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Usual, Great, and Future Leading Companies

By michaelpace on January 14, 2013   How Most Companies Sell & Add Value:                           How Great Companies Sell & Add Value:                                       How Future […]

Filed Under: Community, Customer Service, Leadership, posts, Uncategorized Tagged With: advocacy, awareness, Community, consideration, customer experience, customer service, flip the funnel, funnel, intent, loyalty, purchase, support

The Power of the Social Business – Why this is where your business needs to be

By michaelpace on September 26, 2012 If you have been consciously or unconsciously playing Buzzword Bingo around the office, the term social business has probably been at the center of your board.  “We need to be a Social Business.” Or “I went to an event recently where everyone was talking about Social Business.”  Or even […]

Filed Under: Customer Service, Organizational Structure, People, posts, Social Media, Social Organization, Uncategorized Tagged With: associate, Community, Community Management, Contact Center, Contact Center Association, Contact Center Conference, customer experience, customer service, Leadership, people, social business, Social Media, Social Organization, support

Strategy 2012: Random Acts of Connection

By michaelpace on January 19, 2012 At the beginning of every year, I sit down (usually at a cozy bar) and put my goals together for the coming year.  I have goals for my physical health, family, career, relationships, financial and self (things I want to do for me).  I crave structure with planning.  In […]

Filed Under: Community, Customer Service, Fun, People, posts, Social Media, Uncategorized Tagged With: Community, Community Management, connection, customer service, Dr. Suess, people, social business, support, The Community Roundtable

Social Star Wars Saga Episode III: Revenge of the Sith

By michaelpace on November 10, 2011 Pre-prequel: With the recent release of the Star Wars saga on Blu-ray, I feel compelled to finally put together my official Social Star Wars Blog Saga. Enjoy all of you fantastic nerds. Episode I: The Phantom Menace Episode II: Attack of the Clones I love what I do.  I […]

Filed Under: Customer Service, Leadership, People, posts, Social Media, Uncategorized Tagged With: conferences, episode III, Leadership, marketing, operations, people, revenge of the sith, SCRM, Social Media, star wars, support, TED

Social Star Wars Saga Episode II: Attack of the Clones

By michaelpace on November 9, 2011 Pre-prequel: With the recent release of the Star Wars saga on Blu-ray, I feel compelled to finally put together my official Social Star Wars Blog Saga. Enjoy all you fantastic nerds. Episode I: The Phantom Menace I was attending the social media track of conference, and went to the […]

Filed Under: Business Process Management, Leadership, People, posts, Social Media, Uncategorized Tagged With: Attack of the Clones, bubble, Business Process Management, clones, conferences, customer service, Episode II, Leadership, social business, Socialnomics, star wars, support

Social Star Wars Saga Episode I: The Phantom Menace

By michaelpace on November 7, 2011 Pre-prequel: With the recent release of the Star Wars saga on Blu-ray, I feel compelled to finally put together my official Social Star Wars Blog Saga. Enjoy all you fantastic nerds. As I mentioned in my last video post, one of the most popular questions asked of me by […]

Filed Under: Customer Service, Leadership, People, posts, Social Media, Uncategorized Tagged With: conferences, customer experience, customer service, episode I, marketing, operations, phantom menace, Return on Investment, ROI, social business, Social Media, star wars, support

Top 5 Reasons Why Customer Service is Avoiding the Social Media Wave

By michaelpace on August 19, 2011 Ok, show of hands (and be honest, I can see you through your webcam), does your company provide social customer service through your actual customer service department? Or does Marketing handle it; or some other department or combo? During a webinar hosted by Jeremiah Owyang (a must follow) earlier […]

Filed Under: Customer Service, Leadership, People, posts, Social Media, Uncategorized Tagged With: Altimeter, Constant Contact, customer experience, customer service, google, Hootsuite, ICMI, Jeremiah Owyang, Leadership, marketing, people, social, social business, Social Media, Socialnomics, support, tweetchat

Does Bon Jovi know Customer Service & Social Business?

By michaelpace on July 28, 2011                                          Bon Jovi pontificating after a blown speaker fuse during their Boston show in March – image via @chickswguitars If you are like me, you probably do some of your best thinking in the shower or on your commute to work.  The other day, while doing a little commute dancing […]

Filed Under: Community, Customer Service, Fun, Leadership, Social Media, Uncategorized Tagged With: @chickswguitars, Bad Medicine, Bon Jovi, Boston, Community, Community Management, content, curation, customer experience, customer service, Fun, I'll Be There for You, I'll Sleep When I'm Dead, Just Older, knowledge management, Leadership, Livin' on Prayer, operations, social business, Social Media, support, Youtube

Straight from the Unicorn’s Mouth

By michaelpace on July 11, 2011 “How do you guys do Social Media Customer Service and do it well?” I might be paraphrasing, but that is probably the most common question that has been asked of me during the past 2 years at Customer Service and Call Center conferences.  In this post, I thought I […]

Filed Under: Community, Customer Service, Leadership, Organizational Structure, People, posts, Social Media, Uncategorized Tagged With: associate, Community, Community Management, conferences, Constant Contact, Constant Contact Community, content, CTCTHelp, curation, customer experience, customer service, empowerment, Klout, Leadership, people, social business, social influence, Social Media, support, Tiffany & Co., Trust, unicorn, Zappos

Social Customer Service – A completely different animal (associate)?

social customer service

By michaelpace on June 12, 2011 For the last 30 years, traditional customer service recruiting, training, core skills and performance management have not changed dramatically.   Service professionals and their management teams have been able to hone the delivery of customer needs through various channels.  But are the same attributes that make a great traditional customer […]

Filed Under: Customer Service, Leadership, People, Social Media, Uncategorized Tagged With: animal, associate, content, curation, customer experience, customer service, HR, Human Resources, Leadership, people, social business, Social Media, support

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