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Once Upon a Time in Marketing: The Power of Storytelling

Success

Upon being told the restaurant didn’t offer such a meal, she explained that her husband was in stage four cancer and had lost his appetite—except that he now craved a meatball sandwich. A fabulous story like that shows what great customer service looks like, and it could be used for all kinds of reputation-building,” he says.

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Customer service representatives are heroes too

Service Untitled

On January 21, a customer service agent for 39DollarGlasses.com has been lauded as a hero after some quick thinking. Customer service representative Donna Petrosini was speaking with Karen Ford, a customer since 2008, when Ford began to slur her words and dropped the phone.

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The Rise of Coworking and the Variable Cost Economy

Small Business Labs

As we pointed out in the 2008 Intuit report The New Artisan Economy : … by the beginning of the 21 st century, ownership of large-scale infrastructures no longer determined business success in a growing number of industries. Coworking turned a fixed cost (long term lease) into a variable cost (month to month membership). 

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Marcelita's – The Reunion Band and Readers

Make or Break Moments

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Linchpin Meet Ups Connect the Globe in One Evening

Make or Break Moments

The purpose? To talk about Seth’s book Linchpins and what it means to make yourself an artist in your field and consequently indispensible.

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Hundreds Give Value for FREE

Make or Break Moments

Starting with the generous sponsors: Avitae, Nickles Bakery , Stancato’s Italian Restaurant and the Cuyahoga Valley Career Center. Well, this past weekend at Podcamp Cleveland EVERYONE was giving away stuff for free. They donated space, food and beverages for the few hundred who came to present and participate.

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Merry Christmas – May Yours Be Filled with the Spirit of the Season

Make or Break Moments

Our customers feel the same way. Their favorite product line or their favorite booth in the restaurant. It is the simple touches – remembering their name or how they take their coffee. Or just greeting them with pleasure in your voice so they know they are valued.