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How to Turn Social Media Customer Service into a Marketing Strategy

ShepHyken

Earlier this month I attended Social Media Marketing World , the largest conference on social media marketing in the world. Over the last few years, customer service has shifted from traditional phone support toward social media channels like Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and others. Social Proof.

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Would Consumers (Really) Spend More For Better Service?

Beyond Philosophy

Sometimes it is differentiating, and offers consumers definite benefits – such as practiced by companies like Zappos, Wegmans, Ritz Carlton, Rackspace, Southwest Airlines, Trader Joe’s, Amazon, Baptist Health Care, and Zane’s Cycles – and sometimes it is just one of multiple factors which contribute to customer loyalty or disloyalty behavior.

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QR Code Marketing for Mobile First Brands 

Optimove

As a result, most of us are no strangers to scanning QR codes to pay for goods at the till, grab in-store discounts, reap loyalty rewards, and see what’s on the menu (52% of the one million+ restaurants in the United States use QR code menus). Coca-Cola set a prime example back in 2012 when consumers were relatively new to QR scanning.

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Reputation Management for Veterinarians: 5 Tips

ReviewTrackers

has more than tripled from the 1970s, when approximately 67 million households had pets, to 2012, when there were 164 million owned pets. In other words, in 2012, 62 percent of American households included at least one pet.”. This may seem scary, given the nature of some social media comments and online reviews. .

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Do You Harness the Power of Habit in Your Marketing Yet?

Beyond Philosophy

In an article about habits for the New York Times in 2012, he writes, “ Over the past two decades, the science of habit formation has become a major field of research in neurology and psychology departments at hundreds of major medical centers and universities, as well as inside extremely well financed corporate labs.

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Slow Death of the Black Friday Tradition?

Beyond Philosophy

Social media feeds across the USA are sporting this meme. With a cry for solidarity from consumers across the U.S. In 2012, Wal-Mart moved Black Friday discounts back across the midnight boundary, exploring the potential for Thanksgiving night shoppers. Blogs Social Media Thought Leadership customer service'

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Insurers Neglecting Customer Service on Digital Channels

CSM Magazine

Poor performance and focus on social media damages trust and risks future revenues. However, the insurance sector could answer just 46% of all queries asked via the web, email and social media, trailing the other industries (food retailers, fashion retailers, banking and travel) evaluated in the overall study.