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How CustomInk.com creates a love affair with me

This is a guest post from Drew McLellan, CEO and Top Dog at McLellan Marketing Group. See the original post this is adapted from and more like it on his blog. There’s no valuable and ROI-focused marketing goal greater or more effective than to create a love affair with your customer. Remember the perks: It…

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Adding value in unexpected places

This is a guest post from Mitch Joel — President, Twist Image and author of “Six Pixels of Separation.” His new book “CTRL ALT Delete” was released in May 2013. See the original post this is adapted from and more like it on his blog. What a nightmare. I had to get my tires changed. Here’s…

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3 ways to help your employees thrill customers

[Welcome back to our Word of Mouth Marketing Lessons newsletter. This is text from the great issue all of our email subscribers just received. Sign yourself up using this handy form.] It’s one thing to teach your employees to do their jobs well — it’s another thing to give them the tools to thrill your…

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THE best customer service tip ever

This is a guest post from Drew McLellan, CEO and Top Dog at McLellan Marketing Group. See the original post this is adapted from and more like it on his blog. I’m going to tell you THE secret to incredible customer service, customer retention, and word of mouth referrals. It’s quite complicated so you’ll want to…

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3 reasons to proactively apologize to customers

[Welcome back to our Word of Mouth Marketing Lessons newsletter. This is text from the great issue all of our email subscribers just received. Sign yourself up using this handy form.] Southwest Airlines has an employee with the sole job of apologizing to customers when things don’t go as planned, whether that’s a delayed flight…

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Why sending loyal customers away is great for business

This guest post is from Andy Nulman — President of Just for Laughs and author of “Pow! Right Between the Eyes: Profiting from the Power of Surprise.” See the original post this was adapted from and more like it on his blog. When I was in my final year of high school, some of the more, shall…

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WOM Tip #372: Remarkable customer service shouldn’t stop at the front desk

As a savvy word of mouth marketer, you know that customer service is everyone’s job. It’s not just up to the person behind the welcome desk to make people feel welcome, and it’s not just the help center’s job to make things right when a customer’s upset. But a remarkable customer experience also doesn’t stop…

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Be amazing to earn the amazing review

This is a guest post from Andy Sernovitz — CEO of WordofMouth.org and New York Times bestselling author of “Word of Mouth Marketing: How Smart Companies Get People Talking.” See the original post this is adapted from and more like it on his blog. There are a lot of air-conditioning repair companies. They are all fighting for the…

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