Archive for March, 2012

B2B Marketing

7 Customer Service Tips for a Digital World

Customer service used to be easier when it was all about bricks and mortar stores. You could actually meet the customer and give him your undivided attention. And in the event something went wrong, it was always possible to rectify the situation on a face to face basis.

But all this has changed in the modern world. Businesses and customers are located across great distances and often, the only thing bridging them is an online connection. So how then in this digital world, do you manage to service the customer and more importantly, salvage a broken relationship?

B2B Marketing

10 Ways to Increase Twitter Followers

Though it’s undoubtedly best to include a mix of social media channels when pushing a particular campaign or branding effort, Twitter has proved itself to be an effective single platform upon which to build a promotional presence.

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Switching Channels: Does TV have a place in the online world?

I have to say I enjoy my TV on a regular basis, in small, incremented doses. I select what I enjoy – taped or live – and it’s a chance for me to unwind. In this, I’m not alone. According to an A.C Nielsen survey, the average American watches around 31.5 hours of television per week.

So does this mean TV is not dying as the online gurus predicted it must? While one would automatically assume it’s the youth of today who are switching gears from sitting in front of a television screen to that of a computer, a study conducted by MTV entitled A Beta Life Youth, found that one in four people between 12-24 acknowledged seeing a brand first on TV, and 60% admitted that TV ads influenced them!