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A Question: Service Expectations

By Glenn Muske

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If you have been reading my Wednesday contributions to Small Business Survival, you know to expect some tip for your business operation or some new idea seen elsewhere. This week you will find something different. I need your thoughts. I have an opinion but am I realistic? Here is the situation. Over the weekend, I […]

January 18, 2017 Filed Under: rural, Small Biz 100, tech Tagged With: customer service, management, small business, small business operations, successful small business, tech, technology

Customer Shopping Assistance

By Glenn Muske

How often have you entered a store only to experience one of these two scenarios? You can’t find anyone to help you or a salesperson descends on you and just won’t go away so you can shop. You hear a lot about the importance of customer service. Yet, much of what you read and hear […]

December 28, 2016 Filed Under: customer service, rural, Small Biz 100 Tagged With: customer service, marketing, small business success, success

Stand Out with Small-town Service

By Glenn Muske

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It may be that I grew up in a small town area, but mention “small-town service” to people and they will know what you are talking about. So when I saw the tagline on this business sign, I felt I understood how this business treated their customers. (You can read more about developing the tagline […]

August 24, 2016 Filed Under: rural, Small Biz 100, success Tagged With: customer service, effective marketing, good customer service, good management practices, marketing, small business, small town service

Connecting With Your Customer

By Glenn Muske

Your customers are your business. Connecting with them means success or failure. How well does your business do in terms of connecting? You won’t find many answers in this column, but you will find lots of questions you need to think about. How do you connect with your customers? I suspect many of you have […]

July 6, 2016 Filed Under: rural, Small Biz 100, success Tagged With: customer satisfaction, customer service, customers, engagement, entrepreneurship, good management practices, management, retaining customers, small business

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