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Stop It! Why You Should Disconnect Your Social Media Accounts

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You should disconnect your social media networks. Social media outlets are completely different and require entirely different management. User behavior, consumption of information, structure of posts/tweets, and the ways fans and followers engage vary dramatically across the platforms. Here’s seven additional reasons you should disconnect your social media accounts.

Social Media – Snapchat, Facebook Changes and Mistakes to Avoid

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You’ve started your social media accounts. You’re posting. You’re tweeting. You’re pinning. Starting to get proficient at Facebook. Even used a #hashtag in a tweet. But now comes Snapchat. First we always coach, own one social media channel before starting your marketing on another channel. But if you’re ready to dive into Snapchat, here’s some help: Now Is The Perfect Time for Your Brand to Join Snapchat If you’ve previously thought Snapchat to be a social network used only by teens, it’s time to change that mindset. How Facebook’s Newest Update May Hurt Your Brand Since the beginning of the… 

Customer Service – The Future of CX; What Gen Z Wants and Your Signature Service

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Customer service is at an all-time low and customer satisfaction in dealing with a product or service issue is just as low, about 40 percent. Two of three consumers are likely to experience rage during an interaction with a customer service rep. In addition, 63 percent of consumers are likely to experience no satisfaction whatsoever in dealing with a product or service complaint. For retailers the outcome is not good as it is putting about $202 billion in revenue at stake and can slash consumer repeat business and loyalty to shreds. Only three good reads on improving customer service but three very… 

Email Marketing – Answering The Most Asked Question; 5 Other Good Reads

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Stephen speaks regularly on marketing, social media, email marketing and customer service. Probably the most asked question regarding email is ‘how often should we email?’ Stephen suggests at least once per month. Beyond that? It depends. Three ways to further answer how often you should email here: How Often Should You E-Mail Your List? I wish there was a simple, straight-forward answer, but the best I can do is tell you that it depends. For everyone that just groaned, let me explain that a little more.   7 Ways To Grow Your Email List There are certain measures you can take… 

Customer Service – Best Reads week of July 11

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One would tend to believe customer service is customer service. No trends. A smile is a smile. Empathy, listening, going the extra mile are standards. Apparently things change and what might have been hot is not. Shep Hyken, the customer service and experience expert with What’s Hot In Customer Service — And What’s Not Other good reads this week: There’s Much More to Customer Service Than Policies And Rules — It’s A Philosophy Customer service is a way of thinking that needs to be adopted by everyone in an organization, from the newest employee all the way up to the CEO.… 

Social Media – Snapchat, Instagram and 9 No-nos to Avoid

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You’ve started your social media accounts. You’re posting. You’re tweeting. You’re pinning. Starting to get proficient at Facebook. Even used a #hashtag in a tweet. But now comes Instagram and Snapchat. First we always coach, own one social media channel before starting your marketing on another channel. But if you’re ready to dive into Instagram or Snapchat, here’s some help: 13 Essential Instagram Tools for Social Media Marketing Without the right tools, it can be tough to get the results that you want. To help you turbocharge your Instagram account, we’ve put together a top-notch toolkit of Instagram apps that will… 

Customer Service – Best Reads Week of July 4

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Customer service is at an all-time low and customer satisfaction in dealing with a product or service issue is just as low, about 40 percent. Two of three consumers are likely to experience rage during an interaction with a customer service rep. In addition, 63 percent of consumers are likely to experience no satisfaction whatsoever in dealing with a product or service complaint. For retailers the outcome is not good as it is putting about $202 billion in revenue at stake and can slash consumer repeat business and loyalty to shreds. Multiple good reads on improving customer service. We start with Why Great… 

Email Marketing – 12 Tests To Optimize Performance and 28 other Tips

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Email marketing is consistently ranked as the best channel in terms of return on investment. 68% of companies rate the channel as ‘good’ or ‘excellent’. (1) For every $1 spent, email marketing generates $38 in ROI. (2) Email is 40 times more effective at acquiring new customers than Facebook or Twitter. (3) So now that you’re convinced (or perhaps you were already,) let’s optimize your performance: Step It Up: 12 Tests to Optimize Email Performance These 12 tests will take you to the next level in truly optimizing your email performance: 7 Tips For Turning Your Subscribers Into Loyal Customers Apply these… 

Social Media – Facebook Changes (Again) Three Options

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The biggest news this week in social media is surprise, surprise! Facebook is changing – again! Big change though especially for those who maintain Facebook pages. You may see a further drop in traffic and post likes, shares, and comments. Facebook Changes Mean You’ll See Even More Friends’ Posts Facebook announced Wednesday it is limiting the amount of content from Pages, or the public profile created for brands, celebrities and media publishers a user follows. The News Feed will feature more posts from friends and family instead of posts from news companies. Who are the winners and losers of this change? Here’s…