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Customer Service – Best Reads Week of April 16

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Each week, we read a number of articles on from online sources. Below, the top reads on customer service from the following week: Bad Customer Service Ruining Shoppers’ Lives New survey – 68% of consumers are fed up with poor customer service and they would buy more from brands if they upped the customer service experience. How LEGO Customer Service Wins Back Upset Customers: A Simple Recovery Approach Works Wonders How LEGO brings a customer closer to the brand with a simple customer service letter. What’s the Cost of Disconnected Customer Service? If customer service is disconnected from the rest of… 

Customer Service – Best Reads Week of April 9

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Each week, we read a number of articles on from online sources. Below, the top reads on customer service from the following week: 4 Trends Customer Service Teams Are Using to Kill the Competition Forget the sales pitch at the end of the article, focus on the four trends savvy customer service teams are actively embracing to create an outstanding customer experience, bring in more revenue, and create repeat business. Baby Steps: Make These Simple Changes To Improve Your Customer Service The items on Micah Solomon’s list are all small or small-ish, they’re far from trivial and they’re all worth undertaking!… 

Musings of Our 500th Marketing Blog Post

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We don’t brag much. We don’t boast about completed projects. We probably should. Heck, we know our portfolio needs updated. We try to keep our pride in check. But allow us to reflect for a moment as we hit a milestone – our 500th blog post! Who knew there was that much to write about! Stephen started sharing summaries of TIAK board meetings with members. Then it was summaries of conferences for colleagues in smaller offices that may not have had it in their budget to go to conferences. Those were shared via email. The first blog post online was a post about character. “I like that actually,” reflected Stephen. “At… 

Customer Service – Best Reads Week of April 2

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Each week, we read a number of articles on from online sources. Below, the top reads on customer service from the following week: To start, on the chance you’re not sure about what customer service is anyway, here’s a nice overview from SalesForce. And why the weekly focus on customer service through these posts? Survey: Very Few Consumers Report Excellent Customer Service So let’s improve your customer service… Customer Service: ‘It’s all about establishing a relationship’ Building relationships is not difficult if you treat your customers like you want to be treated. The businesses that have the best customer service will… 

Customer Service – Best Reads Week of March 26

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Each week, we read a number of articles on from online sources. Below, the top reads on customer service from the following week: To start, why do we need to keep a focus on customer service? Only 9 Percent of Consumers Say They Always Receive Excellent Customer Service Survey findings from a group of 500 consumers… Top 3 Tips To Create a Strong Customer Service Team Three tips to build a better customer service team, and to add to a brand’s overall customer service experience. How Southwest Airlines Keeps The Romance Alive With Its Customers Shep Hyken shares customer service… 

Customer Service – Best Reads Week of March 12

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Each week, we read a number of articles on from online sources. Below, the top reads on customer service from the following week: 7 Pieces of Dangerous Customer Service Advice (Plus What To Do Instead) Some of the received customer service wisdom out there is flat-out wrong. Extraordinary Customer Service! Six stats you need to know and simple retention strategies. Five Lessons in Customer Service from Action Gear Founder and managing director at Action Gear Warrick Kernes shared his wisdom on providing authentic customer service. These Customer Service Habits Can Drive A Company To Rival Zappos, Nordstrom, Virgin These “habits”… 

Customer Service – Best Reads Week of March 5

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Each week, we read a number of articles on from online sources. Below, the top reads on customer service from the following week: 10 Things the DMV Teaches About Quality Customer Service Bad examples are useful instruments for learning what not to do and brainstorm better alternatives, so here are ten lessons about customer service that we can learn from the DMV’s bad example. Want another bad example? Just when you thought Eir customer service couldn’t get any worse . . . Back to the positive… 11 Powerful Customer Service Culture Catalysts (That Can Transform Your Company Results) These will help get you… 

Customer Service – Best Reads Week of February 26

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Each week, we read a number of articles on from online sources. Below, the top reads on customer service from the following week: Customer Service Is More Important Than Ever for Brands In the age of social media, where brand reputations either can be made or destroyed with a single tweet, excellence in customer service has never been a more powerful differentiator for the world’s leading brands. 7 Creative Customer Service Tips From the Experts What do experts believe will set online businesses apart from the competition in 2018 when it comes to delivering a unique experience. Connect the Dots: Serving… 

Customer Service – Best Reads Week of February 19

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Each week, we read a number of articles on from online sources. Below, the top reads on customer service from the following week: Customer Service Is The New Marketing People place more stock today in what they experience directly with your company, what their friends have experience, and what the people they listen to online have experienced. Customers Are Looking At Overall Experience A Business Provides Think beyond merely selling products and services to the overall experience the customer has when visiting your store or website. The article above has ways to create a consistent pattern of providing excellent customer service.…