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Do Barber Shops Need Social Media?

February 10, 2010 by John Burton
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  Not too long ago, many self-proclaimed “experts” were still saying that social media was just a passing business fad — great for teenagers and college kids, but not a real business tool for serious companies. [OK, mainly I was the one saying that]. However, now that "serious" companies are making... [read more]

CRM is not Dead; Anyone Who Says Differently is Brain Dead (or at Least Slightly Inebriated or Intoxicated)

January 18, 2010 by John Burton
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“The whole point of being alive is to evolve into the complete person [or thing] you were intended to be.” — Oprah Winfrey   If you think about it, this wonderful quote from Oprah applies not just to humans, but to any “living” organism or ecosystem, (yes, including CRM) that continues to steadily... [read more]

For Sale: Customer Service (New, Still in the Box). A Rough Guide to Avoiding Spectacular Customer-Service Failures in 2010

January 10, 2010 by John Burton
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Those of you who have been to my “office” know that I don't actually have an office. Rather, I spend my days cooped up in a cubicle, about half the size of the average US jail cell. Though to be fair, my cubicle is quite lovely. It's on the second-floor with a nice window view (mostly of the parking lot — which allows... [read more]

Tell A Story of Widgets and Whatchamacallits

January 6, 2010 by Frank Eliason
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I have been lucky to watch a lot of positive change at different companies.  Just to play a small part in that change can be very exciting, but it got me thinking: what generates change?  For years businesses have concentrated on data and numbers.  For most businesses the most important number is the bottom line.  I... [read more]

New Year's Resolution: Don't Auction Your Customers off to the Highest Bidder! Instead work to Improve Your Customer Relationships

January 2, 2010 by John Burton
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The holiday season provides us with an excellent opportunity to take stock of our lives, and to appreciate all of the wonderful gifts we've received. And I'm not just referring to the gifts that you got for Christmas — like a dual-zone heated mattress pad or cool LED neck tie with built-in WiFi detector. No, I am also referring to... [read more]

Retain Your Customers with Great Customer Service, not Threats of Waterboarding or High Termination Fees

December 28, 2009 by John Burton
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Earlier this year I celebrated my ten-year anniversary at my current employer. Perhaps "celebrated" is a little over the top. After all, celebration implies festivities, fireworks, music, dancing, champagne, and assorted other intoxicants — legal and otherwise. But alas, there were no fireworks, party, nor even congratulatory... [read more]

My contribution to the #MonTwit experiment: What I've discovered about Twitter

December 22, 2009 by Brian Vellmure
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My Introduction to Twitter I first heard of Twitter back in early to mid 2007. Here's what it looked like then. I looked at the homepage and studied it curiously. “What am I doing? I thought to myself…well, surfing the internet. I'm not sure what value sharing that adds to anyone. And who's looking at this by the way? I've... [read more]

What I Discovered About Twitter?

December 22, 2009 by John Burton
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  Twitter, Second Life, Mafia Wars: Enterprise-Grade Business Tools or Silly Toys for Business Professionals?   Twitter is on top of the world. Twitter is the soup de jour. Twitter is the new black. Twitter is the prom queen and the homecoming king. Twitter is, dare I say, its own religion. Yet in the back of... [read more]

What I Learned from Your Twitter Discoveries

December 22, 2009 by Esteban Kolsky
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Last Friday @VenessaMiemis and I had the following exchange in Twitter: We exchanged a few DMs offline to discuss a potential way to do it, and then she twitted out to the world. I then created the #MonTwit hashtag, advertised it a few times, “counseled” (coerced would probably be a better term) a few people to write... [read more]

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