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Focus on Customer Service in 2010 (Finally?)

Customers Rock!

2010 may just be the year that companies start to focus on their customers and serving them well. Now, I am cautiously optimistic about this focus on customer service, but let me tell you why I feel this way. Brands are using a focus on customers as a competitive differentiator in their advertisements. .

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Service Untitled» Blog Archive » Credit cards offer extra customer.

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Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. For instance, if I use my points to purchase a pair of shoes for $200 and then return the shoes, the company will give me a credit for $200 and apply it to my balance. has extended the First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit.

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Budget cuts for the IRS result in unreliable customer service

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The Government Accountability Office reports $900 million in costs have been cut from the IRS since 2010. Those budget adjustments have resulted in less personnel, less training, and as a consequence of course, less service. Angry Customers Customer Satisfaction Customer Service Employees Specific Companies'

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Americans changing banks because of fees and poor customer service

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Power and Associates just released their survey which may or may not parallel big banks versus smaller institutions signing up new business practices, but a 5,000 customer survey results found a deflection rate of one in ten customers leaving large institutions last year because of high fees and lousy customer service.

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Customers Have to Pay at Claire's

Make or Break Moments

Claire’s prefers customers who pay with credit cards Or perhaps Claire’s only wants you to spend LESS than $40 It is better to receive two bad $40 checks than one $75 bad check Gosh. The jewelry is fun and flirty and affordable. One of the things I love about life is that it never ceases to provide lessons.

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Service Untitled» Blog Archive » Building customer relationships.

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Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. Using the Ritz Carlton and FedEx as models of customer service, changes in American Express service strives to create deeper emotional connections with their customers. At a local.

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Consumers willing to pay more for good service

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A recent survey conducted by American Express shows Americans demanding better customer service as compared to last year. Statistics showed 70 percent of consumers willing to spend 13 percent more for “WOW&# service as compared to 2010 when only 55 percent of consumers were only willing to spend 9 percent more.