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How to Launch (and Maintain) a Successful E-Commerce Business

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Any less and you attract too many needy customers. More, and they will expect white-glove customer service. Or a service? Now you have a general idea of what you want to sell, so it’s time to get to know your ideal customer and what they want. Launch a survey. Set up interviews. Don’t try to guess.

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Digital age workplace: Why soft skills matter more than ever

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According to a LinkedIn survey, 9 out of 10 global executives agree that soft skills are more important now than ever. Also, a survey discovered that 81% of IT professionals believe they know how to use AI when, in actuality, only about 12% do. Consequently, finding someone with those skills will take a lot of work.

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The Potential Customer just Walked – How Much did it cost you.

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I have often theorized the importance of building relationships with customers and now a recent survey puts dollars to the sense of that theory. I learned today from CustServ that the cost of lost customers equals 338.5 What causes customers to walk and take their business to the competition? BILLION a year !

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Look for the Pattern You Can't Ignore

Make or Break Moments

We need to do the same thing with our customers. Of course that means we have to engage them in conversation – exit interviews – follow up surveys or phone calls to ask about the service and experience and then listen for patterns. Customer complaints are another great place to look for patterns.

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Customer service representatives are heroes too

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On January 21, a customer service agent for 39DollarGlasses.com has been lauded as a hero after some quick thinking. Customer service representative Donna Petrosini was speaking with Karen Ford, a customer since 2008, when Ford began to slur her words and dropped the phone. Good service valued over good food?

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Shrug Off Apathy: Employee's Indifference a Business Killer

Make or Break Moments

How can we ever hope to build relationships with our customers if our front-line employees shower them with a full dose of indifference? Steve goes on to say: In one survey, 68 percent of customers said they quit doing business with a company because of perceived indifference towards them as customers.

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Can your business measure up on customer service?

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The 2011 Temkin Experience Ratings surveyed 6,000 different consumers from 143 different companies which included retailers, banks, hotels, and financial institutions. So what makes a company measure up on customer service? Kohl’s uses great value, savings, and value messages to amp up their customer service promises.