Do companies deserve loyalty from their customers?

Percentage of executives surveyed in the United States, Europe, Asia and Africa who say their companies do not deserve customers' loyalty, according to a survey: 70

Percentage of executives who claim that their company does not deliver unique and beneficial products or services: 51

Percentage who say their products or services are worth the price they charge: 56

Source: Strativity Group

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Percentage of advertising and marketing executives who say that employees who are passionate about interests outside the job typically perform significantly or somewhat better on the job, according to a study: 68

Source: The Creative Group

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Percentage of U.S. office workers who have been explicitly informed that their at-work technology use is monitored, according to a survey: 45

Percentage of U.S. office workers who access the Internet for non-work purposes while at work: 69

Percentage of U.S. office workers who make or receive personal phone calls on their work phone: 69

Percentage of U.S. office workers who send and receive personal messages on their work e-mail accounts: 55

Source: lawyers.com

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Since mid-2004, amount of money won by Sergejs D., a 44-year-old online gin rummy player from Riga, Latvia, according to GameAccount.com, the United Kingdom and Ireland's largest skill gaming site: $33,133

Average annual wage in Latvia: $6,821

Source: GameAccount.com

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Total number of new cell phones shipped to consumers worldwide in 2006, according to a study conducted by the International Data Corp.: 1.02 billion

Number of new cell phones shipped in 2005: 833 million

Source: IDC

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