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APRIL 11, 2012

.” It seems a popular wire service 1-800-Flowers failed to deliver bouquets for many customers creating a plethora of Twitter and Facebook complaints with the fervor of an inevitable doom. Only a few dissatisfied customers ever received an answer on that ominous February 14th.

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APRIL 10, 2012

.” It seems a popular wire service 1-800-Flowers failed to deliver bouquets for many customers creating a plethora of Twitter and Facebook complaints with the fervor of an inevitable doom. Only a few dissatisfied customers ever received an answer on that ominous February 14th.

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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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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. Twitter [link]. Provide Customer Service Even If The Service You Are Providing is No Cost. First Things First - Where You Can Find My Podcasts. iTunes [link].

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

This week was a drama-filled example of a customer “gone wild” when an incredibly frustrated customer service recording from Reddit was made public on YouTube. Was the customer service rule at the company never to hang up on anyone or be fired?

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MAY 21, 2013

No doubt, it has been a tough week for customer service. Internal Revenue Service acting agency head, Steven T. Miller who is resigning from his post stated earlier this week: “I can say generally, we provided horrible customer service. A popular solution is to take it to social media.

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Catch Friday

MARCH 9, 2011

I got instead a reminder of real customer service hell a computer answerphone instead of a human voice - do you know what I mean? Do follow us on twitter @catchfriday and do look at our website. Finally after twenty minutes I paid their final bill - I'm leaving them!

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FEBRUARY 6, 2013

The fast paced world of Twitter, Facebook, and Yelp combined with the technological advances of smart phones, interactive websites, and emails enable millions of users to make better informed decisions than ever before possible. Treat the customer with respect. Your call is very important to us.) Your call is very important to us.)

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AUGUST 25, 2011

Peter Shankman is an author and frequent customer service blogger who has an impressive 100.000 Twitter followers, so the other day he used an experience to allegedly show how companies treat their good clients. I don’t eat meat.).

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MARCH 2, 2012

Customer service should be a priority if organizations expect to expand their businesses with new customers while still retaining their current loyal clientele. Practice fast and efficient service, but make it easy for customers to connect to a real person. airlines improving customer service?

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AUGUST 14, 2012

It’s no exaggeration that most of us have become truly frustrated by poor customer service at least once in our lives. Instead many of us have turned to retaliate against bad service via the use of blogs, Facebook, and Twitter. If the customer service person is not helpful, ask for the manager.

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JUNE 14, 2013

So are there different levels of service for credit card customers depending on one’s credit and past financial history? Unfortunately some credit card companies rate the effectiveness of their customer service representatives by how quickly they can get the consumer off the phone, and then onto the next.

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OCTOBER 28, 2011

Market Tools, a software and service provider for management and research conducted a survey of 331 companies with an annual revenue of more than $10 million annually. Of those organizations, 23 percent rely on social networks to support their customer service and to provide feedback. photo credit: Rubber Dragon.

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OCTOBER 27, 2011

Market Tools, a software and service provider for management and research conducted a survey of 331 companies with an annual revenue of more than $10 million annually. Of those organizations, 23 percent rely on social networks to support their customer service and to provide feedback. photo credit: Rubber Dragon.

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APRIL 11, 2011

So how does all of this fit into the ever broadening sea of customer service? Large and small organizations are all taking the plunge, and diving into Facebook, Twitter, blogs, and forums, but as we all learned when we were younger, be prepared and make sure you know how to swim first. photo credit: zephythor.

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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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MARCH 6, 2012

Beyond the long arms of social media where we frequently address our complaints to organizations that have “done us wrong,” enters another new kid in town who stretches beyond the 140 character Twitter or the full time media Facebook guru, and claims it can connect you directly to the top decision makers.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2010

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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AUGUST 30, 2011

If you had to cancel your flight because of Hurricane Irene, you may have been waiting on a “a virtual holding pattern&# for a customer service representative. American Airlines kept their customers waiting the longest; scoring in at one-and-one-half-hours before a customer service representative answered the call.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2011

Tello comments can be shared on Facebook and Twitter. CEO of Tello, Joe Beninato says the service exists primarily to thank employees for their excellent customer service. Gripe, another similar application uses social networking to pressure businesses to improve their customer service.

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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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JANUARY 17, 2011

Rachael Parcht, customer service representative for AT&T may have just been having an incredibly bad day, but that hardly can be viewed as an excuse for her terrible conduct on Twitter. Parcht’s Twitter account has since been suspended, and allegedly AT&T is investigating the situation.

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MARCH 30, 2011

The front line employees are often the representatives who will have to make decisions when it comes to customer complaints, customer questions, and overall customer satisfaction. The art of customer service stretches well beyond the product, the prices, and the reliability of an organization. So how is that done?

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MARCH 25, 2011

Customer service skills were rarely associated with a CPA credentials, but in a complicated world of taxes, audits, and advisory capacities, accountants need to reach their audiences and their future business clients in a technologically social world. Why not improve customer service with a general question and answer section?

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JANUARY 3, 2011

Is it really poor customer service or do we as consumers expect too much? Unfortunately, Macy’s customer service was rude and even argued with me telling me that the store never carried the brand, and I could not have purchased it from their store. I’m looking forward to a great year of customer service.

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OCTOBER 17, 2011

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. That my friends is what makes great customer service.

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AUGUST 8, 2011

The old-fashioned customer service agents spent most of their time on the phones trying to resolve problems, but now such quick social media outlets as Twitter can quickly lead to a firestorm of criticism if not handled immediately. What are the golden rules of knock-down, kick-butt, customer service? Whether we.

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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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JUNE 29, 2011

Front-line customer service representatives impact our everyday lives. Why then, are service people often treated as among the lowest paid in many organizations? Why then, are service people often treated as among the lowest paid in many organizations? Praise jobs well-done and new initiatives that were successful.

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JUNE 21, 2011

Now that I’ve had some time and advice on how to fight one’s way through the telephone robotic customer service conundrum, I can always refer to Get2Human.com, GetHuman.com, or Fonolo.com. Use Facebook and Twitter to fight back. Don’t be rude once you get a live person.

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APRIL 6, 2011

Customers were polled mainly on their opinions regarding customer assistance and problem resolution – whether by Twitter, Facebook, corporate websites, telephones, or in person. So what makes a company measure up on customer service? Amazon.com boasts of having 130 million active accounts.

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DECEMBER 5, 2012

Jeff Woodland, a blog writer for Genesys recently equated himself to having been a “social vampire” in his customer service dissatisfaction with his Internet provider and contends a business’ reputation can be greatly harmed via Facebook, Twitter, and company forums.

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MAY 27, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. The software is able to predict how interested a customer is in one’s product and when to stop, within a minute if a customer is getting angry; the computer will then suggest the representative end the call.

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DECEMBER 10, 2010

You want to show sincere appreciation for customer patronage and want them to feel valued for making the choice of spending their hard-earned money at your organization. Share your wisdom and use Twitter or Facebook to enrich people’s lives.

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JUNE 30, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. You should not just create Twitter and Facebook accounts and not be prepared for the flood of people who will express their opinions both good and bad; you will need to have a plan. Consider using social media the same way.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Now we all know that airlines are our favorite subjects when it comes to consumer complaints and lack of customer service along with banks, cell phone providers, and internet companies, but the lack of communication and listening to their customers are the one constant complaint for all of the organizations.

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JUNE 5, 2012

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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