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 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. I have put together a Customer-Focus Social Media Strategy workbook that I offer FREE to help get you started.

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The Small Business Blog

APRIL 22, 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? Entrepreneur, Shama Kabani (formerly Hyder) also believes in social media marketing. You can buy “The Zen of Social Media Marketing” here.

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Make or Break Moments

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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Service Untitled

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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Andrea Kalli

JUNE 18, 2010

In addition, take note of how frequently they ‘@’ and direct message their customers, how frequently they communicate with influential twitterers (5000+ followers) and whether they use their account for customer service or some kind of direct sales service. Take a leaf from AirAsia’s book.

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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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Make or Break Moments

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

He offers up: Amazingserviceguy By Kevin Stirz Business Is Personal By Mark Riffey Customers Rock! By Becky Carroll CustServ By Meikah Delid Maximum Customer Experience By Kelly Erickson People2People Service By Maria Palma QA QnA By Tom Vander Well Return Customer By Joe Rawlinson (Joe and I both started customer service blogs in April 2005.)

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Customers Rock!

JUNE 26, 2011

This is most likely intended to help the airline stay top-of-mind with the customer and gently encourage them to book their next flight with the airline. However, in this case, the monthly email only serves as a reminder that this particular customer doesn’t have any more points with AirlineX – and that hurts.

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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? Facebook announced this week is has 500 million users. And not one of them ever, ever, ever uses it at work.

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Make or Break Moments

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? Or would they? Share your tips for success here.

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The Small Business Blog

MAY 25, 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? With the growth of Social Media it is easier than ever for a bootstrap business to effectively market their small business start-up.

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Customers Rock!

MAY 5, 2011

I am so excited to share the news with all of you that I have a book coming out in July! And it is thanks to you, my faithful Customers Rock! The book is called The Hidden Power of Your Customers: Four Keys to Growing Your Business Through Existing Customers , being published by John Wiley & Sons.

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Make or Break Moments

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? hmmm sounds like the same thing. It is perhaps MORE than a strategy or a tactic.

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Make or Break Moments

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? The customers. The response? Sounds harsh?

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Andrea Kalli

MARCH 25, 2010

Now, thanks to social media, it is something that can really happen for small, efficient, and ultra-effective internet businesses. Today, businesses can take less advice from promotion-packed business books and a lot more from historic strategy. For years, the idea of the ambitious upstart was limited to the realms of fiction.

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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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Customers Rock!

AUGUST 16, 2012

Social media has pushed customer service to the forefront for many organizations. Responses are often faster in social media than they are in traditional service channels, since social media makes everything extremely visible. In my book , I talk about Killer Customer Service.

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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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Service Untitled

OCTOBER 8, 2013

Since customer service is now getting more and more complicated because prices have become so competitive, does it also depend on a better defense or one of offense? Avoid loss by targeting customers who may be leaving and look for ways to keep them before they run over to the competition.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

AUGUST 20, 2012

  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. Provide Customer Service Even If The Service You Are Providing is No Cost. .  Sure, shutting down is something that can happen when you use a 3rd-party tool.

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Service Untitled

JUNE 30, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. Consider using social media the same way. Offer role-playing, mentoring and carefully select those employees who can resolve, address and deal with customers in a positive manner.

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Make or Break Moments

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

I’m reading the book “Two Weeks to a Breakthrough&# by Lisa Haneberg. An interesting book about being focused on a goal and working each day towards bringing it to life. In the Day Two exercise she has a great analogy and it made me think of companies trying to bring customer service to life.

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Make or Break Moments

APRIL 20, 2010

This time the focus is on Social Media. One of the authors, Rick Liebling Global Director, Client Management, for Taylor and author of the Periodic Table of Social Media Elements , graciously invited each of the over 170 contributors to share a little about their chapter in the upcoming book. You should.

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The Marq

OCTOBER 26, 2009

TheMarq A Human Perspective on Business and Life Social Media Not a Panacea Some will find this as no surprise: social media is NOT the answer to every challenge in business. How will all the services work together in the future? That doesnt mean that this is the only way social media will be used.

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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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Service Untitled

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

I doubt there’s a customer service story about successful culture that does not include the examples of Zappos or the Ritz Carlton, but don’t we all want our own unique successful culture? Other choices might include customer service, redesign of the work place, or an enlightenment of a stale, outdated company presence.

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Denise Aday

JUNE 14, 2009

Perhaps that explains some of his grumpiness regarding the use of virtual assistants in social media. But… I agree with much of what he said in his post yesterday, “Looking Behind the Curtains on the Social Media Stage: Humans Don’t Scale&#. Let me start by saying that I adore Jeremiah.

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Service Untitled

OCTOBER 1, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. The International Customer Association began Customer Service Week in 1988, and in 1992 Congress proclaimed Customer Service Week a nationally recognized event.

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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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Small Business Labs

AUGUST 20, 2015

The 1999 book The Experience Economy covered this shift in detail. But the rise of social media has led to people wanting experiences they can post about on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and elsewhere. Of course, this is not a new trend. This is clearly helping to drive the growth in experiences. 

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Make or Break Moments

MARCH 21, 2010

The book is currently at the publisher and is expected to hit the book stores (print and Kindle/iPad versions) in April! The book is currently at the publisher and is expected to hit the book stores (print and Kindle/iPad versions) in April! This section is about working at the coalface of social media.

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Customers Rock!

MAY 4, 2012

As many of you know, I have been doing quite a bit of traveling lately, speaking about my book and sharing the Customers Rock! As most travelers are aware, the customer experience is especially important when you are away from home; it becomes something we are truly living. I want to eat there! Tips for Improvement.

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Service Untitled

APRIL 4, 2011

In real estate sales, there is a lot more to successful customer service than dealing with just customers and clients. Homes are listed in multiple listing services, and thousands upon thousands of other selling realtors are there to sell a listed home. In real estate listing is the game. photo credit: thomasy7.

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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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Service Untitled

MAY 26, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. Home About Service Untitled Subscribe for Free Consulting Contact Archives Exceptional Customer Service Starts at the Top – Are You Setting a Positive Standard? Want to meet Biggby Bob? When Wachovia.

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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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