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5 Ways to Thrill Your Customers (Because a Thank You Email Just Doesn’t Cut It Anymore)

Success

Or the physician who returns a prospective patient’s call on a Saturday, spends 20 minutes on the phone discussing symptoms, and then shares a private cellphone number with instructions to call back if further medical advice is needed. According to the Echo 2012 Global Customer Service Barometer , only 7 percent of U.S.

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How to Create Strategic Partnerships

Success

Make it explicit that you want to learn everything you can about them in short order,” Gage says. Proof it works: Schaus’s profits grew by 15% from 2011 to 2012 as a result of her partnerships. In 2012 I passed along between 35 and 40% of the work that came my way. Then call up past business partners, employers and employees.”

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How to Implement a Zero Waste Business Strategy

Eco-Office Gals

From post-consumer materials in products to biodegradable packaging, shoppers actively look for good environmental stewards when they make purchases. If you’re a business leader or decision-maker interested in zero waste, learn how to develop an effective and sound strategy. sent to landfills by 2012, 75% by 2020 and 90% by 2040.

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Cost Effective Ways to Greenify Your Business

Eco-Office Gals

Purchase Energy Star products. Whether it’s appliances, electronics, fax or mailing machines, Energy Star is a label that you should look for when purchasing things for your office. photo by: 401(K) 2012. photo by: 401(K) 2012. That’s because they have been officially certified as being energy efficient.

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The Top 5 Things That Were Wise Investments for My Home Business

Tips From T. Marie

That means that I do a lot of research and soul searching before purchasing anything. Why it was a wise choice: Storing my files in the cloud rather than on a physical hard drive or flash drive makes it easy to access them from my desktop, laptop, iPad, and phone. 2 A Business Phone. 3 Business Coaching.

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What to Do When You Hit Your Writing Wall

Men With Pens

Gotham Books had purchased my book. Fast forward to March of 2012 and a conversation with my editor. Here are a few things I’ve learned from hitting that wall: If this has happened to you, don’t be too hard on yourself. My phone, laptop, pen and paper, or an iPad. And when had I started wringing my hands? I didn’t care.

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