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Take lessons from the leaders in customer service

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There is no relaxing elevator music where I can work until an agent answers; instead I’m forced to listen to a litany of advertisements offering me more services that might very well call me back to this same maze of customer service mediocrity. So what makes Zappos.com a leader in customer service?

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Customers Have to Pay at Claire's

Make or Break Moments

The sales associate greeted us with a smile, a basket to gather our purchases and the knowledge that you can get a pair of earrings free with the purchase of two other pair. My daughter finally made her selections and I retrieve my checkbook only to discover that I can only write the check for up to $40 of the purchase.

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What's Your Business Personality? | THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

The Small Business Blog

Policies, recessions and unemployment aside, people lost faith in him and the moment that happens, whether you are a businessperson or a politician, you are in trouble. I, for one, have encountered a rude, curt or abrupt salesperson and gone out of my way to not purchase something from them. What was his main problem?

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Takeover Disasters | THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

The Small Business Blog

To avoid misunderstandings and conflict from the beginning it is best if you set down a clear and consistent policy favouring the dominant culture. Proper research into these sales figures was not carried out and once the purchase had been agreed the figures simply did not add up. As for the culture. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Self Defense for Admins

The Office Professionals Place

Thursday, August 13, 2009 Self Defense for Admins We are soldiers for the office. Soft Skills Soft skills include being able to handle customer service issues and basic, appropriate, and effective interaction with co-workers, clients and customers, and management. Lets grow together! Great post, Dewoun!

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Smart Business Start-Up | THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

The Small Business Blog

Many politicians will have you believe that the current up-rise in personal and small business activity is due to their policies, that is b s *, it is due to the greatest platform for entrepreneurial activity to date – the internet and related technologies. Anyone between the ages of 13 (apparently) and 81 (?) Be very realistic.

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Service Untitled» Blog Archive » Minimum Service Charges

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Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. The company doesn’t find it profitable to help customers on an individual service basis, so they make you purchase more services to hike up the per visit/transaction charge.