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Loyalty Myths: Hyped Strategies That Will Put You Out of Businessand Proven Tactics That Really Work
Timothy L. Keiningham , Terry G. Vavra , Lerzan Aksoy , and Henri Wallard Manufacturer: Wiley ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0471743151 |
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In Loyalty Myths, the authors have assembled 53 of the most common beliefs about customer loyalty – all of them wrong or misconceived! Each of the beliefs in this book is debunked with real-world examples. While other books speak in platitudes; this book is the only one to validate each proposition with real data.Granted unprecedented access to customer records from a variety of multi-national corporations. Through these records, Ipsos Loyalty was able to precisely track the impact of this customer-centric construct on actual purchasing behavior. The authors’ findings and conclusions will stun business leaders around the world. The lessons learned from these provide a true guide for the proper use of customer loyalty.
Customer Reviews:
Big hype, poor delivery.......2007-07-28
vs. Gittomer.......2007-01-15
Tears apart accepted marketing practices.......2007-01-09
New take on customer retention.......2006-12-18
This is a Great Business Book.......2006-02-08
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Hyped
Luke Manufacturer: Black Pearl Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items: ASIN: 0972800565 |
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Maurice LaSalle is a player - of women and the saxophone. A gifted musician, he's the driving force behind MoJazz, a neo-soul group on the verge of their big break. Along with his partner in rhyme and crime, Jamal Grover, Maurice has more women than he can count. Though guided by his mentor Simon, Maurice knows Right but constantly does Wrong.Then Ebony Stanford enters Maurice's world and he begins to play a new tune. Ebony, still reeling from a nasty divorce, has just about given up on men, but when Maurice hits the right notes (everywhere) she can't help but fall for his charms.
While Maurice and Ebony get closer, Jamal is busy putting so many notches on his headboard post after each female conquest, that the post looks more like a tooth-pick. When a stalker threatens his life, Maurices warns him to slow his roll, but Jamal's hyped behavior prevails over good sense.
Just as Maurice is contemplating turning in his player card for good, stupidity overrules his judgment and throws his harmonious relationship with Ebony into a tale-spin. When it appears that things couldn't get any worse, tragedy strikes and his life is changed forever!
A Powerfully-Written Sexy-Tale, HYPED is a unique blend of Mystery, Suspense, Intrigue and Glowing-Sensuality.
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Hyped by Luke: An PeoplewholoveGoodBooks Review.......2005-08-24
Life or Lust?.......2005-06-22
Great Debut Novel.......2005-05-17
Luke's got me "HYPED" up over this book!!.......2005-05-07
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APS at six years--over hyped or underwhelming?: An article from: Photo Trade News
Jerry O'Neill Manufacturer: Cygnus Business Media ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B0008F3KF4 Release Date: 2005-07-30 |
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This digital document is an article from Photo Trade News, published by Cygnus Business Media on March 1, 2002. The length of the article is 1543 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Canadians await launch of much-hyped iPhone.(Business): An article from: Winnipeg Free Press
Gale Reference Team Manufacturer: Thomson Gale ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B000SKJKFI Release Date: 2007-06-26 |
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This digital document is an article from Winnipeg Free Press, published by Thomson Gale on June 23, 2007. The length of the article is 570 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Deconstructing the truth about Hawaii's construction industry industry Myths. (HB Special Report: Construction).(housing and government construction overly-hyped): An article from: Hawaii Business
Manufacturer: Hawaii Business Publishing Co. ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B0008DIW9K Release Date: 2005-07-31 |
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This digital document is an article from Hawaii Business, published by Hawaii Business Publishing Co. on June 1, 2003. The length of the article is 1331 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Good to be Alberta-bound; Former Hab Souray hyped about suiting up for Oilers.(Sports): An article from: Winnipeg Free Press
