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Twitter Users Say “Respond to My Complaint!”

October 20, 2011 | By | No Comments

Only 33% of people who submit complaints on Twitter get a response. Why do so many companies struggle with customer service online?

20 Jun

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Health Insurer Uses Social to Start Conversations

June 20, 2011 | By | No Comments

Whether it’s rising premiums or denied claims, the industry has had its share of bad PR. Yet on Socialnomics, Dana Losavio, new media communications specialist at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC), shares how her company employs social media strategy to tap into the voice of the customer.

01 Mar

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Who’s Listening To Your Online Voice?

March 1, 2011 | By | No Comments

By now most businesses are convinced that social media can longer be seen as a teenager driven fad. Not only are businesses convinced, most are in some way participating with a Facebook page, Twitter profile, LinkedIn page, etc. So everyone is out there, posting links, status updates, Tweeting, sharing, liking, etc. however, is it bringing […]

28 Feb

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News Brands Can Use

February 28, 2011 | By | No Comments

Consumer sentiment in February was at a three-year high, says a survey from Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan. It won’t help you decide how much of that new product to manufacture or how you can increase brand market share.

04 Feb

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Want Social Media Success? Try Message Boards

February 4, 2011 | By | No Comments

It might seem so 1999, but the message board was one of the most successful social media tools in 2010, reports Cynthia Boris at Marketing Pilgrim. The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Center for Marketing Research found that 93% of Inc. 500 firms who used the old-school platform reported it a success—compared to the 85% who reported they’d had success with Facebook.

12 Oct

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The Brand that was MIA - A Consumer’s Story

October 12, 2010 | By | No Comments

It turns out online reviewers weren’t as dazzled by this washer. And it wasn’t just one or two bad reviews. It was a litany that included consistent complaints about the washer shredding clothes or the company’s poor customer service.

21 Sep

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Put the Social in Your Social Network Strategy

September 21, 2010 | By | No Comments

Put the social in your social network strategy

20 Jul

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Voice of the Customer (VOC) – More Than a Customer Service Buzzword

July 20, 2010 | By | One Comment

From “United breaks guitars” to Comcast’s team of Twitter monitors, blogs abound with stories of how the voice of the customer (VOC) impacts the service component for everyone from mom-and-pop shops to Fortune 500 firms. Yet the truth is that the voice of the customer affects so much more than how a brand handles complaints. Here’s how online listening and VOC improve other critical business functions…

07 Jun

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Social Media Monitoring = Product Development Power

June 7, 2010 | By | No Comments

It doesn’t matter if your company is Fortune 500 bound or a bitty backstreet bakery, any businessperson paying one iota of attention to the world knows that companies small to large are using social media to access the powerful voice of the customer (VOC). While many tap into Facebook, Twitter, Orkut and other networks to create exceptional customer service experiences, there’s another bottom-line building part of social media strategy: product development. Check out these two ways to leverage social media: