personal relationship, unlike 'client'.
Supermarkets have thousands of customers they don't know personally.
Pro Tip 1/3Purchasing Power
Understand 'customer' implies the power to choose where to buy.
As a customer, you have the right to return defective products.
Pro Tip 2/3Regular Visits
'Customer' often refers to someone who shops repeatedly at the same place.
The coffee shop has many customers who come in daily.
Pro Tip 3/3Impersonal Label
The term doesn't imply a personal relationship, unlike 'client'.
Supermarkets have thousands of customers they don't know personally.
Pro Tip 1/3Purchasing Power
Understand 'customer' implies the power to choose where to buy.
As a customer, you have the right to return defective products.
Pro Tip 2/3Regular Visits
'Customer' often refers to someone who shops repeatedly at the same place.
The coffee shop has many customers who come in daily.
Pro Tip 3/3Impersonal Label
The term doesn't imply a personal relationship, unlike 'client'.
Supermarkets have thousands of customers they don't know personally.
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Why do competitors open...
Think about all the fast food chains, clothing boutiques, or mobile phone kiosks at the mall. Customers may be better served by distributing services throughout a community, but this leaves businesses vulnerable to aggressive competition. In the real world, customers come from more than one direction, and businesses are free to compete with marketing strategies,
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Upgrading management...
to pair their instincts and experience with real-world analytics the results of the drivers are getting home earlier to see their families mileage is down which is good for profits in the environment customer satisfaction is actually up and they've been saving lives through an insight that they didn't have which is most accidents were happening during
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How do focus groups...
Those put numbers on questions like how many potential customers there are and what price they'd be willing to pay. This part of the process changes as technology evolves. But focus groups have remained largely the same for decades. Perhaps when it comes to the big, important questions,
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SpaceX's plan to fly you...
despite the fact that SpaceX's first three launches blew up. I mean, how on earth did you do that? So actually, selling rockets is all about relationships and making a connection with these customers. When you don't have a rocket to sell, what's really important is selling your team,
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How we'll earn money in...
of economic stagnation, or maybe even a declining economic spiral, as there simply aren't enough customers out there to buy the products and services being produced. It's really important to realize that all of us as individuals rely on access to that market economy
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The single biggest...
So much about a team's execution is its ability to adapt to getting punched in the face by the customer. The customer is the true reality. And that's why I came to think that the team maybe was the most important thing. Then I started looking at the business model.
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The Water Crisis PIPE...
some steam and his grain has found an enthusiastic local market artisanal baker don guerra often makes themselves a thousand loaves in three hours cheers cheers customers of barrio bread often tell him his loaves remind them of
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Why do airlines sell too...
Or have you been bumped off a flight that you paid for? These are all symptoms of overbooking, a practice where businesses and institutions sell or book more than their full capacity. While often infuriating for the customer,
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Turtle Spa! PIPE Turtle's...
green turtles are regular customers here a turtle shell is fused from its ribcage and covered in living skin she can feel the tickling on her shell to encourage the service a turtle adopts a special posture
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Beware, fellow...
and characterized by the same kinds of feedback loops you find in a natural ecosystem, a feedback loop between customers and businesses. Raising wages increases demand, which increases hiring,
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Why do competitors open...
Think about all the fast food chains, clothing boutiques, or mobile phone kiosks at the mall. Customers may be better served by distributing services throughout a community, but this leaves businesses vulnerable to aggressive competition. In the real world, customers come from more than one direction, and businesses are free to compete with marketing strategies,
Video examples
Upgrading management...
to pair their instincts and experience with real-world analytics the results of the drivers are getting home earlier to see their families mileage is down which is good for profits in the environment customer satisfaction is actually up and they've been saving lives through an insight that they didn't have which is most accidents were happening during
Video examples
How do focus groups...
Those put numbers on questions like how many potential customers there are and what price they'd be willing to pay. This part of the process changes as technology evolves. But focus groups have remained largely the same for decades. Perhaps when it comes to the big, important questions,
Video examples
SpaceX's plan to fly you...
despite the fact that SpaceX's first three launches blew up. I mean, how on earth did you do that? So actually, selling rockets is all about relationships and making a connection with these customers. When you don't have a rocket to sell, what's really important is selling your team,
Video examples
How we'll earn money in...
of economic stagnation, or maybe even a declining economic spiral, as there simply aren't enough customers out there to buy the products and services being produced. It's really important to realize that all of us as individuals rely on access to that market economy
Video examples
The single biggest...
So much about a team's execution is its ability to adapt to getting punched in the face by the customer. The customer is the true reality. And that's why I came to think that the team maybe was the most important thing. Then I started looking at the business model.
Video examples
The Water Crisis PIPE...
some steam and his grain has found an enthusiastic local market artisanal baker don guerra often makes themselves a thousand loaves in three hours cheers cheers customers of barrio bread often tell him his loaves remind them of
Video examples
Why do airlines sell too...
Or have you been bumped off a flight that you paid for? These are all symptoms of overbooking, a practice where businesses and institutions sell or book more than their full capacity. While often infuriating for the customer,
Video examples
Turtle Spa! PIPE Turtle's...
green turtles are regular customers here a turtle shell is fused from its ribcage and covered in living skin she can feel the tickling on her shell to encourage the service a turtle adopts a special posture
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Beware, fellow...
and characterized by the same kinds of feedback loops you find in a natural ecosystem, a feedback loop between customers and businesses. Raising wages increases demand, which increases hiring,
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Steve Jobs
American Businessman
It took us three years to build the NeXT computer. If we'd given customers what they said they wanted, we'd have built a computer they'd have been happy with a year after we spoke to them - not something they'd want now.
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Jeff Bezos
American Businessman
We see our customers as invited guests to a party, and we are the hosts. It's our job every day to make every important aspect of the customer experience a little bit better.
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Sam Walton
American Businessman
Each Wal-Mart store should reflect the values of its customers and support the vision they hold for their community.
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Jean-Marie Messier
French Businessman
Our multiaccess approach will make the life of the customer simpler.
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L'Wren Scott
American Designer
It's so important your customer can rely on you for your classics.
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Howard Schultz
American Businessman
Customers have different need states and life experiences.
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Giles Deacon
British Designer
The customer who likes to be noticed is important to us.
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Salt Bae
Turkish Chef
I get all of my motivation from my customers.
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Michael LeBoeuf
American Businessman
Treat your customers like lifetime partners.
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Antoine Arnault
French Businessman
I like to respect my customers.
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Steve Jobs
American Businessman
It took us three years to build the NeXT computer. If we'd given customers what they said they wanted, we'd have built a computer they'd have been happy with a year after we spoke to them - not something they'd want now.
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Jeff Bezos
American Businessman
We see our customers as invited guests to a party, and we are the hosts. It's our job every day to make every important aspect of the customer experience a little bit better.
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Sam Walton
American Businessman
Each Wal-Mart store should reflect the values of its customers and support the vision they hold for their community.
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Jean-Marie Messier
French Businessman
Our multiaccess approach will make the life of the customer simpler.
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L'Wren Scott
American Designer
It's so important your customer can rely on you for your classics.
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Howard Schultz
American Businessman
Customers have different need states and life experiences.
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Giles Deacon
British Designer
The customer who likes to be noticed is important to us.
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Salt Bae
Turkish Chef
I get all of my motivation from my customers.
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Michael LeBoeuf
American Businessman
Treat your customers like lifetime partners.
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Antoine Arnault
French Businessman
I like to respect my customers.
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