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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

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Take a look at the company’s philanthropic endeavors and cause-related initiatives, especially in the area of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Be Committed to CSR As mentioned, it’s critical to be transparent when it comes to a company’s CSR program, especially when harnessing social networking platforms.

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In all, it took one hour…17 minutes…33 seconds for the CSR to work with another department to see if the flight I needed was available, get an updated ticket price, rebook the flight, and complete the transaction. Want to save your organization precious “human CSR capital?” Fantasy Dashboard: The Customer vs. the CSR.

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Please Aggravate Me: Is Gamifying Customer Service a Reality

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In all, it took one hour…17 minutes…33 seconds for the CSR to work with another department to see if the flight I needed was available, get an updated ticket price, rebook the flight, and complete the transaction. Want to save your organization precious “human CSR capital?” Fantasy Dashboard: The Customer vs. the CSR.

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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

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[link] Doreen DeJesus 5 Ways to Turn Helpfulness Into Marketing Greatness – [link] [link] Amelia Timbers RT @Flowtown: Forget The Hard Sell And Try Being Helpful Instead by @jaybaer [link] > core of #CSR [link] Larry Center The secret to social media marketing — be helpful to our customers, don't focus on features of our own products (..)