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Small Business World News Round-up - 2009/11/03

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A Niche Market Can Be Your Train to Succes s: Talking to my fitness trainer the other day reminded me of niche markets and how they’re central to so many small business’s success. has improved in the wake of the economic revival, says a survey by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Hot Jobs and Job Ruts

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The fastest-growing major occupational group—professional and related occupations—is made up mostly of occupations that generally require postsecondary education or training. companies, according to the Ethics Resource Center's 2007 National Business Ethics Survey®. . Interviews with almost 2,000 employees at U.S.

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Choosing Between the Three Affiliate Marketing Models

Andrea Kalli

Generally, these actions include signing up for a free trial program, joining a new website, or completing an online survey. Per-action (CPA) Offers CPA (cost-per-action) offers are, as the name would suggest, a type of affiliate offer that pays out whenever the user completes a certain action.

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Walmart’s dismal customer service scores drive customers away

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Since 2007, Walmart department and discount stores repeatedly have been labeled with the dubious distinction of having the “worst customer service in America.” Amazon led all e-commerce retailers with a score of 88 according to For See’s E-Retail Satisfaction survey. The problem with Walmart is multifaceted.

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Customer service a lot less friendly in the skies

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On Friday, a lonely Twitter entry stated, “Delta is improving&# and linked to a list of awards the airline has won dating back to 2007. Airline employees need more training; it’s as simple as that. Why not train baggage carriers to do their jobs better? Again, customer service training is the key.

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Service Untitled» Blog Archive » Book Review: Exceeding Customer.

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Regularly surveying customers, but keeping questions targeted to one specific area could evaluate the company’s progress. Included in the training were steps to turn angry customers around. Cons: The book was copyrighted in 2007, and some of what was written seems out of date now. We’ll Pick You Up.&#

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Service Untitled» Blog Archive » Jet Blue flies high with customer.

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On Valentine’s Day, 2007 an ice storm in the northeast set the venue for a customer service disaster when hundreds of passengers were held captive on the tarmac and thousands of travelers were stranded in airports.