tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91640259877814226562011-12-29T21:42:34.767-05:00Gift giving is an opportunity to say Thank You! Businesses can benefit from giving gifts, whether it is recognition for a job well done, a referral, sales incentive, customer retention, loyalty program or acknowledging an occasion. At The Closing Touch we realize that each touch with a customer or employee creates word of mouth advertising.Kathy Hogeveenhttps://profiles.google.com/101220926178320307335noreply@blogger.comBlogger551100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9164025987781422656.post-12679244847615305092011-12-22T10:13:00.001-05:002011-12-22T10:13:00.956-05:00

2012 Predictions 1. This year's Best BigCo, Amazon.com, will launch a media-focused social network. Kind of like what MySpace used to be. It will be to a place for you to socialize around your reading, listening and viewing activities. 2. Twitter's usage will begin to wane, due to squeezing from Facebook and Google . Maybe then Twitter will sell to Apple. Heck, predictions

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Improvements to Google+ PagesGoogle+ Pages have already provided brands and businesses a new means of connecting to and deeply engaging with consumers. In the weeks since launching pages, we’ve been listening to your feedback and we’re pleased to make some of the most oft-requested features available. You can now delegate up to 50 named managers as administrators for a page. A new

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via thesocialmarketingtouch.com Have you read our post about using Google+ for Real Estate? We've launched our Google+ Business Page https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/108288662120559691197/

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One main thrust of the redesign is making “Twitter more accessible for all 7 billion people on the planet,” Jack Dorsey, chairman of Twitter, said during a press conference at Twitter’s soon-to-be new headquarters in San Francisco on Thursday. Dorsey added that the company has made it “simpler not just for people already engaged but easier for new people to discover it and find value in it. It’s

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via mashable.com Facebook's new Timeline is being launched very soon so there will be lots of talk about the changes. Remember that they are equating this to a scrapbook of your life. On your personal profile you will be able to literally see all the activity that you are allowing to be shared with Facebook and most likely the public. We encourage you to check your privacy settings and use

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via youtube.com Very interesting...or scary? What are your thoughts on this latest tool? Christmas shopping help maybe? I know there a few airports that I'd appreciate this tool in. With the rate of changes being made at Google I'm so looking forward to the day Google Places and Pages merge properly. What is your favourite new Google tool?

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You can post a video to your Posterous in several ways If you have a video file, you can simply upload that video file using our Upload Media button in the web post composer. We'll convert this video and make it optimized for web and mobile viewing. If you are trying to embed a YouTube or Vimeo link, simply insert the link and we'll automaticlly embed the video file for you to perfectly fit

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via youtube.com The changes are coming regularly with Google these days. What do you think of their new Google bar?

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14 Things you learn about Google+ from TaeLive from CrushIQ Carter Gibson  -  16 Nov 2011 (edited)  -  Public Right after +Daria Musk took the stage, +Tae E. Kim had a great presentation today at CrushIQ and the Q&A really shed some light on some questions I've heard you guys asking around. Here's everything I was able to glean from him. Some are obvious and others

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via insidesearch.blogspot.com Google explains the evolution of search and their goals to meet our desire for information. The social web is more dependent upon us asking our friends' opinions. Which do you prefer?

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via money.cnn.com Great article by Miguel Helft and Jessi Hempel of @FortuneMagazine. Definitely worth the read for anyone interested in social media and the Internet.

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Congratulations to Yorkville Salon and Spa with their new branded social web presence http://www.facebook.com/YorkvilleSalonAndSpa?sk=app_190322544333196  http://twitter.com/#!/YorkvilleSalon  http://www.youtube.com/user/YorkvilleSalonAndSpa  http://yorkvillesalonandspa.posterous.com/ presented by Touch Marketing

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via youtube.com Taking a moment today to remember the many Soldiers that have given their lives to support our Freedom. Very proud to be Canadian.

