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How to Resolve Customer Complaints in Your Small Business

April 25, 2022 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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Research shows that when you answer a customer’s complaint, that customer’s advocacy for the business increases by up to 30%. And if you can actually solve their problem, they remain a customer 70% of the time. Conversely, if you do not answer a customer complaint, the decrease in advocacy is as much as 50%. Not […]

Filed Under: Customer Service, Fix Your Business, Your Small Business Tagged With: customer complaints, happy customers, resolve complaints, small business, unhappy customers

How to Create Customer Value

March 28, 2022 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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Customer value is the perception of worth that a customer sees in your product or service. It involves a mental calculation where customers consider the benefits they get from buying/using your product, the costs, and the comparison of other possible alternatives. Often customers do these calculations unknowingly, but the result is experienced in a real […]

Filed Under: Customer Service, Grow Your Business Tagged With: customer value, rewards customers, strategically create customer value, target customer’s pain points, understanding customer value

Ultimate Guide to Online Reviews for Your Small Business

March 1, 2022 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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Online reviews help your business build trust and credibility, which are critical factors in the customer decision-making process. Online reviews also help drive traffic to your website or retail store, which is key for any successful business. What other people have to say about your business carries more weight than what you have to say […]

Filed Under: Customer Service, Grow Your Business Tagged With: ask customers for reviews, customer reviews, getting customer reviews, happy customers, review sites

10 Tips to Attract More Customers to Your Small Business

February 21, 2022 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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Whether you’re just starting your small business or have been running it for some time now, we all have the same question: how do I attract more customers? In this article, I’m sharing ten of my top tips to help you attract more customers so you can ramp up sales and reach your year-end goals. […]

Filed Under: Customer Service, Grow Your Business Tagged With: attract more customers, incentivize referrals, niche customer, reengage customers, review sites

10 Ways to Show Your Customers Love

February 14, 2022 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

10 Ways to Show Your Customers Love OG

February is the time to show your love. Not just to your spouse and family but also your customers. Just think about it. You wouldn’t exist without your customers! Which is why this is the perfect time to show your customers love. This month, we encourage you to show your customers just how much you […]

Filed Under: Customer Service, Grow Your Business Tagged With: customer experience, customer-brand relationship, Show Your Customers Love, Valentine's Day, Valentine’s Sale

What is Customer Perception and How to Improve it

November 23, 2021 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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No matter how awesome your product or service is, the success of your business is in the hands of your users, i.e., your customers. Businesses have finally started to realize that customer experience is a leading competitive differentiator between brands. And that customer perception towards their brand will always be multi-faceted.  Companies need to pay […]

Filed Under: Customer Service, Fix Your Business Tagged With: brand positive image, creating customer experiences, creating positive customer perception, customer experience, customer perception

5 Tips for an Excellent eCommerce Customer Service Strategy

July 20, 2021 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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In the past decade, the eCommerce industry has been rising — about 15% year over year. This growth was exponentially accelerated when the pandemic hit — in the UK, non-store purchases accounted for 77.7% of 2020’s sales. While this might be a good thing for online retailers, it demands more attention from customer service functions. […]

Filed Under: Customer Service, Grow Your Business Tagged With: customer service in small business, customer service strategy, deliver excellent customer service, n-shore customer service providers, personalised customer service

101 Ways to Improve Customer Experience

July 13, 2021 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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What does it take to bring your customer service to the next level? There’s no single, all-encompassing answer. Companies that provide genuinely exceptional customer service focus on their customers in every action, decision, and moment of connection. Take it from one of our customers—Barbara Davis, owner of BADDogs Inc: “If we demonstrate concern and care […]

Filed Under: Customer Service, Grow Your Business Tagged With: Customer Service, customer service audit, customer's experience, exceptional customer service, omnichannel customer experience, ustomer service team members

10 Ways to Increase Customer Retention to Scale Your Business

March 26, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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A study of Gartner Group suggests that around 80 percent of the average company’s future gains will come from the existing 20 percent of customers. It may sound like a broken record, but it is essential to keep in mind that existing customers are the lifelines of each and every company. That’s why many emphasize […]

Filed Under: Customer Service, Guest Articles Tagged With: customer retention, Customer Retention Strategies, Customer satisfaction, keep customers, proactive customer retention, Retention Strategies

Are You Focused on Your Follow-up?

May 23, 2011 By Melinda Emerson 2 Comments

The choice to succeed as your own business is an exhilarating concept, and it comes with a price tag. There are  endless  responsibilities and tasks that must be taken care of and all of the pressure is on you.  To choose to succeed as your own boss, it is absolutely vital you prime your network […]

Filed Under: Become Your Own Boss Tips, Branding & Marketing, Customer Service Tagged With: business success, fast follow-up, follow-up, melinda emerson, networking, smallbizlady

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