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					  <title><![CDATA[The Amazement Revolution has Begun]]></title>
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					  <description><![CDATA[The Amazement Revolution has begun. The book (by the same name) about creating an amazing customer service experience will be out soon. I&#8217;m thrilled that so many have downloaded the &#8220;sneak preview.&#8221; The feedback has been&#8230; Amazing!&nbsp;If you haven&#8217;t already downloaded the sneak preview, you should do it now. No strings attached. I&#8217;m not even asking for your email address. Just read it, enjoy it and spread the word! ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Shep Hyken)</author>
					  <pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 14:32:48 EST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Customer Convenience is Important]]></title>
					  <link>http://www.refresher.com/mindfulnetwork/articlelive/articles/620/1/Customer-Convenience-is-Important/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[As I travel around the world I connect to the Internet andemail with my Verizon &#8220;Air Card.&#8221; I pay a fee each monthfor the convenience of being able to connect from virtuallyanywhere, unless I can&#8217;t get a signal. And, that is exactly what happened when I attended aconference and stayed at the beautiful Marriott DesertRidge in Phoenix, AZ. ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Shep Hyken)</author>
					  <pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 11:14:33 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Five All-of-the-Time-Must-Do Customer Service Strategies]]></title>
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					  <description><![CDATA[You may remember it was about this time last year that &#8220;The Cult of the Customer&#8221; came out. I&#8217;m proud that it hit the&#8220;Wall Street Journal&#8221; best-seller list, and in celebrationof the book&#8217;s first birthday, here are five great customerservice tips that will give any company an advantage overcompetition and more value for their customers.<br/>]]></description>
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					  <pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 11:17:26 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[My Last Lecture]]></title>
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					  <description><![CDATA[When college professor Randy Pausch was told he had six months to live, he delivered his last lecture. It was filled with wisdom from a man who had lived a good life and wanted to leave a legacy; for his students, friends and family.&nbsp;If I were told that I had six months to live, and could share one last lecture with my friends and loved ones, what would I say?&nbsp;If I could share some of what drives me, then maybe a small part of what I'm saying might make a difference to someone. <br/>]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Shep Hyken)</author>
					  <pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 14:47:26 EST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Humor Can Help Reinforce Rules]]></title>
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					  <description><![CDATA[Humor in the right places can defuse anger or confrontation. At a minimum, sometimes a smile can go a long way to winning them over. In its simplest form, just be nice. Kindness and courtesy are at the root of a positive customer service experience.]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Shep Hyken)</author>
					  <pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2008 16:29:16 EST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Sell the Sizzle AND the Steak]]></title>
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					  <description><![CDATA[Morton's, the upscale restaurant chain, claims to sell the "best steak anywhere." I won't argue with that. It is consistently excellent, as are the rest of their menu items. However, they have much more to offer than just an excellent meal. They are a fine example of Amazement in Action.]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Shep Hyken)</author>
					  <pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2008 18:29:56 EST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Be Loyal To Your Customers]]></title>
					  <link>http://www.refresher.com/mindfulnetwork/articlelive/articles/140/1/Be-Loyal-To-Your-Customers/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[So many times we look for our customers to be loyal to us. We want them to buy again and again. We try all kinds of fancy marketing, advertising and sales programs and hope that they will come back or continue to work with us. There is a simple, but powerful, strategy of keeping in touch.]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Shep Hyken)</author>
					  <pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:17:51 EST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[The Customer Service Bill of Rights]]></title>
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					  <description><![CDATA[Recently I was surprised to read about what the city of Seattle, WA calls their customer bill of rights. It was outstanding, and we can learn quite a bit from a city government that is focused on their customers, who happen to be their citizens and guests of the city.]]></description>
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					  <pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2008 18:21:34 EST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Front End Alignment]]></title>
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					  <description><![CDATA[If your car&#8217;s front end is out of alignment, then the entire car may shake. Not so different in business. If the front line doesn&#8217;t understand the value promise to the customer, the entire company can suffer. One of the crucial phases a company has to go through to create high levels of service is&#8230; alignment.]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Shep Hyken)</author>
					  <pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:43:15 EDT</pubDate>
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