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		<title><![CDATA[What A Real Customer Service Conversation Looks Like]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/customer-service/?p=603]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[AT&T's customer service rep comes across well, but does the company? You decide. by Joanna Higgins]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:27:02 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Eight Ways to Ruin Your Social-Media Strategy]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Like it or not, loads of your customers are yakking away about  your business on Twitter, Facebook and similar outlets. So don?t blow  it.    	    Mistake 1: Pretend you can do without it.  You may have already run into the Graying...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[10 Dimensions Of Great Customer Service]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/customer-service/?p=587]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[How do some companies ensure sparkling service every time? Here are 10 different ways the best do it better. by Stuart Cross]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:32:36 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Three Ways to Boost Customer Loyalty]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/customer-service/?p=483]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The ability to fall back on a loyal and dependable customer base has undoubtedly helped many businesses weather the economic storm, but how do you go about establishing and then maintaining the loyalty of your customers?  The legendaryÂ US business guru and public speaker, Jeffrey GitomerÂ said: "Customer satisfaction is worthless,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:31:26 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Calling Tesla's Repair Rangers: At-Home Service With a Geek Squad Smile]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/auto/10002647/calling-teslas-repair-rangers-at-home-service-with-a-smile/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[    As big companies such as Best Buy start selling electric vehicles EVs, attention will inevitably turn to customer service. Best Buy is selling Brammo electric motorcycles, Segways and plug-in scooters at a few stores in California, and that means the Geek Squad is empowered to fix...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:08:09 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Benefits of Responsible Mystery Shopping]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/customer-service/?p=389]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[    It is strange that one of the most effective methods ofÂ collecting a good knowledge of your workforce and the quality of service they provide -- the mystery shopper --Â is also one of the most poorly executed and misused.    Mention the term to the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:12:34 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Reasons to be Careful: Social Media in Customer Service]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/customer-service/?p=283]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[    The rise of social media tools such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube has emancipated consumers by a digital platform where views and information can be shared among a global audience.    In an effort to respond to this new-found empowerment, many companies have got...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 07:54:57 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Branson Voted Top Dog In Customer Service Poll]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/customer-service/?p=267]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[    Virgin entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson has been voted Britain's best "Ambassador for Customer Service" in a recent poll carried out by the Institute of Customer Service ICS.    The survey, which polled the opinions of 74 industry professionals, saw Branson beat-off strong competition from...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 03:18:40 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Are Customers Intangible Assets?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/customer-service/?p=245]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Accounting is neither an art, nor a science. It's a language. Just like a language, its primary purpose is to communicate. But it can also be used to obfuscate and it's prone to generating woeful misunderstand.    For example, accountants created the notion of "goodwill", "the portion of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:43:06 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Service Standard: Good Start, But Don't Stop There]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/customer-service/?p=254]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Institute of Customer Service ICS has launched an accreditation scheme ServiceMark aimed at raising the bar in customer service. It's a fine sentiment, but will customers be served better, just because there is a plaque on the wall?    The scheme is built around companies assessing their...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 06:54:17 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Customer Service? Not Something We Need to Think About]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/customer-service/?p=204]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Customer service is a concept that in the UK, we are still getting to grips with. But as customers, it's something that we are learning to demand more. However good it gets though, some companies we deal with are never likely to give good customer service, because they don't have...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 07:41:31 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[How to Get the Most From a Leaner Team]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.bnet.com/2403-13059_23-334262.html]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[How do you get maximum efficiency from a shrunken workforce? Simple: Force yourself to get out of their way.                             Taco Bell: Empower...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[How to Get the Most From a Leaner Team]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.bnet.com/2403-13059_23-334262.html]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[How do you get maximum efficiency from a shrunken workforce? Simple: Force yourself to get out of their way.                               ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Cost of Poor Service | BTalk Australia]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnetau.com.au/aussierules/2009/08/19/the-cost-of-poor-service-btalk-australia/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Jason Stirling    (Episode 312: 11 minutes 30) A survey commissioned by Genesys has shown that Australian businesses are losing more than $2.6 billion each year as a result of poor customer service. 72% of consumers said they had ended a relationship due to poor customer service, and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:49:20 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Retail Needs A Longer Recession]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/customer-service/?p=130]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[â€œThe silver lining of a recession is that it clears out the weaker competitors of the high street.â€ Thatâ€™s what the finance director of a well-known clothing retailer told me at the end of 2008. He planned to make sure his business is a survivor --and pick up his rivals'...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 08:56:29 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Dilbert Tackles Customer Service]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/customer-service/?p=136]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Dilbert has been skewering corporate culture for well over a decade now. But like that other master of social commentary, GB Trudeau with Doonesbury, Scott Adams has retained his sharpness over the years. Today: customer service:     by Richard Young]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 03:59:02 -0700</pubDate>
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		<link><![CDATA[http://www.bnet.com/2422-13723_23-304704.html]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Dave Elkington, CEO of InsideSales.com, says the Internet has changed the role of salespeople from prospectors to educators, and they have hours -- not days -- to respond to digital customers.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:45:43 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Will Zappos Change Post Amazon? Q&A With Bill Cusick]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/retail/10003158/will-zappos-change-post-amazon-qa-with-bill-cusick/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Two giants in online retailing are merging with the announcement that Amazon.com is buying shoe store Zappos.com in a cash and stock deal estimated at just under $928 million. A question on the minds of many loyal Zappos customers is: How will the store change? Management of both companies are...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 12:20:30 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[PR Nightmare: United Airlines Breaks Guitars]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/harvard/?p=3130]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[When United Airline luggage handlers broke Dave Carroll's guitar and a customer service rep bureaucratically weaseled out of fixing the problem, Carroll did what any angry consumer now does: He made a YouTube video.    Unfortunately for UAL, Carroll, front man for the band Sons of Maxwell, made...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 09:40:27 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[How To Increase Sales - Part One]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1113253]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to how to increase sales, there are many important factors to implement. This paper discusses how to deliver exceptional customer service. Exceptional customer service is mandatory, no matter what kind of business you own, and there's no excuse for poor customer service. If you concentrate on customer...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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