Make or Break Moments

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Blogging – sharing my thoughts about customer service and learning from others about topics I’m interested in. I love that I can upload a video of my daughter’s flute recital, photos from my trip to Italy or, an Animoto video of my customer service book and share with customers, friends and Tweeple.

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APRIL 10, 2013

The Customer Service Survival Kit was written by Richard S. Gallagher, a practicing psychotherapist and the author of many customer service books who has trained over 20,000 people on how to handle the most daunting situations with customers while improving their confidence and an organization’s customer relations.

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Allwork

JUNE 29, 2023

To further enhance the sense of belonging and boost future sales, consider incorporating the following tips inspired by customer service courses: Foster team connections : Introduce new members to your entire team, enabling them to know who to approach for specific needs or inquiries.

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On The Job

JULY 22, 2010

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Thursday, July 22, 2010 Is Using Social Media at Work a Good Idea? It also can be about exchanging professional information and learning about industry trends.

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All Things Admin

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

The “Traditional” Role of the Administrative Professional Has Shifted In the past, admins have been responsible for things like customer service, accounting, and data entry. Social – While social media may have begun as a way to keep in touch with family and friends, it’s now a necessary marketing tool for any business.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

AUGUST 20, 2012

Friday night I learned that one of my favorite pod-casting sites, Cinch.fm , was shutting down.    I was hit by the lack of customer service too, but we can certainly learn from this story; so that is what I'm going to share today.   The news hit me like a lead brick.  AudioBoo  [link].

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Make or Break Moments

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

It is snowing in blizzard proportions, it is 6pm on President’s Day and we’ve had all weekend to shop for the book. I start by scouring the shelves of books we have and realize that the copy I am SURE WE HAVE SOMEWHERE can’t be found. So I call the local bookstore, The Learned Owl. NOW she tells me?

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The Small Business Blog

MARCH 23, 2010

Other Great Business Blogs Social Media for Business WinWeb Pitch of the Week – Martin Everard Benefits Of Building A Home Business Is There More Financial Hardship To Come? In fact, retaining current customers can be more cost-effective as no outgoings are necessary to market and sell to them. You want the whole tree."

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Make or Break Moments

JANUARY 29, 2010

Yet isn’t there some value in sharing what we’ve learned so that we can all become better in business, better using social media, better with our customer relationships? If we find out something new and exciting – we should keep it a secret so that we have a leg up on our competition. Are you local?

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Service Untitled

JUNE 30, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. You would take lessons, learn the skill, and try your newly learned abilities while accompanied by your coach or mentor. Consider using social media the same way. If you’re still in the Stone.

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Success

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

Create Customers Attract your first customers Keep them coming back Step 6. Grow Your E-Commerce Business Create systems Automate everything Learn to delegate Collaborate Always Be Monitoring Step 7. Spoiler alert: my first e-commerce business was a failure—uh, I mean, a great learning experience. Or a service?

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Make or Break Moments

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. Scroll down the Advance Search page and click the sad face and/or the “?&#

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Make or Break Moments

MAY 7, 2010

Yours truly has a chapter in this book as well as in the Age of Conversation 2. Fast forward to today and the abstract experiment is now a concrete treatise on the state of social media and marketing best practices as a whole. Read all about it and then order your copy. Read all about it and then order your copy.

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Success

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Henry wrote her third book, Transforming Lives: A Three Step Guide In Becoming A Better You , and created Transforming Lives , a video show where guests share their personal stories about how their lives were transformed. Maxwell and Rob Hoskins’ book and mandate to do and help and partner with people to change your world. .

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The Small Business Blog

MARCH 21, 2010

Other Great Business Blogs Social Media for Business WinWeb Pitch of the Week – Martin Everard Benefits Of Building A Home Business Is There More Financial Hardship To Come? Try to figure out exactly what it is that you want to know about your customer base. You want the whole tree." 1 week ago More updates.

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Make or Break Moments

AUGUST 18, 2010

Great meeting to learn about new sites, new social media techniques. We call ourselves the Akron Bloggers Community. It started a little over three years ago when Chris Brown of Marketing Resources and Results , Inc. and I decided it would be fun to have a meet up with other bloggers in the area.

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Make or Break Moments

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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Service Untitled

JULY 16, 2012

I just finished reading Roadmap to Revenue : How To Sell The Way Your Customers Want To Buy ( Amazon.com link ). The book was written by Kristin Zhivago, a Revenue Coach and worldwide speaker who helps CEOs and entrepreneurs understand what customers really want and how they want to buy.

