Many companies, both large and small, have embraced social media.  It has been reported by Facebook that advertising on social media by businesses has increased 1000%.  More and more people are increasing the size and depth of the social media gene pool. This blog, for one, thinks that is a wonderful thing.  Growth is great!  Just make sure your business...

Ahhh…. customer service.  You elusive Siren of the business seas; your beauty is as ravishing as your song.  How I hear your call like Odysseus did and I too beg to be taken to your rocky shores.  Beat me.  Abuse me. Make me feel as if it is my own fault.  How foolish I was to hand over my wealth my meager earnings in the pursuit of your false...

Want to beat the competition?  Put your customers at the center of your organization.  Make them the CEO of your business.  Doing so will help you respond faster, launch innovative products/services, and build win-win relationships. Every company has an organizational chart, whether it is formal or informal, that depicts the hierarchy and the roles...

Another airline service has gone and done it.  They’ve taken customer service one step closer to worse or beyond.  Continental Airlines is the latest among the major American carriers to start charging for food during the flight.  The next logical question should be: why even have food on the plane anyway? The rapid decline in customer service from the...

Customers have a never ending thirst that must be quenched on a continuous basis. They return to the same source of water that will quench the majority of their thirst because of familiarity and trust. Customers will desire for that source of water to be the answers or solutions to myriad of diverse needs. Yet, no business can fulfill every single need a...

Mar 10, 2010

Social media is the buzz these days for businesses both large and small.  As a medium it allows, for an investment of time, companies to engage with customers and potential clients.  Whole departments are being built and new companies are being founded to help guide messaging into the social media realm.  The focus is on listening to the customers, engage...