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		<title>Customer Service Grace Under Pressure</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this video I discuss the art of delivering a positive customer experience, even when things are hectic and you have to move quickly. If you receive my blog via email, you may need to click here to view the video.]]></description>
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		<title>How Fast Are You?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 18:25:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A comment I often hear during customer service workshops is: “Customers have gotten so demanding. They expect too much!” I respectfully disagree. I believe that customer service in general has gotten so bad that most customers expect nothing, and even a nice smile or sincere hello is a delightful surprise. The one area in which [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Difference Between Good Customer Service and GREAT Customer Service</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 18:51:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’m always looking for the subtleties that differentiate good customer service from great customer service. And the difference usually is subtle. This example highlights that difference. My son and his girlfriend were doing some grocery shopping, and one of the items on their list was a water filter for a sink. After a few minutes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Be Good FOR Your Customer</title>
		<link>http://dennissnowblog.com/recommended-resources/good-customer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 22:12:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dennis Snow</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever come across a statement or a question that absolutely spun your head around, making you look at things in a brand new way? It happened to me yesterday. I was reading a blog post by outstanding customer service speaker and writer, Shep Hyken, in which he wrote: “Don’t just be good TO [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Power of a Handwritten Note</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 17:18:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do little courtesies, like a handwritten note to a customer, really have an impact on customer loyalty? If the product is bad and the processes consistently poor, then the answer is likely to be no. In the long-term, small courtesies won&#8217;t make up for a dysfunctional business model. But when the product is good and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Customer Service Mandate?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 17:27:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How many times have you been told by a cable company, delivery service, or appliance repair company that they will be at your home sometime between 1PM and 4PM? And how many times have you waited, only to have the service person arrive later than promised or not arrive at all? Staying home for a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s the Steak AND the Sizzle</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2010 13:59:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What’s more important to a business’s success; the product (the steak)? or the delivery (the sizzle)? The problem with focusing strictly on the product is that you soon find yourself in a commodity environment, and remaining competitive eventually becomes all about price. That&#8217;s a hard battle to fight and a harder battle to win. Focusing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Little Things Can Mean A Lot When Customer Service Improvement Is Needed</title>
		<link>http://dennissnowblog.com/commentary/lot-customer-service-improvement-needed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:40:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dennis Snow</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My guest blogger today is Ron Kaufman, founder of Up Your Service! College. In this post he writes about a subject near and dear to my heart: it&#8217;s usually the little courtesies and gestures that have the biggest impact on the customer experience. I can relate to the hotel experience he shares. Like Ron, I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Customer Service Failure Equals Leadership Failure</title>
		<link>http://dennissnowblog.com/leadership/customer-service-failure-equals-leadership-failure/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:27:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dennis Snow</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This video post discusses the relationship between poor customer service and leadership performance. If you receive my blog via email, you may need to click here to view the video.]]></description>
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		<title>Are You Making Customers Feel &#8220;Tolerated&#8221; or &#8220;Welcome&#8221;?</title>
		<link>http://dennissnowblog.com/service-analysis/making-customers-feel-tolerated/</link>
		<comments>http://dennissnowblog.com/service-analysis/making-customers-feel-tolerated/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 21:32:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dennis Snow</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Click on the play button below to listen to my latest podcast, &#8220;Are You Making Customer Feel Tolerated or Welcome?&#8221; Tolerated Versus Welcome]]></description>
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