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	<title>Make or Break Moments &#187; empathy</title>
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	<description>Building Customer Relationships One Moment at a Time</description>
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		<title>Lowering the Customer Service Bar</title>
		<link>http://www.makeorbreakmoments.com/2011/04/13/lowering-the-customer-service-bar/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 14:58:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Chaddock Brown</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  After my most recent blog post, basically giving up on our ability to make a difference in the customer service experience, I read this response from a group member on LinkedIn: This is a great conversation to show how the bar of customer service keeps being set and re-set&#8230;lower and lower. That makes it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Knowing Your Customer&#8217;s Most Basic Needs</title>
		<link>http://www.makeorbreakmoments.com/2011/01/03/knowing-your-customers-most-basic-needs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2011 23:39:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Chaddock Brown</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am reading the latest Good Housekeeping magazine and had to laugh out loud at a brief article touting a new website and mobile application. The company is called Run Pee. Target audience: post child bearing women or people with a weak bladder who love to go to the movies. Visit Run Pee to learn [...]]]></description>
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		<title>USAA Customer-First Approach to Business</title>
		<link>http://www.makeorbreakmoments.com/2010/03/09/usaa-customer-first-approach-to-business/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:08:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Chaddock Brown</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Connecting Moments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[empathy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BusinessWeek]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.makeorbreakmoments.com/?p=1083</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In the March 1, 2010 edition of BusinessWeek there is an article entitled&#8220;Customer Service Champs: USAA&#8217;s Battle Plan.&#8221;  USAA provides financial services for military families and they understand their customers inside and out.  They use technology to allow service men and women to deposit checks no matter where they are stationed. They have programs specially [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do You Fill Your Employee&#8217;s Bucket?</title>
		<link>http://www.makeorbreakmoments.com/2010/01/25/do-you-fill-your-employees-bucket/</link>
		<comments>http://www.makeorbreakmoments.com/2010/01/25/do-you-fill-your-employees-bucket/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:50:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Chaddock Brown</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Employee Moments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Significant Other Moments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[empathy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[making a difference]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[criticize]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employee relationships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[encouraging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[treat our customers]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.makeorbreakmoments.com/?p=1009</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I normally focus on the customer at Make or Break Moments, but today I&#8217;d like to shine the spotlight on our NUMBER ONE ASSET &#8211; our employees. How we treat our employees and how we make them feel directly impacts how they treat our customers. I remember a store visit I once conducted with Pearle [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AAA to the Rescue Above and Beyond the Call</title>
		<link>http://www.makeorbreakmoments.com/2009/09/26/aaa-to-the-rescue-above-and-beyond-the-call/</link>
		<comments>http://www.makeorbreakmoments.com/2009/09/26/aaa-to-the-rescue-above-and-beyond-the-call/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 03:22:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Chaddock Brown</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Customer Moments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[empathy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Checkers Auto Parts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fountain Hills Chamber of Commerce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[making it right]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[simple gesture]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.makeorbreakmoments.com/?p=805</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m out of town.  Using someone else&#8217;s car.  I don&#8217;t know anyone here or where anything is.  Isn&#8217;t that the way most horror movies start? So I&#8217;m at this after hours marketing event in Fountain Hills, AZ - AMAZING GROUP! and when I leave to head for a restaurant, my friend&#8217;s car wouldn&#8217;t start.  Crap. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Tiny Gesture Speaks Volumes</title>
		<link>http://www.makeorbreakmoments.com/2009/03/03/a-tiny-gesture-speaks-volumes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.makeorbreakmoments.com/2009/03/03/a-tiny-gesture-speaks-volumes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 19:58:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Chaddock Brown</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Connecting Moments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[empathy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[little gestures]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.makeorbreakmoments.com/?p=439</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you missed me?  I received a call on February 13th that my father was suddenly very ill and I left my home, children and business without a backward glance.  A lover of technology, I hung up the phone and immediately went to my computer to find the first available flight out but it was the Friday [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Selfless Act Loses Customer &#8211; Gains Respect</title>
		<link>http://www.makeorbreakmoments.com/2009/02/13/selfless-act-loses-customer-gains-respect/</link>
		<comments>http://www.makeorbreakmoments.com/2009/02/13/selfless-act-loses-customer-gains-respect/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:07:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Chaddock Brown</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Trust]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[empathy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[build relationships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[customer's needs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employee ambassador]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ron McDaniel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[search engine tool]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.makeorbreakmoments.com/?p=425</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I heard a story the other day that makes me wonder how you would react. A friend of mine is a writer and met with a prospect to discuss the possibility of setting up a blog.  She listened to him tell about his business and  describe what he hoped to accomplish with the blog.  Great guy. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Give Back and Drive Traffic</title>
		<link>http://www.makeorbreakmoments.com/2009/01/28/give-back-and-drive-traffic/</link>
		<comments>http://www.makeorbreakmoments.com/2009/01/28/give-back-and-drive-traffic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 20:02:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Chaddock Brown</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Connecting Moments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Customer Moments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[empathy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[making a difference]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Akron Food Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Akron Ohio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Canton Ohio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Connecting Touch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[customer concerns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[giving back]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hyunadi stimulus program]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.makeorbreakmoments.com/?p=391</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[    I love going to Connecting Touch for my monthly massage. I learn more about business and walk away relaxed and refreshed. Today was no exception. The owner, Jack Hayes, was telling me about a new program he&#8217;ll implement for the month of February. &#8220;I wanted to find a way to give back to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do You Give Your Customers the Benefit of the Doubt</title>
		<link>http://www.makeorbreakmoments.com/2009/01/08/do-you-give-your-customers-the-benefit-of-the-doubt/</link>
		<comments>http://www.makeorbreakmoments.com/2009/01/08/do-you-give-your-customers-the-benefit-of-the-doubt/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:11:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Chaddock Brown</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Connecting Moments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Employee Moments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Perceptions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Resolving Conflict]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[empathy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[company culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[customer service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[giving the benefit of the doubt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[motivation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In my newsletter this month I ask this question and then share a shopping experience I had with a big box retailer over the holidays. I was returning two, unopened DVDs for a store credit. I already owned the DVDs and wanted to pick out something different. The scenario went something like this: The sign [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Walk a Mile in My Shoes</title>
		<link>http://www.makeorbreakmoments.com/2008/12/23/walk-a-mile-in-my-shoes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.makeorbreakmoments.com/2008/12/23/walk-a-mile-in-my-shoes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 18:18:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Chaddock Brown</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[empathy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SALT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[walk a mile in my shoes]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.makeorbreakmoments.com/?p=222</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When I first opened AllWrite Ink as a freelance writer I wanted my focus to be &#8220;writing with the reader in mind.&#8221; If asked, most will say &#8220;oh, I do that&#8221; and yet few really take the time to put on someone else&#8217;s shoes and feel what it&#8217;s like to walk a mile in their [...]]]></description>
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