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How to survive customer service blunders in the world of social media

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I heard the term “social vampire” in 2005 when it referred to a person who more or less attached them self to someone and piled on attention until they felt that the person they were endowing with excessive flattery liked them in return.

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‘Social listening’ can help businesses become more effective

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The buzz phrase “social listening,” also known as social media monitoring, can help organizations and businesses be more effective and build stronger brand relationships. Perhaps the Dell story with the “power to do more” further explains the concept of “social listening.”

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Happy 5th Anniversary AllWrite Ink

Make or Break Moments

Here are a few I said yes to than I learned quickly the error of my ways: A European company bringing an adult porn telephone service to the U.S. At first I thought – one product is just like any other – it is all about the customer’s needs… that’s as far as I got. The company terrific.

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Introducing the SUCCESS 125

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Recognized by the Congressional Black Caucus, Black Enterprise , Fast Company , and many other organizations and media outlets, Accius not only forges a strategic path forward for people over age 50, he brings others along with him. That was when she started to build her business, organically, with the power of social media.

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Service with a snarl: What to look for and how to avoid it

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No doubt we have all been victims of bad customer service, and no doubt we have left companies and moved on to their competition because the experience, at least in our own eyes for the moment, had been intolerable. How is the customer treated? Is the service we expect now provided? Please do not hang up.

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Getting what you pay for: How Amazon’s membership fee retains customer loyalty

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Amazon’s $20 increase for Prime members certainly drew a lot of derogatory hoopla this past week with social media and forums all buzzing with criticism about the 25% hike. Say it anyway you want, but the best part of any kind of loyalty program is the money a customer saves versus the cost of the rewards’ programs.

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CRM Magazine's Small Business Suite CRM Winners

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Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « The 2 Speed Economy - Big versus Small Business | Main | China Passes Japan - Now 2nd Largest Economy » August 12, 2010 CRM Magazines Small Business Suite CRM Winners CRM Magazine's annual Market Awards issue is available online.  you think so?

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