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April 30, 2012 9:10 AM
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5 Simple Ways to Thank Your Customers

5 Simple Ways to Thank Your Customers | Guest Service | Scoop.it
5 Simple Ways to Thank You Customers. With a little extra effort, you can show your customers you care, build loyalty, receive referrals, and ultimately grow your business.
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March 30, 2012 7:38 AM
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lester - The 4 Myths of Great Customer Service

lester - The 4 Myths of Great Customer Service | Guest Service | Scoop.it
Myths to great customer service exist because something worked somewhat well for some organization once and that single success story gets repeated over and over again, generalized and exaggerated along the way until people began to think it was a...
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March 28, 2012 8:42 AM
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Are You Engaging and Empowering Your Customers?

Are You Engaging and Empowering Your Customers? | Guest Service | Scoop.it
THE CHALLENGE: Consumers have shifted from being passive recipients of push marketing to selecting companies who seek their voice and reflect their input.
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March 27, 2012 3:11 AM
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Connecting With Your Customers

Connecting With Your Customers | Guest Service | Scoop.it
Customers are the essential component of every business. No customers, no revenue, no capacity to pay expenses. How you treat customers and the population of not yet customers will drive your business going forward.
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March 22, 2012 2:57 PM
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The Shocking Truth about Customer Service Management Training

The Shocking Truth about Customer Service Management Training | Guest Service | Scoop.it
Most universities, colleges and management programs don't teach enough about customer service management. Is it any wonder customers are so dissatisfied?
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March 18, 2012 6:00 PM
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4 Simple Ways to Find Out What Your Customers Really Think

4 Simple Ways to Find Out What Your Customers Really Think | Guest Service | Scoop.it
A customer survey is proven to be a valuable tool for businesses.
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March 16, 2012 4:49 AM
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United debacle underscores need for smarter customer service

United debacle underscores need for smarter customer service | Guest Service | Scoop.it
United’s computer systems challenges are illustrative of the need for profound changes when it comes to customer support and ‘experience&#...

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February 9, 2012 5:11 AM
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10 tactics to create a great customer experience

10 tactics to create a great customer experience | Guest Service | Scoop.it

In today's bottom-line focused business environment, there are 10 economical actions companies can take to gain quick improvements in customer engagement.

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February 9, 2012 5:05 AM
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Be social with your guests and deliver customer service at every ...

Be social with your guests and deliver customer service at every ... | Guest Service | Scoop.it
But what happens when it comes to online guest service? Do you as a business dip your toe in and try it out, wait for a team member to have a go, or are you steaming ahead with followers and fans that love your brand?
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February 9, 2012 5:04 AM
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Taking the first steps to putting customers first

Taking the first steps to putting customers first | Guest Service | Scoop.it
Our panel of senior marketers discuss the challenges of breaking down internal barriers to achieve true customer centricity in a multichannel, real-time market, while keeping pace with changes.
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April 20, 2012 1:04 PM
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Stop Trying to Delight Your Customers: The Idea in Practice

Stop Trying to Delight Your Customers: The Idea in Practice | Guest Service | Scoop.it
The notion of going above and beyond customer needs is so entrenched in organizations that managers rarely question it. But delighting your customers may be a waste of time and energy.
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March 28, 2012 8:48 PM
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QBQ! - Stand Behind Your Stuff

QBQ! - Stand Behind Your Stuff | Guest Service | Scoop.it

Pastor Danny Wood of Birmingham, Alabama ordered flowers for his wife from an outstanding organization. How do we know it’s outstanding? By the actions of the people who work there, of course!

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March 28, 2012 8:41 AM
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Customer Service on Facebook Lacking

Customer Service on Facebook Lacking | Guest Service | Scoop.it
Have a question about a product you need answered? Well, chances are you won't get much help by posting it on the retailer's Facebook page.
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March 22, 2012 3:39 PM
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Raving fans - Customer Service Book Summary

Raving Fans will shift your customer service paradigm and open your mind up to real service differentiation.
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March 22, 2012 2:56 PM
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A well-trained staff leads to greater ROI

Training staff members in all departments in a similar manner has a direct correlation with controlling costs. If your overall training program doesn’t stick to the same guidelines from department to department, the guest experience will vary widely from one situation to the next. Proportionally, the revenue you generate and costs you assess from department to department will vary widely, as well.

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March 16, 2012 8:27 AM
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Is it time for your company to appoint a chief customer officer?

Is it time for your company to appoint a chief customer officer? | Guest Service | Scoop.it
In late January, Accenture released a rather startling and unsettling statistic as part of its ongoing research into consumer expectations.
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March 16, 2012 4:44 AM
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How to make your company think like a customer

How to make your company think like a customer | Guest Service | Scoop.it
Customers today expect an imaginative, high-quality experience in a multichannel environment.
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February 9, 2012 5:10 AM
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In the new era of the 'Social Customer', customer service is now the most important aspect of marketing.

In the new era of the 'Social Customer', customer service is now the most important aspect of marketing. | Guest Service | Scoop.it

Businesses are acknowledging that they must change customer service to meet the expectation that service be offered "when, where and how" the customer wants it and not just in ways that are defined and controlled by the business.

 

Dealing with the social customer by providing them with choice of channels / methods and by having presence online where the customers are, is an imperative that cannot be ignored. The social web has returned power to the customer.

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February 9, 2012 5:00 AM
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Five Foursquare Tactics to Attract Customers

Five Foursquare Tactics to Attract Customers | Guest Service | Scoop.it
This blog post is part of the HBR Online Forum The Future of Retail. There are troubling signs for the country's retailers as Americans continue to slow down their spending and hunt for deep discounts.
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February 9, 2012 5:02 AM
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The 9 Circles of Customer Service Hell

The 9 Circles of Customer Service Hell | Guest Service | Scoop.it
Your customers are the cornerstone of your success. So why on earth are you torturing them?
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