Welcome to the Short and Sweet edition of the Customer Service Carnivale! However, don't let the size fool ya'. This edition is filled with great customer service tips, stories, and inspiration!

I'm a big quote person, so I love this post that was contributed by Glenn Friesen:  Five Inspiring Customer Service Quotes.  My favorite is the one by Betsy Sanders.  What about you?

Never sacrifice a good presentation and quality just because it's easy to make...like sliced bananas.  Banquet Manager goes on another rant in Sliced Bananas...Are You Crazy? 

How do you create a customer-focused company?  Kathy C. says that having a customer service strategy is the first step.

As a Twitter-holic myself, I must agree with Ryan Taft's submission, Tweet Us with ANY Questions.

And speaking of Twitter...Find out if you can increase your sales and customer satisfaction using social media sites. Case Ernsting presents Social Media ROI: Fact or Fiction?

Building a good team of passionate people is one of the fundamentals for a successful company.  Deb Bixler offers some tips in Direct Sales Team Building

That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of customer service carnivale using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.

4 comments

  1. Deb Bixler // April 12, 2010 8:19 PM  

    Hi and thank you for including some great links here. I loved the one about the bananas, being a foodie and a home business owner anything about food interests me. Thanks, for publishing my article on team building. I learned in the corporate world that collaboration brings better results and that works when working from home too. Deb

  2. Maria Palma // April 13, 2010 12:39 AM  

    Hi Deb!

    I'm so glad that you could be a part of the carnivale. I really appreciate your contributions! The graphic is awesome, by the way ;)

  3. Ryan Taft // April 19, 2010 4:50 AM  

    Thanks for including my article Maria! Great carnivale. What's your Twitter handle? I'd like to connect with you. You can find me @RyanTaft

    Thanks again!

    Ryan Taft
    Chief Content Marketer at Catalyst Marketers
    http://www.CatalystMarketers.com

  4. Glenn Friesen // June 6, 2011 2:31 PM  

    Glad you liked the post! More to come!