Customer Service

This is Exactly Why You Should Ask Your Customers For Online Reviews

October 22, 2014

Consider these customer service/satisfaction facts: Americans tell an average of 9 people about a good experience with a company, and 16 people about a bad experience. Roughly 80% of all tweets related to a customer service issue with a company, are negative. But think about how this applies to you: Are you more likely to […]

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Five Signs Your Company is Ready For a Brand Ambassador Program

August 13, 2014

Just like not every company should be using social media, not every company should or can launch a Brand Ambassador program.  There are certain conditions that need to exist within your company before you can start planning out taking the leap of launching a Brand Ambassador program.  Here’s five things you should look for: 1 […]

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The Fan-Damn-Tastic Marketing Show Episode 5: Addressing Customer Complaints Head On

July 31, 2014

I love Patagonia’s content marketing and I love its blog The Cleanest Line.  Recently, Patagonia took to its blog to address customer complaints about its shipping.  And the post ended up being pretty popular, in fact customers commented thanking Patagonia for the post!  Learn what Patagonia did on the fifth episode of The Fan-Damn-Tastic Marketing […]

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Your Brand’s Legal (and Practical) Options for Addressing Negative Comments

March 18, 2014

Sooner or later, your brand will receive a negative comment or bad review. Some posts will come from actual customers, others from competitors hoping to poach your customers. Still others will come from trolls: people who have never bought from you, will never buy from you, and seemingly have nothing better to do than make […]

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The Power of Integrating Customer Service Across Your Organization

January 23, 2014

While many companies are struggling to use social media as a channel to drive sales, some companies have discovered the power of using social media tools such as Twitter and Facebook to provide effective and efficient customer service. For example, look at this recent exchange on Twitter between Ekaterina Walter and Nikon: While the end […]

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