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FEBRUARY 10, 2010

He offers up: Amazingserviceguy By Kevin Stirz Business Is Personal By Mark Riffey Customers Rock!

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APRIL 20, 2010

This time the focus is on Social Media. One of the authors, Rick Liebling Global Director, Client Management, for Taylor and author of the Periodic Table of Social Media Elements , graciously invited each of the over 170 contributors to share a little about their chapter in the upcoming book. You should. Thanks Rick!

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JUNE 2, 2010

Posted by Deborah Chaddock Brown on June 2, 2010 under Listening , Missed Moments , social media | Be the First to Comment Just saw this link on a tweet The Biggest Shift Since the Industrial Revolution. Scroll down the Advance Search page and click the sad face and/or the “?&#

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The Small Business Blog

DECEMBER 3, 2009

Other Great Business Blogs Social Media for Business WinWeb Pitch of the Week – Martin Everard Benefits Of Building A Home Business Is There More Financial Hardship To Come? You want the whole tree." " 1 week ago Be a likeable person to be successful at being self employed or a freelancer. 1 week ago More updates.

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The Small Business Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2009

Other Great Business Blogs Social Media for Business WinWeb Pitch of the Week – Martin Everard Benefits Of Building A Home Business Is There More Financial Hardship To Come? You want the whole tree." " 1 week ago Be a likeable person to be successful at being self employed or a freelancer. 1 week ago More updates. — ST.

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AUGUST 18, 2010

Great meeting to learn about new sites, new social media techniques. We call ourselves the Akron Bloggers Community. It started a little over three years ago when Chris Brown of Marketing Resources and Results , Inc. and I decided it would be fun to have a meet up with other bloggers in the area.

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

Other Great Business Blogs Social Media for Business WinWeb Pitch of the Week – Martin Everard Benefits Of Building A Home Business Is There More Financial Hardship To Come? You want the whole tree." " 1 week ago Be a likeable person to be successful at being self employed or a freelancer. 1 week ago More updates. — ST.

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MARCH 13, 2010

They were being interviewed on a radio station and when the disc jockey asked where fans could find them on the Internet they said: “Just remember BOY BAND. Check out this great tool KnowEm which lists 350 social media sites. It is a great way to create a consistent name so customers can easily find you.

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AUGUST 13, 2010

Sheila interviewed myself and Sherre DeMao – founder of SLD Unlimted Marketing/PR, Inc. Sheila led us through a series of questions which uncovered our philosophies of effective marketing and communication with our prospects and customers.

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JULY 16, 2010

Here are the top ten winners: Change Forge Customers Rock Get Satisfaction Service with a Purpose Customer Service and More The Social Customer Manifesto Whos Your Gladys Dennis Snow’s Blog Amazing Service Guy Blog Customer Service en Visit Awarding the Web for the complete list of winners.

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JANUARY 1, 2010

Just like the Italian alleyway pictured above, I need to ensure that my focus is narrow, razor sharp, niched to a specific client/a specific service. If customer communication or social media is on your list, I hope you’ll give me a call. And I was successful! What will your three words be? I can help.

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AUGUST 3, 2010

SUBSCRIBE home Bio Products Speaker for Hire Speaking Calendar Testimonials Monthly e-News Blogroll AllBusiness Customer Service Articles Alltop Customer Service AllWrite Ink Articles by DCB Church of the Customer Customer Care Institute Customer Experience Crossroads Customer Service Articles Customer Service Point Marketing 4 Business Open Forum (..)

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APRIL 19, 2010

Reading your favorite blogs on Kindle? Hopefully this is one of them. per month subscription you can now receive the updates on your handheld reader.

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MARCH 21, 2010

This section is about working at the coalface of social media. Is this earned media? How important is brand in the social media space? Influence Much is made of influence, but what does “influence&# mean in social media? What happens when the time for talking is over? Is it paid for?

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APRIL 15, 2010

Join a Group Posted by Deborah Chaddock Brown on April 15, 2010 under Connecting Moments , social media | Be the First to Comment If I were a betting woman I would say that you have joined LinkedIn. But it is also a great place to take the pulse of your industry and gauge what trends are on the horizon.

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MAY 7, 2010

Fast forward to today and the abstract experiment is now a concrete treatise on the state of social media and marketing best practices as a whole. Read all about it and then order your copy.

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APRIL 14, 2010

p.s. Yours truly will be presenting a workshop on Creating an Effective Marketing Strategy using Social Media. If you are going to be in the area – consider spending a day of making connections and learning different ways you can collaborate to help others (as well as yourself) achieve your goals.

