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Common Sense Customer Service – That’s The (Meal) Ticket!

By Gina Trimarco, Chief Results Officer How is it that the employees of the same company can differ so much when it comes to customer service? This is a question of training versus common sense but really it comes down to hiring culture. I recently attended a client’s annual meeting and awards dinner at a...
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How Do You Build A Successful Sales Program? NOT How You Think . . .

The following guest post was written by Shawn Karol Sandy of The Selling Agency, a partner of Pivot10 Results and co-presenter of “From Pain To Profit: Strategically Pivot Your Talent and Culture” on June 23, 2016 in Myrtle Beach. We run across this situation quite often. You started a business. You hustled. You busted your...
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Employee Empowerment Is Not A “Job Duty”

By Gina Trimarco, Chief Results Officer How often have you experienced a poor customer service situation where the employee says “I’m not allowed to do that” or “It’s our company policy”? It’s frustrating and annoying. One of the first things we teach in customer service training is what NOT to say. Don’t tell the customer...
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Selling Comfort Instead of “Pain Points” Should Be Your Sales Strategy

By Gina Trimarco, Chief Results Officer For several years I got sucked into the selling mantra (taught by the guru sales coaches and trainers) that emphasizes the need to highlight your prospects’ pain points to get them to buy from you. “Show them their ‘pain’ and then sell them a solution.” In theory it made...
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How Juicy Is Your Marketing

We are always looking for a better, faster, more efficient way to do marketing and generate sales.  The pressure seems to be never ending.  And with every new marketing idea comes additional tactical work to complete.  For small businesses this becomes so overwhelming. I watch them flounder and stress out over it all. Limited resources,...
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