Gale Reference Team Manufacturer: Thomson Gale ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B000TNRA7O Release Date: 2007-07-14 |
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This digital document is an article from Winnipeg Free Press, published by Thomson Gale on July 13, 2007. The length of the article is 472 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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The hazards of high-stakes testing: hyped by many as the key to improving the quality of education, testing can do more harm than good if the limitations ... from: Issues in Science and Technology
Lorrie A. Shepard Manufacturer: National Academy of Sciences ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B0008G4YNK Release Date: 2005-07-30 |
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This digital document is an article from Issues in Science and Technology, published by National Academy of Sciences on December 22, 2002. The length of the article is 3562 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Hyped biomedical science or uncritical reporting? Press coverage of genomics (1992-2001) in Quebec [An article from: Social Science & Medicine]
E. Racine , I. Gareau , H. Doucet , D. Laudy , and Jobin Manufacturer: Elsevier ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B000RR7IPG |
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This digital document is a journal article from Social Science & Medicine, published by Elsevier in . The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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HYPED TYPE.(Brief Article): An article from: Arts & Activities
Irv Osterer Manufacturer: Publishers' Development Corporation ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B0008I9Y88 Release Date: 2005-07-28 |
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This digital document is an article from Arts & Activities, published by Publishers' Development Corporation on September 1, 2001. The length of the article is 882 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Let it snow: just lay off the incredibly hyped "storm tracker" coverage and give it to us straight. (Broadcast Views).(reporting on severe weather): An article from: American Journalism Review
Deborah Potter Manufacturer: University of Maryland ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B0008FSRJS Release Date: 2005-07-30 |
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This digital document is an article from American Journalism Review, published by University of Maryland on November 1, 2002. The length of the article is 839 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Married at Midnight an Anthology: The Determined Bride/A Kiss After Midnight/Scandal's Bride/Beyond the Kiss
Kathleen E. Woodiwiss , Jo Beverley , and Samantha James Manufacturer: Avon ProductGroup: Book Binding: Mass Market Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 038078615X |
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FOUR BRIDES, FOUR BEGINNINGS. . .FOUR STORIES OF ROMANCE FROM THE INCOMPARABLE KATHLEEN E. WOODIWISS, and JO BEVERLEY, TANYA ANNE CROSBY, and SAMANTHA JAMESMARRIED AT MIDNIGHT by
KATHLEEN E. WOODIWISS
The wedding of Jeff Birmingham of THE FLAME AND THE FLOWER and his new bride Raelynn inflames the jealous ire of a determined rival. . .
MARRIED AT MIDNIGHT by
JO BEVERLEY
A women abandoned on the battlefield discovers that dreams can cone true when an honorable commanding officer gallantly offers his name. . .
MARRIED AT MIDNIGHT by
TANYA ANNE CROSBY
A rebellious heiress who must wed by the stroke of midnight learns that a twist of fate has fulfilled her heart_s deepest desire. . .
MARRIED AT MIDNIGHT by
SAMANTHA JAMES
A young woman_s reckless scheme to defy her father_s ultimatum leads to a hasty union and unexpected passion. . .
Celebrate the glorious, magical moment of new beginnings with for uncertain couples joined by a passionate promise--and surprised by unforeseen love.
FOUR BRIDES, FOUR BEGINNINGS. . .FOUR STORIES OF ROMANCE FROM THE INCOMPARABLE KATHLEEN E. WOODIWISS, and JO BEVERLEY, TANYA ANNE CROSBY, and SAMANTHA JAMESMARRIED AT MIDNIGHT by
KATHLEEN E. WOODIWISS
The wedding of Jeff Birmingham of THE FLAME AND THE FLOWER and his new bride Raelynn inflames the jealous ire of a determined rival. . .
MARRIED AT MIDNIGHT by
JO BEVERLEY
A women abandoned on the battlefield discovers that dreams can cone true when an honorable commanding officer gallantly offers his name. . .
MARRIED AT MIDNIGHT by
TANYA ANNE CROSBY
A rebellious heiress who must wed by the stroke of midnight learns that a twist of fate has fulfilled her hearts deepest desire. . .
MARRIED AT MIDNIGHT by
SAMANTHA JAMES
A young womans reckless scheme to defy her fathers ultimatum leads to a hasty union and unexpected passion. . .
