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10 Customer Service Principles Every Employee Must Know
Even employees who never deal with the public must exhibit good customer service skills. How employees treat each other is the harbinger of how the organization will treat the public.
3 Common Words That Make Entrepreneurs Crazy
Spend enough time around entrepreneurs like Marc and you’ll notice they are more offended by different words than most business people. Often, what seems like everyday conversation to others is actually salty language to them.
3 Dumb Things You Should Never Say to a Complaining Customer
Let’s be honest. It’s tough to hold yourself together when a customer is upset and complaining. There’s a natural tendency to get defensive and say things on the spur of the moment.
Decrease Churn by Improving Your Customer Retention
According to Bain & Company, keeping an existing customer is six to seven times cheaper than acquiring a new one. Getting new customers takes time, effort, and most importantly, money.
Hyper-Local Customer Service
One path to business success is the ability to quickly recognize trends. I’m pointing out a trend in sales and service that your business might be able to capitalize on.
Why Renting IT Equipment Might Save You Money and Time
If you’re in the process of launching a new business unit or project, then in addition to a rock-solid business plan, key location and superb staff, you’re going to need the best equipment to get you started.
Understanding Priorities to Improve Customer Service
Yesterday I experienced one of the most common missteps of good customer service—ignoring customers to attend to “organizational” priorities.
4 Small Business Secrets to Vetting Your Candidates
Properly vetting potential job candidates is critical to protecting your business. Below explains four affordable ways how small businesses can properly screen potential job candidates.
The New Manufacturing Order
An old, familiar story line is returning to the technology industry. Yes, there’s a bit of a 1970s Jobs and Wozniak throwback here.
How to Hire a Top-Notch Team When You Can’t Compete on Salary
I often get asked how I managed to get so many impressive people on my team. By every law of logic, a company as small, new and budget-constrained as mine should not have as many rock stars on our team and advisory board as we do.