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    <description>Latest Customer Service articles from Artipot - your one-stop resource for free articles.</description>
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      <title>Providing Customer Service With Web Based Help Desk (Stephen Rand)</title>
      <link>http://www.artipot.com/articles/481212/providing-customer-service-with-web-based-help-desk.htm</link>
      <description>In any professional service business, customers are your lifeblood. You cannot function without them; however, they probably can get along without you. You must create a relationship with your customer base in order to gain their loyalty and keep them coming back. In order to do so, having a function customer service program and software is essential in managing this...</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:52:47 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Membership Cards: A Way of Life (Benedict Perez)</title>
      <link>http://www.artipot.com/articles/476885/membership-cards-a-way-of-life.htm</link>
      <description>Membership cards are cards made use of for different activities for the use of its individual members, like in organizations, associations, or clubs. It has a few portions like the bar code, photograph, or other things to meet the needs of the club and to be more functional for the holder or member.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:24:40 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Budget accommodation in Barcelona- Offer good discounts on long term rentals in Barcelona (Roby John)</title>
      <link>http://www.artipot.com/articles/476211/budget-accommodation-in-barcelona-offer-good-discounts-on-long-term-rentals-in-barcelona.htm</link>
      <description>Are you planning to go to Barcelona for a vacation and seeking accommodation on long term rental in Barcelona then budget accommodation in Barcelona can be a great option for your needs as it facilitate the apartments that gives you homely atmosphere even on good discounts on long term rentals in Barcelona.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>What Kind Of Businesses Benefit From Address Verification Programs? (Rich Rome)</title>
      <link>http://www.artipot.com/articles/473056/what-kind-of-businesses-benefit-from-address-verification-programs.htm</link>
      <description>You may think that the only types of business that would be able to reap any benefit from an address verification software package are those directly involved with bulk mail such as any of the millions of retail, catalog or mail order companies that exist in the country today. It is true that these companies do make up the bulk of those that could benefit from the use of an...</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:02:49 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Novelty Restaurants Should Not Be Cheesy (Jose L Riesco)</title>
      <link>http://www.artipot.com/articles/472545/novelty-restaurants-should-not-be-cheesy.htm</link>
      <description>In business, you always have to be looking for something to set yourself apart. This is called achieving a unique sales proposition and your definition can often mean the difference between just getting by and really making it. Many have tried to come up with ideas for novelty restaurants and some well-publicized chains have done particularly well.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:57:32 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Think of Different Ways to Promote Your Restaurant (Jose L Riesco)</title>
      <link>http://www.artipot.com/articles/470906/think-of-different-ways-to-promote-your-restaurant.htm</link>
      <description>There are so many different ways to promote your restaurant, what are you waiting for? Engaging in a public relations campaign, an advertising campaign or a direct marketing campaign can all be fun if you remember that the concept of eating out is supposed to be a great social occasion. Don't look at this as a chore, but rather as one of the most pleasant jobs associated...</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:26:26 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Knowledge Base Software: An Overview (John Rickson)</title>
      <link>http://www.artipot.com/articles/468167/knowledge-base-software-an-overview.htm</link>
      <description>File sharing and networking has made it possible for people to gather information and your work from just about anywhere you are "connected". Knowledge based software helps you share more than just file from one computer to another, but it allows you to share information.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:06:21 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Using Quality Management Software To Increase Productivity (Alberto Stevenson)</title>
      <link>http://www.artipot.com/articles/466600/using-quality-management-software-to-increase-productivity.htm</link>
      <description>Quality management software is an important component in any strategy to reach compliance with the post competition accountability provisions of OMB Circular A-76. Sometimes, though, this process can seem like a daunting task, but if a company can employ a good quality management software application it will simplify the process for many public employees and the agencies...</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:01:29 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>The Benefits of Co-branded Debit Cards for Businesspersons: (Kenneth Collins)</title>
      <link>http://www.artipot.com/articles/463239/the-benefits-of-co-branded-debit-cards-for-businesspersons.htm</link>
      <description>Co-branded debit card programs are a syndicate of a business entity, a reputed credit card firm such as MasterCard or Visa and a bank. Co-branded debit cards have gained tremendous popularity in the business world.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:02:23 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Do You Know What Restaurant Inventory Control Is? (Jose L Riesco)</title>
