The Small Business Blog

JANUARY 25, 2011

Customer service is one of the few great advantages that a small business has over a larger competitor. Although they are unlikely to be able to compete on price, they have the potential to provide a far more personalised and caring customer care experience.

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Andrea Kalli

APRIL 6, 2010

While ten years ago, managing email could have been a secondary consideration, today it is absolutely vital to keep customers and clients in the loop through rapid, prompt email support. Service businesses will always need to devote more time to emails than product-based businesses. Limit your daily email quota.

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Andrea Kalli

MAY 6, 2010

Twitter is a free service and you can link to your Twitter account from your blog or your business’ official website. Customer service is a time sensitive task. When customers have questions or concerns, you need to respond quickly. Best of all, you can handle customer service via Twitter on your mobile!

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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. Want To Link To This Article? Andrea I know, I know.it

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Andrea Kalli

MAY 14, 2010

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Andrea Kalli

MARCH 25, 2010

For a major corporation, the cost of reaching a new customer and doing something special is outweighed by the returns coming in from their already large customer base. Rather than reaching out to potential customers through social media, they favor a mass media approach — banner ads, pop-ups, and email lists.

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Andrea Kalli

JUNE 17, 2010

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