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1905 Amer. Hebrew & Jewish Messenger 22 Dec. 105 More educated than the ‘yellow’ customer peddlers and realestatenicks of earlier years.

1955 J. G. Davis Dict. Dairying (ed. 2) 98 Though the cost of these seals is comparatively high they have an established ‘customer-appeal’.

1964 Times Rev. Industry Feb. 19/2 The costs of customer placation..must be added.

1969 Jane's Freight Containers 1968–9 416/1 The increase in distant-market customer-confidence.

1983 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 6 May In Dallas, one franchise of a major chain has set up customer hot lines and invested heavily in staff training to accommodate the growing demand for support.

1986 F. G. Rodgers & R. L. Shook IBM Way vii. 142 Most companies are a lot better at prospecting for new customers and selling those prospects than maintaining their customer list.

1992 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 20 Mar. d1/3 After sorting out the working relationships, I delve into issues like major customer relationships and product decisions.

2001 National Post (Canada) 17 May c9/6 There are a few shining examples of companies that have successfully utilized the Web to build customer retention and reduce acquisition costs.

2009 New Yorker 29 June 26/3 A roomful of foreign-born movers were sitting around a Harkness table practicing English, to prepare them for customer interaction.

2010 Grocer Feb. 20/4 Customer expectations continue to grow and flex in tune with topical and cultural influences.