Tag Archive for: business
The Potential of Customer References and Word of Mouth
Advertising campaigns flood every inch of our lives in today’s fast-paced digital age, and finding trustworthy information can be overwhelming. As a customer looking for high-quality dining experiences, I recently began using Yelp more, an…
Client Service Takes a Hit when Triple Booking Yourself for Meetings
In today's fast-paced world, juggling multiple tasks and meetings has become the norm for many professionals. While it may seem like a way to be more efficient (which I’ve now heard from several clients), it’s dangerous to triple-book…
Ways to safely use ChatGPT
The title of this blog was chosen intentionally. With any new technology, we must proceed mindfully and avoid dangerous situations. In the case of using ChatGPT, my feeling is that companies dealing with sensitive client information must be…
7 Ways to Keep Customers Happy
In a world with a growing number of vendors for a variety of commodities, it can be tough to attract and retain customers. For example, if I get sick of one streaming service because they increased their prices or updated their household sharing…
The Golden (Flake) Standard of Customer Service
In a society filled with hustle culture, most people don’t know how or when to stop and ask for help. The refusal to seek help dials down to the common question: why let someone help, when I can do it better myself? Or moreover: why let someone…
Will tech be forced to pay its fair share?
Two separate actions—one a US lawsuit and the other a Canadian law—begin to inject some sanity into issues of ownership, copyright, and technology’s relationship with each.
Canada’s Online News Act, effective at the end of this year,…
‘Everyday People Doing Everyday Things’ Videos
Has anyone found their family (kids in particular), friends, or themselves interested in watching videos of everyday people doing everyday things lately? Nothing spectacular, like professional sports or performances, but simple or routine activities?…
The Power of Exceptional Service: The Art of Effective Communication and Responsiveness
In today's fast-paced world, where customers have numerous options at their fingertips, providing exceptional service has become crucial for businesses to stand out from the competition. We just completed (4) two-hour service training sessions…
The Journey to the 4 Day Work Week
The Journey to the 4-day work week is just getting started. This trend is at full capacity and has brought the attention to multiple countries, thousands of employers, and millions of people. So far, there have been reports from multiple countries…