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Streak: Possibly the Best CRM System for Small Business

Waxing UnLyrical

CRM, public relations and small business. While it’s now a huge industry, good CRM ( customer relationship management ) is a practice that many of those who are forward-looking-and-thinking PR pros (such as WUL’s own Kirk Hazlett , to name just one example) are meticulous about. magnum via Flickr, CC 2.0.

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When Chinese New Year Made for Smart Customer Service and PR

Waxing UnLyrical

Let’s assume $45 per mani-pedi (though you’d spend more if you were getting a spa pedicure, for example, but again, let’s be conservative). Have you seen businesses use hooks in creative ways to generate goodwill for themselves? What other public relations tips can you give small businesses? Which ones?

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Why Public Relations Should Remember Customer Expectations

Waxing UnLyrical

An organization can deliver a customer experience that exceeds industry norms by a factor of 10, but if the customer was expecting one that was 11 times better, the organization has failed. Expectations are everything in customer service, and PR professionals play an important role in creating customer expectations.

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4 Ways PR Firms Can Cut Costs and Improve Productivity in the Digital World

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For example, you can achieve higher visibility via Google’s Rich Cards and Rich Snippets, (even without having a very high ranking in organic results): Source: Google Webmaster Central Blog. According to a HubSpot report , for small businesses, SEO is the second biggest investment priority after website development.

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How Social Media Drives B2B PR

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

By extension, business customers can also help one another. That’s where tech services that cater to small businesses, like Hubspot and Zendesk, have done a great job. Build a community.

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Influencer Relations For B2B Brands

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Business partners. A software targeted to small businesses may look at other service providers for SMBs – those that offer accounting, networking or loans, for example. Companies in related industries can also make great influential partners. The worst thing that happens is they say no.

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7 Signs Your Company Is Ready To Step Up Its PR

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

At a certain point, most small businesses outgrow their first forays into public relations. These early arrangements can include a junior in-house employee or possibly a “shared” situation where the PR function is wedged into marketing or even customer service. A company crisis is looming.

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