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TECHNOLOGY
Social Analytics Cracks Case Of The Jalapeno Cocktail
Social media feedback can help the food industry identify operational issues ranging from unappealing drinks to inconsistent chefs.
Wednesday, 01 February 2012
Amazon.com Tops Customer Service Rankings
Amazon.com, Kohl's Department Stores and Costco Wholesale are kings of customer service.
Whether via Twitter, Facebook, their corporate websites, phone support or in person, they ranked 1-2-3 in customer interaction, according to a new research report.
Thursday, 05 May 2011
Businesses Send Out for Customer Service Training
The Maine Woods Consortium started the employee training programs last year after a survey found building strong customer service skills was the biggest concern for many businesses, according to project officials.
Monday, 24 January 2011
Companies Alter the Voices on Customer-Service Systems
After forcing callers into automated customer-service lines, some companies are trying to sweeten the experience - by making the recorded voices less annoying.
Thursday, 11 November 2010
The Art (and Science) of Giving Good Feedback
What you may be surprised to learn is that scientific studies of motivation have identified clear, principled reasons why some types of feedback work and others don’t. It is neither mysterious nor random.
Wednesday, 29 September 2010
Call Centers, Unscripted
AmEx and a handful of other companies say they ARE listening. They're taking call center reps off-script and off the clock, giving them scope to solve callers' concerns. The result, they say, is happier customers and, equally important to the bottom line, happier, more productive employees.
Wednesday, 01 September 2010
E-mails and Intranet Are Top Communication Methods Used to Engage Employees
The survey also found nearly half of employers currently communicate through Facebook, instant messaging, and Twitter.
Thursday, 19 August 2010
CRM's Hard Lessons
The mistakes and pitfalls of CRM’s early days are now legendary. Companies rushed to embrace CRM technologies, only to discover that automation couldn’t fix broken business processes, absent strategies or bad data.
Thursday, 19 August 2010
PPL Electric Utilities Sees More Customer Preference for Web, IVR than Phone
PPL Electric has enabled its interactive voice response, or IVR, system to allow customers to get an updated account balance, make a payment, or report a power outage through it. The company has claimed that nearly 400,000 transactions were handled this way during the first five months of 2010, up 34% over the past two years.
Wednesday, 21 July 2010
Facing New Pressure, Health Plans Beef up Customer Service
Such changes are driving some health insurers to try to meet people where they are - both physically with retail stores and enhanced phone-based customer service, and virtually, by tracking negative comments online and intervening to help improve people's experiences with their health plans.
Monday, 21 June 2010


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