So I got a call last night from our Intrepid Hero. He said I have good news and bad news. The good news is you have a new blog post. The bad news, let me explain… …
Social Media is the New Water Cooler
I am an collaborative worker. I have always worked in office environments where there is a free flow of conversation: work and personal. In a normal office environment you talk about your day, discuss work issues, joke about what’s happening in the world. Sitting in my home office with nothing but the …
Customer Service: The Saga Continues…
What’s wrong with this? Social Media gets eaten up by the old school support system. Instead of contacting the customer and getting the story straight, this person read the notes in the system and fell in with the same false assumptions and misdirected conclusions. Engaging in Social Media doesn’t automatically make your CRM more effective. …
Shouldn’t Customer Service be a Marketing Opportunity?
How would Texas-native Michael Dell have responded had he known there was a Dell customer lending a hand in the Gulf cleanup who needed a little extra attention? What public relations opportunity was missed? …
Why is soccer so boring?
Nothing is inherently boring. Boredom represents a lack of understanding. Understanding is what creates interest, which creates excitement. All you need to do is create a desire to understand. …
Leadership Lessons From Umpire Jim Joyce
Jim Joyce may have gotten the call wrong, but he got it wrong for the right reason. …
