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Vital for your careers: learn from the worst decisions we have made

Beyond Philosophy

Moreover, I wanted to be a manager and saw no path to that future in the photocopier business. So, I quit that job and moved to an engineering-based company with plans to become a sales manager with a sales team. Needless to say, I didn’t make manager at the engineering firm, either.)

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17 Must-Read Books for Support Managers

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Being a support manager is a demanding job that requires constant learning. These 17 books contain critical lessons that every support manager will benefit from. Every customer support manager has a busy life. Priorities are constantly competing. But one should stand strong among all the others: to keep on learning.

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How Apple Uses Psychology to Develop Outstanding Experiences

Beyond Philosophy

I wrote a book in 2004, Revolutionize Your Customer Experience , that showed the four customer-centricity orientations that organizations have, which range from Naïve to Natural. The three Fs are wording for Apple employees to use to manage customers’ emotions. If you can manage to be Apple, you should be. Find a time machine.

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KM2 Solutions Expands Caribbean Operations

CSM Magazine

Lucia in 2004, KM 2 Solutions has seen consistent and exponential growth across the Caribbean and Latin America. KM 2 Solutions maintains PCI DSS compliance, completes a SOC 2 audit annually, and has a Compliance Management System that meets the FDIC standards. Said David Kreiss, President & CEO of KM 2 Solutions.

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Xpedition and Voyado Partner to Help Boost Loyalty and Retention for Fashion Brands

CSM Magazine

Powered by Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (Enterprise Resource Planning – ERP), Xpedition offers customers an end-to-end, fully integrated business management solution. Dean Carroll, General Manager at Xpedition, said: “We are excited to partner with Voyado in the UK at this time of unprecedented change in retailing.

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Remaining Competitive in Retail: How to Optimize Customer Experience

CSM Magazine

Lasting brand loyalty is cultivated from continuous service throughout the lifecycle of any particular product and managing these engagements for quality can be difficult when multiple players are involved. For retail business, the customer journey extends far beyond the initial sales engagement. Adhere to changing expectations.

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Guest Post: How Good Customer Service is Defined by 4 Different Generations

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This week we feature an article by Pem Brooke, Marketing Manager of SuperStaff. Millennials (also called Gen Y)- born in between 1982 and 2004. Pem Brooke is the Marketing Manager of SuperStaff. Pem discusses the importance of shifting customer service tactics in order to cater towards customers from each generation.