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Want More Sales? Give All Your Money Away!

Beyond Philosophy

This year, outdoor clothing retailer Patagonia announced that it would give 100 percent of its Black Friday retail and online sales to grassroots environmental organizations. In a subsequent blog post , company CEO Rose Marcario reported that Patagonia had expected Black Friday sales to reach $2 million. Sales soared in 2012.

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K.I.S.S (Keeping it Simple Stupid)

CloudCherry

Prior to joining Tethr , Matt was a Senior Partner and Global Head of Sales Force Effectiveness Solutions at Korn Ferry Hay Group and, before that, held numerous global leadership roles in research, product development and management for CEB, now Gartner.

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Sigma Connected Adopts Encoded Agent Assisted Payments to Further Enhance Both Security and the Customer Experience

CSM Magazine

The Birmingham-headquartered BPO which started out with just 20 full-time staff in 2011 and now employs over 5,000 people in the UK, USA, Australia and South Africa, is using the Encoded solution to streamline payment processes, strengthen the organisation’s security framework and improve the agent and customer experience.

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Act Like an Owner – Revisited!

ShepHyken

I originally wrote about this in 2011 and shared the story of an 18-year-old server at a pizza restaurant who took so much pride in his work that the guests thought he owned the restaurant. One day he asked a Frito-Lay salesperson if he could spend a day and learn about the sales process. You’re coming with us.”

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Inbenta acquiert Horizn, ajoutant des démonstrations interactives de produits à la plateforme d'expérience client d'Inbenta

Inbenta

The acquisition of Horizn marks yet another milestone in Inbenta’s journey to help companies more effectively drive down customer service costs, boost sales, and improve customer experience overall.” “By Helmed by CEO and co-founder, Janice Diner, Horizn was established in 2011 in Toronto, Canada.

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REI and Balancing Sales and Customer Experience Improvement

PeopleMetrics

Sales or Customer Experience? Through the lens of his personal experience, the ex-employee asked : “If REI is focused on customer experience and a co-op style of business, why are employees only being measured by membership sales?”. Image Credits: SXSW Interactive 2011 - Austin, TX by kris krüg , CC BY-SA 2.0. See you soon.

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Inbenta adquiere Horizn y añade demostraciones interactivas de productos a su plataforma de experiencia del cliente

Inbenta

The acquisition of Horizn marks yet another milestone in Inbenta’s journey to help companies more effectively drive down customer service costs, boost sales, and improve customer experience overall.” “By Helmed by CEO and co-founder, Janice Diner, Horizn was established in 2011 in Toronto, Canada.

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