Customers Rock!

MARCH 30, 2010

The radio program is really an extension of this blog; you get to hear my voice as part of an hour-long conversation around the topics we all know and love here: customer experience, customer service, loyalty, marketing, and social media. Customers have changed, and customer expectations have greatly changed!

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Make or Break Moments

JANUARY 7, 2010

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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Small Business Labs

AUGUST 20, 2015

. Millennials — the 20- and 30-something consumers whom marketers covet — would rather spend their hard-won cash on out-of-town vacations, meals with friends, gym memberships and, of course, their smartphones, many surveys suggest. Of course, this is not a new trend.

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The Small Business Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Last month T-Mobile, as part of their ‘ Business Sense ’ campaign, carried out a survey on business growth, via the social networking site, Linked In. Make sure that your customer service is up to scratch, though. Whether you want to expand locally, nationally or even internationally, growth is the only means to do so.

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Service Untitled

JUNE 30, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. Consider using social media the same way. Offer role-playing, mentoring and carefully select those employees who can resolve, address and deal with customers in a positive manner.

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Make or Break Moments

JANUARY 20, 2010

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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Make or Break Moments

JUNE 1, 2010

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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Service Untitled

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.

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Service Untitled

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.

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Service Untitled

JULY 31, 2012

Do these powerful organizations therefore view customer service as an operational cost rather than a marketing investment? In a study from CRM Guru, bad customer service accounts for 70 percent of customer attrition followed by poor quality at 30 percent, price at 25 percent, and functionality at 15 percent.

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Service Untitled

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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Service Untitled

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?

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Service Untitled

JANUARY 13, 2011

Customer service and expectations have changed the genre of urgent care as well as routine medical services. Frederick Newell, author of Loyalty.com says if you “save customers time, you’ll often beat the competition by lowering “time costs.&# At a local.

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Service Untitled

OCTOBER 1, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. The International Customer Association began Customer Service Week in 1988, and in 1992 Congress proclaimed Customer Service Week a nationally recognized event.

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Service Untitled

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Jaguar of North America has just been recognized as a JD Power 2011 Customer Service Champion which means they have excelled in their own industry by delivering superior service to their US customers. According to JD Power, Jaguar is noted for standing out by satisfying customers with new-vehicle sales experiences.

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Service Untitled

MAY 26, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. Home About Service Untitled Subscribe for Free Consulting Contact Archives Exceptional Customer Service Starts at the Top – Are You Setting a Positive Standard? Want to meet Biggby Bob? When Wachovia.

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Service Untitled

APRIL 19, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. The survey companies paid a ridiculously low compensation or offered lotteries, sweepstakes or points to keep us participating. The company has to think about the reason for the survey. Could it be?

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Service Untitled

MARCH 22, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. A system that makes special orders simple is a system that helps promote customer service. Possibly Related Posts: L.L.Bean ranks #1 in customer service L.L. Inventory tracking. At a local.

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The Small Business Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2009

Other Great Business Blogs Social Media for Business WinWeb Pitch of the Week – Martin Everard Benefits Of Building A Home Business Is There More Financial Hardship To Come? You want the whole tree." " 1 week ago Be a likeable person to be successful at being self employed or a freelancer. 1 week ago More updates.

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2008

Other Great Business Blogs Social Media for Business WinWeb Pitch of the Week – Martin Everard Benefits Of Building A Home Business Is There More Financial Hardship To Come? Late Payment, Headache For SMEs : A Survey carried out by Barclays in Wales found that 48% of Welsh SMEs experience problems with late payment.

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

Other Great Business Blogs Social Media for Business WinWeb Pitch of the Week – Martin Everard Benefits Of Building A Home Business Is There More Financial Hardship To Come? You want the whole tree." " 1 week ago Be a likeable person to be successful at being self employed or a freelancer. 1 week ago More updates.

