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<item><title><![CDATA[Recruitment of Philippine Call Center Agents: An Inside Look]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/Recruitment-of-Philippine-Call-Center-Agents-An-Inside-Look.html</link><description><![CDATA[To facilitate the needs of the corporations that secure the services of Philippine call centers, they need a large number of employees. Yet, call centers cannot simply hire anyone with good English skills. Decidedly, English skills are important but this should also be coupled with a lot of other things such as ICT skills, and good customer service. In this regard, Philippine call centers have dynamic human resource management personnel to facilitate the recruitment, training, and even retention of Philippi...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:29:27+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Choosing To Outsource Work Overloads]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/Choosing-To-Outsource-Work-Overloads.html</link><description><![CDATA[Outsourcing is a common practice with businesses today, whether they are home based or not. For the home business operator, outsourcing can be a great way to bring in extra income by taking on additional work. You find this method used frequently with those who perform office related functions as well as in the freelance writing and editing fields. <p>If you choose to outsource any of your additional work, you must be sure that those you choose are equal to your abilities and knowledge or you will find that...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:29:39+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[5 Quick And Easy Steps For Dealing With Nasty Customers]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/5-Quick-And-Easy-Steps-For-Dealing-With-Nasty-Customers.html</link><description><![CDATA[You don't have to be marketing online for long before you declare at least once that all of your customers are "morons!"<p>In corner number one we have the disgruntled customer that is going to sue you over a $17 product.<p>In corner number two we have the customer who insists you are a scam artist and is determined to see you brought to justice (this is my personal favorite).<p>It doesn't happen often, but if you're going to be in business for yourself, you will run across some nasty customers from time to...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:29:39+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Grocery Tips for Consumers]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/Grocery-Tips-for-Consumers.html</link><description><![CDATA[You know those instances when you head to the grocery store to buy a specific number of things but instead end up spending a lot more than you expected on things that you had no plans of getting? <p>It happens to everybody. We go to the supermarket, believing that we will only be spending amount of dollars and then, before you know, we are picking up all sorts of small items from the shelves. The things we need to buy are clear in our heads, but we end up stuffing our carts with all sorts of things that we ...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:29:37+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[MyFireOfficer - online risk assessments]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/MyFireOfficer-online-risk-assessments.html</link><description><![CDATA[How to carry out an online fire risk assessment<p>Today there is a cheaper and quicker alternative to hiring a fire safety firm to carry out your fire risk assessment. Essentially a fire risk assessment is nothing but common sense, and following guidelines that have been laid down by the government. The problem that most small businesses face is that, they cannot afford to hire a high profile fire safety firm to complete their risk assessment; and a fire risk assessment is mandatory as per UK law for a busi...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:29:39+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[CRM Software Application]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/CRM-Software-Application.html</link><description><![CDATA[Choosing a CRM software application<p>Alright so you have heard about the obvious advantage that a CRM software application will give you over your competitors and you have also searched for the best CRM software application on the internet. <p>Now, the problem starts. You come across hundreds of companies offering CRM solutions and each one of them claiming to be the Holy Grail in Customer relationship management. So how do you determine? <p>It certainly cannot be determined by the position of the company ...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:29:37+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[6 Tips on How to Provide Better Customer Service]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/6-Tips-on-How-to-Provide-Better-Customer-Service.html</link><description><![CDATA[Speaking of customers, we all know the importance of the role of customer service. As a business owner, no matter how big or small business you are running, customer service will always be on your top list among of the others.<p>How to and what should you do in order to provide better service to your customer becomes one of the hot topics especially in the highly competitive Internet marketing business.<p>Through practice, I find this following tips work, so I want to share with you here, these tips will he...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:31:37+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Guarantees: Why You Should Offer Them]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/Guarantees-Why-You-Should-Offer-Them.html</link><description><![CDATA[There are many questions that often come up for new small business owners around offering guarantees - what kind, how long, am I risking too much by doing so, and even if they should offer them at all.<p>In my business, I offer a guarantee on everything I sell (except for my personal coaching and consulting). These guarantees do one very important thing:<p>Guarantees remove the risk from your buyer.<p>And yes, that means that then the "risk" is on your shoulders, but that's exactly where it should be. After...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:28:43+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[4 Good Reasons to Really Get to Know Your Customers]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/4-Good-Reasons-to-Really-Get-to-Know-Your-Customers.html</link><description><![CDATA[Do you ever wonder about the lives of your customers? I remember how thrilled I was to get my very first customer. It was a delightful moment that I shall never forget I've got a Sale! Wow! I've got Money!! I have to admit to you that I didn't really go on thinking much about the life of that customer, nor do I even remember their name. But, over the years, since that day long ago, I've learned the real value getting to know your own customers.<p>Why should I get to know my customers?<p>1. It builds a lasti...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:29:39+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Commercial Cleaning Service]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/Commercial-Cleaning-Service.html</link><description><![CDATA[Commercial cleaning services play a vital role in the overall image of any organization, it is equally important for any commercial cleaning service to decide how much to charge for its services. There is no dearth of commercial cleaning services all over the United States, but there is still a clear demarcation between quality commercial cleaners and ordinary?commercial cleaners. If you are currently researching how to price your commercial cleaning services, here are a few tips to help you make a more inf...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:29:37+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Service Ticket System - Can Be Used To Display Customers?]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/Service-Ticket-System-Can-Be-Used-To-Display-Customers.html</link><description><![CDATA[Service tickets are generated when customers or user requests a service. The requests may be made through a phone call, an email message, by accessing a link, or on personal basis. On receiving a service request, a service ticket system is used to first access the customer database to confirm the information supplied by the customer.If the request is about an existing ticket, you need to just search the ticket history of the customer.If the request is completely new, a new ticket can be created and its deta...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:29:37+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Helpful Signs and Happy Customers]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/Helpful-Signs-and-Happy-Customers.html</link><description><![CDATA[In 1971 The five man electrical band was belting out their famous, anti-establishment hit, Signs. I was 5-years old, and smaller than a peanut, but I remember my parents belting out the lyrics:<p>Sign Sign everywhere a sign Blocking out the scenery breaking my mind Do this, don't do that, can't you read the sign<p>Hearing the song again this morning got me thinking about the role of signs in delivering great customer service. Part of "hitting the Grand Slam" and putting the thrill back into customer service...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:29:39+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[How To Increase Online Sales With Live Customer Support]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/How-To-Increase-Online-Sales-With-Live-Customer-Support.html</link><description><![CDATA[The secret to a successful business website is to have maximum and good communication with the customers and clients of the website. Once upon a time the customers had to send an email and await an answer from a representative of the company. However today, with the introduction of live chat software, it is possible to provide answers to customers instantaneously.