12 Customer Service Lessons
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MARCH 12, 2010
Although I don’t believe there were any huge new “ah ha&# moments, the list is a good one that focuses on the importance and value of building relationships with customers.
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Deborah Chaddock Brown Speaking Calendar
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JUNE 27, 2010
So I have added my speaking calendar to the site – just click on Speaking Calendar. In order to make room for this new page I deleted the page that offered the free download of my Customer Relationship e-book 7 customer relationship lessons from classic fairy tales.
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Is There a Difference Between Customer Service and Customer.
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AUGUST 10, 2010
Posted by Deborah Chaddock Brown on August 10, 2010 under Customer Moments , Employee Moments , First Impressions | Read the First Comment Customer Relationships are just like good friends They sound similar but do they mean the same thing?
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Is Customer Service a Tactic or a Strategy?
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JUNE 27, 2010
Posted by Deborah Chaddock Brown on June 27, 2010 under Customer Moments | Be the First to Comment I get confused sometimes, more often than not, some would say, about the right word to use. Which is customer service for your business? Or a neighborhood road with the cops fast approaching.
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Is Customer Service Part of Your Business Process?
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AUGUST 27, 2010
Posted by Deborah Chaddock Brown on August 27, 2010 under Customer Moments | 2 Comments to Read I am working on writing a series of articles for a customer on the importance of developing and documenting business systems. But what about the customer service process? You know what they are, right? The response?
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Customer Service Blogs to check out
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FEBRUARY 10, 2010
He offers up: Amazingserviceguy By Kevin Stirz Business Is Personal By Mark Riffey Customers Rock!
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Three Little Words for 2010
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JANUARY 1, 2010
This year Chris has selected Eco-systems, Owners and Kings to focus on for 2010. Just like the Italian alleyway pictured above, I need to ensure that my focus is narrow, razor sharp, niched to a specific client/a specific service. And I was successful! Last year I selected three words, which were Bite, Charge and Follow-Up.
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Real Time Customer Reviews Top 2010 Trend
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JANUARY 5, 2010
Companies need to quickly get on board with reading what is being said about them on line – hopefully it is ALL GOOD – but on the off chance it isn’t, Twitter will become the fastest, easiest, most visible way for companies to “nip it in the bud&# and show consumers they are on top of their customer service.
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Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgate, 2010 Stevie.
Laughing all the Way to Work
JULY 12, 2010
© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 12 July, 2010 Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgate, 2010 Stevie® Award winner Lynn Holgate, an Executive Assistant at High Performance Technologies, Inc. HPTI) in Reston, Virginia, has been awarded the 2010 Stevie® Award for Support Staffer of the Year.
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Age of Conversation 3 Author Spotlights
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APRIL 20, 2010
Keep stopping back to EyeCube – the AoC page for updated interviews with many of the contributors. Tags: Age of Conversation 3 , Periodic Table of Social Media elements , Rick Liebling Add A Comment home top Site Information © 2010 Make or Break Moments Ministry Free Theme by eGrace Creative. You should.
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Make or Break Moments Recognized
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JULY 16, 2010
Here are the top ten winners: Change Forge Customers Rock Get Satisfaction Service with a Purpose Customer Service and More The Social Customer Manifesto Whos Your Gladys Dennis Snow’s Blog Amazing Service Guy Blog Customer Service en Visit Awarding the Web for the complete list of winners.
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Marketing with Honesty to Build Customer Relationships
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AUGUST 13, 2010
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It's Not What You Say – It's How They Feel » Make or Break Moments
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JANUARY 11, 2010
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100 What Do Customers Mean to You?
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AUGUST 3, 2010
Posted by Deborah Chaddock Brown on August 3, 2010 under Customer Moments | Be the First to Comment This weekend Scott Ginsberg started the sentence and asked readers to finish: CUSTOMERS ARE… Scott Ginsberg Customers are _ Michele Messina Long are an opportunity to be of service.
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Make it Easy for Customers To Find You
Make or Break Moments
MARCH 13, 2010
They were being interviewed on a radio station and when the disc jockey asked where fans could find them on the Internet they said: “Just remember BOY BAND. I recently learned a lesson from a group of young boys who had developed a band.
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JULY 20, 2010
It is also true with our customers. If we put them first in all we do – the customer service experience improves. You often have to put their needs ahead of yours. That is true in a relationship with your significant other, a best friend, your parents, and your kids.
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100 Elite Women Around the World – Make a Difference
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APRIL 14, 2010
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100 Make or Break Moments Available on Kindle
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APRIL 19, 2010
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100 USAA Customer-First Approach to Business » Make or Break Moments
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MARCH 9, 2010
They use technology to allow service men and women to deposit checks no matter where they are stationed. Tags: BusinessWeek , customer first , customer focused , USAA Add A Comment home top Site Information © 2010 Make or Break Moments Ministry Free Theme by eGrace Creative.
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Undercover Boss Gets Down to Basics
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JANUARY 12, 2010
Let’s hope that means we’ll see CEOs interacting with customers. Tags: CBC , Entertainment Weekly , new shows for 2010 , reality television , Undercover Boss , Waste Management Add A Comment home top Site Information © 2010 Make or Break Moments Ministry Free Theme by eGrace Creative.
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100 Being Right Doesn't Win Friends and Influence Customers
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JUNE 16, 2010
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No Two Customers Are Alike » Make or Break Moments
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JANUARY 5, 2010
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AUGUST 7, 2010
I first learned about Treasure your Customer Day from Entrepreneur magazine in 2006. Here is a blurb from a blog written in 2005 about Treasuring your Customers written by Kirsten Osolind : August 7 marks “Treasure Your Customers Day.&# Rewarding customers means more than quirky holiday discounts and thank-you cards.
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100 Building Customer Relationships Should be a No-Brainer
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APRIL 19, 2010
If we just think about how we’d like to be treated as a new customer, as a returning customer and even as a customer with a question/complaint/concern – then I think we’ll be able to understand what our customers want. Is it because it sounds so mushy? It is difficult to measure?
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Always Do Right
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MAY 24, 2010
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100 Set Yourself Apart from the Competition » Make or Break Moments
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JULY 19, 2010
So throwing out the high and the low, I started to look for people to interview. I sent emailed interview questions. I am at a point where there are some things I just can’t do anymore and a friend of mine once told me “delegate everything but your genius.&# So – I was off to find a virtual assistant.
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100 Build Customer Relationships with a Thank You
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JULY 27, 2010
This past week I asked the question – how do you say thank you without using the words and Patrick Hazlewood had an awesome answer: Although every interaction with the customer is part of the “sale&# or “sale process,&# including post-sale follow-ups or customer service responsiveness, not everything must be a sales pitch.
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Time for a Midmorning Gift to You
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JANUARY 19, 2010
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100 Mocha Joe's Builds Customer Relationships One Cup of Coffee At a Time
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AUGUST 18, 2010
Norma Add A Comment home top Site Information © 2010 Make or Break Moments Ministry Free Theme by eGrace Creative. We call ourselves the Akron Bloggers Community. Great meeting to learn about new sites, new social media techniques.
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Lonely? Join a Group » Make or Break Moments
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APRIL 15, 2010
Join a Group Posted by Deborah Chaddock Brown on April 15, 2010 under Connecting Moments , social media | Be the First to Comment If I were a betting woman I would say that you have joined LinkedIn. But it is also a great place to take the pulse of your industry and gauge what trends are on the horizon.
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100 Create a Customer-Focused Social Media Strategy » Make or Break.
Make or Break Moments
APRIL 30, 2010
There are many uses for participating in social media, but for me – the best benefit is the ability to connect with our customers – or our potential customers. In some cases we have gotten quite good but are we focused?
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100 I Hate My Customer
Make or Break Moments
APRIL 14, 2010
I put the question out there: “Has there been a time when you hated your customer – if so, what did you do to overcome the situation? I decided to take the challenge and give them the best customer service regardless of how they treated me. Apparently, they enjoyed the service so much that they tipped me!
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100 Make or Break Moments TV – almost
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JUNE 8, 2010
One of the commercials was actually the introduction for a series of customer relationship building tips. Add A Comment home top Site Information © 2010 Make or Break Moments Ministry Free Theme by eGrace Creative. That happened to me yesterday.
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100 Be Easy to Find: Use Your Name
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JUNE 4, 2010
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100 Real Time Reviews via Mobile Devices – Are You Prepared?
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JUNE 2, 2010
Posted by Deborah Chaddock Brown on June 2, 2010 under Listening , Missed Moments , social media | Be the First to Comment Just saw this link on a tweet The Biggest Shift Since the Industrial Revolution.
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Individuals Make the Business
Make or Break Moments
AUGUST 9, 2010
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100 Customers Look for Personalization
Make or Break Moments
FEBRUARY 25, 2010
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. She’d read that this newest generation was taking on traits of their grandparents; embracing the homemade handicrafts.
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Hand Written Thank You Note – A Big Mistake
Make or Break Moments
AUGUST 17, 2010
Emily Kelly had this to say about how she uses some old fashion methods to connect with her customers: Emily Kelly • I firmly believe in the power of “paying it forward&# , giving others genuine compliments and sowing affirmation as a regular practice. A thank you letter? A birthday message?
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100 Do Your Employees Hate You?
Make or Break Moments
MARCH 17, 2010
Posted by Deborah Chaddock Brown on March 17, 2010 under Communication , Employee Moments , Listening | Be the First to Comment I am always focused on the customer and our relationship with them but the other key component to successfully building a reputationfor putting customers first is how your employees feel about the whole thing.
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Transaction or Lifelong Relationship?
Make or Break Moments
JULY 16, 2010
Add A Comment home top Site Information © 2010 Make or Break Moments Ministry Free Theme by eGrace Creative. Have you ever been in sales? Have you ever been in sales? As this piece ( [link] ) suggests, you’ve sometimes got to do a little more to earn referrals and loyalty.
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Reinvention: Key to Long Term Success
Make or Break Moments
JULY 9, 2010
As this piece points out ( [link] ) if you can’t deliver what customers want, you’ll lose out. Add A Comment home top Site Information © 2010 Make or Break Moments Ministry Free Theme by eGrace Creative. is celebrating their 35th year in business. is celebrating their 35th year in business.
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Home Depot Puts Customers First? » Make or Break Moments
Make or Break Moments
APRIL 11, 2010
Posted by Deborah Chaddock Brown on April 11, 2010 under Customer Moments | Be the First to Comment I love the phrase Put Customers First. Posted by Deborah Chaddock Brown on April 11, 2010 under Customer Moments | Be the First to Comment I love the phrase Put Customers First.
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100 Linchpins Unite to Make a Difference
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JUNE 4, 2010
On June 14, 2010 at 8pm est – Linchpins around the globe will unite to share, network, connect and collaborate. Tags: emotional work , Linchpins , passion , Seth Godin Add A Comment home top Site Information © 2010 Make or Break Moments Ministry Free Theme by eGrace Creative. All inspired by Seth Godin.
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Linchpin Meet Ups Connect the Globe in One Evening
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JUNE 14, 2010
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