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

In The News:


PEACHTREE CITY: Service businesses often don’t serve customer ...
Atlanta Journal Constitution,  USA - Nov 22, 2008
You would think in this economy, companies would be more diligent about customer service to retain clients. Even if there are last-minute circumstances, ...

SEPTA's Improved Customer Service Allows Riders to Discover ...
MarketWatch - Nov 21, 2008
"The SEPTA Customer Service Department was kind, polite, knowledgeable and respectful...helping me to get the answers I needed about re-applying. ...

Gilbert Hospital Kicks Off New Customer Service SMILE Campaign
MarketWatch - Nov 21, 2008
"We developed this after determining our customer service satisfaction survey scores weren't exactly where we wanted them to be," said Ms. Ritchie, ...

Clients Praise SilverSword for Exceptional Customer Service
MarketWatch - Nov 21, 2008
The survey assessed overall client satisfaction along with their appraisal of response time, consultant image and customer service. ...

Customer Service
The Columbian, WA - 1 hour ago
Prefer applicants with experience working in a cable, telecommunications or related telephone customer service environment as they will be responsible for ...

Customer service expert is new Rackspace board member
Bizjournals.com, NC - Nov 21, 2008
Reichheld is a leading authority on customer loyalty and an author and frequent speaker on the subject. A Harvard graduate, Reichheld founded Bain’s Loyalty ...

Focus On: Interstate Diesel Service
Valdosta Daily Times, GA - 4 hours ago
“And that’s by offering the best in customer service.” The Brogdons’ son, Nicholas, also works within the shop. He’sa business major in college who also ...

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High Customer Service Ratings Draw Customers to CallCentric
Best Syndication, CA - 16 hours ago
One of the most important things to consider when choosing a VoIP provider is having great customer service and simplicity. CallCentric is careful to offer ...

North American Retailers Underperforming in Customer Service ...
MarketWatch - Nov 20, 2008
the leading provider of multichannel customer service and knowledge management software on-premise or on-demand, today published its 2008 international ...

LendingTree Loans Selects IBM for Loan Fulfillment Services
MarketWatch - Nov 21, 2008
These services will include customer service, document preparation, loan closing coordination and post closing review for LendingTree Loans' conventional, ...
Bank Notes | CharlotteObserver.com
LendingTree inks deal with IBM Bizjournals.com
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