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Please Aggravate Me: Is Gamifying Customer Service a Reality

Convince & Convert

In all, it took one hour…17 minutes…33 seconds for the CSR to work with another department to see if the flight I needed was available, get an updated ticket price, rebook the flight, and complete the transaction. gamers ages 10 to 65, play games on social networks or casual game websites. A gamer can dream!

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Please Aggravate Me: Is Gamifying Customer Service a Reality

Convince & Convert

In all, it took one hour…17 minutes…33 seconds for the CSR to work with another department to see if the flight I needed was available, get an updated ticket price, rebook the flight, and complete the transaction. gamers ages 10 to 65, play games on social networks or casual game websites. A gamer can dream!

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How to Develop an Authentic eCommerce Brand to Drive Holiday Sales

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That’s why big brands like Under Armour and Kimpton Hotels do it. Not to mention, the Director of Social Media at Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants, Whitney Reynolds says “Social media’s peer-to-peer content informs and inspires purchasing decisions because of its authenticity and first-person storytelling capabilities…”.

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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

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Four high-rise hotels surround Starbucks like castle ramparts, each filled with caffeine-crazed travelers. At least 50% of all hotel rooms (hundreds) have windows that look out directly on the Starbucks roof logo. near the Vancouver airport) wisely has placed a logo on top of their location.