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2014 Retailing Customer Service Champions

1to1 Media recently released its 2014 Customer Champions report. This is how it defines customer champion: “Behind every successful enterprise-wide customer strategy is an individual who tirelessly evangelizes the customer cause, who reminds employees that customers are the business, who … Continue reading

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Show Passion in Your Job Interview

It is not just our qualifications that determine whether we get a desired job. It is also the passion we display about getting and doing that job during the interview stage of the hiring process. Consider these observations from Jessica … Continue reading

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Do You Understand the Value of Cross-Channel Attribution?

In this era of complex retail channels, one of the big challenges is attributing the contribution of the various channel members in the consumer’s purchase process. As Forbes’ MarketShare notes: “In today’s more measurement-focused marketing world, cross-channel attribution is a … Continue reading

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