From the category archives:
“I feel like I just entered crazy town!” I remember the limo driver looking back at me, because I didn’t say it very calmly. “This is insane that I have to deal with this. This is not right,” I told her, “I am a customer, I recommend your services. I continue to use your services. This just isn’t the way to treat a customer.”
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“I feel like I just entered crazy town!” I remember the limo driver looking back at me, because I didn’t say it very calmly. “This is insane that I have to deal with this. This is not right,” I told her, “I am a customer, I recommend your services. I continue to use your services. This just isn’t the way to treat a customer.”
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A snidely hilarious clip from Conan on TBS, in which Comedian C.K. Louis shares his insight on the attitude of consumerism and the things we take for granted.
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To many companies, “customer” and “client” are interchangeable. They are what we call the consumers who purchase or enlist our products and services. They are the people we strive to win over with our branding and marketing efforts.
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So the lesson here is that you need to really rethink- especially in older type industries- whether or not what you accept as a true value is a true limitation or is it just a habit. Or maybe it was a limitation that was born from boundaries that your industry had from years ago that is no longer true with newer technologies?
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Marketing and salespeople should learn a thing or two from one of kindergarten school’s most valuable lessons: politeness and gratitude.
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Every sales and marketing expert has spoken about this, but it still bears repeating. Successful online marketing, selling and networking requires mastering the art of giving. It’s simple, really. Before you try to get something from someone, you need to give them a reason to give it to you in the first place.
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