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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Ten ways to help you improve your customer service
- 1. Stay in contact with customers on a regular basis. Justas it is bad news to send out too many emails to customers,it is just as bad to not stay in contact with them.Customers don't want to feel abandoned. So don't. Here are three things to help you stay in touch. (1) Offer them your ezine subscription at least once amonth.(2) Ask customers if they want to be up...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Listening: the foundation of communication
- Listening is the #1 communication skill for leadership, selling, customer service, and even romance! The problem is, most of us don't listen very well. We're not trained to listen and we don't even realize that listening is a skill. People have lost jobs, customers, employees, and relationships because of an inability to listen. In this issue we'll examine ways to become a better listener....
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Top 10 customer service tips
- 1. Hire people who have a service attitude. Some people simply enjoy serving others, their organizations, and even their communities. The spirit of service dominates their personality. This attitude of service has nothing to do with money or background, and people who have this attitude are not necessarily the most outgoing or bubbly. This type of person will move your business forward. These peop...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The death of customer servie
- The other day a reporter call to interview me on the "Death of Customer Service". My first reaction was to deny that charge and claim that customer service is very much alive and well. But upon further thought of the service I've received over the past few months and what others have related to me about their experiences, I had to admit that the quality and level of service has decreased...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Boomerang customers- what you might not think brings them back!
- With all of the calendars and PDA's and lists I make I recently did a really dumb thing. I forgot my best friend's birthday and her anniversary. Both special days are back to back and I forgot both of them. After being friends for twenty years I feel old and stupid! It could have been that I was packing my last child to go off to college and the constant comments like," You're going to be e...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Breaking the ice and winning over the client!
- Wherever you turn these days you'll find articles covering every business strategy and tactic available to man, from how to make a great presentation to strategies for success all the way to negotiations and prospecting and getting a client to commit. But hardly anyone touches on the subject of breaking the ice with a new client and winning them over.Experts say it takes only three seconds ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The 7 principles of business integrity
- If you have integrity, nothing else matters. If you don't have integrity, nothing else matters. -- Alan K. SimpsonIf I were to ask you what attribute is the most influential in regard to the success of a business, would you know immediately which one is the most important? Based on my many years as a business owner and entrepreneur, I have discovered that at the very top of the list is the ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Cultivating the trust factor
- In today's highly competitive economy, it is difficult to maintain a significant market advantage based on your professional skills alone. Developing a trusting relationship with your clients is key to your success. No matter what business you are in, the most powerful value-added you can contribute in any business relationship is the trust factor.The trust level in Corporate America is at ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Becoming a solution to your customers problems
- Those of us in home based and small businesses are in effect selling our product. So becoming an effective salesperson is very important. Remember, however, that selling is not the only thing you do. Don't forget to use your time wisely.What you want to do to help you move forward is to:Plan and prioritize. If the majority of your day is spent with your customers, you will need some ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Customer service tips for mail order businesses
- Can we be too good to our customers? No way! Our customers are the backbone of our business! They're right no matter what! But I'm sorry to disagree with you. As small, honest and legitimate businesses - we have a tendency to place our product quality above money. While this is the "right" way of building a strong, solid business; there are customers that will try to take advantage...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Making the most of newsletters
- Newsletters can be wonderful tools for communicating with your customers or prospects. Because of their format, they're often infused with more credibility than traditional brochures. If your newsletter is little more than blatant self-promotion, however, it's likely to hit the wastebasket before it hits your target's desk. By following a few basic tips, you can cultivate interest in your n...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Create win-win deals with your competitors
- In the competitive world of the 20th century, we generally viewed competitors as the enemy. And a competitor was anyone who sold to the same target audience as us - even if they sold a different item. After all, since there was a finite group of customers and a limited amount of money, if they spent it with your competitor, there was less for you. Fast forward to the 21st century. We have a...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Losing angry customers
- This article offers five ways to help you deal with angry customers. While the goal of all businesses is to have only happy customers, we also have to be realistic and realize sometimes we are going to anger a customer. Isn't it best to know in advance how to deal with an angry one, of course it is. Read on?.. Handle the person first, then the problem. Let angry people vent their frustratio...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Make an action plan to improve customer service
- Customer Service is a critical factor for keeping your clients coming back and ensuring they'll refer you to others. Growing your business will be a difficult task at best if you don't perform, meet and exceed your client's expectations, and provide service that creates customers for life.Customer service is all about the customer's perception. You have to do more than just get the job ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Customer service a chickens way
- Anyone who knows me knows my favorite fast food restaurant is Chick-fil-A. Aside from the fact their chicken is especially good and I can always get sweet tea, I have a valuable business reason for eating there ? they serve up amazing customer service. And these lessons aren't just served in my nearest location. But in any city, any town, any time I have been to a Chick-fil-A, I have left feeling ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Is your online business customer-friendly?
- Customer service is increasingly seen as one of the most valuable uses for a commercial World Wide Web site. Your Web site is available on a 24 hour, seven days a week basis. So it is well worth exploring ways in which your customers can virtually "serve themselves," without the need for overtime staff, or lengthy voice mail procedures. James Feldman is President of JFA, Inc., an onlin...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Customer service - a lost art?
