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Good Customer Service Can Go A Long Way | THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

The Small Business Blog

Good Customer Service Can Go A Long Way by Stefan Töpfer on Mar 24, 2010 For a small business, customer retention can prove as profitable as sourcing new customers. In fact, retaining current customers can be more cost-effective as no outgoings are necessary to market and sell to them. So, listen to them.

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Be Positive About Your Customer Service Issues

Professional Assistant Blog

Imagine how much more receptive the customer service representative would be if you tried to deal with your issue in a more positive manner. Converted to Blogger by Blogger Templates © Content by Richard Rinyai 2007-2010 Were all human and should treat each other that way.

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Once Upon a Time in Marketing: The Power of Storytelling

Success

A fabulous story like that shows what great customer service looks like, and it could be used for all kinds of reputation-building,” he says. Tony Lamb loves telling the story of how he was inspired to start Kona Ice, the gourmet ice cream truck franchise he launched in 2007. Kona Ice: Story time for franchisees.

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UK/Ireland small Business News Round-up – 11/04/2008 | THE SMALL.

The Small Business Blog

FPB warns that removing ‘green’ fuel tax incentive will further alienate small firms : The FPB is questioning the Government’s commitment to helping small firms switch to environmentally friendly fuels, following an announcement in the 2008 Budget that it is to remove a tax incentive for investing in ‘green’ biofuels.

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Australia/ New Zealand Small Business News Round-up – 02/07/2008.

The Small Business Blog

« Government – Small Business Quote of the Day Small Business Start-Up Checklist – Time Management » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008 at 12:30 pm and is filed under SME News Round-up. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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The Rise of Coworking and the Variable Cost Economy

Small Business Labs

A key reason we started following coworking back in 2007 was it provided a flexible alternative to the traditional long term commercial office lease. Coworking turned a fixed cost (long term lease) into a variable cost (month to month membership). 

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Top 5 Sales Tips for Small Business

The Small Business Blog

They all have to do their part by providing excellent customer service. Without exception, all of your staff need an in-depth knowledge of the product or service that you provide. Explaining it to potential customers should become second nature to them. Everyone in a small business is part of the selling team.

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