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# What to do when you lose a client - Humpday Braindump

By Jeff Kear

September 13, 2012

Here's some advice from the Planning Pod team on something that eventually happens to everyone who has been in business for a while: losing a client. Granted, it's not the most uplifting of circumstances, but just remember ... when you lose a client, instead of kicking yourself (or the poor sap whose fault is it), take a deep breath and try to learn something from it. [vimeo 49357937 w=500 h=281]

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