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Seth’s Blog: On customer service

Posted by Mark on Saturday, August 29th, 2009. Filed under Customer Service.

"The way around [spending too much on customer service], I think, is to set expectations early and often. If you're ...

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Good ideas to change auto retailing

Posted by Mark on Thursday, August 13th, 2009. Filed under Customer Service, Fresh Ideas.

I came across this blog post on FastCompany.com today. Imagine a radical change in ...

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Alan Mulally interview

Posted by Mark on Monday, July 27th, 2009. Filed under Branding, Customer Service, Economy, Managing.

"During the worst of times, we accelerated our investment in the future." This statement alone is worth the time to watch ...

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Power to the people

Posted by Mark on Friday, July 24th, 2009. Filed under Branding, Customer Service, Music, Online video.

Think the 'net isn't making a difference for marketers? Check this out....

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More on product reviews

Posted by Mark on Thursday, July 2nd, 2009. Filed under Advertising, Branding, Customer Service.

I've posted about Yelp! and the branding impact reviews have now ...

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The vendor/client relationship, explained

Posted by Mark on Thursday, May 28th, 2009. Filed under Customer Service, Living.

Of course, I'm not referring to any of our clients ......

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The customer buying experience online

Posted by Mark on Sunday, October 12th, 2008. Filed under Customer Service, Digital lifestyle.

“At the end of the day, we believe it’s good for all of our sellers to make sure we are ...

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Ancillary revenue for the airlines

Posted by Mark on Sunday, August 17th, 2008. Filed under Customer Service.

You know how I despise the airline industry. "Think about it," I told whoever would listen last week. "The employees hate ...

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It’s the little things

Posted by Mark on Friday, July 25th, 2008. Filed under Customer Service.

My earlier post about Comcast (Update: I'm mid-way through their appointment window; I've called and confirmed I'm ...

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Comcast finds dissenters

Posted by Mark on Friday, July 25th, 2008. Filed under Customer Service.

Seems the cable company everyone wants to hate is trying to do something about its customer service. According to ...

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