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NOVEMBER 12, 2010

There’s nothing more stimulating to get me to pull out my credit card and make a purchase than a particular customer service person who just has that “WOW’ affect. Of course it starts with their knowledge of their product and the initial impression they impart upon us at that very first encounter.

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Service Untitled

DECEMBER 12, 2012

What we don’t like however, are problems with the merchandise or services we purchase. Therefore customers are more likely to shop at the competition when customer service perfection fails. Here are the top three: Be enthusiastic when customers enter your store.

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Service Untitled

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Amazon.com’s newest customer service facility opened on Friday with a fanfare of speeches and a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The new 70,000 square-foot center in Kinetic Park, West Virginia was described as a “perfect fit” by Vice President of Amazon customer service Tom Weiland.

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The Small Business Blog

MARCH 28, 2010

Top 5 Tips for Training Employees on a Budget by Stefan Töpfer on Mar 29, 2010 The top 5 tips weekly post is always full of hints and tips for small, home & micro business owners. Many equipment manufacturers offer free training to companies that purchase their products. Don’t overlook the usefulness of this.

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Service Untitled

MAY 21, 2012

There is no relaxing elevator music where I can work until an agent answers; instead I’m forced to listen to a litany of advertisements offering me more services that might very well call me back to this same maze of customer service mediocrity. So what makes Zappos.com a leader in customer service?

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Andrea Kalli

JUNE 17, 2010

Check out the great online training lineup for the VAClassroom Summer Skill Camp – and bring along your camp songs! Leveraging the Power of Free Information Products to Attract and Win New Clients. You should always perform due diligence before buying goods or services from anyone via the Internet or offline. out of 5 [ ?

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Service Untitled

AUGUST 19, 2011

Today in the Jonesboro, Arkansas Regional Chamber of Commerce presentation, franchised restaurant operator and owner of Chick-fil-A, Mike Fullington explained to his audience how customer service can have an impact on a person’s day and even his life. He places families first, and is a firm believer in strong family units.

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Andrea Kalli

MAY 14, 2010

PLUS, VAClassroom are offering a special course bundle package (Just for May) that includes both the Virtual Events Specialist Program as well as the new Camtasia Video Training for VA course together for one special price. Enroll today and receive two high calibre training programs at a $150 savings! Want To Link To This Article?

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Service Untitled

JUNE 5, 2012

It’s not that we need surveys to show which organizations step out of the box to ensure a concierge level of excellence so coveted by consumers; organizations like Zappos, Amazon, and Nordstrom essentially offer everyone “fantastic” service. In 2011, over 72.6 In 2011, over 72.6 Clearly state F.A.Q.’s

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Andrea Kalli

JUNE 17, 2010

Check out the great online training lineup for the VAClassroom Summer Skill Camp – and bring along your camp songs! Leveraging the Power of Free Information Products to Attract and Win New Clients. You should always perform due diligence before buying goods or services from anyone via the Internet or offline. out of 5 [ ?

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Service Untitled

JUNE 25, 2012

No matter how quickly technology continues to dazzle us with innovative ways to contact our customers, understand new products, or strive to make purchasing convenient and quick, satisfied customers and our future relationships with them are what keeps our businesses growing. Can you think win-win ? photo by: Wootang01.

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Service Untitled

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Every business is bound to have unhappy customers; there’s always some variable that can go wrong despite all safeguards to make things perfect. Great customer service extends beyond answering the phone after two rings, beyond the twitter and Facebook entries, and even beyond the gentle ego stroking of an already angry customer.

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Make or Break Moments

JUNE 15, 2010

He went through 16 hours of unpaid training and had to purchase the sales kit prior to making any money so he is invested in the process. He’s just following the sales pitch; thrilled when anyone makes a purchase. What the customer wanted was irrelevant. It is quite an experience. At least financially.

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Service Untitled

MARCH 22, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. B&H says it uses this advantage to let manufacturers show their “newest and hottest products to customers and staff.&# Possibly Related Posts: L.L.Bean ranks #1 in customer service L.L.

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Service Untitled

APRIL 5, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. with exceptional prices, 24 hour service, 7 days a week, overnight delivery and free shipping on “everything but the baby.&# com ready to run the race for a share of the huge baby market. .&# Louis market.

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Service Untitled

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. According to The Australian , the company now plans to spend $100 million over the next four years to improve their customer service.

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Make or Break Moments

JUNE 9, 2010

I went to Levin because they had a 50% off sale and if you purchased on the weekend, it was free delivery. I’ve bought furniture there before – a dining room set, some end tables, and I’ve been happy with the purchase. I asked for Chuck and he remembered me. He and I hadn’t talked price. Sure, me too.

