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Kurt Kane

CEO, TruGreen
EPISODE 289

Fall in love with customer retention

You’re hustling to land new customers … but what if the ones you already have are quietly slipping away?

Kurt Kane saw this problem on day one as CEO of TruGreen. And after years of driving transactional growth as CMO of Wendy’s, he saw the opportunity to grow TruGreen by leaning into long-term customer satisfaction and retention. Now, he’s revitalizing the brand and getting his team engaged in the mission, too.

This episode will help you see your customers (and their feedback) in a whole new light – and reveal just how important it is to fall in love with customer retention if you want to grow your business.

You’ll also learn:

  • Stealable marketing strategies from P&G, Wendy’s, Coors, and more
  • A practical way to get your entire team focused on the right work
  • One question to ask if you want to boost employee engagement
  • How to keep your culture informal without sacrificing results

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Clips

  • The best leadership skills transfer across industries
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    Kurt Kane
    CEO, TruGreen
  • Focus your strategy to a single page
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    Kurt Kane
    CEO, TruGreen
  • Pair your strategy with systems and repetition
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    Kurt Kane
    CEO, TruGreen
  • Focus on retaining the customers you have, not just getting new ones
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    Kurt Kane
    CEO, TruGreen
  • Wear your results, not your rank
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    Kurt Kane
    CEO, TruGreen
  • Understand who motivates a purchase
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    Kurt Kane
    CEO, TruGreen
  • There’s a big difference between driving transactions and building relationships
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    Kurt Kane
    CEO, TruGreen
  • A too-formal culture prevents people from sharing their opinion
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    Kurt Kane
    CEO, TruGreen
  • Empower your people to make their mark on the company
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    Kurt Kane
    CEO, TruGreen
  • Leaders eat last
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    Kurt Kane
    CEO, TruGreen
  • Face up to the hard truths your customers are telling you
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    Kurt Kane
    CEO, TruGreen
  • Humor can disarm a challenging situation
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    Kurt Kane
    CEO, TruGreen

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