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	<title>CRM Mastery e-Journal&#187; Customer Service</title>
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		<title>5 Tips for Building Stronger Customer Relationships</title>
		<link>http://crmweblog.crmmastery.com/2010/12/5-tips-for-building-stronger-customer-relationships/</link>
		<comments>http://crmweblog.crmmastery.com/2010/12/5-tips-for-building-stronger-customer-relationships/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 17:14:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Berkowitz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[CRM Best Practices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Customer Experience]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Customer Service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Customer Loyalty]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Here is some great advice from Paul Bowkett, CRM Business Manager with Microsoft New Zealand, Five Tips for Building Stronger Customer Relationships.  Be sure to check out the complete source article for more:
Many of your existing customers could be better sources of new business than the names on your prospect list, so building stronger [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2010&#8217;s Hottest Customer Service Technology Trends</title>
		<link>http://crmweblog.crmmastery.com/2010/10/2010s-hottest-customer-service-technology-trends/</link>
		<comments>http://crmweblog.crmmastery.com/2010/10/2010s-hottest-customer-service-technology-trends/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2010 19:32:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Berkowitz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[CRM Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Customer Service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Internet Cust. Svs.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Knowledge Mgmt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social CRM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mobile apps]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Here are several excerpts from an article by John Ragsdale, VP of Technology Research at the Technology Services Industry Association (TSIA), 2010&#8217;s Hottest Customer Service Technology Trends.  Check out the complete source article for much more on each trend:
Everyone asks me what hot emerging trends I am tracking, and this month I’m going to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>7 Principles of Loyalty Marketing</title>
		<link>http://crmweblog.crmmastery.com/2010/10/7-principles-of-loyalty-marketing/</link>
		<comments>http://crmweblog.crmmastery.com/2010/10/7-principles-of-loyalty-marketing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 15:39:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Berkowitz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[CRM Best Practices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Customer Service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Customer Loyalty]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[loyalty program]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://crmweblog.crmmastery.com/?p=2179</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ Here is some excellent advice from the UTalk Marketing.com Blog, 7 Principles of Loyalty Marketing. Check out the complete source article for more on each program aspect:
From time to time we&#8217;re asked what makes a good loyalty proposition. Whilst each program should be designed around the unique properties of a brand, it&#8217;s customers and [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>3 Reasons High-Tech and Communications Need Social Media for Survival</title>
		<link>http://crmweblog.crmmastery.com/2010/08/3-reasons-high-tech-and-communications-need-social-media-for-survival/</link>
		<comments>http://crmweblog.crmmastery.com/2010/08/3-reasons-high-tech-and-communications-need-social-media-for-survival/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:52:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Berkowitz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Customer Service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Internet Cust. Svs.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Networking]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://crmweblog.crmmastery.com/?p=2151</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ Here is a synopsis of an interesting article by Lauren McKay about an Accenture report that reveals that while customer service investments in the two industries may be up, consumers remain less than thrilled with their experiences. Check out the complete source article for much more:
This game of finger-pointing has become all too commonplace [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Selecting The Right Mix of Customer Self-Service Technologies</title>
		<link>http://crmweblog.crmmastery.com/2010/07/selecting-the-right-mix-of-customer-self-service-technologies/</link>
		<comments>http://crmweblog.crmmastery.com/2010/07/selecting-the-right-mix-of-customer-self-service-technologies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:28:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Berkowitz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[CRM Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Customer Service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Internet Cust. Svs.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CRM Software]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self-service]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://crmweblog.crmmastery.com/?p=2113</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ Here are several excerpts from an excellent article by Sue Hildreth, Selecting self-service CRM software means looking in many places.  Be sure to check out the complete source article for much more on the six tips outlined below:
The types of self-service CRM vary widely &#8212; from online virus scanners to community forums to FAQs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Managing Unhappy Customers on Twitter</title>
		<link>http://crmweblog.crmmastery.com/2010/05/managing-unhappy-customers-on-twitter/</link>
		<comments>http://crmweblog.crmmastery.com/2010/05/managing-unhappy-customers-on-twitter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 16:09:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Berkowitz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[CRM Best Practices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Customer Service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leadership-Mgmt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Networking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Twitter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[using social media]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://crmweblog.crmmastery.com/?p=2043</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ Here&#8217;s some excellent advice from Christopher Doran, VP of Marketing at Manticore Technology, that appeared in his, Managing Unhappy Customers on Twitter post: stop trying to control the conversation!