- Is customer service a lost art? Before you answer that question, take a moment and think about the last few times you have gone shopping or out to dinner. Okay, now that you have really thought about it, is your answer any different? Why is it that when we actually DO receive excellent customer service that it makes such an impression on us that we usually choose to go back? Why - because the occu...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Clients... and 38 ways to communicate with them
- As Alan Weiss (guru to the savvy consultant) says: "It is actually difficult to contact clients too much. It is easy to fail to contact them frequently enough. If there is anyone anywhere who has ever sent you a check for your services and with whom you haven't communicated in the past 6 months, then you will never reach your growth potential. The secret is simple: Establish an ongoing dial...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - You bever know who youre serving
- You Never Know Who You're Serving when customers turn irate.I think of myself as a reasonable person. It takes a lot to upset me, but upset I am.A number of years ago, I bought a new television set. I had seen a flyer from Lechmere's that had TV's on sale. I called, got through the voice mail menu and asked the salesperson who answered, if the particular model advertised was availabl...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Take care of yourself before you take care of your customer
- One of the most important questions people ask when they are focused on improving their quantity and quality of business is: "What is my competitive advantage? What makes me unique, memorable, special? what truly sets me apart from the rest?" While there are no definitively right answers to that question, most people come to some conclusion that customer service is a critical component...
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- 2007-03-29 17:49:43 - Your ir is essential to your market position
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Author: Kathleen Gage
Email: kathleen@turningpointpresents.com
Word Count: 508
Copyright: ? 2004 by Kathleen Gage
Web Address: www.kathleengage.com
Publishing Guidelines: You may publish my article in your newsletter,
on your web site, or in your print publi...
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- 2007-03-29 17:49:43 - Why ?moms? have the upper hand in debt collection
- If you are a mom, you can be a successful bill collector. In my opinion, if you are a mom, you are superwoman and can do anything you set your mind to. Some of the things moms and bill collectors have in common are:
Teaching
Being assertive and firm
Being in charge of the situation
Taking initiative
Being organized to a fault
Not taking any talking...
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- 2007-03-29 17:49:43 - What to consider when filing for personal bankruptcy
- President Bush in April signed into law The Bankruptcy Abuse and Consumer Protection Act. This bill promises many changes to law, and will make it more difficult for the average person in financial trouble to have debts removed with bankruptcy. Recent social and economic changes indicate that those considering a bankruptcy should do so now, as the queue is getting longer.
It will be...
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- 2007-03-29 17:49:43 - Using payday advance loans wisely: emilys smart move
- Thinking about taking out a payday advance loan but worried about falling into a debt trap? Read this real-world scenario of how one person navigated the maze of payday advance loans to stay out of debt.
Ever wonder how some people manage to take out expensive payday advance loans and still come out on top financially? It's not easy, but it is certainly possible. This is the story o...
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- 2007-03-29 17:49:43 - To factor or not to factor?
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By: Marty Milan
The purchasing of accounts receivable (invoices) is generally known as factoring. Businesses can sell their invoices to companies known as factors. Although not all business are familiar with factoring, historians claim that factoring dates back to the ancient Roman civilization making it one of the world's oldest methods of finance.
In the pas...
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- 2007-03-29 17:49:43 - The use of common stock in venture capital transactions
- When raising capital for a business venture, a company can either raise debt capital, equity capital or a combination of the two. Debt capital is money loaned to the company at an agreed interest rate for a fixed time period. Conversely, equity capital is money invested by owners (shareholders) for use in business operations that need not be repaid. Combinations include convertible securities whic...
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- 2007-03-29 17:49:43 - The sellers creed
- I will not make sales. I will make Customers.
I will target the heart of my Customer. Never their wallet.
My Customer is the lifeblood of my business.
Though I may sell my Customers what they want,
I will deliver what they need and make their lives better.
Courtesy and Service are cornerstones of my relationship with
my Cust...
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- 2007-03-29 17:49:43 - The ins and outs of credit card debt settlement
- Are you a self-confessed shopaholic who buys anything and everything that you get your shopping addicted hands on? Such thoughtless and impulsive buying will most likely result in the accumulation of a bunch of junk that will simply collect dust. Can you even remember that silk scarf you just had to have and since it was a virtual steal at 50% off you just had to buy it? Where is it now and how ma...
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- 2007-03-29 17:49:43 - The distribution of global capital: 3 billion people lives on $2/day
- Copyright 2005 Ofer Shoshani
This week the Live 8 mega-event turned our attention to the problem of poverty. We learned that a child dies from it every three seconds. While we wait for the world to finally do something in order to save the African kids, we should look closely at the statistics and the true extent of international poverty.
The distribution of Global Ca...
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- 2007-03-29 17:49:43 - Small business debt collections law trap
- When someone owes your small business money, you certainly feel like a victim. But did you know that if you aren't careful, you could break the law by trying to get the money back?
How to Break a Federal Debt Collection Law
You have a small business, and your bills are coming due soon. You could easily pay those bills if a few thousands dollars of overdue invoices wer...