BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Microsoft Corporation//Outlook 11.0 MIMEDIR//EN VERSION:1.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20060719T183000Z DTEND:20060719T194500Z LOCATION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Room Ballroom A TRANSP:1 UID:040000008200E00074C5B7101A82E00800000000F03EE2B0CEA1C6010000000000000000100 00000CCF780D65B83F8479B0338FCEB78A9B8 DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Fred Reichheld literally wrote the bo= ok on creating loyalty and now his target is companies who are addicted to = bad profits. These corporate steroids boost short-term earnings but burn ou= t employees and alienate customers. They undermine growth by creating legio= ns of detractors =96 customers who sully the firm=92s reputation and switch= to competitors at the earliest opportunity. Reichheld shows how to reverse= the equation, turning customers into promoters who generate good profits a= nd true, sustainable growth. =0D=0AThe key: one simple question =96 Would y= ou recommend us to a friend? =97 The answer allows companies to track promo= ters and detractors and produces a clear measure of an organization=92s per= formance in its customers=92 eyes. Analysis shows that, on average, increas= ing this Net Promoter Score (NPS) by a dozen points versus competitors can = double a company=92s growth rate. =0D=0ARead The Ultimate Question and come= prepared to debate how NPS can apply to your company.=0D=0ASpeaker:=0D=0AF= red Reichheld=0D=0ADirector Emeritus & Bain Fellow=0D=0ABain& Company=0D=0A= Author of The Ultimate Question: Driving Good Profits and True Growth=0D=0A= Reactors:=0D=0APam Murrin=0D=0AVice President Research and Database Marketi= ng=0D=0ATime Warner Cable=0D=0AScott Westerman=0D=0ARegional Vice President= , East Iowa/North Illinois=0D=0AMediacom Communications=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A SUMMARY;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:The Ultimate Question - Driving Good Prof= its and True Growth PRIORITY:3 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR