Small Business Labs

DECEMBER 16, 2014

Already in use by Apple and other major retailers, Beacons are being used for applications such as in-store customer service notifications, special upgrade offers and personalized marketing messages. Energy: Oil prices have fallen from over $100 per barrel in July to about $57 dollars today.    3.    6.

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Productivity Bits

OCTOBER 28, 2011

These are generally focused on sales activities, but also encompass other critical business functions such as customer service, marketing and technical support. The traditional viewpoint in industry used to be “here’s what we can make – how can we sell it?” Order Fulfillment.

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Service Untitled

DECEMBER 16, 2010

While successful businesses have always been about price, quality, and customer service, what can an organization do to guarantee that a particular customer will keep coming back? With so much competition out there and everyone trying to outdo each other, building customer loyalty is not an easy task.

Customer Service 40

Customer Service Purchasing Holidays AT&T 40

Service Untitled

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

Obviously the improvement of the car manufacturers brand made a big difference in our automobile purchasing preferences. With their introduction of better looking cars such as the Santa Fe, Tuscon and Genesis, people started paying attention to the styles now comparable to their competitors, but still offering better prices.

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Customer Service Restaurants AT&T Holidays 40

The Small Business Blog

JUNE 20, 2010

Try to learn a bit about the industry that your prospective business customer works in so you don’t look out of your depth. Make sure they know exactly how your products and services can help their business succeed. If they are unhappy with their purchases, work hard to repair the relationship between businesses.

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Small Business CEO

AUGUST 10, 2012

Depending on the industry, small businesses usually depend on logistics and shipping services at some point. If a business is too small to employ accurate and timely shipping services, it might be better to outsource the work. With information so easily accessible, it is easy to do price comparisons and look at reviews online.

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USPS Budget Expenses Purchasing 40

Service Untitled

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

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. Even though a company might offer the best price around town, if service is shoddy the customer is likely to leave. Find out why, and fix it.

Customer Service 40

Customer Service Social Media Training AT&T 40

Service Untitled

APRIL 16, 2009

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. The company doesn’t want to bother doing whatever for whatever the relatively low price point they set is, so they implement a minimum service charge. Customer service is one of the many topics.

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Customer Service AT&T Policies Expenses 40

The Small Business Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2008

By charging by the hour you are creating so many barriers to doing business that your chances of securing the order is very small, if you are competing with someone who offers fixed pricing you have virtually no chance of getting the order. So if you work in an industry that charges by the hour and you need more work you know what to do.

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Service Untitled

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Since I have never been there, does that mean a diner leaves a tip after all is said and done, or do restaurants in Australia just pay the service staff higher wages thus eliminating the need for tipping? Supposedly Australian service and hospitality industries pay sufficient wages so that tipping has not become part of their culture.

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Restaurants Purchasing AT&T Customer Service 40

Men With Pens

JANUARY 10, 2010

I guess it depends on the circumstances and size/importance of the purchase. Keep in mind that the article discusses the initial conditions required to be in place for a first-time purchase. Liking the author doesn’t factor into that first purchase anywhere. Trust before like, in all initial purchases and sales.

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2010 AT&T Social Media Twitter 40

Service Untitled

APRIL 4, 2012

As we live in a technologically advancing world where even seven-year-old children carry smart phones, social consciousness becomes a major factor when building brand loyalty and increasing the number of new customers referred by existing customers. photo by: birgerking.

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Social Media Facebook Customer Service Suppliers 40

Success

MARCH 4, 2024

Yet he continues to focus on this marketing tool because his decade in the industry has produced actual quantifiable results that he shares in this book. He believes companies that cultivate customer loyalty will reap the benefits for years to come. Henry Ford and IKEA are well-known price simplifiers too. And he found them.

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UPS Social Media Etiquette Health 277