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Other Great Business Blogs Social Media for Business WinWeb Pitch of the Week – Martin Everard Benefits Of Building A Home Business Is There More Financial Hardship To Come? has improved in the wake of the economic revival, says a survey by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). You want the whole tree."

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Service Untitled

JULY 25, 2011

Most of us find customer service and customer satisfaction a challenge just in the businesses and organizations we pay to use. It’s a stretch to think that a social media site conjures up the scrutiny of a customer service report card. photo credit: The Daring Librarian.

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Service Untitled

OCTOBER 15, 2013

The buzz phrase “social listening,” also known as social media monitoring, can help organizations and businesses be more effective and build stronger brand relationships. Perhaps the Dell story with the “power to do more” further explains the concept of “social listening.”

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The Small Business Blog

JUNE 8, 2010

Other Great Business Blogs Social Media for Business WinWeb Pitch of the Week – Martin Everard Benefits Of Building A Home Business Is There More Financial Hardship To Come? However, a recent survey revealed that only a third of businesses recognised this. You want the whole tree." 1 week ago More updates.

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Recruit CRM

JANUARY 25, 2022

In fact, an online survey conducted by Recruit CRM revealed that more than 98% of recruitment agencies with ten recruiters or more used an Applicant Tracking System. Prompt Customer Support Customer service is crucial when considering buying a recruitment automation software.

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Service Untitled

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. Of course, companies use these customer feedback surveys to gain more insight into their brands, but I often wonder how does a company know how I really feel about my shopping experience without asking me to actually describe it?

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Service Untitled

OCTOBER 25, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. Now we have progressed to a Social Customer Relationship Management (Social CRM) which takes us from the original CRM and now adds new communication channels via the social web to concentrate on better customer relationships.

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Service Untitled

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. At Keyes Company Realtors, we have several affiliates who provide excellent customer service and related services that enhance the “customer first&# image the company strives to maintain.

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Service Untitled

OCTOBER 7, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. After 23 years here, our competition cannot replicate the level of service we provide, customer service is part of our DNAnswer: We hire for it, we train for it, we reinvest in our people through constant upskilling.

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The Small Business Blog

MAY 31, 2006

Other Great Business Blogs Social Media for Business WinWeb Pitch of the Week – Martin Everard Benefits Of Building A Home Business Is There More Financial Hardship To Come? You want the whole tree." " 1 week ago Be a likeable person to be successful at being self employed or a freelancer. 1 week ago More updates.

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Service Untitled

AUGUST 30, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. With nearly a one-click installation, different categories were organized giving people the opportunity to discuss pre-sale questions, member questions, customer support, while creating a personal touch. There are no.

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Service Untitled

DECEMBER 24, 2010

A Christmas Customer Satisfaction Index survey showed Amazon as the top online retailer to best satisfy consumers during the busy holiday shopping season. The survey was based on five main categories: Quality of service. When customers have a good experience, they return and stay loyal. Functionality. Merchandise.

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2007

Other Great Business Blogs Social Media for Business WinWeb Pitch of the Week – Martin Everard Benefits Of Building A Home Business Is There More Financial Hardship To Come? Now it was time for one of my most important tasks – market research: would i actually have any customers? You want the whole tree."

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Recruit CRM

JUNE 9, 2021

Folks at Recruit CRM is known globally to provide the best customer support to their users. Text Analyzer: For All Your Job Descriptions After innumerable surveys conducted worldwide, research has proved how the way you write your job description can attract different gender spectrum. Being a professional network, 59.9%

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Service Untitled

MAY 20, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. Any customer service agent would find that behavior unacceptable. Customer service for those clients from hell You know those callers – rude and insulting. At a local.

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Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

A few months ago I asked the Practically Perfect PA readers if they could complete a survey for me. The survey asked if assistants feel that having or not having a university degree has made a difference to their career path. Yes, NVQ’s in Customer Services and Business Administration. Bachelor in Management.

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