<p>With the help of these new customer support programs, it is possible for company representatives to have a one to one chat with the website vis...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:29:39+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Moving Information: Money Saving Packing Tips]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/Moving-Information-Money-Saving-Packing-Tips.html</link><description><![CDATA[One of the most significant things that you can do to reduce your costs when hiring a moving company is to pack well. If you have a lot of items that are not packed or are improperly packed, this will significantly increase the amount of time it takes to complete your move as well as risk damage to you property. <p>1. Do not use garbage bags to pack you property in since they do not provide protection for you property, are very difficult and time consuming to pack on the moving vehicle, and they often break...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:29:39+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Center Court Restaurant In Sacramento: How To Show Customer Appreciation...]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/Center-Court-Restaurant-In-Sacramento-How-To-Show-Customer-Appreciation.html</link><description><![CDATA[When it comes to running any type of business, customer services is sometimes overlooked as an extra duty, only if the owner wants to go the extra mile. However, the MAIN goal of any business dealing with people on a personal basis, should be how those customers are treated. <p>The same can be said for the restaurant business. I personally believe that the majority of businesses fail, not because of financial instability or bad products/services, but because most business owners neglect, or simply ignore th...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:28:33+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Trouble Ticket Software - You Might Be Surprised To Know That The Trouble Ticket Software?]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/Trouble-Ticket-Software-You-Might-Be-Surprised-To-Know-That-The-Trouble-Ticket-Software.html</link><description><![CDATA[You might be surprised to know that the trouble ticket software now associated with customer relationship management systems has it's origins in paper-based reports. In fact, when the concept of trouble tickets was introduced, it was compared to the hospital chart hung next to a patient's bed.<p>This was because both the chart and ticket start with a problem and gradually progress to reflect the work done on it by multiple people at various stages.Manufacturing was another area where paper-based trouble rep...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:29:37+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[The Great American Customer Service Unawareness Campaign]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/The-Great-American-Customer-Service-Unawareness-Campaign.html</link><description><![CDATA[Q: I'm so sick of you so-called business experts always saying the customer is always right. This is my business, not the customer's, so I'm the one who's always right. Sure, they can have an opinion, but in the end it's up to me to decide who's right and who's not. And if the customer doesn't like it they can take their business elsewhere. What do you say to that, Mr. Business Expert?<br>-- Paul W.<p>A: Ah, Paul, and I had such high hopes that we would be friends. Oh well, so much for that hope. The fact i...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:31:31+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Good Customer Service - Would You Like Fries with That?]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/Good-Customer-Service-Would-You-Like-Fries-with-That.html</link><description><![CDATA[We all like to be treated with good customer service - - respect and kindness - - when receiving services or purchasing products, but how many of us are conscious of our own attitude and body language when the roles are reversed and we are the service provider? Good customer service is crucial to the success of most businesses, regardless of the profession. It can increase profits, establish a respected reputation, build customer relationships and establish loyalty. <p>It doesn't matter what position you ho...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:29:39+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Role of customer service in success of business]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/Role-of-customer-service-in-success-of-business.html</link><description><![CDATA[Business success is dependent on a variety of factors ?a realistic business idea, a well thought-out business plan, an appropriate marketing strategy and great customer service are amongst the top ones. While customer service is a part of marketing, it can be segregated as a separate field on its own. It's important to define the term customer service before we proceed. Customer service includes all aspects of interaction with a customer and speaks to the organization's image in the mind of a customer.<p>A ...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:21:41+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Cash Businesses are Losing Billions to Employee Theft]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/Cash-Businesses-are-Losing-Billions-to-Employee-Theft.html</link><description><![CDATA[If you are a retail business owner or manager, be assured of one thing: employees are stealing from you. Employee theft is costing you and your fellow business owners billions of dollars annually.<p>The National Restaurant Association estimates that employees are responsible for 75% of inventory shortages--and that they steal what amounts to four percent of sales in restaurants. That alone amounts to over $20 billion in employee theft. The US Department of Commerce says 75 percent of employees steal from th...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:29:39+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Offshore Call Center: Destination Philippines]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/Offshore-Call-Center-Destination-Philippines.html</link><description><![CDATA[Developed countries have higher standards of living. It follows also that the salary level of employees there should be high as well. This is a marked difference in developing countries, where the standards of living are lower. In addition to that, there are currency differences, which make it possible for people in the developing countries to earn more if they receive dollars. In the Philippines a large percentage of the population has decided to work abroad so that they can earn more and help their famili...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:29:28+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Bar Code Labels Provide Greater Customer Service]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/Bar-Code-Labels-Provide-Greater-Customer-Service.html</link><description><![CDATA[You can use the handy product labels as adhesive labels, which make it easy to add bar code labels to your current inventory. <p>Did you know that you can save a great deal of time determining your inventory with bar code labels? Using these labels will enable you to quickly determine how much inventory that you have on the shelf. Each time that a product is purchased, it can be automatically deducted from the current inventory numbers. This saves you valuable time that you can then utilize for greater cust...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:30:43+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[The Golden Rule of Customer Service]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/The-Golden-Rule-of-Customer-Service.html</link><description><![CDATA["Do unto others as you'd have them do unto you." Don't worry; I'm not trying to take you to Sunday school under the pretense of a business article! However, in one form or another we have learned this rule for as long as we can remember. Many people try their best to apply this rule in their everyday lives. But, how many of us try to follow such a simple principle when it comes to business?<p>If you think about it, it could single handedly be the most important rule to follow in business. After unpleasant s...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:29:28+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[How to improve your customers experience when calling in to your IVR?]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/How-to-improve-your-customers-experience-when-calling-in-to-your-IVR.html</link><description><![CDATA[If you really want to make a positive change in the perception your clients have when they call-in to your company's IVR you have to listen to them carefully. Avoid listening to anecdotal accounts of what is working and what is not working. And stop listening to sales pitches from prospective vendors that read With this NEW IVR you will be able to increase customer satisfaction, and improve productivity? I don't need 15 years experience in the IVR business to know, that IVR and a positive customer experienc...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:29:37+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[10 Tips On Improving Customer Service]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/10-Tips-On-Improving-Customer-Service.html</link><description><![CDATA[Customer service is one of the most important parts of maintaining a successful business. Whether a person is starting an off-line or online business, customer service must be carefully created and implements. Stores that customers can actually visit regulate customer service affairs quite easily, but regulating customer service with online customers is quite another story.