Celebrate the glorious, magical moment of new beginnings with for uncertain couples joined by a passionate promise--and surprised by unforeseen love.
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Married at Midnight an Anthology.......2007-07-04
No problems.......2007-05-27
On my KEEPER shelf.......2007-02-10
As anthologies go, terrible. Don't waste your money!.......2001-11-09
This book is very definitely a case in point. We have novellas from Jo Beverley (normally excellent), Tanya Anne Crosby, Samantha James and Kathleen Woodiwiss - three authors I'd never come across before and whose work therefore I know nothing about. After reading this anthology, I know to avoid their work in future.
The Beverley novella, The Determined Bride, was interesting, but I kept feeling that I'd come in halfway through the story. Told by her soldier husband that their marriage hadn't been genuine, Kate desperately wants her baby to be legitimate. Unfortunately, her 'husband' has just been killed in battle. His commanding officer offers to marry her to give the baby a name. Afterwards, Kate returns to England with her son - but what of Captain Charles Tennant, the man she's just married? Does she want him? Does he want her? How does he really feel about having a legal son who is not his biological child?
An intriguing premise, written with something close to Beverley's usual style; but too rushed. Perhaps three stars.
Next, there is Tanya Anne Crosby's A Kiss After Midnight. Two children brought up together are separated when Victoria's father, a duke, becomes concerned about her friendship with the gardener's son. Can their love survive? What happens when Victoria needs to marry to save her estates? To begin with, I thought her hero, Thomas, was American; his internal narrative in the first few pages is entirely American in dialect and vocabulary. Too many things didn't ring true in this story for me to take it seriously. For instance, apparently Thomas and Victoria drove to Gretna Green in under five hours. So where were they? North of the Lake District and in the middle of nowhere fifty miles south of the border? Unlikely. And did Victoria really not recognise Thomas??
Oh, and *what* is "a'tall" supposed to mean? That simply isn't a word. It's not an expression used anywhere in the UK (or in Ireland, in case Crosby thinks it is). If she means 'at all', then she should say so. Terrible. One star.
The next story is Samantha James' Scandal's Bride. It was readable, more or less, though Victoria seemed to me to behave like a spoilt brat. I can't understand what Miles saw in her; he should have refused to marry her and insisted that her father sent her back to the country until she grew up. Two stars, maybe.
And finally, Kathleen Woodiwiss's Beyond The Kiss. This, I gather, is the sequel to another book by Woodiwiss. She spends the first dozen pages summarising Raelynn and Jeff's story to date (tedious exposition of an overly melodramatic tale) before launching into this story. The language is extremely overblown -talk about purple prose! The dialogue is stilted: I couldn't believe some of Jeff's speeches. Take this:
"In my lengthy quest for the woman of my dreams, I cannot deny that I've tested my heart with others, but they never assuaged that unsettled feeling gnawing at my vitals. I tell you no lie, madam, when I say that of those maidens I've courted, I favoured none with a plea to be my wife. Whatever enticements inspired me to seek their company were ephemeral, as fleeting as the morning dew." Ewwwww!!!!! I couldn't take this guy seriously at all.
In fact, I couldn't even finish this story. After 30 pages of it I'd had enough, and it's definitely put me off reading any more by Woodiwiss. I can't believe she's considered to be a top historical fiction writer! Zero stars.
Don't waste your money on this one.
Married at midnight.......2001-06-25
The determined bride" - I give it 3 stars. It's not a bad story, but I found something missing there.
A kiss after midnight" - nice, but just a little bit unbelievable. How Victoria couldn't recognize her best friend? I don't believe a man can change so much! And that marriage ceremony ... oh, it was sooo long, I became unpatient! 3 stars.
Scandal's bride" - a bit cliche. I read so many books about London high society of 19th century I became tired of them. Why always London and 19th century? Why not France during 100 years war for example? 3 stars.
Beyond the kiss" - out of question the best of Married at midnight". I just love Woodiwiss and Birminghams. 5 stars.
And at the end - romance authors, keep writting. We need your stories to warm our hearts and make our lives easier.
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