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

Sales and Marketing Management

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. What’s Next for Customer Service? You’ve Got Mail!

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26 CRM Techniques and Strategies for Customer Retention

Cience

Your customers are one of your company’s most important assets. Although new sales are important, smart companies also focus on retention. What Is Customer Retention? Customer retention means keeping the clients you already have. You know how hard it is to get new customers. Customer Forums.

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Forget B2B vs. B2C – Long Live B2P Sales & Marketing

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These unique characteristics then drive your entire business strategy – from branding to content creation to customer service and beyond. Why should B2B companies embrace a B2P approach? B2B companies tend to embrace a style of communication that is more risk-averse. Do you offer personalized customer service?

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Forget B2B vs. B2C: Long Live B2P Sales & Marketing

Zoominfo

These unique characteristics then drive your entire business strategy – from branding to content creation to customer service and beyond. Why Should B2B Companies Embrace A B2P Approach? B2B companies tend to embrace a style of communication that is more risk-averse. Do you offer personalized customer service?

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PODCAST 115: Improving Customer Experience: Your Magic Key to Success with Leah Chaney

Sales Hacker

When we started in customer success, back when I was working for a rocket ship out of Austin, Texas, we didn’t even know what to call it. I have had so many titles in the early years of my customer success journey that made no sense. I wish I could say the same about Facebook; I personally am not doing that anymore.

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Overloaded And Overwhelmed

Partners in Excellence

All of us, customers, sales people, marketing, customer service—everyone, daily face a number of converging forces which adversely impact our own and our organizations’ performances. But fast forward to today, organizations, our customers and ours, are running very lean.