<p>This type of customer service is much more difficult to regulate with online businesses. If the profitability of an online company se...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:29:38+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Customer Service Training Customer Is King And King Does Not Bargain]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/Customer-Service-Training-Customer-Is-King-And-King-Does-Not-Bargain.html</link><description><![CDATA[Howard Schultz the chief global strategist for Starbucks said, In the 1960s, if you introduced a new product to America, 90% of the people who viewed it for the first time believed in the corporate promise. Then 40 years later if you performed the same exercise less than 10% of the public believed it was true. The fracturing of trust is based on the fact that the consumer has been let down.<p>Gaining and keeping the trust of the customer has become of paramount importance to a business. So how can a busines...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:31:11+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Ticket System - Should You Get One?]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/Ticket-System-Should-You-Get-One.html</link><description><![CDATA[Customer support is a feasible asset to every e-commerce website, even in the most minimal forms. Online ticket systems, frequently asked questions, live chat, and knowledge bases are all efficient ways of managing online customer support. These can be setup by an average webmaster.<p>A ticket system is specifically designed for managing a directory of items for a certain group of people. You can find numerous such systems offered for online use. These range from simple public domain systems developed aroun...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:29:39+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Secrets Of Extreme Customer Satisfaction]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/Secrets-Of-Extreme-Customer-Satisfaction.html</link><description><![CDATA[Keeping customers happy should be the aim of most businesses. A brand name is no longer enough to help an organization build its client base. The concept of brand loyalty is almost passe nowadays. Customers today have no issues in shifting from one service or brand to another. However, if a person is given great customer service, she/he might not even want to switch loyalties. Every customer wants the royal treatment. Most organizations have realized this and make sure that their customer service policy is ...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:29:37+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[How to Bond with Your Customers]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/How-to-Bond-with-Your-Customers.html</link><description><![CDATA[Customers are the lifeline of any business. Letting your customers know that they are important and that their concerns and fears are your own can make you their trusted confidante. How better to bond with others than by being a confidante?<p>Listen well<br>Try to pay attention to what your customer is telling you without being distracted. If there is something that urgently needs your attention, asking your customer to excuse you will do wonders and make them know that you value their time. Try to remember...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:29:39+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[High Class Home Theatre Seating]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/High-Class-Home-Theatre-Seating.html</link><description><![CDATA[Are you looking for a home theatre seating that compliments your beautiful surround sound home entertainment system? Are you looking for a stylish yet comfortable seating arrangement? We offer a seating arrangement that allows you to watch your favorite movie in style and matches your Home Theater Design. Home theatre seating ranges from actual movie theatre seats that have beverage holder to home theatre loungers with footrests. But how do you choose the best home theatre seating <p>Tips to choose a good h...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:29:39+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Help Desk Management Software - Requiring Any Help?]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/Help-Desk-Management-Software-Requiring-Any-Help.html</link><description><![CDATA[Being a small online business owner, if you find it difficult go through copious customer generated complaints and queries; you ought to opt for a help desk management software. <p>After installing the software, you will see for yourself how instantly the system directs customers to the most appropriate answers that would be a solution to their query. Thereafter, whenever customers have a query they will follow the same procedure rather than wait for you to sift through all the queries and send an individua...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:29:38+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[CRM Software - This Information May Look Pretty Simple In The Beginning?]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/CRM-Software-This-Information-May-Look-Pretty-Simple-In-The-Beginning.html</link><description><![CDATA[CRM, i.e., Customer Relationship Management, is very critical in order to keep your business running efficiently and the best part is, in a cost-efficient manner. As the name suggests, CRM mainly deals with the customer interactions in order to collect more information about them with the view to enhancing your business activities. An effective CRM helps you to consolidate the customer related activities in such a way that you are able to provide better services and ensure the aspect of contentment of the c...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:29:37+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Refrigerator]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/Refrigerator.html</link><description><![CDATA[Refrigerator (popular as FRIDGE) is a device or an appliance consisting a thermally insulated room and a methodology to drive out heat from the appliance to the external environment, there by cooling the contents in the appliance to a temperature below normal or ambient. Refrigerators are widely used to store foods which are spoiled at normal temperatures. Bacteria and other food spoiling organisms can't survive below a certain degree of temperature. A typical fridge contains two compartments, one where the...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:29:19+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[CRM On-Demand Is In Demand]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/CRM-On-Demand-Is-In-Demand.html</link><description><![CDATA[There are many factors involved in this significant shift from the traditional software purchase and implementation to the On-Demand offerings from companies like Salesforce.com, Microsoft, and Siebel. For the larger enterprise user, there may be implementation fatigue, from the long, drawn-out and expensive projects from the late 1990's and early 2000's. For the small and mid-market business, the elimination of the traditional software purchase and the need for less internal resources and infrastructure is...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:29:39+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Document Storage Scanning To CD]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/Document-Storage-Scanning-To-CD.html</link><description><![CDATA[Fast and easy retrieval of you information is critical to your business success. And your documents, both on hard drive and paper, are the lifeblood of your organization. So it makes sense to preserve them for any eventuality. But should you try to do it yourself of find a professional firm to do it for you? Read on to find out.<p>Document Storage: Why You Should Outsource<p>Fast and easy retrieval of you information is critical to your business success. And your documents, both on hard drive and paper, are...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:29:39+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Free Help Desk Software - Is This An Option For You?]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/Free-Help-Desk-Software-Is-This-An-Option-For-You.html</link><description><![CDATA[If you think that your precious time and effort is getting wasted on unproductive tasks such as replying to customer queries and complaints, then it's recommended that you install a help desk software system as soon as possible. <p>As the owner of a small online business, you may be worried about the costs, but you need not be, because these systems are readily available on the Internet. You just have to download the software and install it on your website. Then, you can just sit back and relax while the so...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:29:39+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Products for Rust Prevention]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/Products-for-Rust-Prevention.html</link><description><![CDATA[Do you have nightmares that your lovely car is being eaten up by a devil named 'rust? Does the threat of your crowning glories metallic charm being destroyed before your very own eyes bother you? If so it's time you gear up for prevention and protection from the devastating rust, before your dreams turn into reality. Rust is a frustrating problem faced by iron objects. It slowly and steadily leads to degradation of the metal. Rust prevention is the best way to take care of any metal object weather it is jus...