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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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The agent pays to put them up in a luxury condo overnight, covers the change fees on their flights, and sells them a home the next day. In its 2011 Oracle Customer Experience Impact Report , Harris Research found that 86 percent of U.S. According to the Echo 2012 Global Customer Service Barometer , only 7 percent of U.S.

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‘Tis the season to rev up the customer service

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Statistics for the 2011 shopping holiday season look a little scary for merchants this year. And what that means is the need of customer service representatives demonstrating those people skills that assure shoppers they are making good decisions. Luckily 49 percent say they are going to spend the same amount.

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Google enters into customer service industry with Trusted Stores Program

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Critics are saying that Google has entered into the customer service arena which in the past directly contradicts their automated tech abilities and less than stellar customer-centric talents. To date Google states 50 merchants have signed up for the program. So how does the new program work? photo by: Daniel Morris.

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Can personal customer service survive in a digital world?

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There’s hardly a moment when someone isn’t consulting Google to learn more about a product, a person, or a service. While the digital realm can indeed help all of us to buy smarter, perform better, and be better educated, can it ever replace a human at the hub of customer service? Treat the customer with respect.

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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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Customer service goes to court?

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The case of Systemgraph, a support company approved by Apple, and Greek physician Dimitris Papadimitriadis are becoming an Internet sensation, and it’s all about customer service or the lack thereof – depending which side you find defensible that is. He did not purchase the computer from Systemgraph.

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Back to the basics for customer service

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Is it really poor customer service or do we as consumers expect too much? When I first graduated from college, and of course I was poor, I purchased what to me was a very expensive white shirt with navy blue trim from Macy’s. I’m looking forward to a great year of customer service.