Manufacturing in Mexico is an Advantage

During a time in America where many manufactures have decided to take jobs overseas, many companies have decided to take jobs to Mexico. This is a win for U.S citizens. Yes, it does remove jobs but in many cases, the money earned by Mexican workers comes back to the United States to help support family members living here.

Not only does the currency earned in  Mexico help everyone in the United States, it also lowers the cost of these goods as they are imported back into the country. For example, in 2004, C.F.Martin & Co. started manufacturing in Mexico. At the time, Martin transferred their string division from Nazareth to Mexico. No one in Nazareth lost their jobs. Every employee was cross trained to help build guitars. Eventually Martin trained all of the workers in their Mexico plant to build guitars as well. Currently Martin manufactures Backpackers, DXM and strings in Mexico.

When imported back into the United States, these guitars offer a great entry-level price range into the world of Martin guitars for those who otherwise could not afford a Martin. Martin keeps prices low and quality high by utilizing he skilled workers at their Mexico plant. This is simply one small example of how manufacturing in Mexico offers a high-quality advantage for companies and the U.S. consumer.

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Listen to your customers

Understanding what customers really want from a product, brand or company is a painstaking and expensive endeavor that usually results in a constant revolving door os ever-changing data. Consumer insights have changed the way many companies do business. As an example, the Mt. Dew brand cola recently developed three new cola flavors based solely off of customer feedback and suggestions. It's highly important to listen to your customer feedback whether it's good or bad.

If you are running a small business don't think for a second that you can get away with a half-hearted attempt at listening to your customer's when they tell you something you don't want to hear. Even if it's only one customer. Chances are, if one has an issue with your company, other's have the same issue. Its equally important not to ignore positive feedback. If you get rave reviews, look at how you can build on that information to better all of your customer's experiences with your company.

I was taught at an early age that feedback is a gift. If you look that gift in the mouth and run with the information you will always experience more success than if you simply burry your head in the sand.