Archive for November, 2009

PostHeaderIcon Customer Service – Do the Right Thing

When you read about companies that have great service, such as Zappos, you read about passion, and a desire to put the customer first. I’ve heard Tony Hsieh says Zappos is a customer service company that happens to sell shoes. If you want to grow like crazy and have your customers love you, you have to do the right thing – set up your company and corporate culture to focus on service from day one.

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PostHeaderIcon Social Media For Small Business TakesTime – How Much Is Up To You

In two recent discussions with a small business owner and a PR firm about many of the things I’ve recently covered in this column, a big concern that came up was time.
“How much time will it take me to create a good social media presence?” Great question. The answer is, of course,”it depends.”

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