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From the Switchboard to Social Media: A Brief History of Customer Service

Sales and Marketing Management

Of course, we’ve come a long way since then. From a business standpoint, it’s imperative to provide customer service across a multiplicity of channels, too. It wasn’t all that long ago when “contacting customer service” simply meant visiting a store or office and talking to the owner or manager. You’ve Got Mail!

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Tools for Store Owners to Provide Better Customer Service

Smooth Sale

Photo by Geralt via Pixabay Attract the Right Job or Clientele: Tools for Store Owners to Provide Better Customer Service Do you want to run a successful store ? With advancing technology, simply offering great products to your customers is not enough today. Chatbots If you have a website, you should have a chatbot.

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3 Keys To Customer Service

Pipeliner

Customers are at the heart of every small business. So, for your small business to succeed, you must emphasize customer service. When you get it right, you’ll be rewarded by a growing company and feel pride in building relationships with your customers. Protection Is Customer Service.

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Customer Service and Insider Sales: Different for a Reason

Engage Selling

Of course not! Imagine you’re preparing a delicious meal and you’re short on olive oil. Would you add vinegar to make that oil go further? Those are complementary ingredients, not interchangeable ones. You can shake them together but soon they’ll … Read More »

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In the Race to Win More Customers, Sales Needs Digital Transformation

Salesforce users were surveyed about the forces shaping today's workplace. Discover the results and why investments in digital transformation and automation are pushing sales teams ahead.

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The 30 Hour Work Week

The Pipeline

Based on work with sales teams, here is a way you can do all the important things you have to do in the course of a week including prospecting. It may make us feel good, you know like taking a customer service call, gabbing with that caller for 20 minutes, rather than passing them to the right person right away.

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“You Should Have Seen It Coming”

SBI Growth

Customer service does not touch prospects at all. A company’s information about existing customers is vast. Sales, marketing, and customer service talk to customers every day. Sales can get appointments but with only a fraction of the market. Hear what 12,505 prospects told us about you here. Take action.