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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. Smart companies saw the possibilities of cyber customer service from the beginning, and jumped right on that bandwagon. Operators Are Standing By.

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4 Trends Shaping B2B Marketing in 2011

Pointclear

Follwer her on Twitter @marketingprofs. Most businesses have some kind of social presence or plan to have one: Most have attempted a blog or Facebook page, or have at least peeked at Twitter. What’s the value of social-streaming platforms like Twitter, where your content quickly vaporizes? Wiley, 2011).

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