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Susan Gilbert

How To Overcome These 5 Common Customer Objections

Are your prospects avoiding you? Is your business not getting the results it needs from your pitches to potential customers? The problem may be in your approach, which can turn away a valuable lead. An offer that is too detailed or complicated, or priced too high, may be repel a potential customer instead of attracting…


Paolo Fabrizio

Are you using Social Customer Service wisely?

When it comes to using Social Customer Service, some people tend to focus on the first word. After all, everybody talks about ‘social’ everyday. However, that’s a wrong approach to this topic, since customer service is the main goal, while social is just the tool to deliver it. If brands underestimate this aspect, they’re bound…


Paolo Fabrizio

Is Social Customer Service just for big brands?

Brands size

A few days ago I was in Rome to promote my book. So far I’ve been touring four cities and I’m very glad that the audience has always been very participatory. One of the most frequent question I’ve been asked is the title above ↑. That did not surprise me since many people wonder whether Social…


Paolo Fabrizio

The Rise Of Instant Social Customer Service Apps

Technology is like a Ferrari: everybody wants to have one but few would be able to drive it safely. As online conversational platforms are being developed faster and faster, what we still call Social Customer Service might have already become obsolete (!). In fact Social networks are just part of the online customer service basket that each…


Daniel Newman

Customer Relationships: The Key to Small Business Success

One of the key ways a small business can both differentiate themselves and also gain a competitive advantage over bigger businesses is relatively simple—providing great customer service. And that doesn’t have to be complicated. The reality is that what customers want is pretty simple: They want to be heard, they want their issues understood, and…


Jan Gordon

Curatti Best Articles of 2015 – Part 1

As 2015 draws to an end, all of us at Curatti would like to offer a big thank you to all of our readers and advocates. More than anyone, however, we’d like to thank our great writers, who make this site what it is. Happy New Year to all! Here is Part One of a…


Paolo Fabrizio

Social Media Has Become a Customer Service Tool

At this the time of the year we usually read lots of predictions about digital, social and customer service trends for the forthcoming year. To tell you the truth I prefer to read others’ opinions throughout the year in order to build my own view day by day. That’s why today I’m going to share…


Daniel Newman

The Future of Marketing is Customer-Centric

As someone who works in the trenches with brands across the business landscape, I can confidently say that nearly every time I speak with clients, partners, colleagues, and industry peers, a debate about “the future of marketing” occurs. However, even if you’re not knee deep in marketing, a quick Google search would reveal to you…


Paolo Fabrizio

How To Use Social To Deliver The Best Customer Service

Q1. Why should we add social to our customer service channels?  Q2. What are the costs/benefits of such choice? Q3. Shall we re-arrange our customer service structure? These are 3 of the most frequently asked questions by customer service directors. I understand their feelings, since integrating new channels such as social networks is not simple,…


Paolo Fabrizio

Why Social Customer Service is a sliding door

Sliding door

Mixed feelings. These are the first words in many people’s mind when it comes to Social Customer Service; a bittersweet cocktail you’ve long awaited for which basically left you a bit disappointed. So, before you ask me the famous 3-letter question [WHY?] here’s my answer: customers know better social media than most companies do. They want to get…


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