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:29:39+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Mystery Shopping No Longer A Mystery]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/Mystery-Shopping-No-Longer-A-Mystery.html</link><description><![CDATA[Mystery shopping is becoming more and more important for businesses to ensure they offer exemplary customer service. So what is it? I hear you ask. Well Mystery shopping sounds mysterious and alludes to something covert and spy-like. The reality is not quite as glamorous as the image of an international spy but nevertheless the mystery shopper provides a similar service. Mystery shopping is utilised by businesses that want to have someone impartial analyse the performance of their staff and the services the...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:29:37+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Call Center India, Call Center Services, and Inbound & Outbound Teleservices India, bpo out sourcing]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/Call-Center-India-Call-Center-Services-and-Inbound-and-Outbound-Teleservices-India-bpo-out-sourcing.html</link><description><![CDATA[Yantram bpo services provide outsourcing bpo services, kpo services, call center services, inbound and out bound services in India with less of cost. Yantram has the resources, technology and operational expertise in place to help companies expand globally and exceed their customer sales, services and marketing expectations by the protective Customer Centric approach. Yantram outbound call center services have specialization in lead Generation services, appointment Scheduling, Research Surveys, Debt Collect...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:29:37+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Virtual Contact Centers Need Call Accounting]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/Virtual-Contact-Centers-Need-Call-Accounting.html</link><description><![CDATA[The Yankee Group reports that VoIP adoption in North American contact centers will jump from about 17 percent in 2005 to more than 47 percent by the end of 2007. <p>The findings of the report, "Migration Costs, Vendor Loyalty and Need for 'Agents Anywhere' Define Contact Center VoIP Adoption Plans," are based on Yankee's survey of 351 contact center decision makers in the U.S. and Canada.<p>The primary motives behind shifting to VoIP environments, according to survey results, are to more cheaply and flexibl...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:28:39+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Customer service]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/Customer-service.html</link><description><![CDATA[Affects of effective customer service<p>In today's competitive market, it is quite tough to attain and retain customers. Business firms are implementing every strategy available in the book to have a good customer base. To achieve that, business firms are now employing a lot of their resources on creating consumer forums, developing customer revolution and handling customer complaints properly. Moreover, firms try not to end up with any poor customer service incidents. <p>Customer service actually is the co...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:29:37+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[First Call Resolution: What About That 14%?]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/First-Call-Resolution-What-About-That-14Precent.html</link><description><![CDATA[Customer satisfaction is crucial to customer loyalty, positive word of mouth, and return on investment--this is a given. We also know first call resolution (one and done) is the #1 driver for customer satisfaction with best practices reported at 86%. <p>However, this means that 14% of your customers are contacting you more than once (even more than twice or three times) to resolve their issues! This not only frustrates your CSRs and yourselves, but your customers as well. Repeat calls are costly not only to...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:29:37+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Good Customer Service Is Not Good Enough Anymore]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/Good-Customer-Service-Is-Not-Good-Enough-Anymore.html</link><description><![CDATA[Do you have Renowned Customer Service?<p>Do your customers leave your store / take delivery of your products and think, "Wow, it is so nice to buy from this business!!" Is your business well known / famous for your customer service?<p>Do your customers tell others about you? If not, you do not have renowned customer service.<p>Face it. Your customers can buy the products and service you sell from a lot of different competitors. The only thing you really have to differentiate your business and yourself is yo...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:29:37+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[What To Do With Angry Clients]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/What-To-Do-With-Angry-Clients.html</link><description><![CDATA[Why is your client so angry when it truly was not your fault? And how do you handle such a situation?<p>Do you figure there is no pleasing some people, or do you attempt to unravel where the point of no return took place?<p>Something went terribly astray. Your first step toward redemption is to apologize, whether your fault or not, just apologize. It is a tough lesson to learn but this action works well. <p>The second step is to quietly listen to the client rant and rave, even foam at the mouth, until they ...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:29:37+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Managing Service Calls with Field Service Management Software]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/Managing-Service-Calls-with-Field-Service-Management-Software.html</link><description><![CDATA[Customers are the lifeblood of any business organization and a strong customer service is the backbone of a customer-oriented business. Superior customer care and field services can allow a business to progress by leaps and bounds. Field service involves sending technicians into the field to solve customer problems like installation, troubleshooting or repairing a product. This involves multiple activities and you can automate all processes using a field service management application. This article explains...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:29:37+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Customer Service in Business]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/Customer-Service-in-Business.html</link><description><![CDATA[When you begin any business, one of the most important things to remember is that good customer service is a necessity. The food concession business is no different. If anything, it's more important to be friendly and have a good relationship with your customers because it's even more difficult to build up a loyal clientele as a mobile food vending business. There are three major reasons to make sure that your employees know how important customer service is. The first is the very simple fact that if custom...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:29:37+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Private Catering - Brief Business Techniques]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/Private-Catering-Brief-Business-Techniques.html</link><description><![CDATA[The catering is becoming a great business in these days. The main advantage of catering business is the requirement of capital for this business is quite low. In fact if you have a good chef with you then you can rent the catering equipments and appoint some people to join you in daily payment business initially. Later you can have a stable catering set-up including the manpower and the equipments for your business. In short the catering is of two types viz. the event catering and the mobile catering. Event...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:29:37+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Medical Marketing Solutions]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/Medical-Marketing-Solutions.html</link><description><![CDATA[Emdcommunications offers various kinds of <a href="http://www.emdcommunications.com" rel="nofollow">Medical Marketing Solutions</a> through its website. By combining market research and an in-depth study of your marketing goals, we build marketing campaigns through our web site to maximize your exposure for new patient referrals and provide a clue for the expansion of your medical practice. We offer the healthcare industry the ability to communicate effectively and efficiently with existing and prospective ...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:29:37+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Little and Big Commitments]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/Little-and-Big-Commitments.html</link><description><![CDATA[The car was drop-dead gorgeous. It had a beautiful dark blue exterior and the interior was brown - very sporty - with a 6-speed manual transmission to boot. There was no use denying it. I was in love. I probably reduced my negotiating leverage immediately by falling in love with it; however, at that point I just wanted to see it in my driveway.<p>The love affair was tempered, slightly, when the salesman handed me the key. It was bent like the leaning Tower of Pisa. The salesman didn't dare try to bend the k...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:29:39+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Customer Service Excellence Tips For Online Success]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/Customer-Service-Excellence-Tips-For-Online-Success.html</link><description><![CDATA[The most important aspect of any successful business is excellent customer service, no matter whether the business is online or brick and mortar. Any business will benefit from the use of customer service excellence tips, in fact their use may be the determining factor in whether or not the business succeeds. A small business owner will be wise enough to take advantage of this opportunity.<p>A business marketing plan had better take into account that customers are the most important factor - both the acquis...