The Small Business Blog

APRIL 22, 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? Entrepreneur, Shama Kabani (formerly Hyder) also believes in social media marketing. You can buy “The Zen of Social Media Marketing” here.

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Customers Rock!

JANUARY 10, 2012

A lot of businesses love social media because they feel it helps them spread the word about their organization and what they do. However, I strongly feel one of the most effective uses of social media is to build and deepen relationships with customers – be they consumers, clients, donors, or constituents.

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Success

JUNE 8, 2022

In December 2021, tiktok.com became the world’s most popular web domain , bumping Google—and its entire suite of services—down to the No. If the world’s most popular search engine was succeeded by a social media app, it may indicate a new era for the platforms that were once used solely for entertainment. Humanization.

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The Small Business Blog

MAY 25, 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? With the growth of Social Media it is easier than ever for a bootstrap business to effectively market their small business start-up.

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Office Dynamics

JULY 9, 2013

Social media has the power to connect professionals and consumers, making it a valuable tool in everyday business operations. For administrative and clerical professionals, social media can streamline communication and increase discourse. For a more informal, personal social media presence, use Facebook or Twitter.

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Andrea Kalli

MARCH 25, 2010

Now, thanks to social media, it is something that can really happen for small, efficient, and ultra-effective internet businesses. Social media gives small businesses the power to outshine their large opponents, outmaneuver major corporations, and with a bit of dedication and work, eventually beat their more powerful opponents.

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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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Customers Rock!

MAY 28, 2012

Social Media CRM, or Social CRM, is getting a lot of air time these days. When not blogging, on Twitter, or on Facebook, she is marketing WikiThreads , her small business featuring Dallas t-shirts and logo embroidery. But to a marketer that pristine forest of social media represents opportunity to be harvested.

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Make or Break Moments

JUNE 2, 2010

Posted by Deborah Chaddock Brown on June 2, 2010 under Listening , Missed Moments , social media | Be the First to Comment Just saw this link on a tweet The Biggest Shift Since the Industrial Revolution. That’s a big chunk of your customers. So how do you listen on Twitter? Eighty percent of what, you ask?

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Service Untitled

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. Social media is vulnerable to circumstances, content, and interpretation. Social media is vulnerable to circumstances, content, and interpretation.

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APRIL 11, 2011

There is absolutely no getting away from social media. So how does all of this fit into the ever broadening sea of customer service? So how does all of this fit into the ever broadening sea of customer service? That particularly would apply to customer service complaints and questions.

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Customers Rock!

AUGUST 16, 2012

Social media has pushed customer service to the forefront for many organizations. Responses are often faster in social media than they are in traditional service channels, since social media makes everything extremely visible. In my book , I talk about Killer Customer Service.

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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. VoiceBo [link].

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The Small Business Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2010

However, the organizational integrity of your business is also reliant on those you have working for you – everyone from customer service to marketing and PR could, possibly, jeopardize your businesses’ integrity. Create a newsworthy story; help a charity, run a training course or release a great new product. Share This.

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Make or Break Moments

JANUARY 5, 2010

Whether they are using the status updates on LinkedIn, Facebook or tweeting away in 140 characters or less on Twitter – they are sharing their opinions. What will they say? Real Time Reviews takes into account that people around the globe are jumping on the band wagon of telling anyone who will listen what they are doing right now.

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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

MAY 7, 2010

Fast forward to today and the abstract experiment is now a concrete treatise on the state of social media and marketing best practices as a whole. Read all about it and then order your copy.

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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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Make or Break Moments

MARCH 13, 2010

We are on Twitter @boyband, MySpace and Facebook @boyband and our website is www.boyband.com.&# (BoyBand is just a place holder, that wasn’t the name of the band – I can’t remember the name of the band.) Check out this great tool KnowEm which lists 350 social media sites.

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Make or Break Moments

JUNE 4, 2010

Social media has taken over the web. Business professionals are using their name on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook so that they have one consistent brand image. A number of references to your company, perhaps some LinkedIn answers, a blog comments or two? Did you also find a reference to a site that links directly to your name?

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Success

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

Any less and you attract too many needy customers. More, and they will expect white-glove customer service. Or a service? 1 most effective sales tool; the statistics show that social media just can’t compete. Social media can be powerful if done well, but it’s not easy. You need help.

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Catch Friday

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Social Media, they work for companies. Social media are really making it possible for companies and consumers to bridge the gap between them. Businesses are now using social media for a whole range of communication efforts that include- marketing, public relations, and even customer service.

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Make or Break Moments

JULY 1, 2010

I learned a great deal from her regarding social media marketing, organizing my time better and walked away with a lot of tools. June 20, 2010 Sheila Clover English , Social Network Committee Chair , International Thriller Writer’s Organization I didn’t know Sheila. She is engaging and fun as well!”

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The Small Business Blog

AUGUST 31, 2010

Social Media is also a vital way to reach potential customers, both locally and nationally. Networking online is a great way to reach new customers, and can build brand awareness that would otherwise cost a great deal of money. If you have any more ideas leave a comment! I look forward to connecting with you!

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JULY 15, 2011

Now the average customer can get immediate gratification; no phone calls to the organization to find out the CEO’s name and no waiting weeks for a response as the letter snakes itself around various departments looking for a solution. Social media, namely Facebook and Twitter get unhappy customers attention.

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Catch Friday

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

You can maximize the use of social media for public relations. Make sure that you initiate as well as participate in social conversations. This is why it is important that when you use social media for business that you really learn to listen. Social media are tools that you can use to reach audiences.

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Catch Friday

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Social media can be your tool for minimizing the confusion of the public with any issue related to your business. When you practice active social media marketing or even active online public relations then you are taking active part in building and maintaining your business’ reputation online.

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Small Business Labs

AUGUST 20, 2015

But the rise of social media has led to people wanting experiences they can post about on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and elsewhere. Of course, this is not a new trend. The 1999 book The Experience Economy covered this shift in detail. This is clearly helping to drive the growth in experiences. 

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Denise Aday

JUNE 14, 2009

Perhaps that explains some of his grumpiness regarding the use of virtual assistants in social media. But… I agree with much of what he said in his post yesterday, “Looking Behind the Curtains on the Social Media Stage: Humans Don’t Scale&#. Let me start by saying that I adore Jeremiah.

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Eco-Office Gals

OCTOBER 7, 2013

A blog allows you to become an authority in your field, build up a loyal audience and give you some meaty content to promote via social media – fantastic for your customers. You will have to include social media icon ‘buttons’ though (a minimal development cost) so your customers can go straight from your website to your blog.

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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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MAY 28, 2012

Social media customer service is the quickest way for organizations to handle customer complaints, but it’s for all the world to see and can definitely have some negative effects on a company’s reputation. Use specially trained customer service representatives for social media responses.

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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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The Marq

OCTOBER 26, 2009

TheMarq A Human Perspective on Business and Life Social Media Not a Panacea Some will find this as no surprise: social media is NOT the answer to every challenge in business. He, like many others, said he didnt understand the purpose of microblogging in sites like Facebook and Twitter.

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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.

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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.

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MARCH 25, 2011

It seems that the quiet demeanor of accountants have also been thrown into the social media forces where they are required to be both “social&# and available to share information. Experts are available to assist with online opportunities to respond to questions on social media sites with updated information.

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