Personalized Customer Experience

Personalized Customer Experience

Blog/ Customer Service/ Small Business

I just got back from a wonderful fly fishing trip on on the San Juan River.  My guide Jeremy Nolan of Heads Up Fly Fishing has elevated my expectation of customer service. We spent a total of  16 hours on the river with Jeremy, when you think about it how often do you hire a small business to provide a service that you spend 8 hours in one day with that person. Providing this level of service could be daunting for most people. (more…)

Secure Text Messaging

Secure Text Messaging

Blog/ Physicians/Health Care/ Professional Services

Text Messaging for Physicians deemed “Unacceptable” by JCAHO

Since the early 2000s, text messaging has been a mainstream communication.  Primarily used for its ease of convenience and efficiency, text messaging has branched out from being a personal form of communication to an enterprise wide form of communication.  Lately for businesses, the use of text messaging has come under scrutiny due to policies and regulations that it does not adhere to. (more…)

Is it okay if I borrow another company’s ideas?

Is it okay if I borrow another company’s ideas?

Blog/ Customer Service/ Marketing and Sales/ Professional Services/ Small Business/ Tourism/Hospitality
You don’t always need to reinvent the wheel when it comes to improving your company. I’m not talking about stealing trade secrets.  I don’t recommend copying another businesses website content.  However, there are times when it’s okay to borrow other companies ideas. (more…)

Answer the Phone First and get more sales

Answer the Phone First and get more sales

Blog/ Customer Service/ Favorites/ Marketing and Sales/ Professional Services/ Small Business

Sales people know how important first impressions are. Good sales people know the importance of a firm handshake and how to dress for success.   Great sales people can befriend anyone they speak with, whether it is on the phone or in person.  However, in today’s business climate there is a whole host of things that can affect the outcome of a sale, that may have nothing to do with how good your sales team is. (more…)