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Social Media Leadership is a practical guide for executives and managers who are ready to take their own company's social media strategy from idea to action. Innovator and serial entrepreneur Michael F. Lewis provides a concise, jargon-free explanation of the global phenomena that is transforming the way we do business. Lewis shares his own lessons learned as well as the best practices and examples of those who are successfully using social media to build their businesses and their brands. Packed with usable tips and actionable advice on subjects like customer service, reputation management, group buying, online community building, policy and governance, and many more, Social Media Leadershi...
What's your strategy to remain competitive? Trainers realize that recruiting the right people with the right skills and providing them with great training is key to creating a great business. With the arrival of measurement and return-on-investment calculations for these key business activities comes the realization from business professionals that performance management does make a difference in profits, sales, and customer satisfaction. With a company's need to recruit and keep the best talent, performance management is its best strategy for remaining competitive in the global marketplace in which employees have more choices than ever before. Performance management is used to improve both ...
It's the new normal. Now all of your employees are Twittering away and friending clients on Facebook. Not to mention customers--who feel obligated to update your Wikipedia entry with product complaints. In this new world, dealing with empowered employees and customers --Insurgents -- is only going to get more challenging. Employees are using this technology in the workplace and customers are using it in the marketplace, and neither obey the rules you set up. This chaos is your future as a manager. You could try to shut it down and shut it off. Or you can harness it and reap the business benefits. According to Josh Bernoff and Ted Schadler of Forrester Research (the organization that brought ...
Customer Success with Microsoft Dynamics Sure Step is a focused tutorial of Microsoft Dynamics solution envisioning and delivery, rather than a step-by-step guide into project management. It will equip you with the tactics required to plan, align, and orchestrate your solution selling activities, as well as help you to be efficient, proactive, goal driven, and flexible in your Microsoft Dynamics engagements. If you are involved in one or more of the roles stated below, then this book is for you: If you are a Project Manager, Engagement Manager, Solution Architect, or Consultant involved in delivering Microsoft Dynamics solutions, this book will teach you how you can improve the quality of yo...
Written by authorities on the call center industry, this book brings to light the strategic importance of call centers in today's business world. As interactions with customers move away from person-to-person the call center is becoming a vital force for corporate marketing and communication.
MANAGING CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPS A Strategic Framework Praise for the first edition: "Peppers and Rogers do a beautiful job of integrating actionable frameworks, the thinking of other leaders in the field, and best practices from leading-edge companies. "—Dr. Hugh J. Watson, C. Herman and Mary Virginia Terry Chair of Business Administration, Terry College of Business, University of Georgia "Peppers and Rogers have been the vanguard for the developing field of customer relationship management, and in this book, they bring their wealth of experience and knowledge into academic focus. This text successfully centers the development of the field and its theories and methodologies squarely within...
Customer-centric organizations are concerned about shrinking volumes of business, stiffer competition and ever-more demanding consumer expectations which have increased pressure on the bottom line. The ability to successfully manage the customer value chain across the life cycle of a customer is the key to the survival of any company today. Business processes must react to changing and diverse customer needs and interactions to ensure efficient and effective outcomes. This important book looks at the shifting nature of consumers and the workplace, and how BPM and associated emergent technologies will play a part in shaping the companies of the future. BPM's promises are real, but the path to success is littered with pitfalls and shortcuts to failure. Best practices can help you avoid them. If you are just embarking on using its methods and tools, these authors have a wealth of experience to learn from and build on. Whether you are a business manager or an Information Technology practitioner, this special collection will provide valuable information about what BPM can do for you-and how to apply it.
With a stress-free system, including the three "inner keys" of career change, women are gently guided toward changing their work and their attitude about work, in this career guide that aims to help readers connect who they really are with what they do for a living.
PRAISE FOR Tools of Engagement "The main takeaway in this thorough and accessible book is the idea that today's business and educational environments require a mash-up mentality. It takes a constantly changing blend of tools, techniques, and strategies to achieve direct, immediate, and effective communication." ROBERT L. LINDSTROM, former editor, Presentations and Multimedia Producer magazines; author, The BusinessWeek Guide to Multimedia Presentations "If ever there were a person to really dive into the trenches and discuss the practical implications of the social media revolution, it's Tom Bunzel." RICK ALTMAN, author, Why Most PowerPoint Presentations Suck; president, The Presentation Sum...
Winning strategies to keep your existing customers coming back A business's current customer base needs to be considered among the company's most valuable assets. Discover the practical tools to preserve and grow this asset—and boost your business—by tapping into The Hidden Power of Your Customers. Existing customers are the key to ongoing business growth. They are the people who already know you and buy from you. Yet too many businesses allow their existing customers—their least expensive, most easily acquired sales—to slip away. Don't let this happen to you! Learn how to strengthen your business using social entrepreneur Becky Carroll's four keys to unleash The Hidden Power of Your...