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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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Customer Delight: The New Standard in Customer Service
By Sean Peek | November 22, 2024

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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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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20 Features to Look for in a CRM
By Mark Fairlie | November 08, 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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A Guide to Creating a Customer Journey Map for Your Brand
By Adam Uzialko | October 31, 2024

Learn how to build a customer journey map for your small business.

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8 Components of Customer Personas
By Tabitha Naylor | October 30, 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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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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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.

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Why Responding to All Your Online Reviews Is Critical
By Jennifer Dublino | July 22, 2024

Online reviews are an important part of your small business's reputation. It's also important to respond to every review you receive, positive or negative.

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Know Your Customers: How Different Generations Prefer to Pay
By Sean Peek | July 09, 2024

Businesses should understand what payment tools their customers like to use. Learn the methods different demographics favor.

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Why Efficient Customer Service Is Better Than Friendly Customer Service
By Jamie Johnson | June 26, 2024

Greeting your customers with a smile is important, but efficiency matters even more. Learn how to provide efficient customer service.

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How Do You Sustain and Grow Your Customer Relationships?
By Jennifer Dublino | June 24, 2024

The most important thing in sales and marketing is to attract and retain your most profitable business customers. Get tips and strategies.

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Make ‘Em Smile: What Drives Successful Customer Satisfaction?
By Sean Peek | June 18, 2024

What do consumers want in their experience with companies? This is how your business can ensure great customer service.

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Twilio Flex Review and Pricing
By Mark Fairlie | May 17, 2024
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5 Ideas to Boost Your Loyalty Program’s Success
By Mark Fairlie | May 16, 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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Simple Ways to Improve Your Customers’ Waiting Experience
By Jamie Johnson | May 03, 2024

Long waits are frustrating for customers and can cost you their business. Follow these easy tips to improve your customers' waiting experience.

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What Is Lead Scoring?
By Julie Thompson | April 18, 2024

When you rank leads using lead scoring, you can better determine conversion point thresholds and increase sales efficiency. Learn how to score leads.

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How to Make Your CRM Your Company’s Most Flexible Tool
By Mark Fairlie | April 18, 2024

Learn how to choose and implement flexible CRM software for your small business and which systems might work best for your company.

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10 Signs a Customer Is Not Worth Your Time
By Jennifer Dublino | April 17, 2024

The customer isn't always right. Some customers are toxic or consume too many of your resources. Here's how to identify when to part ways.