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Make or Break Moments

APRIL 14, 2010

If you are going to be in the area – consider spending a day of making connections and learning different ways you can collaborate to help others (as well as yourself) achieve your goals. p.s. Yours truly will be presenting a workshop on Creating an Effective Marketing Strategy using Social Media.

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Make or Break Moments

MAY 26, 2010

But today I learned something new (along with meeting some interesting people) and I love spending time when I learn something new. Here’s something I’ve learned on my own: It makes sense to have different elevator pitches based on the venue or your current business focus.

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Make or Break Moments

MARCH 13, 2010

I recently learned a lesson from a group of young boys who had developed a band. Check out this great tool KnowEm which lists 350 social media sites. It is a great way to create a consistent name so customers can easily find you. How easy to just say “find me at @Putcustomers1st on every site on the web.&#

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Make or Break Moments

JUNE 27, 2010

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. In case you missed it – the book is still available for download from the product page. Visit Customer Relationship Speaker.

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Make or Break Moments

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. Groups are a great way to make connections, show off your expertise and learn from industry leaders.

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Make or Break Moments

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.&# But it certainly didn’t start there.

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Make or Break Moments

JUNE 4, 2010

Ever since his book Tribes came out and he invited the hale and hearty to purchase his book sight unseen two months before publication and join his TRIIIBES ning and band together – I have been a fan. On June 14, 2010 at 8pm est – Linchpins around the globe will unite to share, network, connect and collaborate.

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Make or Break Moments

MAY 4, 2010

I was there with 17 others from Norma Rist’s Rist List group of women-business owners (8 of us pictured above) and so we split up and attended different sessions than came together at lunch and dinner to share what we’d learned. My session was called Create a Customer-Focused Social Media Strategy.

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Make or Break Moments

JULY 1, 2010

I learned a great deal from her regarding social media marketing, organizing my time better and walked away with a lot of tools. June 20, 2010 Sheila Clover English , Social Network Committee Chair , International Thriller Writer’s Organization I didn’t know Sheila. She is engaging and fun as well!”

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Make or Break Moments

JULY 13, 2010

In Alan Alda’s book “Never Have Your Dog Stuffed… and other things I’ve learned,&# he talks about saying yes no matter what just to keep active in your industry. To our loyal customer: “Yes, I can provide that service.&# His example is saying yes to keep food on the table.

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Make or Break Moments

MAY 3, 2010

It was an incredible day – more about what I learned in future posts – and several sponsors provided beverages and food to make the day completely FREE to those in attendance. The committee that planned this event did a terrific job.

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Make or Break Moments

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

“They are looking to learn how to make or purchase things made especially for them,&# she said. 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.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2011

The other day I wrote about Tello , an iPhone app that customers can use to rate customer service. CEO Joe Beninato stated his reviews were primarily intended to thank employees for their excellent customer service. Feedback on product or service reviews can actually help organizations to improve.

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Make or Break Moments

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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Make or Break Moments

JANUARY 4, 2010

They are creating separate pages for each product with a “one-page simple explanation of each specific product…Forget jargon-filled ads and book-like bank documents; the bank of the future needs to cut straight to the point.&# Two enthusiastic thumbs up.

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Make or Break Moments

JANUARY 5, 2010

Like snowflakes, each customer’s needs are different and we have to be open and aware by using our active listening skills to learn about their unique circumstance. If we don’t, that individual customer, like freshly fallen snow, might turn ugly before our eyes.

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Make or Break Moments

JANUARY 27, 2010

Or determine what your customers need and work backward, even if it requires learning new skills. It is rare that a company begins its life or expands its offerings by first asking the customer what they want or need. Take inventory of what you’re good at and extend out from your skills.

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Make or Break Moments

MAY 6, 2010

So often we are focused on our own little world – keeping our customer’s happy, beating the competition; we miss the opportunity that collaboration could have to make our offerings even richer. In the book The Power of Nice , the authors, Linda Kaplan Thaler and Robin Koval, remind us of how the ice cream cone came to be.

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Make or Break Moments

JANUARY 11, 2010

She said lots of thought provoking, inspirational stuff as Maya often does but the one quote that really struck me was this one: ‘I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.’ ’ How true is that?

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