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		<title>Achieve Your Service Goals</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 19:59:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Join the growing list of companies, including EMC, NetApp, Sophos, McKesson, Progress Software and more, that are using the Service Capability &#38; Performance (SCP) Standards to help them achieve their service goals.]]></description>
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		<title>A Commitment to Service Quality Starts at the Top</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Feb 2012 20:38:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Hamilton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Achieving recognition as a “Top Quality” service provider starts at the top. At one time or another we have all probably heard about the necessity for having well documented processes, qualified people, responsiveness, fast resolution times, and detailed metrics in order to identify root causes of process and product failures. Even all of this is not enough!]]></description>
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		<title>2012 Service Industry Summit</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2012 01:28:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Service Strategies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have finalized the dates and location for our 2012 Service Industry Summit event. The event will be held at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas, NV on October 24 - 25, 2012.

The Summit will feature a full day of workshops on the 24th, including our popular Executive Forum session, followed by a hosted reception that evening for all attendees. October 25th will feature a full day of best practice presentations covering a range of topics relevant to your business. We are currently putting the agenda together and more details will follow soon. Make sure to save the date and join us at the Bellagio this fall. We look forward to seeing you there.]]></description>
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		<title>The 4 R’s of Services Account Management</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:09:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Alexander</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Services account management is a critical capability for almost all organizations selling and delivering complex products and services. Yet, as customer’s needs, wants, and expectations have grown, so has the role of the high-performing services account manager evolved to meet these new requirements.1  My research and experience confirms that the very best SAMs are masters of delivering on the 4 R’s: Resolution, Retention, Revenue, and Relationships. Read on to learn best practices and to take an assessment to compare yourself or your SAM organization to top performers.]]></description>
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		<title>Conversations for Creating Star Performers</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:50:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Service Strategies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Join us for this best practice webinar featuring special guest Shawn Kent Hayashi, executive coach and author of the new book "Conversations for Creating Star Performers." In this session, Shawn will discuss how you can keep team members motivated, engaged, and moving ahead every day - not just the days before an annual review. ]]></description>
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		<title>Secrets of Services Account Management (On-Demand Webinar)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:47:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Service Strategies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Join us for this Best Practice Webinar titled "Secrets of Services Account Management." In this action -packed session, services experts Ben Stephens of Service Strategies and James “Alex” Alexander of Alexander Consulting will answer the most asked questions about the secrets of stellar services account management.]]></description>
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		<title>Ten Listening Tips for Effective Leadership</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:14:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donna</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Listening is not the absence of talking, but the presence of attention. Listening is not simply hearing, it is a matter of understanding. It requires participation, action, and effort. Listening is the glue that holds conversations together. And it is absolutely essential for effective leadership.  Here are 10 valuable tips to increase your listening skills...]]></description>
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		<title>Protected: Certified Support Supervisor Logo</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:53:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Service Strategies</dc:creator>
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		<title>On Demand Webinar &#8211; Online Support Communities at Sophos</title>
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		<comments>http://servicestrategies.com/community/recorded-webinars/best-practice-webinar-online-support-communities-at-sophos/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 18:14:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Service Strategies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This best practice webinar explored the implementation of Online Support Communities at Sophos, a leading provider of award-winning encryption, endpoint security, web, email, and network access control solutions.  The Sophos Global Support and Services group successfully implemented online communities approximately two years ago. This session presented a case study in using community forums as a Support tool.]]></description>
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		<title>Managing Customer Support as a Business</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 14:29:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Hamilton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We all want and need similar things &#8211; well documented processes, qualified people, rapid responsiveness, fast resolution times, and detailed metrics to identify root causes of process and product failures. But in today&#8217;s marketplace &#8211; even all of this is not enough! Truth is, support management can achieve all of the above and still fail [...]]]></description>
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