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Why Today's Selling Rules Are Crazy-Busy (Video)

March 29, 2012 by Paul Simon
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Spend just a few minutes talking with Jill Konrath, the keynote speaker at the upcoming Inside Sales Leadership Summit, her and you come away energized, overwhelmed just a little, and possessing not just a few innovative suggestions. [read more]

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'United Breaks Guitars' Sparks New Customer Complaint Resolution Model (video interview)

February 7, 2012 by Paul Simon
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Musician Dave Carroll always has had a passion for customer service. So it’s not surprising that in the wake of his highly popular “United Breaks Guitars” video on YouTube, he’s become a one-man band in support of companies treating their customers fairly. [read more]

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10 Top Sales Trends for 2012: Staying Humble and Hungry

February 3, 2012 by Josiane Feigon
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In 2012, you will find that companies continue to sit on their cash reserves, and stressed-out consumers continue to postpone purchases — just because they can. [read more]

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Komen and Planned Parenthood: The Pace of Social Media Outrage

February 3, 2012 by Alyson Stone
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Image: Mark HIllary/Flickr(creative commons)

When The Susan G. Komen Foundation took the unexpected action of cutting off funding to Planned Parenthood, they triggered an event that represents the power and reach of our increasingly social communication [read more]

Warning: Customers Require Social Service In 2012

January 24, 2012 by Adam Honig
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Image: Johan Larrson/Flickr

Cue the emerging concept of social service — customer service, with a social networking overlay — which continues to evolve just as quickly as the concept of social media itself. [read more]

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Social Strategy and Crisis: A Video Interview with JetBlue

November 8, 2011 by Paul Simon
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To learn more about JetBlue’s social media strategy and the thinking behind it, I interviewed Morgan Johnston, JetBlue’s manager of corporate communications and its social media strategist. [read more]

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Your Customer 2.0 Is Motivated By Fear

September 9, 2011 by Josiane Feigon
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Remember those crazy-busy independent customers who come to you on their terms — and only after they’ve checked you out socially? [read more]

Location-Based Marketing: 5 Critical Lessons from Last Night’s Retail Experience

September 1, 2011 by Nate Riggs
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Photo: Courtesy of author blog

Since I’m a internwebz geek, I’ve gotten used to checking into retail locations on apps like Foursquare, Yelp and Facebook Places. The chance of finding a hidden deal or discount is exciting enough to keep that habit in the top Image of my mind. [read more]

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Inside Sales: The Customer is Mad as Hell

September 1, 2011 by Josiane Feigon
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Photo: Lara604/Flickr (Creative Commons)

This independent, busy, distracted, and opinionated buyer has something to say and it’s time for salespeople to listen, understand, and know how and why they make decisions. [read more]

Customer Service Through Social Media: The Game Has Changed

August 18, 2011 by Harry Rollason
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Photo: Alan Turkus/Flickr (Creative Commons)

In today’s competitive landscape, customer service is more important than ever. A company’s reputation for satisfying their customers has never been so valuable. [read more]

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Customer Service and Trains, Phones, and Hotel Shuttles

August 15, 2011 by Paul Simon
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Photo: Michael de'Oz/Flickr (Creative Commons)

Juxtapose a conference on Social Customer Relationship Management with customer service irritations from the outside world. What does it all mean? [read more]

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Social Customer Leadership Forum, Wednesday, July 20

July 18, 2011 by Paul Simon
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The Social Customer Leadership Forum on July 20 in Midtown Manhattan will share how top organizations innovate their overall customer experience through social strategies focusing on the customer perspective. [read more]

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There's No Place like Home – And Customer Service Is Home

July 15, 2011 by Emily Yellin
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In the new e-book just released, Rethinking Customer Service: The Call Center as Corporate Information Hub, we started with the idea that call centers and customer service departments are evolving into richer, more vital parts of companies as a whole. The premise makes sense, because we all see that customer service has to evolve, or it... [read more]

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Innovating the Customer & Citizen Experience

July 14, 2011 by Peter Auditore
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Innovation is THE buzz word spinning out of control. These three short stories provide valuable insights into the innovation process. [read more]

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Announcing Hands-On Training from Social Media Today

July 7, 2011 by Robin Fray Carey
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This is an incredibly exciting day for all of us at Social Media Today-- we are launching a brand new enterprise: Hands-On Training led by social media expert and world-renowned instructor Eric Schwartzman. We’re doing this in order to connect our membership around the world with the best social media educator and facilitator we could find, to take that experience to where you are, and to create a format that will make for an intense, give-and-take, personal experience. [read more]

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The Sound of Your Customers

June 28, 2011 by Peter Auditore
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The sound of your customers is now everywhere for everyone to hear and see including potential customers, current customers, and your competitors. Their sound now lives forever as information on planet social media. Smart competitors will take advantage of your weaknesses or inability to provide acceptable levels of service and products. You can’t hide anymore. [read more]

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Exclusive: You Own a Yacht and a Prize-Winning Labradoodle. You Don't Own Your Customer

June 3, 2011 by John Burton
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Photo: Steve Parker/Flickr (Creative Commons)

Who is responsible for the customer relationship? Marketing drives the brand, sales is a 'rock star diva,' and customer service waits around 'for hell to break loose.' A fun Sustainable Business Forum Exclusive for your Friday. [read more]

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The Social Customer's Impact on Business (Infographic)

May 20, 2011 by Michael Brito
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Organizations cannot have effective conversations with the social customer unless they can have effective conversations with each other first. [read more]

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The Social Customer Experience & Bistro Ralph

May 11, 2011 by Peter Auditore
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My experiences as a social customer are very different than traditional customers who are not leveraging social media. The experience begins way before I enter a business, restaurant or hotel where I want the same great experience that everyone does. Another difference is that I feel empowered through social media. And I know now that I... [read more]

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Social Media Meets Healthcare

May 2, 2011 by Robin Fray Carey
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Here on The Social Customer we cover the rapidly changing world of customer service. We’re proud to take on another big, and globally significant business conversation: How to deliver quality healthcare to as many people on the planet as possible. Today marks the official launch of HealthWorksCollective, our tenth community at Social... [read more]

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