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Can Facebook emotionally manipulate customer service?

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The emotional manipulation factor has been all abuzz this past week after the published results of a January 2012 subliminal study by Facebook was revealed in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. We do research to improve our services and to make the content people see on Facebook relevant and engaging as possible.

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What happened to customer service at Sears?

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Thirty years later arose the brands of Kenmore and Craftsman, and during the organization’s billion dollar growth came Allstate, Caldwell Banker, and Dean Witter. billion in 2012. Customer service begins with employees who want to be working and doing their best. So what has happened? Can Sears be saved?

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Sending flowers and customer service

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Boyfriends, husbands, and significant others complained about flowers not arriving, damaged products, hundreds of botched deliveries, and an acute shortage of customer service personnel. Only a few dissatisfied customers ever received an answer on that ominous February 14th.

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Sending flowers and customer service

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Boyfriends, husbands, and significant others complained about flowers not arriving, damaged products, hundreds of botched deliveries, and an acute shortage of customer service personnel. Only a few dissatisfied customers ever received an answer on that ominous February 14th.

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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.” Yet, shoppers can be a forgiving lot if customer service personnel are at the job and eager to please, but that doesn’t seem to happen much at Walmart.

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Guest Post: Ritz-Carlton Customer Service Secrets

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Recently, I sat down with Ritz-Carlton Vice President Diana Oreck to see if she could share any more secrets to the company’s customer service super sauce. ” Why is this important to customer service success and how do you train employees to recognize and act on unexpressed needs? A: We’ve got a vast list.

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Lithium’s Customer Heroes

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I recently attended the 2012 Lithium Network Conference (LiNC for short) in San Francisco to hear about the latest and greatest from Lithium Technologies as well as from thought leaders such as Brian Solis , photo left, who shared about Digital Darwinism from his new book The End of Business as Usual. Good News for Social Customer Service.

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