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cada gota es un cliente

English translation: Each customer lost, however insignificant it may seem, adds up to a big loss

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Spanish term or phrase:	cada gota es un cliente
English translation:	Each customer lost, however insignificant it may seem, adds up to a big loss
Entered by:	Carmen Schultz

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03:39 Nov 13, 2009

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Spanish term or phrase: cada gota es un cliente

I'm under a tight deadline and the significance of this phrase escapes me unless they mean "drop of blood," in the sense of being the "lifeblood" of the company.

Contexto:

"**Cada gota es un cliente** y la suma de todas supone una pérdida notable.

En [compañía], sabemos del valor de cada gota."

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Barbara Cochran KudoZ activity Questions: 866 (20 open) (2 without valid answers) (103 closed without grading) Answers: 1534
Local time: 23:57

Each customer lost, however insignificant it may seem, adds up to a big loss

Explanation:
Each customer lost, however insignificant it may seem, adds up to big loss

Rationale:It costs more to gain a new customer than to keep getting repeat business (from existing customers)

Selected response from:

Carmen Schultz
Local time: 22:57

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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +6

Each customer lost, however insignificant it may seem, adds up to a big loss

Carmen Schultz

Each falling (water?)drop is a lost customer / A customer is like a falling (water?)drop...

Trisha F

3 +1

Our customers are our lifeblood and we value every drop.

Deborah Lockett

each small client lost adds to a greater loss

Thayenga

every droplet is a customer

Michele Fauble

every raindrop is a customer

margaret caulfield

1 +1

every second we lose means a customer/client lost

David Hollywood

Discussion entries: 3

Answers

16 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

every second we lose means a customer/client lost

Explanation:
without more context and as you're under a tight deadline maybe ....

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Note added at 17 mins (2009-11-13 03:57:30 GMT)
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or: goes a begging

David Hollywood
Local time: 00:57
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 39

1 hr confidence:

every raindrop is a customer

Explanation:
I only hope I'm wrong, for this sounds like a pretty bad marketing attitude to me.

margaret caulfield
Local time: 05:57
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 36

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +6

Each customer lost, however insignificant it may seem, adds up to a big loss

Carmen Schultz
Local time: 22:57
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish,

English
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

3 hrs confidence:

every droplet is a customer

Explanation:
'Droplet' would sound better in English than 'drop'.

This seems to be figurative language comparing customers to droplets, each one being a relatively small part, but valuable for the contribution of each one to the whole.

Michele Fauble
Local time: 21:57
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 3

4 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

Our customers are our lifeblood and we value every drop.

Explanation:
I like your idea of "lifeblood".

in full:

"At XXX, our customers are our lifeblood and we value every drop.

That's why we work hard to keep every customer."

Deborah Lockett
Local time: 04:57
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 162

5 hrs confidence:

each small client lost adds to a greater loss

Explanation:
Just a guess.

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Note added at 5 Stunden (2009-11-13 08:54:47 GMT)
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On second thought: every drop lost minimizes the ocean
meaning:
every client lost minimizes the company's profit/success

Thayenga
Germany
Local time: 05:57
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 4

16 hrs confidence:

Each falling (water?)drop is a lost customer / A customer is like a falling (water?)drop...

Explanation:
It is difficult to tell without a context. Is blood mentioned in the text or is that your personal interpretation? I think the "drop" and "customer" analogy could also be linked to water as a valuable resource but that's just a thought.

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Note added at 16 hrs (2009-11-13 20:16:54 GMT)
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You could just paraphrase it according to the previous suggestions too.

Trisha F
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:57
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4

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Changes made by editors

Dec 8, 2009 - Changes made by Carmen Schultz:
Edited KOG entry	Carmen Schultz's old entry - "cada gota es un cliente" => "Each customer lost, however insignificant it may seem, adds up to a big loss "
Nov 27, 2009 - Changes made by Carmen Schultz:
Created KOG entry	KudoZ term => KOG term

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