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Customer Relations

When your customers have questions or problems, it’s your job to resolve them. Creating a helpful customer service team that’s responsive and effective is key to maintaining customer satisfaction. These guides, how-to’s and tips will help you meet your customers’ needs and keep them coming back time and again.

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Customer Delight: The New Standard in Customer Service
By Sean Peek | January 14, 2025

To delight a customer is to provide the unexpected. Here are seven key principles to providing a delightful customer service experience.

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A Guide to Creating a Customer Journey Map for Your Brand
By Adam Uzialko | January 14, 2025

Building a customer journey requires you to understand how your customers engage with your brand and what steps they take both before and after a purchase.

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How Much Can a Bad Review Hurt Your Business?
By Jennifer Dublino | January 10, 2025

While businesses want positive reviews, a few bad ones may not always hurt you. Here is what you need to know about negative reviews.

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What Should You Do When a Client Ignores You?
By Miranda Fraraccio | January 02, 2025

Is your client dodging your emails and calls? It might be time to move forward. Here's how to handle the situation.

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Best Customer Tracking Methods for Your Small Business
By Jennifer Post | December 18, 2024

Customer tracking helps companies understand who's buying their products and why. Learn what you should track and which customer tracking methods are best.

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Are Chatbots AI? How to Differentiate Chatbots From Conversational AI
By Mark Fairlie | December 13, 2024

Chatbot technology is changing. Here is how businesses can use the tool to create a better customer experience on their websites and more.

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Returning Customers Spend 67 Percent More Than New Customers – Keep Your Customers Coming Back With a Recurring Revenue Sales Model
By Jennifer Dublino | December 10, 2024

Keeping your current customers is less expensive than attracting new ones. Learn the benefits of recurring revenue and how to implement it in your business.

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5 Tips for Reengaging Past Clients
By Jamie Johnson | December 05, 2024

Reengaging past clients can create new business and save money. Learn strategies for reengaging former clients and the benefits of client reengagement.

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20 Features to Look for in a CRM
By Mark Fairlie | December 02, 2024

Many CRM platforms are available that promise to help businesses maintain customer relationships. Learn 20 crucial features your CRM software should offer.

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8 Components of Customer Personas
By Tabitha Naylor | December 02, 2024

Developing accurate customer personas is key to your company's success. Here are the components your personas should include and how to use them.

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5 Ideas to Boost Your Loyalty Program’s Success
By Mark Fairlie | November 26, 2024

Want to boost customer loyalty and retention for your business? Learn rewards program tactics to help you build a loyal customer base and drive more sales.

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Tips to Improve Customer Service on Your E-commerce Site
By Max Freedman | November 22, 2024

When you sell online, it's essential to make customer service personable. Learn how to sell excellent service, not just a product.

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The Ins and Outs of Customer Lifetime Value for B2B Industries
By Denis Zhinko | November 18, 2024

Examining customer lifetime value yields metrics that help you gain high-level customers. Learn how to make CLV part of customer relationship management.

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5 Examples Where the Personal Touch Still Matters in Marketing
By Jennifer Dublino | October 30, 2024

Digital marketing can help you reach many people at once, but reaching out to individual customers or prospects with a personal touch can be effective.

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How to Use Customer Feedback to Your Advantage
By Jennifer Dublino | October 24, 2024

Customers provide valuable insights into your business operations. Learn how to gather and take advantage of customer feedback to improve your business.

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Your Best Asset: The Power of Customer Loyalty and Its Significance
By Max Freedman | October 15, 2024

Attracting and retaining customers is crucial for a business' long-term growth. Learn why customer loyalty is critical and how to build and maintain it.

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The Pros and Cons of Outsourced Customer Service
By Marisa Sanfilippo | October 11, 2024

If you're too busy to handle customer service, you may consider outsourcing. Before outsourcing customer service to a call center, learn the pros and cons.

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Aim and Fire! How to Identify Your Target Audience
By Mark Fairlie | October 04, 2024

Not everyone will need your products or services. Learn how to pinpoint your target audience to properly identify and market to your ideal customers.

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Like PB&J: Customer Service as a Marketing Strategy
By Julie Thompson | October 02, 2024

Strong customer service can double as a marketing strategy for your business. Learn how to blend these aspects of your company seamlessly.

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Don’t Wait! Speed Up Your Checkout Lines With These 4 Tips
By Jennifer Dublino | September 30, 2024

POS systems can reduce checkout lines while helping you gather and maintain customer data. Learn how to speed up your checkout lines.

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8 Ways In-Store Tablets Improve the Customer Experience
By Skye Schooley | September 30, 2024

Find out how in-store tablets make life better for employees and customers.

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What Does a Great Customer Experience Look Like Now?
By Jennifer Dublino | September 20, 2024

Customer expectations have changed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. To stay competitive, be sure to provide the level of service that customers expect now.

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11 Essential Components of Excellent Customer Service
By Megan Totka | September 19, 2024

Looking to improve your company's customer service? Make sure everyone on your team follows these best practices.

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How to Create Community Around Your Brand
By Jennifer Dublino | September 13, 2024

Cultivating a fan community around your brand and products can create marketing and retention opportunities. Learn how to build a robust brand community.

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Understanding Customer Emotions and Addressing Them in Your Sales Strategy
By Sean Peek | September 09, 2024

Emotion is the driving force in today's buying process. Learn how to tap the feelings that drive customers' buying decisions.

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Entrepreneurs, Take Note: 9 Trends in Online Purchasing Habits
By Jennifer Dublino | September 04, 2024

E-commerce stores must stay on top of consumer shopping behavior. Learn about consumer trends and how to attract online customers via e-commerce platforms.

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How to Choose the Best Call Center Software
By Mark Fairlie | August 27, 2024

Think you know what call center software does? Think again. In the last five years, it's evolved, integrating with SMS, messaging apps, video calls and more.

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Southwest Airlines: A Case Study in Great Customer Service
By Sean Peek | August 13, 2024

Southwest has built an impeccable reputation by putting customers first and prioritizing its employees. Here's what businesses can learn from Southwest.

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6 Ways Email Automation Can Elevate Your Customer Support
By Sean Peek | August 13, 2024

Use these strategies to automate your email communications without coming across as cold to your customers.

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How to Provide an Honest and Ethical User Experience
By Sean Peek | August 07, 2024

When creating software and apps, businesses should strive for a user experience that doesn't exploit others. Here's how to keep ethics a priority.