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		<title>Developing Customer Loyalty</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 07:17:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Millett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every business person knows the value of customer loyalty. We have all heard the mantra that the customer is always right, but while this may be true it doesn’t mean you know all there is to know about them. Doing all you can to win the business of your customers isn’t the only thing you [...]<p><a href="http://www.iperform.com.au/blog/2008/06/09/developing-customer-loyalty/">Developing Customer Loyalty</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.iperform.com.au/blog">i perform Articles & News</a></p>
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		<title>Meeting Customers’ Needs</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2008 05:35:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Millett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Philip Wexler said “If the goal of every business is to make money, then the function of every business – and of every person in every business – is the acquisition and maintenance of customers”. Therefore we can conclude that every company is successful in business depending on how well it serves its customers, and [...]<p><a href="http://www.iperform.com.au/blog/2008/05/25/meeting-customers%e2%80%99-needs/">Meeting Customers’ Needs</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.iperform.com.au/blog">i perform Articles & News</a></p>
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		<title>Good Customer Service</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:37:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Millett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Good customer service is the backbone of any business. It permeates through every level of the organisation – from the dedicated customer service team, right through to the managers who deal with customer queries, albeit perhaps indirectly. The term customer service relates to everything a company does to benefit the people they serve. Because the [...]<p><a href="http://www.iperform.com.au/blog/2008/01/21/good-customer-service/">Good Customer Service</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.iperform.com.au/blog">i perform Articles & News</a></p>
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		<title>Telephone Etiquette</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 10:32:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Millett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Effective communication is a vital part of the success or failure of any business, and while email is a popular way of keeping in touch, the trusty telephone still has an important role to play. Unfortunately, unlike email, you cannot edit your comments or erase something inappropriate in favour of something better. Telephone calls are [...]<p><a href="http://www.iperform.com.au/blog/2008/01/14/telephone-etiquette/">Telephone Etiquette</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.iperform.com.au/blog">i perform Articles & News</a></p>
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		<title>Customer Care</title>
		<link>http://www.iperform.com.au/blog/2008/01/09/customer-care/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2008 10:32:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Millett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How do you take care of your customers? More to the point, how would you define that term? Do you see it as taking care of things when they go wrong, to make sure that everything turns out right in the end? Or do you see it as the need to constantly perform actions – [...]<p><a href="http://www.iperform.com.au/blog/2008/01/09/customer-care/">Customer Care</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.iperform.com.au/blog">i perform Articles & News</a></p>
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		<title>Meeting Customer Needs And Wants</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Oct 2007 08:22:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Millett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Meeting the objective needs and subjective wants of customers to drive sales is the basis of most businesses. It is how they build business relationships, remain profitable, and how they expand into new territories. While the process of meeting those needs and wants may be different for each client or project, your goal is to [...]<p><a href="http://www.iperform.com.au/blog/2007/10/14/meeting-customer-needs-and-wants/">Meeting Customer Needs And Wants</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.iperform.com.au/blog">i perform Articles & News</a></p>
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		<title>Leading Quality Customer Service Departments</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2007 11:30:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Millett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[These days, customer service departments do more than answer customer questions, take orders, and supply additional information when needed, they are also used to increase sales, improve customer loyalty, and bring in new customers. Being able to provide these additional services requires training and leadership from managers and supervisors. INCREASING PROFITS BY OFFERING QUALITY CUSTOMER [...]<p><a href="http://www.iperform.com.au/blog/2007/07/17/leading-quality-customer-service-departments/">Leading Quality Customer Service Departments</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.iperform.com.au/blog">i perform Articles & News</a></p>
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