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Your Secret Weapon for Standout Social Media Success

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Remember when the standard was to answer the telephone by the third or fourth ring? Or to return a call within 24 hours? Responsiveness still wins the social media game, every time. And it’s not about using fancy technology – we all know how much we love getting an automated Read more »

The Single Thing That Can Sink or Save Your Brand Reputation

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You can have the most amazing product in the world, provide an incredibly valuable, useful, important service…but it can be tarnished in an instant by a single thing. Conversely, a difficult situation or a disappointed customer can be remarkably helped – even completely turned around – by that very same Read more »

Fluffy Words Are Bad, Mmmkay? (Or Are They?)

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Today’s post is a guest post from our friend and tack-minded cohort Matt Ridings, Founder of MSR Consulting, and a thought leader on integrating social media into the realm of Relationship Marketing. He blogs over at Techguerilla, and you can find him on Twitter at @techguerilla Fluffervoidance I have an Read more »

6 Areas of Your Business That Should Be Listening

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“Once upon a time, customer contact was centralized around the switchboard, and the phone was the preferred method for communication between companies and customers. When it rang, you answered, because it was likely a customer or a potential customer on the other end of the line. Now, the calls are Read more »

The Wicked Social Media Backhand

We’re asking companies to listen and use social media but when they do, we question their motives. Or whether they really care. Or whether they’re just responding because someone yelled loud enough or has enough followers. Or whether they’re just going through the motions because someone said they should. What Read more »

How Hotel 71 Fixed a Customer Service Snafu and 5 Lessons to Take Home

I had a rather cruddy customer service experience the night before last, and I wasn’t going to blog about it. I posted a couple of tweets that night amid my frustration (after contemplating carefully whether I wanted to call out the business itself). But I was just going to let Read more »

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