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International Space Station Status Report: SS05-013

WASHINGTON, The International Space Station crew
has unpacked the Progress cargo spacecraft, and they are preparing to replace
a faulty component in the Quest Airlock with a new unit delivered on the
supply craft. This typically is done twice
during a crew 's six-month stay aboard the Station. The Elektron, which converts
water into oxygen, is one of several methods for replenishing oxygen on board
the Station.

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However, mastery of all five areas is needed to achieve high
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The study found that 38 percent of the
difference in profit margin, 40 percent of the difference in revenue
growth and 38 percent of the difference in shareholder value between
high- and low-performing companies is directly linked to the ability
of companies to enhance customer loyalty.
Both crewmembers took turns as patient and doctor on the Advanced
Diagnostic in Ultrasound in Microgravity experiment.gov/returntoflight

For information about NASA and agency programs on the Web, visit:

http://www.

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The study, based on responses from marketing decision-makers at
more than 700 companies globally, was designed to examine the impact
of customer loyalty and how marketing and customer management can help
companies increase margins and build shareholder value to become high
performers.
High-performance marketers have an organizational structure
that enables work across functional areas, incorporates clear
job descriptions and aligns with business goals. Marketing decision-makers at 716 business-to-business and
business-to-consumer companies across industries in North America,
Asia and Europe were asked to rate their companies ' mastery of 120
marketing skills and performance against four measures:

-- Customer satisfaction , retention and loyalty;

-- Profitability, margins or returns;

-- Revenue growth; and

-- Shareholder return.

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NEW YORK----Mastery of five
marketing and customer management capabilities accounts for more than
half of the difference in customer loyalty between high- and
low-performing companies, according to a new study released today by
Accenture (NYSE: ACN).

Of these key capabilities, the Accenture research revealed that
developing and delivering a branded experience and creating and
shaping demand tend to have the most direct influence on customer
loyalty.
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Accenture found that 50 percent of the difference in customer
loyalty between high- and low-performing business-to-consumer
companies is linked to mastery of five marketing and customer
management capabilities.

The data were used to correlate marketing skills with the ability
to build customer loyalty and achieve superior business performance,
using factor regression, segmentation and decision -tree analysis.
Expedition 10 Commander and NASA Station Science Officer Leroy Chiao and
Flight Engineer Salizhan Sharipov also conducted some routine periodic
maintenance and inspection tasks , including strategic placement of sound
measuring devices that document noise levels.
The second and final spacewalk for Chiao and Sharipov is scheduled for the
early morning hours Monday , March 28.

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The research also provides revealing information about the role
that marketing and customer management mastery plays in helping
businesses achieve objectives. This capability requires constant
innovation - such as being first to market, developing value
propositions that address latent demand and implementing
leading marketing and customer management techniques .

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About Accenture

Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services
and outsourcing company. Its home page is
www.S.

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Five Marketing and Customer Management Capabilities Deemed Critical to Enhancing Performance and Customer Loyalty Accenture Study Finds

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"Traditional marketing approaches simply aren't working. 31, 2004.

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The research also correlated marketing capabilities with financial
performance while pinpointing how the capabilities create and enhance
customer loyalty to contribute to margin, growth and shareholder
value.

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They also apply new research techniques and study
future needs while strategically using channels to present a
consistent face to customers. This includes hiring, managing,
training and retraining the most talented people and giving
them the technology and processes to work efficiently , share
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About the Research

The Accenture study, based on qualitative and quantitative
research, was designed to identify how companies approach marketing
and the essential capabilities for marketing and customer management .

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The five prerequisites for marketing and customer management
excellence, as detailed in the study, include the ability to:

Develop and deliver a "branded" experience.
Leaders use advanced analytics that transform data into useful
information, which provides the basis for sound marketing and
customer management decisions. As the masters strive for
excellence in these key capability areas, they also monitor practices
across industries and continually seek new and better ways to improve
their performance. With deep industry and business process
expertise , broad global resources and a proven track record, Accenture
can mobilize the right people, skills and technologies to help clients
improve their performance.accenture. The experiment studies
the use of remote ultrasound observation in space to allow doctors on the
ground to diagnose medical conditions.

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At business-to-business companies, the
capabilities account for nearly 60 percent of the difference in
customer loyalty behavior between high and low performers. It includes: training and enabling
front-line employees who interact with customers; developing
high -impact marketing campaigns; defining the brand's
"promise"; and segmenting customers on the basis of value.67 billion for
the fiscal year ended Aug. spacesuits.

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The Station's Elektron oxygen-generating system has operated
intermittently during the past week.

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Consumers
have many options, and industries have so much excess capacity, that
broad-based propositions that try to appeal to all customer segments
fall short," said John Freeland, global managing partner for
Accenture 's Customer Relationship Management service line.
High-performing companies make offerings attractive to more
customers and experiment with new channels as they expand into
new markets.
Accenture identified a distinct difference between higher- and
lower-performing companies, as the leaders place more importance, and
spend more of their budgets, on building competency in all five key
marketing and customer management areas. The job
will set the stage to restore use of the airlock as a base for spacewalks
using U. Sharipov is scheduled to perform further
troubleshooting efforts on the device tomorrow. The problem has not impacted
the replenishment of oxygen in the Station cabin.

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With more than 100,000 people in 48
countries, the company generated net revenues of US$13 . The heat exchanger provides cooling for the suits,
while they are connected to the airlock. To prepare Chiao moved the Station's
Canadarm2 robotic arm into position this week for optimum camera viewing and
conducted several maneuvers to review spacewalk worksites.

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The essence of the
brand should be apparent in every interaction a customer has
with a company, enabling customers to form an emotional
attachment with the brand.

Drive marketing to meet performance objectives. Committed to delivering innovation, Accenture
collaborates with its clients to help them become high-performance
businesses and governments.
The replacement of the heat exchanger is scheduled for next week.
Information about crew activities on the Space Station, future launch
dates and Station sighting opportunities from Earth, is available on the
Internet at:

http://spaceflight.