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

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Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk 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. But, what makes good customer service? So, listen to them.

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Learned Owl Saves my Sanity – AGAIN

Make or Break Moments

So I call the local bookstore, The Learned Owl. As the phone is ringing, I tell my daughter – it is after 6pm on a holiday – they aren’t open. “Good evening, thank you for calling the Learned Owl.&# And EVERY SINGLE TIME The Learned Owl has been there for me. YOU ARE OPEN??? Sure they are small.

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Top 5 Tips for Learning More About Your Customers

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Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk Top 5 Tips for Learning More About Your Customers by Stefan Töpfer on Mar 22, 2010 The top 5 tips weekly post is always full of hints and tips for small, home & micro business owners. OnlineOffice: Overview Get the Flash Player to see this player.

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Customers Look for Personalization

Make or Break Moments

“They are looking to learn how to make or purchase things made especially for them,&# she said. I was reading the posts over at Small Business Trends (something I highly recommend you do) and ran across an article by Barry Moltz entitled the 10 Customer Service Trends of 2010.

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Marketing Drives Traffic: Sales People Make or Break the Outcome

Make or Break Moments

One person was behind the desk, I was no more than five feet away and talking to her when she picked up the phone and called a vendor, totally ignoring my presence. Lesson Learned: One way to create sales is to get people into the store. Yet, a phone call appeared to be more important than engaging me in even trivial conversation.

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USAA Customer-First Approach to Business » Make or Break Moments

Make or Break Moments

They use technology to allow service men and women to deposit checks no matter where they are stationed. They have created a company that puts the specific needs of their customers first. What lessons can we learn? I was especially intrigued by what the article refers to it as their Secret Sauce.

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Happy 5th Anniversary AllWrite Ink

Make or Break Moments

But oh, what I didn’t know then… As I look back on five years a few lessons come to mind and since this is a customer relationship blog – I’m going to talk about the one big lesson I’ve learned. Lesson Learned: There is such a thing as a “good fit.&# The guy was awesome.