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5 Ways to Thrill Your Customers (Because a Thank You Email Just Doesn’t Cut It Anymore)

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Or the physician who returns a prospective patient’s call on a Saturday, spends 20 minutes on the phone discussing symptoms, and then shares a private cellphone number with instructions to call back if further medical advice is needed. In its 2011 Oracle Customer Experience Impact Report , Harris Research found that 86 percent of U.S.

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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. Understand the product or service and has a thorough working knowledge of the components.

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Providing the customer service that your customers deserve

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Shopping for products and services are no longer defined by the hours between 9:00 a.m. The Internet provides convenient and easy access to product information 24 hours a day. Regardless of how customers choose their shopping venues, outstanding customer service still sets organizations apart from their competition.

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Amazon.com still a leader in customer service

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Amazon.com’s newest customer service facility opened on Friday with a fanfare of speeches and a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The new 70,000 square-foot center in Kinetic Park, West Virginia was described as a “perfect fit” by Vice President of Amazon customer service Tom Weiland.

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Employ more customer service options to provide a concierge level of excellence

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It’s not that we need surveys to show which organizations step out of the box to ensure a concierge level of excellence so coveted by consumers; organizations like Zappos, Amazon, and Nordstrom essentially offer everyone “fantastic” service. In 2011, over 72.6 In 2011, over 72.6 Clearly state F.A.Q.’s

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Small Business Saturday – a boon for local retail stores

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In Hawaii, small businesses make up 98 percent of the 30,000 businesses, and where huge retail establishments can beat prices and offer a wider inventory of products, most consumers still believe in putting money back into their own communities.

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Are mobile devices serving customers properly?

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million of these in the fourth quarter of 2011. Online sales from mobile devices continue to increase as applications scan, share favorites, share technical advice, and create consumer buzz about new products and special promotions. Before I leave my house in the morning, I grab my car keys, purse and of course, my smartphone.