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Productivity Boost: Do It Before Lunch!

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A survey conducted in Britain states that solving your problems and being most productive happens before noon. Trying to tackle a task at 4:30 pm usually isnt a good option for most of us, since you are ready to call it quits at 5:00 pm, especially on a Friday, since your mind is already in weekend mode.

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Service Untitled» Blog Archive » Customer Service Pet Peeves

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Home About Service Untitled Subscribe for Free Consulting Contact Archives Customer Service Pet Peeves Douglas September 15, 2009 Angry Customers , Customer Service Experience 2 Comments I came across this post recently, which lists some of the more prominent customer service pet peeves submitted by the blog’s readers.

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Service Untitled» Blog Archive » Track Contact Volume

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Home About Service Untitled Subscribe for Free Consulting Contact Archives Track Contact Volume Douglas April 02, 2009 Behind the Scenes , Customer Service No Comments How carefully do you track contact volume? Some useful contact volume metrics to track are: The number of phone calls, live chats, emails, etc.

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Service Untitled» Blog Archive » Call Abandonment Basics

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Home About Service Untitled Subscribe for Free Consulting Contact Archives Call Abandonment Basics Douglas October 21, 2009 Behind the Scenes , Customer Service Experience 4 Comments Phone systems (also called IVRs or PBXes) usually measure something referred to as a call abandonment rate. email, web, etc.). email, web, etc.).

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The Advertising Game

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© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 20 September, 2009 The Advertising Game Advertising is effective thats for sure. Telemarketing is my number one annoyance in advertising and as soon as I answer the phone and get that few seconds of dead air, that is my queue to hang up. September 21, 2009 Patricia Robb said. Oh, I agree.

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Service Untitled» Blog Archive » First Contact Resolution

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Home About Service Untitled Subscribe for Free Consulting Contact Archives First Contact Resolution Douglas March 16, 2009 Behind the Scenes , Customer Service Experience , Little Things, Big Differences 2 Comments First contact resolution is one of the most important things in customer service. Saving money. saves the company money.

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Service Untitled» Blog Archive » Call Your Competitors

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Home About Service Untitled Subscribe for Free Consulting Contact Archives Call Your Competitors Douglas June 04, 2009 Behind the Scenes , Customer Service , Exercises/Resources 1 Comment Here is something you can do to make your company more competitive in about 10 minutes. Call your competitors and test their service.