      <link>http://www.artipot.com/articles/462534/do-you-know-what-restaurant-inventory-control-is.htm</link>
      <description>In terms of financial liability, the cost of food is second only to your labor costs when running a restaurant. It is therefore vitally important to ensure that you have complete control over this element, as it goes right to your bottom line.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:56:52 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Must-have Membership Card (Benedict Perez)</title>
      <link>http://www.artipot.com/articles/461860/must-have-membership-card.htm</link>
      <description>Membership card is as essential as the credibility of a member of an organization itself. Thus, this card is beneficial to both the member and the institution or organization itself. For obvious reasons, nearly if not all organizations both in government and private institutions now issue a membership card to all its members.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:06:03 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Agreeing To Accept Credit Cards (David Gaines)</title>
      <link>http://www.artipot.com/articles/458978/agreeing-to-accept-credit-cards.htm</link>
      <description>For a person who is not so keen on carrying coins and cash, it will be valuable to have a credit card. But for most businesses, the use of credit cards to purchase different items may present certain obstacles. Accepting cash is a lot easier than to accept credit cards.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:20:31 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Are You Looking For Restaurant Gimmicks? (Jose L Riesco)</title>
      <link>http://www.artipot.com/articles/458776/are-you-looking-for-restaurant-gimmicks.htm</link>
      <description>What does it take to really put your restaurant on the must visit list for people in your community? Is it merely good food, excellent service or good ambience, or is it something else which you haven't yet figured out. The dining business can be a cutthroat industry and as every business owner knows, you need to have something to set yourself apart.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:10:48 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Use Restaurant Management Resources to Your Advantage (Jose L Riesco)</title>
      <link>http://www.artipot.com/articles/456030/use-restaurant-management-resources-to-your-advantage.htm</link>
      <description>Management in general is a multifaceted approach. You must be able to oversee all elements of the business and have a general ability to do every task beneath you. Ideally, you should have some experience in actually doing each one of the jobs over which you have responsibility, but if not you must be able to step in at a moment's notice. In the food industry, a managerial...</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:51:45 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Read Before You Buy: Information About Reception Desks (Chris Walton)</title>
      <link>http://www.artipot.com/articles/451520/read-before-you-buy-information-about-reception-desks.htm</link>
      <description>Office desks and reception desks are different. One, the office desk, just appears as a normal desk. The other, the reception desk, has a higher front end to allow leaning from customers as they enter your business. And then there are reception counters. These are higher up off the ground. Most of the time they can hold more than one receptionist. You can see these in places...</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:39:37 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>VoIP - More Than Just Voices (Anne Torres)</title>
      <link>http://www.artipot.com/articles/449675/voip-more-than-just-voices.htm</link>
      <description>VoIP Termination has become a globally famous technology today. It has crossed boundaries of age, profession and culture and its appeal is not anywhere near waning.</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 18:15:22 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Does Your Establishment Qualify as Restaurant Elite? (Jose L Riesco)</title>
      <link>http://www.artipot.com/articles/449651/does-your-establishment-qualify-as-restaurant-elite.htm</link>
      <description>What sets your location apart, gives it a special buzz, makes people talk about it, prompt their friends to attend and generally establishes it as one of the restaurant elite? This is a question that every entrepreneur in this position should ask him or herself, as it is a position that each location should aspire to.</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 17:44:23 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Getting a Toll Free Number Creates A Win-Win Situation (Anne Torres)</title>
      <link>http://www.artipot.com/articles/449577/getting-a-toll-free-number-creates-a-win-win-situation.htm</link>
      <description>The business industry is a growing industry and not to mention, competition is really intense. So businesses should be able to maintain and stay alive in the industry and not be complacent with their place because before they know it, another newbie might steal their place.</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 15:41:53 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Enhancing a Company's Image through Toll Free Numbers (Anne Torres)</title>
      <link>http://www.artipot.com/articles/448447/enhancing-a-companys-image-through-toll-free-numbers.htm</link>
      <description>These days, there are a number of different ways for a company to make an optimistic and constructive image and one of these ways is by employing toll free numbers in their day to day business operations. Many of you may be wondering how a toll free number can improve a company's image.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:36:10 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Boost Profits with Toll Free Numbers (Anne Torres)</title>
