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MAY 21, 2012

There is no relaxing elevator music where I can work until an agent answers; instead I’m forced to listen to a litany of advertisements offering me more services that might very well call me back to this same maze of customer service mediocrity. So what makes Zappos.com a leader in customer service?

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FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Jaguar of North America has just been recognized as a JD Power 2011 Customer Service Champion which means they have excelled in their own industry by delivering superior service to their US customers. According to JD Power, Jaguar is noted for standing out by satisfying customers with new-vehicle sales experiences.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2011

I doubt there’s a customer service story about successful culture that does not include the examples of Zappos or the Ritz Carlton, but don’t we all want our own unique successful culture? With the emphasis on social media, it’s perhaps even more important that customers feel as if they count.

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Make or Break Moments

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

The sales associate greeted us with a smile, a basket to gather our purchases and the knowledge that you can get a pair of earrings free with the purchase of two other pair. My daughter finally made her selections and I retrieve my checkbook only to discover that I can only write the check for up to $40 of the purchase.

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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. One of those, when I get around to it, tasks that I won’t ever complete. And don’t we want to be visible and available to those 280 million?

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MARCH 22, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. I didn’t notice much that was just kept in boxes or otherwise inaccessible to customers. They were all over the store and there were also well placed information booths where customers could ask questions.

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OCTOBER 15, 2013

The buzz phrase “social listening,” also known as social media monitoring, can help organizations and businesses be more effective and build stronger brand relationships. Perhaps the Dell story with the “power to do more” further explains the concept of “social listening.”

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Make or Break Moments

JUNE 15, 2010

He went through 16 hours of unpaid training and had to purchase the sales kit prior to making any money so he is invested in the process. He’s just following the sales pitch; thrilled when anyone makes a purchase. What the customer wanted was irrelevant. Isn’t that what really counts at the end of the day?

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Make or Break Moments

MAY 20, 2010

During his final year of baseball with the Cincinnati Reds I attended all of the home games, purchasing a bleacher ticket and sneaking my way down to the seats behind home plate. So what does my crush on Johnny Bench have to do with make or break moments or building customer relationships? I once dated Johnny Bench.

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Make or Break Moments

AUGUST 9, 2010

We didn’t grow up together. Our kids weren’t in soccer together. We didn’t work at the same place. Bekah greeted every customer with more than just a smile and a warm hello – she KNEW her customers. I left realizing that I probably won’t go out of my way to shop there any more.

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APRIL 8, 2011

The experiences closely resembled the 1995 Seinfeld sitcom about the Soup Nazi; the name was used as an exaggeration of the excessively strict rules he had for his patrons if they wanted to purchase the delicious soups he offered at his small establishment. In reality, that particular episode was modeled after New York soup vendor Al Yeganeh.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2013

In the world of social media, where consumers publicly speak out against poor customer service, it has been estimated that U.S. businesses can lose $60 billion in future sales of goods and services. For at least 70% of the purchasing population, the first line of complaint begins with a phone call.

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Make or Break Moments

JULY 9, 2010

Maybe that doesn’t seem like a lot of years for some businesses but they are a computer company. Big main frame machines that took up an entire room in a company, cost millions of dollars and required special cooling so they didn’t over heat. Have you looked at the possibility of reinventing what you offer your customers?

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Make or Break Moments

JANUARY 11, 2010

“Oh yes, it was a great experience.&# “What made it so great?&# “I’m not sure, but I just felt good about my purchase.&# How do you make your customers feel? “Did you like shopping at the XYZ Store?&# we might ask them.

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JUNE 4, 2010

Ever since his book Tribes came out and he invited the hale and hearty to purchase his book sight unseen two months before publication and join his TRIIIBES ning and band together – I have been a fan. My father would say “Why are you working so hard – it doesn’t say Debbie Vision over the door?&#

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JANUARY 25, 2010

Posted by Deborah Chaddock Brown on January 25, 2010 under Employee Moments , Significant Other Moments , empathy , making a difference | Be the First to Comment I normally focus on the customer at Make or Break Moments, but today I’d like to shine the spotlight on our NUMBER ONE ASSET – our employees. We get paid either way.&#

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DECEMBER 6, 2013

In a study titled “Amazon Can’t Do That” polling 1,500 consumers spanning the three generations of Millennial, Gen X, and Boomers research group, WD Partners concluded that shoppers still prefer feeling, walking around, and gathering with friends and families during the holiday shopping season.

