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8 Tactics To Make Service Your Competitive Advantage

Startup Professionals Musings

Train them fully, give them authority, make them accountable, and tie their pay to customer satisfaction. It must be understandable, written down, and verifiable, with regular measurements and metrics to make it real, benchmarked against the competition. Train and coach continuously. Train and coach continuously.

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Los Angeles-based Talespin nabs $15 million for its extended reality-based workforce training tools

TechCrunch LA

Specifically, making talent management, training and hiring easier for employers in certain industries. “ Talespin ‘s immersive platform has transformed employee learning and proven to be an impactful addition to our training programs. . That means assets can be reused multiple times and across different training modules.

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6 Keys To Competitive Advantage By Memorable Service

Startup Professionals Musings

In this context, even “satisfied” is only a “meets-minimum,” and does not put you ahead of your competition. With pervasive access to social media, customers no longer differentiate poor product repair and replacement from a poor shopping experience or customer usage satisfaction. Make sure non-contact experiences match face-to-face.

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8 Keys To Attracting More Talent Than The Competition

Startup Professionals Musings

Freelancers and consultants have to demonstrate results, without training and mentoring, so they can help you more quickly and probably at a lower total cost. Full-time employees require considerable overhead for facilities, training, severance, and benefits for performance. Higher worker engagement and satisfaction.

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8 Ways To Increase Worker Buy-In And Customer Service

Startup Professionals Musings

Most businesses spend big money testing their brand logo, catchy marketing phrases, and demographics, but spend little time training and validating that their employees can and do deliver exceptional experiences to their customers. They have to out-behave and outperform your competition. No more gamed employee satisfaction surveys.

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8 Initiatives To Heighten Your Customer’s Experience

Startup Professionals Musings

Train them fully, give them authority, make them accountable, and tie their pay to customer satisfaction. It must be understandable, written down, and verifiable, with regular measurements and metrics to make it real, benchmarked against the competition. Train and coach continuously. Train and coach continuously.

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7 Ways Your People Skills Are The Key To Your Success

Startup Professionals Musings

With services, scaling the business often implies cloning yourself, since you are the intellectual property and the competitive advantage. For example, both need to provide exemplary customer service, build customer loyalty, and provide real value for a competitive price. You have no shelf life, so you can’t make money while you sleep.

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