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CSS in the Media
Noted below are some of the publications and other media outlets where we've been interviewed or written articles.

 

Newspapers

  • Charlotte Business Journal – How to: Improve Customer Service

  • Charlotte Business Journal – How to: Manage Customer Complaints

  • Charlotte Observer – Escape from phone hell

  • Charlotte Observer – Fastest way to dial up human at utilities? Take shortcut

  • Charlotte Observer – Multiple Interviews in MoneyWise section

  • Christian Science Monitor – Poor state of service today

  • New York Times – E-complaints sites

  • Rochester Democrat and Chronicle – Eastman Kodak decentralizing Customer Service call center

TV/Radio Media

  • WJZY-TV, Charlotte Now – Customer Service in Today’s Economy

  • WFAE FM Radio (NPR Local Affiliate) – Charlotte Talks – Customer Service in Today’s Economy (2008)

  • WFAE FM Radio (NPR Local Affiliate) – Charlotte Talks – The current state of customer service (2006)

  • WBT 1110 AM Radio, Charlotte’s Morning News – Customer Service This Holiday Shopping Season

  • WBT 1110 AM Radio, Charlotte’s Morning News – Mystery Shopping Interview

  • WBTV-3, CBS Affiliate in Charlotte, NC – e-complaint sites and great service

  • WCNC 6, NBC Affiliate in Charlotte, NC – Escaping from "Phone Hell"

  • WBT 1110 AM Radio, Danny Fontana Show – The Sorry State of Customer Service

Magazines

  • Collections and Credit Risk Magazine

  • Day Spa Magazine

  • Human Resource Executive

  • Insurance Marketing Magazine

  • Kiplinger Business Forecasts

  • Municipal World

  • Rappaport Diamond Report

  • Remodeling Magazine

  • Unique Opportunities

  • Ventures Charlotte

  • Your Business Magazine

Internet Media

  • Entrepreneur.com – Great Customer Service Helps in Tough Times

  • GE Small Business – Motivate to Retain

  • Office.com – There's a fly in my soup

  • Onvia.com – The Customer Service Edge

  • PROFITguide.com – Boost business with customer complaints

  • The Jackson Group Podcast in Hickory, NC – Impact of Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems

Sample Publications

  • Author of Service Solutions monthly column in the Charlotte Business Journal.

  • Book Written: The Effective Manager's Handbook for Customer Service Success, 52 Motivational Tips and Quotes to Help You Improve Your Customer Service Every Day!

  • Past Contributor to Monthly Customer Service E-Zine, Customer Contact, a Customer Service Management Publication

  • Publisher of Weekly E-Mail Newsletter, the Customer Service Tip of the Week (TOW)

Representative Articles Written

  • Beware the Big Dog – How to develop world-class customer service to deal with Nordstrom's arrival in Charlotte (Greater Charlotte Biz)

  • Customer Service Focus of Web Study – Results of CSS research on internet responsiveness of local companies. (Self-Published)

  • Customer-Centered e-Service – Suggestions for raising the standard for e-service by applying time-proven traditional service strategies. (Chamber Ventures)

  • Intimate Business – How to develop into a customer-focused organization and personalized relationships with clients (Chamber Ventures)

  • Succeed in the Slowdown – How to survive and thrive during the economic slowdown

  • A Wake-Up for Call Centers (Local Tech Wire)

  • Customer Services: Never Underestimate the Power of a Quick Fix (Local Tech Wire)

  • Fueling Loyalty: It Takes Allegiance (Local Tech Wire)

  • Helping Customers: Moving from an IT Department to a Technology Service Center (Local Tech Wire)

  • Business Retention and Expansion Strategies Boost Local Economic Development Efforts (Muninetguide)


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