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Confusing Customer Service Delivery with Customer Experience Delivery?

Babette Ten Haken

Do we really understand the difference between customer service delivery and customer experience delivery? At times, our self-focused perception leaves customer service delivery up to everyone with “service” as part of their job titles. That means we assume customer service is someone else’s responsibility.

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How Sales Reps Are Hitting Quotas Without Hitting the Streets

Sales and Marketing Management

Sales run through the phone, website or customer portal focused on the smallest opportunities and the long tail of lower-value accounts. 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.

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GPT Tools for Sales & Marketing

SMEI

Idea Generation and Brainstorming : If you’re facing writer’s block or need creative ideas, GPT can generate multiple concepts or write-ups in a short time, helping in brainstorming sessions. GPT models, like ChatGPT, are trained on a wide range of internet text.

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How Do You Create a Customer Service Training Program? Start With Authenticity.

Lessonly

Customer service is a big deal—perhaps the biggest deal, when it comes to client retention. So it’s no surprise that we see the best customer service training programs from organizations that put their employees first. Ergo, customer service training software is your new best friend. See what I did there? ).

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Tips for Communicating Effectively with Sales Teams

Sales and Marketing Management

Typically dispersed across territories far and wide, and always on the go, face-to-face communication is often overridden by email, voicemail and text. Make time for face-to-face communication. The cost of making time for face-to-face communication is outweighed by the benefits of this high-touch vehicle.

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Why the Skepticism? Understanding Small Business Owners’ Concerns About Digital Marketing

BuzzBoard

Furthermore, small businesses rely heavily on personal interactions and trust building with their customers. This consists of learning how to use digital platforms to augment, rather than replace, their relationships with customers. Online workshops, webinars, or even employing experts to train teams can make a significant difference.

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How and Why You Should Transition from Field to Inside Sales

Hubspot Sales

And when they do gear up and venture forth, their efforts on that front are increasingly erring towards customer service activities. And customers don’t want a salesperson to come by unless they conclude that a face-to-face visit is absolutely critical. Our customers and prospects are no longer "out there."