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Take Care of Yourself Before You Take Care of Your Customer

One of the most important questions people ask when they are focused on improving their quantity and quality of business is: "What is my competitive advantage? What makes me unique, memorable, special? what truly sets me apart from the rest?" While there are no definitively right answers to that question,... Read More

You Bever Know Who Youre Serving

You Never Know Who You're Serving when customers turn irate.I think of myself as a reasonable person. It takes a lot to upset me, but upset I am.A number of years ago, I bought a new television set. I had seen a flyer from Lechmere's that had TV's on sale.... Read More

Clients... and 38 ways to communicate with them

As Alan Weiss (guru to the savvy consultant) says: "It is actually difficult to contact clients too much. It is easy to fail to contact them frequently enough. If there is anyone anywhere who has ever sent you a check for your services and with whom you haven't communicated in... Read More

Customer Service - A Lost Art?

Is customer service a lost art? Before you answer that question, take a moment and think about the last few times you have gone shopping or out to dinner. Okay, now that you have really thought about it, is your answer any different? Why is it that when we actually... Read More

Is your Online Business Customer-Friendly?

Customer service is increasingly seen as one of the most valuable uses for a commercial World Wide Web site. Your Web site is available on a 24 hour, seven days a week basis. So it is well worth exploring ways in which your customers can virtually "serve themselves," without the... Read More

Customer Service A Chickens Way

Anyone who knows me knows my favorite fast food restaurant is Chick-fil-A. Aside from the fact their chicken is especially good and I can always get sweet tea, I have a valuable business reason for eating there ? they serve up amazing customer service. And these lessons aren't just served... Read More

Make An Action Plan To Improve Customer Service

Customer Service is a critical factor for keeping your clients coming back and ensuring they'll refer you to others. Growing your business will be a difficult task at best if you don't perform, meet and exceed your client's expectations, and provide service that creates customers for life.Customer service is all... Read More

Losing Angry Customers

This article offers five ways to help you deal with angry customers. While the goal of all businesses is to have only happy customers, we also have to be realistic and realize sometimes we are going to anger a customer. Isn't it best to know in advance how to deal... Read More

Create Win-Win Deals With Your Competitors

In the competitive world of the 20th century, we generally viewed competitors as the enemy. And a competitor was anyone who sold to the same target audience as us - even if they sold a different item. After all, since there was a finite group of customers and a limited... Read More

Making The Most Of Newsletters

Newsletters can be wonderful tools for communicating with your customers or prospects. Because of their format, they're often infused with more credibility than traditional brochures. If your newsletter is little more than blatant self-promotion, however, it's likely to hit the wastebasket before it hits your target's desk. By following a... Read More



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Report: PG&E's Smart Meters Work Great, Their Customer Service Just Sucks
The San Francisco Appeal
However, the report pointed to PG&E's customer service problems, including insufficiently addressing customer questions about SmartMeters, billing errors, ...
PG&E smart meters are fine, customer service not so much, report findsLos Angeles Times (blog)
= Review Finds PG&E Meters Work, But Customer Service ShoddyTrading Markets (press release)
Study faults PG&E's customer service, not SmartMetersBakersfield Californian
Marin Independent-Journal -San Jose Mercury News -New York Times (blog)
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The JetBlue Steven Slater Situation Proves Customer Service Is Dead
The Business Insider
Everyone knows that the contemporary customer is mad as hell, too—fed up with inept service, indifferent employees, and customer-service departments that ...
3 Unthinkable Things the Recession Has CausedTIME (blog)

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DMV offers extended hours to slog through backlog of work
The Virginian-Pilot
Virginia's Department of Motor Vehicle customer service centers will have extended hours during the holiday weekend to help process a backlog ...
McDonnell: DMV will be open Sunday and Labor DayCulpeper Star Exponent
Northrop Grumman to pay for cost of independent reviewVirginia Business Magazine
DMV to resume driver's license transactions ThursdayRoanoke Times
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US Federal Agencies Need to Step up Customer Service
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The RightNow Insured study helps identify opportunities for improvement of Federal customer services by comparing “typical” and “best” experiences ...

