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Evergreen

Cultivate the Enduring Customer Loyalty That Keeps Your Business Thriving

Noah Fleming

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The Three Cs Framework+
Customer Intelligence+
Loyalty & Customer Service+
Retention Over Acquisition+

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Question 1 of 9
What are the 'three Cs' that power an evergreen business according to the book?
  • A. Cost, Customers, and Conversions
  • B. Character, Community, and Content
  • C. Culture, Commerce, and Capital
  • D. Consistency, Communication, and Care
Question 2 of 9
When defining a company's 'Character', what question should a business primarily ask itself?
  • A. What specific products are we manufacturing?
  • B. Who is our most profitable demographic?
  • C. Why do we do what we do?
  • D. How can we undercut our competitors' prices?
Question 3 of 9
How does the book define the 'Content' of a company?
  • A. Strictly the physical products a company sells to its customers.
  • B. The digital marketing, social media posts, and blog articles produced.
  • C. The internal training manuals and corporate guidelines.
  • D. The products, services, and the entire customer experience, including intangibles like customer service.
Question 4 of 9
Instead of viewing customers in terms of averages, the book recommends using the RFM system. What does RFM stand for?
  • A. Recency, Frequency, and Monetary value
  • B. Reach, Familiarity, and Margin
  • C. Retention, Feedback, and Marketing
  • D. Reliability, Fulfillment, and Metrics
Question 5 of 9
According to the text, which group of customers should an effective loyalty program focus on the most?
  • A. Brand new customers making their first purchase.
  • B. The top-tier, hardcore, already devoted customers.
  • C. Borderline-regular customers who have the potential to become more loyal.
  • D. Former customers who have completely stopped buying.
Question 6 of 9
Why do companies like Amazon and Sprint occasionally 'fire' their customers?
  • A. To create a sense of exclusivity and prestige around their brand.
  • B. Because problem customers consume more time and resources than they bring in, making them unprofitable.
  • C. To keep their customer databases small enough to avoid paying for expensive software.
  • D. Because those customers refused to upgrade to paid membership programs.
Question 7 of 9
What is a key insight the book provides regarding lost customers?
  • A. Recovering lost customers is generally easier and more profitable than acquiring new ones.
  • B. Lost customers should be ignored because their habits have permanently changed.
  • C. Reactivation campaigns for former customers typically yield a lower response rate than cold acquisition.
  • D. A business should only attempt to recover customers who left due to a company mistake.
Question 8 of 9
What lesson is illustrated by the 'Need a Cake' bakery's Groupon promotion?
  • A. Discount codes are the most effective way to build a highly engaged community.
  • B. Small businesses must use expensive software to manage sudden influxes of orders.
  • C. Focusing too heavily on high-volume new customer acquisition can overwhelm staff, drop quality, and alienate existing customers.
  • D. Customers acquired through deep discounts usually become the most loyal long-term advocates.
Question 9 of 9
How does the author suggest a company handle criticism within its online customer community?
  • A. Immediately delete negative comments to protect the brand's character.
  • B. Ban users who post negative feedback to maintain a positive environment.
  • C. Require customers to pay a membership fee before they are allowed to post comments.
  • D. Leave the criticism alone, as trying to flush it out makes the company seem oversensitive.

Evergreen — Full Chapter Overview

Evergreen Summary & Overview

Evergreen (2015) is about keeping your business fresh and staving off stagnation that threatens its survival. Fleming outlines a philosophy that puts customers at the center of a company’s strategy, challenges conventional business wisdom and offers concrete advice for building long-term profitability.

Who Should Listen to Evergreen?

  • CEOs and marketing executives at small- and medium-sized businesses who want to rethink their customer relationships
  • Sales directors seeking new ideas
  • Start-up founders who want to build their business right

About the Author: Noah Fleming

Noah Fleming is a strategic marketing expert. He blogs for Fast Company and contributes to The Globe and Mail’s business section. He’s one of just 36 people worldwide who’s accredited to teach Alan Weiss’s Mentorship Program and Growth Cycle.

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