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How to Create Strategic Partnerships

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Make it explicit that you want to learn everything you can about them in short order,” Gage says. When I started as a government contract consultant in 2005, I would accept all kinds of consulting: sales and marketing, certification, business development and contracts. Then call up past business partners, employers and employees.”

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‘Maybe the Only Way to Have an Answer to the Unknown Is to Face It Every So Often’

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This was the spring of 2005. A brand-new tumbler I’d purchased—one of those things that promises to keep water cold for centuries—was lost in the stream. Think about that: You select answers to trivia questions using your phone, which is connected to the internet. I found myself on the map and logged it in my phone.

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Can personal customer service survive in a digital world?

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The fast paced world of Twitter, Facebook, and Yelp combined with the technological advances of smart phones, interactive websites, and emails enable millions of users to make better informed decisions than ever before possible. Your call is very important to us.) Their success is your success. The conversion.

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Your Web Site has gone - Reality!

Catch Friday

Phoned Godaddy and spoke to them in the Arizona afternoon, and was told that my site had been hacked, and the website had been deleted. I have been with Godaddy since 2005, and loved there 24 hour service and technical staff, but what the heck had happened and what kind of customer service is this? Apache/1.3.33

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‘Social listening’ can help businesses become more effective

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The company considers social media an extension of their brand, however it’s not that easy, and it’s not just about purchasing the software. The company combines customer service phone calls, social media engagement, online strategies, traditional print advertising, and everything in between to further Dell’s recognition.