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All Customers Are Created Equal – Just Some Are More Equal than Others

ShepHyken

Someone recently referenced the book and this famous line, and it made me think about how customers are treated. Are all customers equal? Loyalty programs promote perks, rewards, elite status and more, which might suggest that not all customers are equal. The same might go for how much a customer spends.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles For the Week of April 17, 2017

ShepHyken

Getting More Referrals = Letting People Your Customers Care About Know About Brands That Care About Them by Joseph Michelli. Joseph Michelli) Here are some broad approaches to activating promoter behavior in your loyal customer base. This excellent article has several ways to drive loyalty with millennials.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles For the Week of April 6, 2020

ShepHyken

My Comment: I’ve always preached that there are two types of loyalty programs. The first is based on creating enough value through the experience the customer would never want to go anywhere else. The other is more of a marketing program that rewards customers for coming back. Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles For the Week of June 20, 2016

ShepHyken

My Comment: If you asked me to list the three of the most customer centric companies, I would have guessed two out of three correctly (and you probably would, too). Here are three great companies, Amazon, Southwest Airlines and TD Bank (I wouldn’t have guessed this last one), that are relentless when it comes to being customer focused.

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How to Turn Social Media Customer Service into a Marketing Strategy

ShepHyken

One of the best examples of a complaint that went viral was Dave Carroll’s YouTube video about when United Airlines broke his guitar. It blurs the lines between customer service, marketing, and even sales. Scientific data validate the importance and power of social media customer service. Social Proof.