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Make or Break Moments

MAY 11, 2010

The needs of our customers change and evolve as things change in their life. Add to that the fact that I hadn’t exercised since Reagan was President – it was a pretty tame routine by all standards of comparison. As a customer – it isn’t my speciality, so I don’t question, I just continue on.

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Customers Rock!

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

As you will see in Greg’s book, the time is really right for this type of marketing to make a huge impact through a fresh, individualized channel, social media. Companies can best reach a customer when they are able to make meaningful connections with them, which means they must understand and meet that customer’s needs.

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Andrea Kalli

JUNE 17, 2010

You won’t believe what they’re offering! Check out what will be covered: Success Strategies for Crafting and Delivering a Winning Social Media Presentation for Your Clients and Community. Didn’t I tell you it’s going to be awesome? Right now they’re offering some super discounts, too.

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Andrea Kalli

JUNE 17, 2010

You won’t believe what they’re offering! Check out what will be covered: Success Strategies for Crafting and Delivering a Winning Social Media Presentation for Your Clients and Community. Didn’t I tell you it’s going to be awesome? Right now they’re offering some super discounts, too.

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APRIL 21, 2014

I’ve often thought that customer loyalty was all about making the customer the king by maintaining transparent ethical practices, sound policies, and impressive customer service. After all, a business can’t survive on one visit per customer; then comes that uphill battle to gain repeat business.

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OCTOBER 25, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. Now we have progressed to a Social Customer Relationship Management (Social CRM) which takes us from the original CRM and now adds new communication channels via the social web to concentrate on better customer relationships.

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JULY 16, 2012

The author guides the reader through: Discover – The “awakening point” to help figure out what makes customers buy and how to help the customer benefit from a product or service. From Chapters 2 to Chapter 5, the reader discovers the mindset of the purchaser and what to do.

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The Small Business Blog

MARCH 28, 2010

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? Many equipment manufacturers offer free training to companies that purchase their products. Don’t overlook the usefulness of this.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2010

The holiday campaigns have begun; sales all over television, billboards, and online social media. If a company can’t figure out the difference between “affect&# and “effect&# or “wrote&# and “written,&# it doesn’t inspire my confidence. I want information about the business.

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DECEMBER 24, 2010

What is of real significance is the more satisfied a customer was with their online retail experience, the more likely they were to purchase online and recommend the site to friends and relatives. When customers have a good experience, they return and stay loyal. photo credit: hospi-table.

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DECEMBER 6, 2010

It seems that bad customer service can benefit a business, and while companies scurry to hide their bad reviews and complaints from customers, others revel in the dishonesty. His mission statement echos, “if a customer costs him money, he tells them where to go.&#. It’s not even based on fact.

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The Small Business Blog

MAY 16, 2010

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? Don’t purchase containers to store more documents and files – throw away as much of your old stuff as possible instead.

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The Small Business Blog

JUNE 20, 2010

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? Try to learn a bit about the industry that your prospective business customer works in so you don’t look out of your depth.

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The Small Business Blog

MAY 13, 2010

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? I, for one, have encountered a rude, curt or abrupt salesperson and gone out of my way to not purchase something from them. You want a little more.

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 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? Nannetta Said on November 22nd, 2009 at 5:12 am The tips all sound so commonsensical, but then you remember that common sense isn’t all that common.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2010

There are two main reasons an organization is likely to lose customers; the competition has a better offer or the customer is unhappy. Even the smallest interruption on a day a customer is stressed, in a bad mood, or just in a hurry could mean the difference whether he returns as a client at a later time. Value client opinion.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Instead of complaining to call centers, customers will just tell their friends of their bad experiences. For example, Joe Smith purchases a computer and two weeks later has a problem. Joe goes on forums and social media and puts out negative reviews. photo credit: Taylor Burnes. I use it as my search engine.

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The Small Business Blog

APRIL 21, 2008

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? Proper research into these sales figures was not carried out and once the purchase had been agreed the figures simply did not add up. As for the culture.

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The Small Business Blog

OCTOBER 26, 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? Benefits of a Business Website Hosted By WinWeb : Even today over 70 % of SMEs don’t have a business website. You want a little more.

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The Small Business Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2007

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? Use online technology , so you don’t waste time and get distracted. You will find things you don’t need – trust me you will.

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