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MARCH 23, 2010

Good Customer Service Can Go A Long Way by Stefan Töpfer on Mar 24, 2010 For a small business, customer retention can prove as profitable as sourcing new customers. In fact, retaining current customers can be more cost-effective as no outgoings are necessary to market and sell to them. So, listen to them.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2009

Ten Small Business Startup Ideas – 2009/09/20 by Stefan Töpfer on Sep 20, 2009 If you are sat at home this weekend contemplating starting your own small / micro home business or becoming a self-employed freelancer / sole trader then here are ten quick-fire business ideas to use as a starting point. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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NOVEMBER 9, 2009

Small Business World News Round-up – 2009/11/10 by Stefan Töpfer on Nov 10, 2009 Here is this week’s news round-up for home business, micro business, sole-traders, freelancers, self-employed and any one who is interested in small business news from around the world. « Sugar Not The Icing On The Small Business Cake.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Small Business World News Round-up – 2009/11/17 by Stefan Töpfer on Nov 17, 2009 Here is this week’s news round-up for home business, micro business, sole-traders, freelancers, self-employed and any one who is interested in small business news from around the world. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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NOVEMBER 30, 2009

Small Business World News Round-up – 2009/12/01 by Stefan Töpfer on Dec 01, 2009 Here is this week’s news round-up for home business, micro business, sole-traders, freelancers, self-employed and any one who is interested in small business news from around the world. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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DECEMBER 14, 2009

Small Business World News Round-up – 2009/12/15 by Stefan Töpfer on Dec 15, 2009 Here is this week’s news round-up for home business, micro business, sole-traders, freelancers, self-employed and any one who is interested in small business news from around the world. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Small Business World News Round-up – 2009/11/03 by Stefan Töpfer on Nov 03, 2009 Here is this week’s news round-up for home business, micro business, sole-traders, freelancers, self-employed and any one who is interested in small business news from around the world. — ST. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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JANUARY 30, 2023

To customers, a brand is the promise of an experience as well as the experience of that promise being delivered. Some aspects of your brand (great sensory appeal, supreme customer service , excellent training, meeting deadlines , etc.) will probably never change. Keep an open mind. Radically changing your brand is risky.

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JULY 16, 2010

Here are the top ten winners: Change Forge Customers Rock Get Satisfaction Service with a Purpose Customer Service and More The Social Customer Manifesto Whos Your Gladys Dennis Snow’s Blog Amazing Service Guy Blog Customer Service en Visit Awarding the Web for the complete list of winners.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

I found an article written by Alain Thys that was published in 2007 that says it best: It’s funny that when discussing Customer Delight, most people start talking about customer service. Customer service is what companies do to their customers.

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JANUARY 1, 2010

And I was successful! This year I am taking a more positive approach For several years Chris Brogan has started each year with a focus on three words. Last year I selected three words, which were Bite, Charge and Follow-Up.

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JANUARY 27, 2010

Amazon comes in at #9 with a tagline piece of advice “what’s dangerous is not to evolve.&# The article is about the incredible sales of the Kindle.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2010

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. She’d read that this newest generation was taking on traits of their grandparents; embracing the homemade handicrafts.

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AUGUST 3, 2010

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APRIL 19, 2010

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APRIL 19, 2010

If we just think about how we’d like to be treated as a new customer, as a returning customer and even as a customer with a question/complaint/concern – then I think we’ll be able to understand what our customers want.

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APRIL 20, 2010

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JANUARY 19, 2010

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JUNE 16, 2010

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JUNE 27, 2010

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APRIL 14, 2010

I decided to take the challenge and give them the best customer service regardless of how they treated me. Apparently, they enjoyed the service so much that they tipped me! makeorbreakmoments.comI Hate My CustomerElite Women Around the World – Make a DifferenceMake it Easy – Stick to One NameHome Depot Puts Customers First?Connect

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APRIL 17, 2010

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MAY 24, 2010

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AUGUST 13, 2010

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MARCH 9, 2010

They use technology to allow service men and women to deposit checks no matter where they are stationed.

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JULY 20, 2010

It is also true with our customers. If we put them first in all we do – the customer service experience improves. Word circulates that your business is the customer-friendly business. That is true in a relationship with your significant other, a best friend, your parents, and your kids.

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JANUARY 5, 2010

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JANUARY 12, 2010

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MARCH 13, 2010

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AUGUST 7, 2010

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JULY 27, 2010

This past week I asked the question – how do you say thank you without using the words and Patrick Hazlewood had an awesome answer: Although every interaction with the customer is part of the “sale&# or “sale process,&# including post-sale follow-ups or customer service responsiveness, not everything must be a sales pitch.

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MARCH 17, 2010

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DECEMBER 25, 2009

Everything viewed through his young eyes was fresh and new. He wasn’t cynical or skeptical; he took things at face value.

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JANUARY 21, 2010

In a recent edition of Advertising Age , Teressa Iezzi of Creativity Online shared the top creative picks of 2009. YouTube offers a platform to share your story – but you have to be creative if you want to capture the attention of viewers and hopefully create a message that “goes viral.&#

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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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JANUARY 4, 2010

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JANUARY 11, 2010

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