Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Furniture World Article on using GMROI and IGMROI

Track this inventory metric to understand your customer’s buying patterns, establish a more relevant product mix, satisfy more people and sell more.

by Daivd McMahon

Consumers’ tastes and the economy are constantly changing. Some vendors and categories that were once popular are not anymore. You cannot control your customers’ tastes or the economy, least of all, through general advertising. This is impossible. If you agree, ask yourself, “What can I control?”

In this article, you will discover how to listen to what your customers want in order to make more informed purchasing decisions. If you can manage a process, you can influence and control it. So, by better understanding your customers buying patterns and establishing a more related product mix, you will satisfy more people and sell more.

First, take the guessing out of the equation. There is only one group’s opinion regarding the desirability of purchasing your products that matters. It’s not your buyers, your reps, suppliers or your competition. And, it’s not you or me. It’s your customers!

Buying is analytical. You need to know what your customers are purchasing and what they want to buy from you in the future. With any top industry Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software, this data should be readily available to you.

Read the full article in the latest issue of Furniture World

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