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		<title>Fixing a problem is the best path to loyalty</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[It might seem counter-intuitive to some, but when you&#8217;ve screwed something up is the best time to build customer loyalty.  Your angry customer could end up being your best.  It&#8217;s all in how you handle it.
The Ritz-Carlton has understood this for a long time.  They know that any nice hotel room is pretty much the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Your receptionist is part of your brand too</title>
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		<dc:creator>Steve Hammer</dc:creator>
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At the newspaper, our receptionist was not [...]]]></description>
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