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MAY 26, 2010

Right now I’m getting ready to advertise the fact that I’m teaching the second set of classes on social media. Unlike most classes that are webinars – my series is in person, hands on, get down and dirty with social media so you leave with a clearer understanding and a focused strategy.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

I found an article written by Alain Thys that was published in 2007 that says it best: It’s funny that when discussing Customer Delight, most people start talking about customer service. Customer service is what companies do to their customers.

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JUNE 4, 2010

Social media has taken over the web. What did you find? A number of references to your company, perhaps some LinkedIn answers, a blog comments or two? Did you also find a reference to a site that links directly to your name? Your name and your picture are becoming more valuable than your company name ever could be.

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JANUARY 29, 2010

Yet isn’t there some value in sharing what we’ve learned so that we can all become better in business, better using social media, better with our customer relationships? If we find out something new and exciting – we should keep it a secret so that we have a leg up on our competition. Are you local?

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JUNE 27, 2010

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JUNE 16, 2010

SUBSCRIBE home Bio Products Speaker for Hire Speaking Calendar Testimonials Monthly e-News Blogroll AllBusiness Customer Service Articles Alltop Customer Service AllWrite Ink Articles by DCB Church of the Customer Customer Care Institute Customer Experience Crossroads Customer Service Articles Customer Service Point Marketing 4 Business Open Forum (..)

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JANUARY 29, 2010

I am presenting a series of four workshops on Social Media scheduled to begin February 10 and follow for three additional Wednesdays. Using the social media I so strongly believe in – I set up registration for all four classes on Events Bot. It included another customer service address to contact.

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JANUARY 21, 2010

Yet the Internet is where our prospects and customers seek information and make decisions about potential vendors or companies with which they’ll do business. In a recent edition of Advertising Age , Teressa Iezzi of Creativity Online shared the top creative picks of 2009. You can’t make eye contact.

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MAY 4, 2010

My session was called Create a Customer-Focused Social Media Strategy. I have the slide presentation at SlideShare and the handouts with audio explanation at PolicyforSocial Media. What can you offer your customers or your colleagues for FREE?

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AUGUST 7, 2010

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APRIL 19, 2010

If we just think about how we’d like to be treated as a new customer, as a returning customer and even as a customer with a question/complaint/concern – then I think we’ll be able to understand what our customers want.

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MAY 24, 2010

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APRIL 17, 2010

SUBSCRIBE home Bio Products Speaker for Hire Speaking Calendar Testimonials Monthly e-News Blogroll AllBusiness Customer Service Articles Alltop Customer Service AllWrite Ink Articles by DCB Church of the Customer Customer Care Institute Customer Experience Crossroads Customer Service Articles Customer Service Point Marketing 4 Business Open Forum (..)

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JANUARY 19, 2010

SUBSCRIBE home Bio Products Speaker for Hire Speaking Calendar Testimonials Monthly e-News Blogroll AllBusiness Customer Service Articles Alltop Customer Service AllWrite Ink Articles by DCB Church of the Customer Customer Care Institute Customer Experience Crossroads Customer Service Articles Customer Service Point Marketing 4 Business Open Forum (..)

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JULY 20, 2010

It is also true with our customers. If we put them first in all we do – the customer service experience improves. Word circulates that your business is the customer-friendly business. That is true in a relationship with your significant other, a best friend, your parents, and your kids.

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JULY 27, 2010

This past week I asked the question – how do you say thank you without using the words and Patrick Hazlewood had an awesome answer: Although every interaction with the customer is part of the “sale&# or “sale process,&# including post-sale follow-ups or customer service responsiveness, not everything must be a sales pitch.

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JULY 1, 2010

I learned a great deal from her regarding social media marketing, organizing my time better and walked away with a lot of tools. June 20, 2010 Sheila Clover English , Social Network Committee Chair , International Thriller Writer’s Organization I didn’t know Sheila. She is engaging and fun as well!”

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JANUARY 27, 2010

Amazon comes in at #9 with a tagline piece of advice “what’s dangerous is not to evolve.&# The article is about the incredible sales of the Kindle.

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JANUARY 5, 2010

Companies need to quickly get on board with reading what is being said about them on line – hopefully it is ALL GOOD – but on the off chance it isn’t, Twitter will become the fastest, easiest, most visible way for companies to “nip it in the bud&# and show consumers they are on top of their customer service.

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MAY 20, 2010

I was invited to speak on Earning Customer Loyalty - a great passion of mine, but the best part of my day was the keynote presentation by Anita Campbell of Small Business Trends. Well, when it comes to social media or technology my first stop is to the source: Mashable. You Betcha! So what is the first step?

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