Following the conversation on Twitter has become yet another critical “to-do” for us in B2B marketing. 
B2B marketers need to be monitoring these conversations to understand [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Strategize Before Diving Into Social CRM</title>
		<link>http://crmweblog.crmmastery.com/2010/05/social-crm-using-social-media/</link>
		<comments>http://crmweblog.crmmastery.com/2010/05/social-crm-using-social-media/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 16:48:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Berkowitz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Customer Service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leadership-Mgmt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social CRM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Networking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social media tools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[using social media]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://crmweblog.crmmastery.com/?p=2018</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ Here are several excerpts from an article by Sue Hildreth a Searchcrm contributor, Strategize Before Diving Into Social CRM.  Check out the complete source article for more insightful examples of how companies are approaching social CRM:
The only thing worse than doing nothing in social channels for CRM is, perhaps, doing the wrong thing.
When Nestle [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Communications and High-tech Companies Need To Improve Customer Experience</title>
		<link>http://crmweblog.crmmastery.com/2010/05/high-tech-companies-need-to-improve-customer-experience-customer-loyalty/</link>
		<comments>http://crmweblog.crmmastery.com/2010/05/high-tech-companies-need-to-improve-customer-experience-customer-loyalty/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 18:05:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Berkowitz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[BPM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Customer Experience]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Customer Service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leadership-Mgmt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[customer experience]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Customer Loyalty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Customer Service Software]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ &#8220;As the challenging economic environment caused customers to re-examine their spending on virtually everything, communications and high-tech companies—like all companies—continue to consider how to reduce churn and hold on to their existing customers’ business, even while they are preparing once again for growth.&#8221; Accenture
From: Retail Customer Experience: Accenture today announced that new research it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Call Centers, A Prescription to Heal Thyself</title>
		<link>http://crmweblog.crmmastery.com/2010/04/call-centers-call-center-work-customer-service/</link>
		<comments>http://crmweblog.crmmastery.com/2010/04/call-centers-call-center-work-customer-service/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 16:40:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Berkowitz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[CRM Best Practices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Customer Service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Knowledge Mgmt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[call center]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[call center work]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[customer call center]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[customer service call center]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://crmweblog.crmmastery.com/?p=1972</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ Here are several excerpts from an article by David Frenkel, CEO of Panviva, about diagnosing problems that your call center may be experiencing, Call Centers, A Prescription to Heal Thyself:
Here&#8217;s a short list of the symptoms I&#8217;d look for before writing a prescription:

Do your customer service reps dread picking up the phone?
Do 50-75 percent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Customer Feedback And The Building of Solid Relationships</title>
		<link>http://crmweblog.crmmastery.com/2010/03/customer-feedback-and-the-building-of-solid-relationships/</link>
		<comments>http://crmweblog.crmmastery.com/2010/03/customer-feedback-and-the-building-of-solid-relationships/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 16:01:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Berkowitz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[CRM Best Practices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CRM Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Customer Service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Web Site Design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[customer feedback]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Customer Loyalty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Customer Survey]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ Here are several excerpts from a post by Ariel Maayan, the director of professional services at Kampyle, Customer Feedback And The Building of Solid Relationships:
Like any successful relationship, the one between an e-tailer and a customer relies on two-way communication. The forward-thinking business owner wants to know what customers are doing on her Web [...]]]></description>
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