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Musician Dave Carroll Takes on Bad Customer Service
When United Airlines broke Dave Carroll's guitar, he took to YouTube. Now, Carroll has launched GripeVine and Resolution 1 to fix companies' customer service woes. Read more
You Don't Have to Be a High-End Firm to Offer High-End Customer Service
A recent trip using Enterprise Rent-A-Car reminds me luxury customer service isn't expensive, but hugely desirable. Read more
Amazon Deletes Negative Reviews & Gets Away With It...But Can You?
Reviews and ratings can build you up--or take you down. Tips to harness them successfully. Read more
Where Small Retailers Should Invest
You can't cost-cut your way to great service. A survey of retailers reveals where they invest to make sure they keep customers happy. Read more
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Great customer service should be a core value. How-Tos and accountability policies for building frictionless relationships with customers.
Recent Customer Service Articles
The Profitability Illusion
If you aren't providing profitable products and services, you may not be creating true customer value across the business. Read more
Why Your Shipping Policy is Losing You Business
If you're a small retailer, you've got it hard enough; don't lose a potential customer because of bad customer service and annoying store policies. Read more
The Sticky Customer Trap
Are you creating value with your best customers, or is it just an illusion? Here's how growing revenue can lull you into complacency. Read more
5 Customers You Should Fire
In 18 years of running my own business, I've found it's important to know when to turn the tables and fire a client. Here are those five times. Read more
Nurture Your Most Profitable Customers
Profitable growth is more achievable if you focus on identifying your most valuable customers--and keeping them happy. Read more
My First Year in Business--The 2 Most Important Lessons 
In his first year as an entrepreneur, hospitality mogul Danny Meyer did not know how to read a profit and loss statement, and other stories. Watch video
Want to Please Investors? Put Them Last
The founder of Shake Shack and Union Square Cafe on why investors come after employees, customers, vendors, and community. Watch video
Fix Your Customer Service
As ModCloth grew as a company, its customer service suffered. Here's how the retro clothing online retailer calmed the chaos with a couple of tech tools. Read more
How to Land a Customer for Life
Here's how one recent experience cemented my loyalty to a chocolate company. Read more
Dear Customers, Sandy Hit Us. Now What?
When your business is struck by disaster, how can you avoid further damage to your reputation? Follow these businesses' smart examples of great customer serv... Read more