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Make or Break Moments

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

The sales associate greeted us with a smile, a basket to gather our purchases and the knowledge that you can get a pair of earrings free with the purchase of two other pair. My daughter finally made her selections and I retrieve my checkbook only to discover that I can only write the check for up to $40 of the purchase.

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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. Enjoyed the read!

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Allwork

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

So there’s a traditional model and traditionally businesses, larger businesses have leased a property or they’ve purchased it, so they have got much more longer commitment to that asset. And the product there is pay as you go model. This seems to be one of the criteria that as an individual, everybody’s marking it on.

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Customers Rock!

JANUARY 24, 2012

However, the fact that social media is a web-based activity gives companies (especially those in the Business to Consumer space) the opportunity to measure actual product purchases coming from social media. Other costs are not quite as obvious. Measuring the gains. There is more than one way to measure the gains from social media.

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Make or Break Moments

JUNE 4, 2010

So have your purchased your name as a URL? It was almost free. I set up a Wordpress.com blog and with the exception of the $9.95 at Name Cheap to buy my name, it just cost me the time it took to put it together. What have you done with it? Share your examples here. I’d love any suggestions for how to make the site better.

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Make or Break Moments

MAY 20, 2010

During his final year of baseball with the Cincinnati Reds I attended all of the home games, purchasing a bleacher ticket and sneaking my way down to the seats behind home plate. I once dated Johnny Bench. Now “dated&# is a relative term. I’d come early to watch the warm ups and stay for the game.

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Make or Break Moments

JULY 9, 2010

saw an opportunity to help business owners by purchasing and maintaining the mainframe and allowing businesses to have Jim’s business do the computer work. is celebrating their 35th year in business. is celebrating their 35th year in business. Jim Rutledge, Sr.

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Make or Break Moments

JANUARY 11, 2010

“Oh yes, it was a great experience.&# “What made it so great?&# “I’m not sure, but I just felt good about my purchase.&# How do you make your customers feel? “Did you like shopping at the XYZ Store?&# we might ask them.

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Service Untitled

JANUARY 22, 2013

For many of us the ultimate in business growth and success is repeat business, because these are the very loyal customers who will not only return for another service or purchase, but these are the very same people who will tell others why they have chosen us and advise them to follow our successful paths.

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Make or Break Moments

MAY 11, 2010

I have been going and doing my weight training three times a week and the cardio bike thing ever since. As a customer – it isn’t my speciality, so I don’t question, I just continue on. As a customer – I’m excited. No matter what our business, we offer benefits to our customer.

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Make or Break Moments

AUGUST 9, 2010

I just came back from a regular shopping excursion to Drug Mart and although they still have the same great products and the rest of the staff knew my name and greeted me warmly – it just wasn’t the same. It isn’t the products or the prices or the special sales. A new CVS is opening closer to my home.

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Service Untitled

OCTOBER 15, 2013

.” Dell’s social media 10,000 employees are tuned into more than 25,000 conversations about Dell every day claiming the more information gathered, the better the company will be able to deliver the precise products and services customers want. Can personal customer service survive in a digital world?

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Make or Break Moments

JANUARY 7, 2010

I learned today from CustServ that the cost of lost customers equals 338.5 Further investigation from CustServ’s blog led me to the article from Genesys that shares the details of the customer service survey of 16 countries. What can you do to turn prospects into customers. BILLION a year !

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Make or Break Moments

JANUARY 25, 2010

As was my practice during my visit, I kept an open ear to the customer conversations to see how the customers were treated and to critique the sales conversation. Were they suggesting a second pair purchase? The owner clearly doesn’t care about this store or these customers. We get paid either way.&#

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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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Step It Up VA Coaching

OCTOBER 25, 2012

And they’re things that are not always mentioned when we talk about customer service. What I’m talking about is more than just good customer service. Why not purchase a ticket to their next training call, or product they’re launching? Invest financially, as well.

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Eco-Office Gals

DECEMBER 10, 2013

The process of making a transaction at a retail store and receiving a thermally printed receipt is so familiar that customers may think it is the only way to get a record of their purchase of products or services. E-receipts solve these and other customer service problems.

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Andrea Kalli

MAY 6, 2010

By AndreaKalli As soon as your first product or service is ready to hit the market, you have a very important task ahead of you. You’ll need to find your customers; marketing is key to success in almost any sort of business and Twitter can be a helpful marketing tool to make your business grow.

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Make or Break Moments

JANUARY 29, 2010

I changed my account and paid for premium service thinking that maybe there was a glitch in the free service. It included another customer service address to contact. This is my first time using their service and could have been a long and mutually beneficial relationship as I am now using their premium service.

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Make or Break Moments

MAY 20, 2010

Isn’t the goal to make it easy for our customers/prospects to do business with us? If more and more use mobile devices to research, connect and purchase then shouldn’t that mean that our priorities need to shift when it comes to developing a mobile version of our website? You Betcha! So what is the first step?

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