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Manage Smarter 251 — Richard Weylman — Beyond Customer Satisfaction: Creating Lifetime Clients by Building Loyalty

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Richard Weylman is a renowned expert in sales and customer service, celebrated for his strategic insights into client relationships and building customer loyalty. Loyalty, in contrast, involves a deeper connection and emotional engagement that can secure clients as lifelong advocates of your business.

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What are customer service skills?

MTD Sales Training

When you hear the term ‘customer service’, what connotations spring up? Whatever you think customer service is, it often needs to be revisited in order to be kept front-of-mind. Whatever you think customer service is, it often needs to be revisited in order to be kept front-of-mind.

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How To Boost Client Retention – Without Customer Service or Account Reps

Sales and Marketing Management

That means marketers, sales professionals, operations people, and analysts all work in tandem to interact directly with customers – eliminating or greatly limiting involvement of customer service or account representatives. That’s when I decided to have the people who do the hands-on client work interact directly with customers.

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Why Messaging Is Great for Customer Loyalty Programs

Sales and Marketing Management

Author: Tobias Goebel Customer loyalty programs are a critical marketing tool for many businesses, and it’s clear to see why: they reward return customers, provide touchpoints to drive sales, and help provide insight into customer experience and behavior. So what does this mean for customer loyalty programs?

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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. Operators Are Standing By. Reach Out, Reach Out and Touch Someone.

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The Economic Collision of Customer Service and Social Media

Increase Sales

The customer has evolved from being King or Queen to being an Internet socially connected King or Queen. No longer must he or she hang on for minutes to speak to your customer service department. Today, social media has expanded communication and has created a very loud and significant economic collision with customer service.

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What’s the Best Way to Convince a Local Business Client to Implement Social Media Marketing?

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As a salesperson, understanding the relationship between social media and an expanded customer base can help you pitch your services more effectively to small and local businesses. Platforms like Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram provide an affordable and diverse range of marketing options, attracting millions of potential customers.