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:30:50+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Web Based Help Desk Software - Resolve Their Problems]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/Web-Based-Help-Desk-Software-Resolve-Their-Problems.html</link><description><![CDATA[Every business has to tackle customer demands and answer their queries from time to time. An effective way of dealing with these tasks, many have turned to using web-based help desk software. Renowned for its ability to retrieve information on your help desk from any computer, from anywhere in the world, web-based help desk software is an expedient tool that offers accessibility and flexibility that was not present in earlier product versions.<p>Akin to other scripts, web based applications give customers t...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:29:38+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Is Bad Customer Service Killing Your Business?]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/Is-Bad-Customer-Service-Killing-Your-Business.html</link><description><![CDATA[It's time to beat the old bad customer service drum again. I know, I'm sick of beating the drum, too, but as long as bad customer service runs rampant through so many businesses I feel it is my entrepreneurial duty to bring it to your attention. So grab a pew and prepare to listen to the sermon I've preached before: bad customer service is the bane of business. If the Almighty smote down every business that dispenses bad customer service the world would be a much friendlier, albeit much sparser place. Consi...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:31:31+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Why We Need Customer Service Training]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/Why-We-Need-Customer-Service-Training.html</link><description><![CDATA[For all of the things that the Americans have got wrong (fast food, voting in George W. Bush, racial intolerance and scary religious sects) they have one thing that beats us British hands down. That is the level of customer service that you receive in every single client facing business in the United States. Whether it be in a restaurant, in a retail outlet or in an office situation the Americans always treat you well. It really puts the surly kid behind the counter in Tesco to shame. Sadly in the UK it has...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:31:59+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[How to Get on the Good Side of Internet Surfers]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/How-to-Get-on-the-Good-Side-of-Internet-Surfers.html</link><description><![CDATA[Most people surfing the internet are looking for information. They aren't necessarily out to buy anything. By giving them useful information, you not only entice the search engines to rank you higher due to your abundance of keywords, but other webmasters may find value in your site and they may link to it, increasing your popularity. You will most certainly receive more traffic as a result of offering information.<p>In addition, customers will appreciate your helpful information. It is a well established f...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:29:39+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Customer Service Software Integrates Attitude, Aptitude, and Speed]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/Customer-Service-Software-Integrates-Attitude-Aptitude-and-Speed.html</link><description><![CDATA[A desk. A chair. A telephone and computer. That's all that's needed to create a workable help desk, right? Wrong! No matter the type of service a company offers, the help desk should also be staffed by knowledgeable people who have state-of-the-art software tools at their fingertips. When it comes to picking out help desk software, customer service and speed should be top priorities. When these two things are considered, callers will hang up happy.<p>Help desks might not always handle the same kinds of call...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:29:39+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Web based help desk software helps you increase your customers Satisfaction]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/Web-based-help-desk-software-helps-you-increase-your-customers-Satisfaction.html</link><description><![CDATA[Everyday you get heaps of inquiries from your clients and sometimes it is difficult to answer them all in appropriate time. Moreover, sometimes you discover that you have answered the same client twice or that you have completely forgotten to answer a client that has written to you weeks ago. Does this picture look familiar? Then you need to organize your customer support service. Web based help desk software is an optimizing tool that will help you keep track of your customers?inquiries, by assigning each ...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:29:33+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Customer Service and Your Promotional Products]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/Customer-Service-and-Your-Promotional-Products.html</link><description><![CDATA[It is a known fact that customers who are satisfied with a particular service may either rave about it to their friends or just keep quiet unless asked for feedback -?whereas customers who are particularly dissatisfied are bound to rant to just about everybody in their immediate family, family, friends, acquaintances and even neighbors from far and wide ? quite a lot of people, then. And here we could just take one particular customer, multiplied by all the people he or she knows, and there goes bad busines...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:21:35+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Importance of Customer Relationship Management or Contact Management]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/Importance-of-Customer-Relationship-Management-or-Contact-Management.html</link><description><![CDATA[Companies that need customers in order to build a profit need to have a system in place that effectively and successfully manages the customer/client relationship. Many companies are choosing to have some of their employees earn a certificate in customer relationship management or contact management. This type of education will prepare employees to interact with customers and potential customers in a positive way that encourages future communication and the sought after sale. Customer relationship managemen...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:29:39+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Iowa Industrial Cleaning By Dry Ice Blasting]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/Iowa-Industrial-Cleaning-By-Dry-Ice-Blasting.html</link><description><![CDATA[Glacier Blast Inc. offers industrial cleaning by dry ice blasting to the state of Iowa.<p>What is industrial cleaning by dry ice blasting? <p>Dry ice blasting is the use of solid CO2 (carbon dioxide) pellets accelerated by compressed air to clean or strip industrial equipment, machinery, tanks, facilities etc. of unwanted contaminates. Dry ice pellets impact the surface and expand instantly into a gaseous state hundreds of times greater than their original solid volume, creating tiny explosions on the surfa...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:29:37+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[CSS Help Desk - The Future Of CSS Solutions May Lie In Using New Methods?]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/CSS-Help-Desk-The-Future-Of-CSS-Solutions-May-Lie-In-Using-New-Methods.html</link><description><![CDATA[Although customer support seems to be less lucrative and attractive job than marketing, research or development, more than often it is the only distinguishing feature that makes a company gain competitive advantage from others. <p>To maintain this competitive edge, you should consistently deliver a service that is designed to incorporate a good mix of process, technology and manpower. By doing this, you not only enjoy the revenue generated through impressed customers returning to give you repeat orders, but...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:29:22+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Do's and Don'ts while choosing a CRM solution]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/Dos-and-Donts-while-choosing-a-CRM-solution.html</link><description><![CDATA[The internet is loaded with guides and tips on how you should choose a CRM solution. But towards the end, they resort to soft selling and offer a biased review for their product. They are not very helpful if you look at the actual details. <p>But here we have a list of do's and don'ts aimed at giving the newbie a better idea about choosing a CRM solution successfully. <p>The first and the most important aspect would be the type of CRM solutions on offer. <p>Do: Web based or on-site<p>Web based CRM which is ...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:29:37+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Ticket System - Generating Great Ideas]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/Ticket-System-Generating-Great-Ideas.html</link><description><![CDATA[As the popular saying goes, genius is 1 percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration! Nothing can be truer in the world of e-business and internet marketing. To be successful, it is not enough to keep generating great ideas and innovative strategies. <p>You have to follow up on your solutions and ensure that they are working in the way they were intended to and are completely up to the expectations of your customers. No new product is 100 % perfect the first time and what still keeps them in the market i...