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Posted On Thursday, March 21, 2013 at at 8:42 AM by PradeepAmerican Express Survey Reinforces Value of Mystery Shopping
Posted On Sunday, November 25, 2012 at at 12:15 AM by Mystery ShopperThe results of a survey by American Express released on May 3 quantify the business benefits of mystery shopping and reveal the effect of customer service on the bottom line. The study shows that a large majority of Americans are willing to spend appreciably more with companies that provide excellent customer service, a finding that suggests investments in customer service can have significant financial returns. Mystery shopping companies are enthusiastic about the study because it reinforces their assertion that measuring and managing the customer experience through mystery shopping has a positive ROI.
Mystery shopping is a process in which pre-recruited and qualified consumers measure the extent to which a customer's interactions with a business mirror the experiences the business intends. The purposes of this customer experience measurement include evaluating customer service and the degree to which a company's brand promises are being executed in the customer environment.
Details about the American Express study may be found at:
http://about.americanexpress.com/news/pr/2011/csbar.aspx
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Posted On Friday, November 25, 2011 at at 7:27 PM by PradeepUS June trade deficit biggest since 2008 at $53.1 bn - The Economic Times
Posted On Thursday, August 11, 2011 at at 7:32 PM by PradeepThe deficit rose 4.4 percent to $53.1 billion in June, the largest imbalance since October 2008, the Commerce Department reported Thursday. Imports fell 0.8 percent to $223.9 billion as crude oil prices fell for the first time in nine months. Exports dropped 2.3 percent to $170.9 billion, the biggest decline in more than two years.
The drop in exports, the second in a row, was a blow to hopes that rising overseas demand will boost the fortunes of American manufacturers in the face of a slump in spending by US consumers. The concern now is that a global slowdown will hobble a US economy that is in danger of stalling out.
The deficit through June is running at an annual rate of $576.6 billion, 15.3 percent higher than the 2010 imbalance. A higher trade deficit subtracts from overall economic growth because it means consumers are purchasing more foreign-made goods and fewer products made by US workers.
The big rise in June's deficit came as a surprise to economists who had been forecasting an improved deficit based on their belief that oil prices would fall, lowering imports, while exports would recover from a May decline which had been the first setback after 10 monthly gains.
Instead, exports tumbled by the largest amount since a 5.1 percent plunge in January 2009 as the global economy was in the grips of a deep recession.
The weak June trade report was the latest in a string of disappointing economic statistics raising concerns that the US economy could be in danger of toppling into another recession. The economy slowed to an annual rate of just 0.8 percent in the first six months of the year, the slowest period of growth since the recession officially ended two years ago. In June, consumers cut spending for the first time in 20 months and saved more while wages were barely growing and unemployment remained above 9 percent.
The deficit with China shot up by 6.8 percent $26.7 billion in June, the highest since September 2010. The deficit with the European Union rose 12.2 percent to $9.8 billion, the worst imbalance since July 2008. The deficit with Japan climbed 53 percent to $4 billion. Imports with Japan had been reduced in previous months following the March natural disasters which disrupted production at Japanese auto plants and other factories. As Japanese factories have resumed more normal operations, shipments to the United States have been rebounding.
Oil imports fell 4.3 percent in June to $38.2 billion as the average price of a barrel of crude oil fell to $106, down from $108.70 in May. It marked the first decline in crude prices in nine months.
U.S. stocks follow global stocks lower - USATODAY.com
Posted On Monday, August 8, 2011 at at 7:54 AM by PradeepWorries about the downgrade of U.S. debt and a possible recession in the USA outweighed relief at aEuropean Central Bank pledge to buy up Italian and Spanish bonds to help those countries avoid defaults.
A key concern is how much the U.S. debt downgrade will contribute to global uncertainty, causing investors to sell stocks and hang onto their cash, hobbling the global economic recovery.
European markets lost early momentum and most were trading sharply lower ahead of the opening of U.S. markets, when traders will have their first chance to respond to Standard & Poor's decision to lower its triple A rating for the U.S.
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Investors remain worried about the state of the world economy and policymakers' ability to deal with the European debt crisis, said Neil MacKinnon, global macro strategist at VTB Capital.