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The Dangers of Outsourcing Emojis

I’m guessing here, but I bet outsourcing is the reason Google’s CEO is now personally involved to address a “debate” about the hamburger emoji. Outsourcing works when the work product is well-defined and understood across cultural boundaries.  For example, making

Andrew McFarland 1 November 201731 October 2017 Leadership No Comments Read more

Is Customer Service Relevant to Your Business?

I recently listened to a technical webcast where one of the panelists suggested how absurd it was to say that “IT (information technology) needs to align with the business.”  The speaker’s point was that we don’t ask if Sales or

Andrew McFarland 12 April 201111 April 2011 Customer Service, How to Deliver Customer Service 3 Comments Read more

Buy and Hold Your Customers

Many anecdotes illustrate that market timing is extremely difficult.  Too many moving parts and too many variables make timing the market almost impossible.  As a result: Portfolio managers seek companies that have sustainable and unique value propositions Financial advisors suggest

Andrew McFarland 20 September 20108 January 2016 Customer Service, Necessary for Success 1 Comment Read more

The Secret to Accomplishing More

It’s no secret that customer service departments, like all others, are asked to do more with less.  The secret (shhh), is companies that do a few things with focus are better able to satisfy their customers than companies that do many

Andrew McFarland 23 March 20104 January 2013 Influential Factors - Helpful, Necessary for Success 6 Comments Read more
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