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:29:22+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Technology and Organization of Call Centers]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/Technology-and-Organization-of-Call-Centers.html</link><description><![CDATA[Contact centers do not only use the computer and the telephone in conducting their day-to-day affairs. Rather, they make use different technologies in ensuring that the customers enjoy the best kind of service there is. For example, the computer and the telephone has to be integrated, hence, there should be a program handling that. In addition, the options available when a customer calls a number have to be programmed through the interactive voice response system.<p>These technologies make it easier for bot...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:29:28+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Free Help Desk Software - The Best Alternative?]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/Free-Help-Desk-Software-The-Best-Alternative.html</link><description><![CDATA[There are many instances wherein business owners end up wasting time on futile tasks. If you are a business owner who has to manage various tasks at the same time and can't afford to waste time, you ought to get your work organized - an effective way to do this is a help desk software. <p>Since business means managing your finances and using minimal resources, you would surely want to spend less. Luckily, you can get quite a number of free help desk software that can be easily download and installed on your...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:29:38+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Feedback: Listening to What You Don't Want to Hear]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/Feedback-Listening-to-What-You-Dont-Want-to-Hear.html</link><description><![CDATA[1. First, accept the fact that you are not perfect and that nobody else is perfect, either. This seems self-evident, but a surprising <p>number of people expect themselves to get everything right the first time, often without instruction.<p>2. Drop your defensiveness. Feedback feels like criticism to many people.<p>When you are tempted to explain why you behaved as you did, and why you could not possibly have done anything differently, stop yourself. Take a deep breath and listen carefully. Think about what...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:29:39+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Cultural Training in Philippine Call Centers]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/Cultural-Training-in-Philippine-Call-Centers.html</link><description><![CDATA[One of the difficulties in providing cross-cultural customer service is, well, cultural barriers. Oftentimes, there are connotations of words, metaphors, and idioms that are not being shared by different cultures. Thankfully, however, Philippine call center agents are very adaptable. It helps that ten percent of the whole Filipino population is working abroad. As such, Filipinos in general do have access to different cultures in the Middle East, in Europe, and in the United States among others.<p>Nonetheles...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:29:28+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Web Based CRM Software - Thinking Of Deploying CRM Software At Your Website?]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/Web-Based-CRM-Software-Thinking-Of-Deploying-CRM-Software-At-Your-Website.html</link><description><![CDATA[Thinking of deploying CRM software at your website? Even if you like the idea, you might be holding back by thoughts of: getting your customers to adjust to a change, going through the learning curve, modifying your website to accommodate the new tool and finally the price. <p>The good news is that you can easily overlook these issues by selecting a web based CRM software solution. Like most web-based systems, installation procedures for these solutions take less than five minutes while configuration proced...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:29:37+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Employing Filipino Call Center Agents]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/Employing-Filipino-Call-Center-Agents.html</link><description><![CDATA[Philippine call centers are on the lookout for the most excellent agents in the country. After all, it is a very competitive field. Fresh graduates of universities and colleges in the Philippines usually troop to call centers to get their first jobs and start developing their careers. Even professionals who are already in mid-life make the transition to the call center industry because of the prospect of better pay and better opportunities, and who can blame them for doing that?<p>Given this competition in ...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:29:27+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Professional Development in Philippine Call Centers]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/Professional-Development-in-Philippine-Call-Centers.html</link><description><![CDATA[There are several people in the Philippines and elsewhere in the world who consider call center careers as a last option career direction. These people tend to have lofty dreams for themselves. Not only that, they expect to land in the best jobs with the littlest effort possible. Such kind of wishful thinking does not work at all.<p>There are also people who view the call centers and the business process outsourcing industry negatively. These people need to take a different perspective from what they have b...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:29:37+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[A Little Pride Goes A Long Way]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/A-Little-Pride-Goes-A-Long-Way.html</link><description><![CDATA[In todays competitive world, the small things sometimes measure the fine line between success and failure:<p>1. The caring smile of each employee.<p>2. The extra effort to meet a deadline.<p>3. One final check of a job before it goes to the customer.<p>4. The moment you take to add one last touch to your best effort.<p>And where do these small things come from? They cannot always be taught or programmed. In fact, they come from only one place inside each of us. The place where pride lives. Quality gives us ...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:29:25+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Call Center Dealing with People]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/Call-Center-Dealing-with-People.html</link><description><![CDATA[Call Center is a position where you can handle high quantity of incoming telephone calls, inquiry, comments, and questions on behalf of a large organization. In this business you are just going to sit beside the phone or headset wearing answer all the inquiries of customers. Some companies choose to separate the management of customer contacts by average. Some companies establish a department for inbound calls and outbound calls.<p>Inbound Calls are centers to buy things, such as airline tickets, questions ...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:29:19+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[The Truth About Call Centers]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/The-Truth-About-Call-Centers.html</link><description><![CDATA[Even though call centers are helping developing countries such as the Philippines stay competitive in the global economy, there have been a lot of criticisms directed against call centers in general. Critics say that the work atmosphere of call centers tends to dehumanize the employees. This is because the employees have to work on graveyard shift in servicing clients overseas, particularly in the United States. In this case, call center agents in the Philippines has to stay up from 8 pm to 5am to deal with...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:29:28+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Performance of Call Centers]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/Performance-of-Call-Centers.html</link><description><![CDATA[Call centers in the Philippines are always on the go in ensuring that they deliver excellent performance. This has led to the tremendous growth of the call center industry in the Philippines. In fact, the Philippines is now considered as the destination of choice of offshore call centers all over the world. This is not only because of the cheaper labor costs but also because of the excellent English and ICT skills of the labor force of the Philippines.<p>Filipino call center agents possess strong potentials...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:29:14+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Why Everyone Needs Customer Service Training]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/Why-Everyone-Needs-Customer-Service-Training.html</link><description><![CDATA[Apparently customer service training extends beyond saying have a nice day. Funny really because in England you don't even here these simple words muttered to you. There is a definite lack of good quality customer service in the UK. In every single business you come across there seems to be a lack of interest in presenting a good image of customer service to potential clients. Perhaps it is an English thing. But when you do find that rare gem - a place that knows how to treat its customers then as a custome...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:31:17+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[How to Sell a Feeling.]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/How-to-Sell-a-Feeling.html</link><description><![CDATA[To be totally in tune with the needs of your customers or prospective customers you have to listen to them. Listen to them - it sounds easy enough to do but not everybody gets it right. What you must always bear in mind when you are selling something is that you are not selling an item or object - you are selling a feeling.