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The Plastic Customer Service Phenomenon

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Walk into most financial institutions to departments stores to telecommunications businesses and you will have that now all too common “plastic customer service” experience. Do you feel special and of value when you hear these lame attempts to demonstrate caring customer service? Share on Facebook.

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Believe It or Not Everyone Is In Sales

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Years ago when facilitating some customer service training and development for a telecommunications firm, one of the participants (a customer service technician) flatly said he was not in sales. “Yes” At that point he realized he was indeed a salesperson. ” He did not and was not that type of man.

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Hanging Up Not the Best for Future Sales Referrals

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This was due to existing poor customer service but more so inconsistent service and high prices given the very competitive nature of the telecommunications industry. I called the customer service number given to me by the salesman. ” Then I redialed the customer service number.

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How Sales Reps Are Hitting Quotas Without Hitting the Streets

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One major telecommunications provider in Scandinavia, for example, has migrated B2B sales to virtual channels, using marketing automation to create leads and installing an online self-service portal.

Lead Rank 339
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65+ Statistics About Artificial Intelligence

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72% of businesses in the technology, media, and telecommunications industry expect AI to have a significant impact on product offerings in the next five years ( source ). Marketers say the top success story they are seeing with AI is getting a better understanding of the customer (31%) ( source ). AI in Customer Service.

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The First Step to Being a Great Leader

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Years ago during some customer service, team building training for a telecommunications firm one of the participants said flat out in a very challenging and derisive voice “I am not a leader. P.S. Leadership development should be part of any training from sales to customer service to even strategic planning.

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List Segmentation: The Key to Email Marketing

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Here are some common ways email marketers choose to segment their email lists: Industry or job function: If your company offers a variety of products or services, it’s likely that the people on your email list work in different industries or departments. The goal is to identify important trends and differentiators among your buyers.

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