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Do you trust your customers and employees?

This is a guest post from Jeanne Bliss — customer experience expert and author of “I Love You More Than My Dog.” See the original post this is adapted from and more like it on her blog. Beloved companies believe their customers and employees. This trust enables a company to encourage innovation and partnership. A beloved…

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3 actions to build a culture of “belief” in your organization

This is a guest post from Jeanne Bliss — customer experience expert and author of “I Love You More Than My Dog.” See the original post this is adapted from and more like it on her blog. Take action to make “believing” a core competency in your organization and culture. Read More: Do Your Employees Feel…

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Video: How Grainger makes their customers the heroes

Grainger supplies the stuff that helps businesses run: from janitorial supplies and fire extinguishers, to Lipton tea bags and labware. It’s the kind of stuff you probably don’t notice that often (and you probably don’t think about where it comes from either). But Grainger didn’t become one of Fortune’s “Most Admired Companies” by being invisible…

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3 better ways to handle your mistakes and earn word of mouth

[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.] People love to talk about when businesses mess up. It’s why stuff like Twitter hacks go viral (and why some companies even fake them)….

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Do you deliver a meaningful apology?

This is a guest post from Jeanne Bliss — customer experience expert and author of “I Love You More Than My Dog.” See the original post this is adapted from and more like it on her blog. Beloved companies are not only good at the apology, they are also adept at making the other four decisions….

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Excerpt from “Can’t Buy Me Like”

Authors Bob Garfield and Doug Levy share practical advice on how to earn trust from your customers.

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Why a culture of belief is crucial to customer loyalty

This is a guest post from Jeanne Bliss — customer experience expert and author of “I Love You More Than My Dog.” See the original post this is adapted from and more like it on her blog. Too often in our daily lives, it feels as if businesses hold all the cards. As employees, we are penned in…

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4 qualities of great word of mouth marketers

[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.] Word of mouth is people-driven. Cool technology, exciting announcements, and one-off campaigns may spark conversations, but it’s people who keep them going. People, not…

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