<p>I was taught this particular lesson whilst working for a friend who was very much into NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) which studies the structure of how humans think and experience...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:28:39+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Rising Popularity of Online Chat]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/Rising-Popularity-of-Online-Chat.html</link><description><![CDATA[Online chats and instant messaging will soon account for more personal and corporate communications than the telephone. Nearly eight hundred million instant messages are being sent each day. It is estimated that number will increase to over four billion. The accessibility of these communication tools to all users is important. When individuals with disabilities are blocked from using online chat programs, they are cut out of one important communication channel.<p>There are three types of popular synchronous...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:29:39+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[The Importance of a Customer-Focused Vision]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/The-Importance-of-a-Customer-Focused-Vision.html</link><description><![CDATA[Have you caught the fantasy-baseball bug yet? When asked to join a friend's fantasy league this year, I accepted, not knowing what was required. I knew I was in trouble when my friend told me he had spent over 20 hours dissecting his team, position-by-position, and searching other rosters for possible trading partners. I didn't even know my team's name, let alone how to access the league's Website! Here's the point.<p>My buddy is obsessed with fantasy baseball, and to do something extraordinarily well, it m...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:29:39+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Mystery Shopping Doesn't Have To Be A Mystery]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/Mystery-Shopping-Doesnt-Have-To-Be-A-Mystery.html</link><description><![CDATA[Mystery shopping is not a new phenomenon it actually started its life in America in the 1930s as a way to test the integrity of financial services staff. So how mystery shopping changed over the last 70 years? For many, mystery shopping is still perceived as a low-tech process conducted by part-time staff with little or no training, the reality may surprise you! <p>A mystery shopping programme prepared and managed by a professional company, involves using highly trained assessors posing as customers (for ma...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:29:33+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[The Price Wasn't Right!]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/The-Price-Wasnt-Right.html</link><description><![CDATA[I just got back from my local wireless store and I'm full of venom! Have you tried to buy a new phone lately? There are many different prices for every phone. First, it was $150, then $200, then $250. I thought I stumbled on the set of The Price is Right! My son, an 11-year old with a Blackberry, wanted the Pearl and had saved enough money; however, because he recently bought another phone, the carrier wanted the highest price - so my little man will have to wait until his next birthday. <p>Wireless carrier...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:29:39+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Four Ways to Guarantee Repeat Business]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/Four-Ways-to-Guarantee-Repeat-Business.html</link><description><![CDATA[At the backbone of every successful business is the repeat customer. While it is great to get referrals, it is important to realize that a referral may result in an interested individual taking a look at a business or store, but by and large curiosity rarely translates into sales. On the other hand, a customer who already knows what to expect, who understands your way of doing business, and who comes back for more is an almost guaranteed sale! <p>Yet in a day and age when customer service is virtually and c...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:29:39+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[E-Cards For Business Use]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/E-Cards-For-Business-Use.html</link><description><![CDATA[Are you looking out for some corporate greeting cards for business? This is the best way to show your customers and the corporate employees the faith and love you have in them and how much you value their dedication and loyalty. <p>During every Holiday Season or festival season, you can use ecards to convey the holiday message. After some weeks, remember to mail an e-card to an old customer that says: Thinking of You. Send a Thank you card after every successful sale or transfer, and send sorry e-card for a...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:29:39+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Providing Quality Customer Service]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/Providing-Quality-Customer-Service.html</link><description><![CDATA[The way you treat your customers will determine if your business is successful or not. If you ship orders late, cannot answer questions about your product, are rude or condescending or you can not update your website regularly, customers will tell their friends and others to avoid your business. But there are ways to make sure your customers are treated with respect without having to sacrifice profits or time. <p>One of the best ways to provide quality customer service is by creating a website that is easy ...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:29:39+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Aspects in flat pack furniture]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/Aspects-in-flat-pack-furniture.html</link><description><![CDATA[An important aspect of our daily lives it is not only the place we live in and call home, but our belongings such as the furniture. We need it more then to just fill the empty spaces or walls, but to make it our own pattern; it describes us.<br>That's why the demands for flat pack furniture are increasing, and so are the designs and innovations. It is about commodity, design, expression and so much more. Either it's a ready made furniture or an assemble furniture, in stores or in on-line catalogues, costume...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:29:39+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[About Online Chat]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/About-Online-Chat.html</link><description><![CDATA[Chatting online can help promote business deals and make your business easier to access. It can also create an easier working community by allowing the people within your company to stay in close connection. Online chatting can be useful for travel and for Optimization Service Sites as well. ChatRelations provides live help, live support, live people, live customer support and live customer support software. With ChatRelations, you can even have a live chat operator that can help you to make communication e...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:29:39+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Moving Information: Tips For Selecting A Storage Unit]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/Moving-Information-Tips-For-Selecting-A-Storage-Unit.html</link><description><![CDATA[As part owner in a Dallas moving company, I am often surprised at how little thought customers give to the selection of a storage unit. Most customers focus on the cost of the storage unit and give little consideration to the impact the storage unit will have on the cost of moving your property into it. Careful selection of a storage unit can save a significant amount of time, money and work for your move.<p>One of the first considerations is in selecting the size of storage unit(s) that you will need. As a...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:29:39+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Delighting Customers Through Customer Services Training]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/Delighting-Customers-Through-Customer-Services-Training.html</link><description><![CDATA[One thing that the entire population has in common is that at some point we have all been a customer. The customer interaction is one of the most important elements of business yet it is surprising how many organisations spend little time or resources on customer services training.<p>There are so many varying elements when dealing with customers that if you were to ask 100 people about their experience in a specific shop it is highly unlikely that their experiences would be the same. This would not be a pro...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:31:38+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Avoiding CRM Failure]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/Avoiding-CRM-Failure.html</link><description><![CDATA[If you're evaluating a CRM suite in particular, you may have heard a lot of horror stories about CRM investments going to waste. Rest assured, it's not the technology; cases of outright technology failure are rare in e-business, and their heyday was years ago, when a lot of applications were in their early generations.<p>Much more often, CRM failure has to do with the old saying, much beloved of coaches, that goes, Fail to plan, plan to fail. This is the point emphasized by Mike Murphy, executive director o...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:29:39+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Support Ticket System - How It Helps Your Company]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/Support-Ticket-System-How-It-Helps-Your-Company.html</link><description><![CDATA[Having a robust Internet marketing strategy certainly helps, but it does not necessarily guarantee the success of your online initiatives because what plays an equally important role is the effectiveness of your customer support services.