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Why Big Business Has Customer Service All Wrong (and how small businesses can take advantage of it)

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I’m a stickler about customer service. I have experience serving and helping others, so when it comes time for me to be the customer I have high expectations. This morning I read Seth Godin’s latest blog post entitled, Please Go Away in which he talks about the way most big businesses deal with customer service.

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Customer services rate customer service

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If we’re lucky and our orders arrive just as we were promised, the sale is a success, and we most likely will give that company our repeat business. Our problems begin however, when something goes awry, and we search for ways to hold an online company accountable for our complaints. Then there was the fastest hold times.

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Measuring the Impact of Social Media

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Most companies, however, view social media ROI in the same way they view the legendary pot of gold. However, the fact that social media is a web-based activity gives companies (especially those in the Business to Consumer space) the opportunity to measure actual product purchases coming from social media.

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Don’t hold back AT&T customer service agent

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Rachael Parcht, customer service representative for AT&T may have just been having an incredibly bad day, but that hardly can be viewed as an excuse for her terrible conduct on Twitter. Customer service is also based on civility, and rudeness is expensive. photo credit: jeamariemarien.

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Service Untitled» Blog Archive » Customer Service Pet Peeves

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Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. The four examples above are good examples of broad categories of customer service frustrations. If your company is doing any of these things, think of ways to change that. No related posts to display.

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Service Untitled» Blog Archive » Perception is key to customer.

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Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. Delivering superior customer service is also a perception. A customer’s perception of an issue is often different than the actual circumstance. At a local.

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Consumer Reports’ naughty and nice list for holiday shoppers

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Their reports are not reflective of a company as a whole and were not based on specific policies. The following companies were praised: - Zappos.com for their free shipping and return policies. - Their website does not offer a customer service phone number. Publix offers some antibiotics for free.