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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, most people come to some conclusion that customer service is a critical component of your competitive advantage.  For most businesses, the service they offer can vary from exceptional to not so hot, depending upon circumstances.

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.

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.

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 DO receive excellent customer service that it makes such an impression on us that we usually choose to go back? Why - because the occurrences are so few and far between!!! As a home business owner, it is imperative to my business that customer service is ALWAYS a top priority.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Customer Service Tips for Mail Order Businesses


Can we be too good to our customers? No way! Our customers are the backbone of our business! They're right no matter what! But I'm sorry to disagree with you. As small, honest and legitimate businesses - we have a tendency to place our product quality above money.

Becoming A Solution To Your Customers Problems


Those of us in home based and small businesses are in effect selling our product. So becoming an effective salesperson is very important.

Cultivating the Trust Factor


In today's highly competitive economy, it is difficult to maintain a significant market advantage based on your professional skills alone. Developing a trusting relationship with your clients is key to your success.

The 7 Principles of Business Integrity


If you have integrity, nothing else matters. If you don't have integrity, nothing else matters.

Breaking the Ice and Winning Over the Client!


Wherever you turn these days you'll find articles covering every business strategy and tactic available to man, from how to make a great presentation to strategies for success all the way to negotiations and prospecting and getting a client to commit. But hardly anyone touches on the subject of breaking the ice with a new client and winning them over.

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In Customer Service Push, Microsoft Invests In 24/7, Which Acquires Voxify
Wall Street Journal (blog)
By Deborah Gage People who are forced to engage in online chats with virtual customer service agents–or who are passed from agent to agent without getting their problems solved–are likely to get highly frustrated and take their business elsewhere.
Microsoft teams up with 24/7 for customer service softwareITworld.com
Microsoft and 24/7 Inc. Join Forces to Deliver the Future of Customer Service ...MarketWatch (press release)

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Office Depot Named As Finalist In StevieĀ® Awards For Sales & Customer Service
TheStreet.com (press release)
The international competition recognizes excellence in disciplines that are crucial to business success, and honors the accomplishments of sales, customer service, and call/contact center professionals worldwide. Sales Support Team of the Year: An ...
OFFICE DEPOT, INC. : Office Depot Named as Finalist in StevieĀ® Awards for ...4-traders (press release)
Salesify Co-Founder, Raj Hajela, Selected to Chair Judging Committee for 2012 ...San Francisco Chronicle (press release)

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Bristol City Council to Improve Customer Service and Save £2.7 Million Per ...
PR Newswire (press release)
'A good deal of work has gone into creating a new workforce maintenance system that will not only help improve customer service, but also promote greater collaboration and efficiency across the housing department. 'We will be able to better respond to ...

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J.D. Power and Associates Recognizes Merrill Edge(R) Call Centers for Customer ...
MarketWatch (press release)
CHARLOTTE, NC, Feb 06, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Bank of America today announced that Merrill Edge call centers have been recognized by JD Power and Associates for providing "An Outstanding Customer Service Experience." Merrill Edge provides mass ...
J.D. Power And Associates Recognizes Merrill EdgeĀ® Call Centers For Customer ...TheStreet.com (press release)

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MyFox Detroit

How to INterview for a Customer Service Job
MyFox Detroit
myFOXdetroit.com - Tips on how to land a job in the field of customer service and ways to better execute the job once you've landed it. Micheal Paulos, CEO, First Michigan Credit Union stopped by the Fox 2 Job Shop th share his insights on providing ...



Waterfield Technologies and Voxeo Announce Solution to Address Top Challenges ...
MarketWatch (press release)
ORLANDO, FL, Feb 07, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Waterfield Technologies, a leading provider of customer service solutions, and Voxeo, the Unlocked Communications(TM) market leader, have partnered to address the unique customer care and ...

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Roads and Transport Authority briefs delegation of Ministry of Interior on ...
AME Info
The Customer Service Center at the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has recently received a visiting delegation from the Customer Service Department at the Ministry of Interior in Abu Dhabi to review the best practices and top-notch systems adopted ...

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Customer Service Conference to Focus on Loyalty and Retention
AmazingServiceGuy.com
by Kevin Stirtz on February 7, 2012 Ā· 0 comments In March, the Multi-Channel Virtual Contact Center Conference will be held. As a virtual conference it will enable people from all over the world to participate without incurring travel costs or time.



CCA: Launch of Scottish Customer Service Awards 2012
EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)
GLASGOW--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--A new recognition programme focused on customer service excellence in Scotland was launched today. The Scottish Customer Service Awards is a new recognition programme that will identify innovation and excellence in ...

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AltheaDx Certified as Authorized Customer Service Provider by Ion Torrent
MarketWatch (press release)
6, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- AltheaDx announced today that it has achieved authorized customer service provider (CSP) status in Ion Torrent's new service provider program. The CSP certification formalizes AltheaDx's extensive training and testing ...

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