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Home » customer service

Articles Tagged with ''customer service''

Customer service: The good, the bad and the ugly

Adams Hudson
December 9, 2014
I just flew back from a speaking engagement. It was a rewarding and fun time, but as small as this part of my business life (speaking) can be, it was exhausting.
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The importance of a sales process for your service business

We all crave process when it comes to dealing with professionals.
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Kenny Chapman
November 1, 2014
Experience more consistent results and better long-term customer relationships.


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Three tips to help your team become top performers

Three tips to help improve yourself and your team members.
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Kenny Chapman
August 15, 2014

Many calls we receive are from customers who are already in a distressed emotional state.


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9 tips on getting customers to help write your web content

Improve your website’s search results.
Adams Hudson
July 29, 2014

Creating fresh, interesting content for your website can seem like a never-ending task.


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Create discipline steps for workplace infractions

The black and white of rule-breaking.
7 Power Blog
Al Levi
July 29, 2014

Create steps of discipline for infractions other than lying, cheating and stealing.


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7 deadly sins your techs commit — Part 1

7 Power Blog
Al Levi
June 30, 2014

The thrill of fixing stuff at my own home left a long time ago. 


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Adopting professional dress standards can increase sales

Dressing for dollars.
7 Power Blog
Al Levi
May 21, 2014

The net effect is when you don’t dress like a professional, you don’t get paid like a professional.


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Create effective customer newsletters

A syndicated newsletter with some customization will save you time.
Adams Hudson
March 17, 2014

Are you one of those contractors who believes if you service a customer once and do a great job, he’ll remember you forever? I wish it was true. Instead, studies show 55% of the customers you lose leave you because you paid them no attention.


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Joe vs. Daniel: A tale of two plumbing companies

Why you may need field service management software.
Leah Merrill
March 13, 2014

Here are the stories of two guys who run plumbing companies. Which one sounds more like you?


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The value of raving fans

Make good customer service great.
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Kenny Chapman
February 20, 2014

One of the greatest business management gurus of our time, Ken Blanchard, wrote a book several years ago with Sheldon Bowles titled “Raving Fans.” It was written in the same style as many of Blanchard’s books over the years: almost painfully simple, yet so applicable.


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