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Good Customer Service Can Go A Long Way | THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

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Good Customer Service Can Go A Long Way by Stefan Töpfer on Mar 24, 2010 For a small business, customer retention can prove as profitable as sourcing new customers. In fact, retaining current customers can be more cost-effective as no outgoings are necessary to market and sell to them. So, listen to them.

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Recruiting talented employees to enhance customer service

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Happy employees make for motivated people who want to deliver the best customer service they can to assist consumers and clients. Possibly Related Posts: Walmart’s dismal customer service scores drive customers away Since 2007, Walmart department and discount stores repeatedly have been.

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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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Why the over 50s are leaving the workforce in huge numbers

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But if older workers have been put off work due to health risks or lack of opportunities, it would mean the economy is being deprived of potentially productive workers – which could cost the state in various ways. This is what happened after the global financial crisis of 2007-09, for instance. So what’s going on?

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Top 5 Sales Tips for Small Business

The Small Business Blog

They all have to do their part by providing excellent customer service. Without exception, all of your staff need an in-depth knowledge of the product or service that you provide. Explaining it to potential customers should become second nature to them. Everyone in a small business is part of the selling team.

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WinWeb Pitch of the Week – Lily Waring Intimates

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Kat started her own business in 2007, after many years of dreaming about running her own company. do cost cutting do credit control do customer service export find funding grow your business handle problems keep data safe lower overheads manage your time market and sell motivate your staff not to do it! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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The Customer Is Always Right!

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by Stefan Töpfer on May 19, 2010 While we all hope to make our customers 100% happy all of the time, and this must of course be what we strive for, there will be occasions where a customer is less than happy with the service you have provided. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0

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