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How to keep people coming back to your business, and what could be making them leave for good.Dodge gets into what it really takes to make people return, again and again, whether you're running a festival, a podcast, or a local restaurant. Experience beats everything, the night he realised cold pints and a warm welcome matter more than the headline act, why standards are the bar you set for yourself, and why in a world full of AI and fake everything, keeping it real is your biggest edge.Why showing up for independent founders, even with a tag or a good review, costs you nothing but means everything.Why experience is the only thing that makes people come back again and againHow cold pints, warm welcomes and high standards beat any headline actKeeping it real in a world full of AI, fake everything and social media noiseThe power of letting your crowd do the marketing for youWhy showing up for independent businesses a tag, a review, a kind word costs nothing but means everythingIf you're a Founder and would like to come on the podcast, then you can apply on the link here 👉 DodgeWoodall.com/guestAll Enquiries - [email protected]: DodgeWoodall.comYouTube: Dodge WoodallFacebook: Dodge WoodallInstagram: @Dodge.Woodall TikTok: @DodgeWoodall LinkedIn: Dodge Woodall Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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How to keep people coming back to your business, and what could be making them leave for good.Dodge gets into what it really takes to make people return, again and again, whether you're running a festival, a podcast, or a local restaurant....

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