<p>Since the thing that will ultimately decide the fate of your online business is the level of faith entrusted upon you by your customers, you need to do everything in your capacity to ensure that customer needs and requirements are met in the most rightful manner. One way...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:29:39+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Funny Language misunderstandings]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/Funny-Language-misunderstandings.html</link><description><![CDATA[I came to this country twenty-eight years ago with my parents, my brother and four sisters. We came from Colombia, South America to my uncle's house. They had lived in Pennsylvania for fifteen years, and I noticed that my younger cousins didn't speak much Spanish at home and we did not speak English at all. In my country we take English as a second language, and we just learn to say hello, how are you, thank you; just the basics. So we were kind of worried.<p>My sisters started to go to school, and learned ...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:28:43+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Tools for Building Customer Loyalty]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/Tools-for-Building-Customer-Loyalty.html</link><description><![CDATA[<br>1. <b><br>Thank-you notes:</b> This is a no-brainer, but you'd be surprised at how many entrepreneurs neglect to write thank-you notes--especially when they get really busy. Take the time to show your customers that you genuinely appreciate their business. They'll remember your thoughtfulness because most of your competition won't send out thank-you notes. <p> <p>2. <b><br>Postcard mailings:</b> If you target consumers, send out monthly mailings that make good refrigerator fodder, such as "Quote of the ...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:28:44+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Extra Services or Lower Prices?]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/Extra-Services-or-Lower-Prices.html</link><description><![CDATA[<br>Whenever you can, increase the hard - or soft-dollar value of your product. The easiest and fastest way to accomplish this is to ask your customers how you can improve your offering. After all, that's what customer surveys are for.<p>Now take a moment and complete the following three-step exercise:<p> <p>1. Write down all the value you deliver to your prospects and customers free of charge. This list should include all the items that you deliver that don't show up on your invoice or the cash register re...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:28:44+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Paying Attention To Your Customers]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/Paying-Attention-To-Your-Customers.html</link><description><![CDATA[Webmasters can easily whip up the most brilliant website, loaded with information, articles, links, and quality content. With this tool and that tool, they can create a website masterpiece, ready to display to the world. Then when the sales don't come in, they are left wondering what more they could possibly do to their site that they haven't already done. Well before throwing our arms up in the air, we must remember that the customer comes first, and that a website cannot just be a static, unchanging piece...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:29:28+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[How to Find Good Packaging Boxes for Moving]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/How-to-Find-Good-Packaging-Boxes-for-Moving.html</link><description><![CDATA[Most of the times, it happens that while relocating from one location to another, we lose most of our things. Somehow or the other these things break due to improper handling and sometimes also due to improper packing. There are many packers and movers services available in the market which claims that they will help you in shipping your product with 100% safety. Well the figure seldom reaches 100% and most of the times something or the other breaks. It is quite obvious that there are certain things which a...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:28:42+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[What to look for in an appointment reminder service]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/What-to-look-for-in-an-appointment-reminder-service.html</link><description><![CDATA[Using a telephone appointment reminder service for your medical or health practice can be considered a financially advantageous investment if you are a medical doctor, a dentist, a chiropractor, a spa or massage clinic owner. Not only can using an automated appointment reminder slashes no-shows, free-up some of the demand placed on your front-desk staff so that they can cater to patients and customers in the lobby; ultimately, these time and money-saving services can improve the overall effectiveness and ev...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:28:43+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Industrial Cleaning By Dry Ice Blasting For Minnesota]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/Industrial-Cleaning-By-Dry-Ice-Blasting-For-Minnesota.html</link><description><![CDATA[Industrial Cleaning By Dry Ice Blasting For Minnesota<p>Glacier Blast Inc. offers industrial cleaning by dry ice blasting to the state of Minnesota.<p>What is industrial cleaning by dry ice blasting? <p>Dry ice blasting is the use of solid CO2 (carbon dioxide) pellets accelerated by compressed air to clean or strip industrial equipment, machinery, tanks, facilities etc. of unwanted contaminates. Dry ice pellets impact the surface and expand instantly into a gaseous state hundreds of times greater than their...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:28:43+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Getting Business Ideas in an Unusual Place]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/Getting-Business-Ideas-in-an-Unusual-Place.html</link><description><![CDATA[As a businessperson, you spend a great deal of time trying to think of ways to expand your customer base. You might pull off some unique sale that will entice normally wary customers to check out your products. Perhaps you change your advertising strategy to better target a different demographic. You may even alter your product or service to cater to a while different set of consumers.<p>But there are some places that you might not have considered before that will give you some great ideas for expanding you...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:28:42+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Have a Love Affair with your Customers! 5 ways to keep your Customer Romance Burning]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/Have-a-Love-Affair-with-your-Customers-5-ways-to-keep-your-Customer-Romance-Burning.html</link><description><![CDATA[As I have been finalizing my chapter on "WOW! Customer Service" in the upcoming book "Blueprint for Success and Survival" with Dr. Stephen Covey and Ken Blanchard, (Look for in Bookstores in 2008) I have been reviewing my field notes from working with business clients who have successfully propelled their business from Now to WOW! They are Businesses, large and small who have transformed their organizations and dramatically increased their revenues by having a renewed love affair with their customers!<p> Ok...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:28:44+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[The Spirit of Service]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/The-Spirit-of-Service.html</link><description><![CDATA[At one time or another, we have all encountered an employee who would clearly rather be anywhere than at the store serving customers. It's unfortunate because there are few professions where a person has a chance to make a bigger impression on someone than in retail.<p>Every day, a retail salesperson encounters customers from a wide variety of backgrounds with an equally wide variety of expectations and needs. The interaction that takes place says a lot about the individual clerk as well as the retail store...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:28:44+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[E-mail Etiquette - Cc Or Not Cc]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/E-mail-Etiquette-Cc-Or-Not-Cc.html</link><description><![CDATA[Learning the true meaning of and the proper e-mail etiquette for using 'cC - and 'bCC - or 'cc - and 'bcc - can save you a lot of time, effort and embarrassment.<p>Some people use "CC" and "BCC."<p>MicroSoft Outlook and AOL both list "Cc" and "Bcc" in their e-mail format.<p>In both systems, the e-mail - sender needs to find and then invoke the "Bcc" setting to use it.<p>Most people think "Cc" stands for "Carbon Copy" and "Bcc" means "Blind Carbon Copy."<p>In the days when the majority of business offices' w...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:28:44+08:00</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[How to Get It]]></title><link>http://www.ietol.com/Global/Customer-Service/How-to-Get-It.html</link><description><![CDATA[<br>The most critical factor in any sale is the individual behind it. You have to stand out from the crowd to be the one name that comes to mind before any others. Here are a few ideas you can use to add the wow factor to your sales personality:<p> <b><br>Crank up the enthusiasm.</b> You want to be someone who brings energy into a room. When you have a great attitude, you're more likely to outlast other salespeople. And when your enthusiasm is based on a strong belief in your product or service, your custom...]]></description><pubDate>2008-06-14T15:28:44+08:00</pubDate></item>
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