      <link>http://www.artipot.com/articles/448155/boost-profits-with-toll-free-numbers.htm</link>
      <description>There are absolutely many different ways to boost profits and revenues for a company and employing toll free numbers is incontrovertibly one of them. Is your company tired of losing your respected customers because they can't seem to remember your phone number? There's one clear-cut solution for that and that's utilizing a toll free phone number service for your business.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 06:48:28 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Customer Service Techniques: Ten Customer Service Secrets to Win Back Customers (Ed Sykes)</title>
      <link>http://www.artipot.com/articles/446443/customer-service-techniques-ten-customer-service-secrets-to-win-back-customers.htm</link>
      <description>Let's take a look at the ten secrets that will not only win back your customer in any situation, but have them referring new customers that will add more money to your bottom line revenue</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:04:50 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Simple Ways to Better Your Customer Service Skills through Verbal Communication (Joann Summers)</title>
      <link>http://www.artipot.com/articles/446442/simple-ways-to-better-your-customer-service-skills-through-verbal-communication.htm</link>
      <description>Communicating effectively with your customers is going to really go a long way to improving your sales revenue. If you want your customers to feel helped by you and your customer service agents you're going to need to work on their verbal communication skills. Too many times I've gone into a store and had a bad experience with a customer service representative simply because...</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:04:25 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Five Powerful Customer Service Secrets to Growing Your Business During Challenging Times (Ed Sykes)</title>
      <link>http://www.artipot.com/articles/446441/five-powerful-customer-service-secrets-to-growing-your-business-during-challenging-times.htm</link>
      <description>The secret weapon for being successful during this changing time is customer service. Outstanding customer service will make you stand out from the competition and make your organization successful. Whether your organization is for profit or non-profit, a private or government agency; or a big corporation vs. a small business, the following five customer service secrets will...</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:04:18 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Customer Service Secrets: Six Secrets of Outstanding Customer Satisfaction (Ed Sykes)</title>
      <link>http://www.artipot.com/articles/446439/customer-service-secrets-six-secrets-of-outstanding-customer-satisfaction.htm</link>
      <description>The following are six customer service secrets for winning back customers, increasing customer satisfaction, and increasing your bottom line.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:03:58 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Customer Service Techniques: Five Secrets to Showing Your Customers You Really Care (Ed Sykes)</title>
      <link>http://www.artipot.com/articles/446435/customer-service-techniques-five-secrets-to-showing-your-customers-you-really-care.htm</link>
      <description>Here are five secrets to showing your customers you really do care about their situations when interacting with them.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:03:19 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Eight Customer Service Secrets to "Jumpstarting" Your Customer Service During Challenging Times! (Ed Sykes)</title>
      <link>http://www.artipot.com/articles/446434/eight-customer-service-secrets-to-jumpstarting-your-customer-service-during-challenging-times.htm</link>
      <description>The following are eight secrets to giving outstanding customer service so that your organization will be successful.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:02:47 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Check Yourself for Outstanding Customer Service (Ed Sykes)</title>
      <link>http://www.artipot.com/articles/446433/check-yourself-for-outstanding-customer-service.htm</link>
      <description>The following are three ways to "check yourself" to give outstanding customer service.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:02:34 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Bad Customer Service Is Not So Funny: Five Secrets to Giving Outstanding Customer Service (Ed Sykes)</title>
      <link>http://www.artipot.com/articles/446432/bad-customer-service-is-not-so-funny-five-secrets-to-giving-outstanding-customer-service.htm</link>
      <description>The following are five secrets to resolving a customer service situation and creating a great customer service experience.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:02:22 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Three Customer Service Secrets to Getting Back to Basics: A Customer Service Tale (Joy Fisher-Sykes)</title>
      <link>http://www.artipot.com/articles/446428/three-customer-service-secrets-to-getting-back-to-basics-a-customer-service-tale.htm</link>
      <description>Learn the three secrets to providing outstanding customer service each and every time for outstanding results.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Safeguard Your 800 Number Against Phishing (Anne Torres)</title>
      <link>http://www.artipot.com/articles/446318/safeguard-your-800-number-against-phishing.htm</link>
      <description>Your toll free number brings you more advantages than any phone number you've had but you just might need to safeguard it from privacy attacks such as phishing.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 08:12:24 +0000</pubDate>
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