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David Strom
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First you have to listen to your customers!
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Ask these
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“bounceback” customers
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Track customer sentiment
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Are you asking the right questions?
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Neil deGrasse
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Build data dashboards
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The worst thing you can do when
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to over-promise and under-
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Be honest when a problem occurs
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Use good judgment in all situations
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Or the “IT Crowd”
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Be proactive in all your communications
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Train your customer-facing teams
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Analyze your “leads funnel”
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Know your biggest troublemakers
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Recruit your brand ambassadors carefully!
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Find stupid stuff and fix quickly
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My review in Network World of various
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