Online? Offline? Same Old Issue

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According to a recent survey, poor online customer service will drive 94% of consumers to stop using the retailer’s web site or prompt them to seek out a competitor. More than 90% of UK Internet users said customer service is important when making purchases online. The survey delves into online shoppers’ frustrations with call centres, [...]

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An ‘F’ing Great Presentation

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If you’re not sure how Social Media can, and probably is, affecting your business, have a look at this great presentation – Don’t worry, it’s not rude: What the F**K is Social Media: One Year Later View more documents from Marta Kagan.  3 Key questions: - what does this mean for your business? - What are you doing to maximise [...]

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Curry’s Are Hot!

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You may have heard me tell the story of the young lad who tried to serve me in a high street electrical retailer a few years ago when I was looking at DVD recorders. Confused by the wide range of products on offer, pointing to two different, but similarly looking models, I said “That one’s six hundred [...]

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‘Disaffected’ Customers Sing Louder!

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I’ve been desperate to get this up – it’s a great example of the ‘disaffected’ customer doing something way beyond anything that a letter to the complaints department can do. Canadian singer Dave Carroll spent over 9 months being passed from department to department after he complained to United Airlines after they damaged his $3500 guitar. The poor [...]

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I’m Back…….and Blogging!

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What a strange 2 weeks – we got invaded! The website has been down for some time because apparently our security was breached and some ‘baddies’ got in and kicked us out. Not sure exactly what it all means, but the good news is that I’m now back ‘blogging’. Thanks to Andy at Voddie for [...]

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Get Personal

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Very luckily for me I’m in New York at the moment, and yes, it’s a huge, amazing place.However, the things that have struck me immediately are the little things. Here are a couple of examples of ‘personalisation’. Example 1: We flew with Delta Airlines and the in flight entertainment was very ‘personal’: you select, start and pause the [...]

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I’m An Estate Agent – Honest!

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An estate agent that’s Dramatically and Demonstrably Different’ – He tells the truth! OK, I know that’s a touch hard on a lot of very good and honest estate agents, but this guy in Glastonbury certainly seems to be doing things a bit differently! In an article in the Independent newspaper Jules Bending of Ralph Bending Estate [...]

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