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10 Top Business Lessons Small Businesses Can Learn from Amazon

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Build what your customers are telling you they want. When Amazon launched Prime in 2005, it was an unproven concept that many thought would end in failure. After one Amazon customer had his PlayStation gaming console stolen from his front porch before getting home to bring it inside, he felt defeated. And be patient.”

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How to survive customer service blunders in the world of social media

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I heard the term “social vampire” in 2005 when it referred to a person who more or less attached them self to someone and piled on attention until they felt that the person they were endowing with excessive flattery liked them in return. photo by: MingleMediaTVNetwork.

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This is What Exceptional Customer Service Looks Like In 2018

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In a way, each whipped the customer service industry into a frenzy when they came about, prompting the sale of products that would help companies remain relevant by establishing more and more ways of communicating with customers. But this, according to Murph Krajewski, VP of Marketing at Sharpen, is missing the point.

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The 2021 Chatties Awards – Winners Announced!

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Sarah Chapman is a Customer Service Advisor at Co-operative Flexible Benefits , part of the Midcounties Co-operative family of businesses in the UK. Sarah has worked there since 2005 and continues still today to go the extra mile for her customers. Jennifer encapsulates so many aspects of a customer service champion.

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