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Huffington Post (blog)
... Customer Service Point (CSP), a mini savings bank account that can be opened with an initial deposit of just one rupee (approximately two US cents). ...

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GREAT Customer Service: Your 2nd Sales Team
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Sales Progress today announces their webinar track, "Great Customer Service: Your Second Sales Team", a one hour webinar demonstrating why your customer ...

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Affordable, easy-to-use cloud server back up: Free Trial Offer
TechRepublic
How to Improve Customer Service Oracle Discover how a good customer relationship management tool can not only please customers, but save your company both ...

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Freeman Acquires Encore Productions
MarketWatch (press release)
They are regarded as leaders in their field, and also have a reputation for outstanding customer service. Encore employees understand the value of ...

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A Carbonite customer confronts the CEO
Boston Globe
Friend told me that Carbonite handles all of its phone, e-mail, and live chat customer service in India (they employ about 200 people there, ...


United Oil Deploys Lantronix' ManageLinx With EDS 1100 to Remotely Access ...
MarketWatch (press release)
United Oil, a large fueling station services company, provides a wide variety of retail station design and branding, customer experience services, ...

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Why You Should Always Honour Your Guarantees - Even When The Customer Is In The Wrong

The Reason Why Direct Internet Marketers Have To Work So... Read More

CRM For Beginners ? Customer Relationship Management Basics

In order to maintain a successful business, the business must... Read More

Dealing with Difficult People

1. Don't get Hooked !!!When people behave towards you in... Read More

Learn to Anticipate Your Customers Needs

This morning I was having breakfast with my good friend... Read More

Developing A Customer Complaint System

Background The company was experiencing an increase in the number... Read More

Why Cant Microsoft Make Soft Packaging?

Why is it that Microsoft wants you to buy its... Read More

First Contact: The Source of Customer Loyalty

With customers being smarter, more cost conscious, more product knowledgeable... Read More

Importance of Good Customer Support in Online Computer Peripherals Shops

Looking for hi-fi computer peripherals? Finding it tough to decide... Read More

Dissatisfied or Rude Customers Can Be Satisfied Customers

On a recent airline flight I was an upset... Read More

Retail Store U-Scan Machines: Self-Serve or Voluntary Part Time Job?

Do many of us realize that we are working an... Read More

11 Ways to Get What You Want - Be a Clever Customer!

We all want great service, whether we are buying our... Read More

Setting Up a Customer of the Week Program for a Mobile Car Wash

In a mobile detail or mobile car wash business you... Read More

Service Equals Performance Equals Service

Service can be described as a "performance" of some kind... Read More

Create Win-Win Deals With Your Competitors

In the competitive world of the 20th century, we generally... Read More

Should I Have My Company Mystery Shopped?

I wish I had a nickel for every time someone... Read More

Complaints Are Actually A Good Thing!

Nobody likes to get complaints. They make you question your... Read More

It Is All About Customer Service!

In this day of terrible customer service, it should come... Read More

The History of CRM -- Moving Beyond the Customer Database

Customer Relationship Management (CRM) is one of those magnificent concepts... Read More

From Disgruntled to Champion - How to Turn an Unhappy Client Into Your Best Customer

It's a salesperson's worst nightmare- the phone call that comes... Read More

What Every Employee Should Know About How to Prevent Customer Service Conflicts

There are five techniques that have been proven to be... Read More

The Number 1 Rule for Businesses - Be Professional

Have you ever walked into a store and things looked... Read More

What?s in a Name?

Different people call their Customers by different names. If they... Read More

Creating the Right ?Viral Reputation?

Unless you are brand new to business, or have been... Read More

Under Promise & Over Perform: The Art of Managing Customer Expectations

I'll always feel warmly about Conrad's restaurant, in Glendale, California.On... Read More

Renewing Customer Loyalty

Every business loses customers, but not many do much about... Read More