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Customer Service Through Social Media: The game has changed

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Harry is with Useful Social Media , and I will be presenting at their New York Conference on Social Media and Customer Service next week. Plus, Harry interviewed me about my book, The Hidden Power of Your Customers: Four Keys to Growing Your Business Through Existing Customers. Here is some food for thought from Harry.

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Prepare a strategy for social media customer service

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Businesses work social media to help make them successful, but it is wise not to just rush in and set up Facebook and Twitter accounts without having a viable plan. While good reviews about a company’s product or services may build brand loyalty, a problem with a product or service can quickly escalate and get out of control.

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Book Review: The Customer Service Survival Kit

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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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I’m telling my friends about the bad customer service

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Good thing for social media and Twitter however, but will that solve all of the problems we can’t quite condense to 140 characters or less? Still imagine all the damage this entire bad customer service experience has had on the business. Some organizations seem to have misplaced the concept of customers first.

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Employ more customer service options to provide a concierge level of excellence

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percent of Internet users purchased products online, and therefore customer service excellence needs to offer the sensational experiences which used to be associated only with brick and mortar establishments. No matter what the service or product, always clearly display every option a consumer can employ to reach out for help.

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Using Twitter to get a company’s attention

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Billie Joe Armstrong used Twitter to make a lot of noise over the Internet about his latest experience on Southwest Airlines when he was recently kicked off because his pants were too low. BJA official (Twitter). That Kevin Smith’s (Twitter). Google the company’s Twitter account. Billie Joe Armstrong.

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A few lessons learned from new PayPal president David Marcus

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According to Andy McMillan’s blog, a smashed violin and an account directed to help fund underprivileged children became an endless series of customer service personnel exchanges after McMillan’s accounts were frozen to cover possible future refund disputes. Received lousy customer service? 4 days ago.