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The	simple	act	of	saying	“thank	you”	is	a	demonstration	of	gratitude	in	response
to	an	experience	that	was	meaningful	to	a	customer	or	citizen.

         —Simon	 Mainwaring,	 branding	 consultant,	 advertising	 executive,	 and	 social	 media	 guru	 (from	 his
            book	 We	 First:	 How	 Brands	 and	 Consumers	 Use	 Social	 Media	 to	 Build	 a	 Better	 World,	 2011)
            The	golden	rule	for	every	businessman	is	this:	Put	yourself	in	your	customer’s	place.

         —Orison	Swett	Marden,	inspirational	author	and	founder	of	SUCCESS	magazine	

You	are	serving	a	customer,	not	a	life	sentence.	Learn	how	to	enjoy	your	work.

         —Laurie	 McIntosh,	 facilitator,	 writer,	 and	 editor	 for	 Business	 Training	 Works	 (from	 her	 book	 A
            Mixed	Bunch:	21	Cases	of	Diversity	Training,	2009)	

A	sale	is	made	on	every	call	you	make.	Either	you	sell	the	client	some	stock	or
he	 sells	 you	 a	 reason	 he	 can’t.	 Either	 way	 a	 sale	 is	 made,	 the	 only	 question	 is
who	is	gonna	close?

         —Jim	Young,	fictional	character	in	the	 movie	Boiler	 Room	Customer	service	 is	 seldom	about	the
            customer;	 it	 is	 usually	 about	 the	 seller’s	 chances	 of	 making	 more	 money	 from	 that	 customer	 in
            future.

         —Mokokoma	Mokhonoana,	philosopher,	social	critic,	graphic	designer,	and	writer	

Customer	conversion	is	dependent	on	the	right	customer	conversation.

         —Rasheed	Ogunlaru,	life	coach,	speaker,	and	author	(from	his	book	Soul	Trader:	Putting	the	Heart
            Back	into	Your	Business,	2012)	

Whether	 you	 are	 big	 or	 small,	 you	 cannot	 give	 good	 customer	 service	 if	 your
employees	don’t	feel	good	about	coming	to	work.

         —Martin	Oliver,	executive	with	Kwik-Fit	Financial	Service
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