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How to Make a Real Social Media Customer Connection

Startup Professionals Musings

Social media connections, if they exist, are buried elsewhere or reserved for monitoring purposes only. Social media is here, and is the preferred mode of communication by a large segment of your customers, so make it a positive differentiator for your business. Guide customers to the right social media channel.

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5 Tips To Keep Your Startup Productive, Not Just Busy

Startup Professionals Musings

For example, you may feel you are saving money by doing all your own administrative work and monitoring social media feedback. Don’t forget the wealth of “gig” experts for outsourcing at a low cost. Yet if that leaves you with no documented business plan or unclear strategy, most investors and even customers will walk away.

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7 Rules for Savvy Customer Service Required Today

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Self-service technologies, social media, and smart phones have created a new set of expectations for high-tech consumers today. Social media apps like Twitter and Pinterest are the latest sources for what’s catching people’s attention today, both positively and negatively. You probably won’t get a second chance.

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SoCal Heads to SXSWi | 2012 Panel Picking Guide

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Scaling thru Outsourcing. Social Media: My Social Community is Bigger than Michael Jordan. Tips and Tools for Managing Virtual Teams (Tecca). The New Hollywood: Building Celebrity Brands Online EQAL, Cambio, Digital LA. Funding: The New Indie: BONA FIDE film. Moral Psychology and Big Data Singularity.

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7 Ways to Keep Your Customers Begging for More

Startup Professionals Musings

In my experience, and the eyes of experts in this arena, here are some practical tips: There is no substitute for a personal touch. Today’s generation is accustomed to relationships via social media and texting, as long as social protocols are honored. Provide training and empowerment.

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Small Business Marketing | Get Customers versus Get Leads

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As a last resort I outsourced and actually hired someone in India to remotely log into my computer during the night and correct all the errors from the scanned cards, which my in house team had processed earlier in the day. Follow suggestions in Tip One in order to build rapport. Buy Online Lead Generation. Pay Per Click advertising.

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Top 40 Startup Posts for August 2010

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We’re Living In The Dark Ages Of Social Media - rosskimbarovsky.com , August 9, 2010 If you believe the media and social media “experts&# , we’re living in the Renaissance of social media. angel investing tips. Long back-story here.) The Dry Run. didn’t sleep that night. Developer.

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