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We are excited to announce LinkedIn’s new company status updates, that will now let members receive further insights — breaking news about the company, employee moves, relevant job opportunities or the latest on their products and services including multimedia content — directly from the companies they follow. Follow LinkedIn’s New Company Page! via blog.linkedin.com

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via susanbeebe.com Let us know if you need any help implementing good SEO practices.

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As the owner of a Gift & Incentive program I study people's reactions to gifts. I've made it my business to learn that as Linda Lynwander of NewJersey.com put it in this article; " When I was a newlywed and even after, I'd try to get the perfect present for my in-laws. It never happened. Again and again, I'd wind up returning all those sweaters, slippers, hats. I never got it right.Sometimes

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by SethGodinWe want to shake things up. More than seventy extraordinary authors and thinkers contributed to this ebook. It's designed to make you sit up and think, to change your new year's resolutions, to foster some difficult conversations with your team.On this page you will find some links where you can find the ebook, along with a few of the books the contributing authors have written. (

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Online retailers await ‘Cyber Monday'"Online sales on Thursday and Friday, however, rose 11 per cent to $913-million, according to data released Sunday by comScore, an Internet research firm.According to preliminary figures released Saturday by ShopperTrak, a research firm that tracks more than 50,000 outlets, sales rose 0.5 per cent to $10.66-billion Friday, compared with a year ago. That was on

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A presentation on the innovative gift giving experience that is unique to The Closing Touch. We realize every touch with a customer/employee is an opportunity to create a special memory. Tct Sept09View more presentations from The Closing Touch.

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Staying on top of Social Media tools is a huge undertaking and I prefer to watch those that are leading the way and read their reviews. Then I choose which to test for myself. It's been said that "experience is the best teacher"; while I subscribe to the school of thought that "wisdom learns from other's experience". All parents hope their child would be willing to learn from their experiences

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In a recent article by The Wall Street Journal-Geoffrey A. Fowler it is stated that:The Web is shaping up to be one of retail's bright spots this holiday season, thanks in part to a new take on an old-fashioned retail idea: good service.At a time when traditional retailers are being ultra conservative, many Web sites have been spending to make shipping times faster, consumer-generated reviews

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Social Media....the buzz, the confusion, the variety and the Choice!After spending over 20 years in the technology field, I decided to build my own website to promote my existing Gift & Incentive business online. Now everyone knows that the place to build retail businesses right now is online, correct? In fact I was introduced to the S-Curve of technology - a theory by Harry S. Dent when I first

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There is no question about it- social media are changing our lives. Here are four tips on the effective use of social media for individuals and companiesSocial media loosely defines all types of communications channels where the contents are created and shared by the people. There are so many types of social media- blogs, flickr and other photo-sharing media, YouTube, LinkedIn, Multiply, Twitter

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Social networking usage by Americans continues to soar. According to a new report from The Nielsen Company, Americans spent 17% of all their Internet time using social networking sites. This was nearly triple the time spent a year ago.As users spend more time on social networks, advertisers are starting to take notice and move their campaigns to social networking sites. According to Nielsen, the

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Social media big winner in marketing mixMarketers’ top priorities for 2010 will be customer acquisition and retention, followed by thought leadership, according to a survey by virtual events provider Unisfair. Six in 10 marketers polled said acquiring new customers would be critical in 2010, while 48% would focus on retaining current customers—a particularly important effort in the recession.

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This is part 3 of a three-part series on the fundamental characteristics of the real-time Web.In part 1 and part 2, we looked at how the real-time Web is a new form of communication, creates a new body of content, is real time, is public, and has an explicit social graph associated with it. A final characteristic of the real-time Web is that it carries with it an implicit model of federation.A

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This is part 2 of a three-part series on the fundamental characteristics of the real-time Web.In part 1 we looked at how the real-time Web is a new form of communication and creates a new body of content. The immediacy of the Twitter channel is a third fundamental characteristic of the real-time Web and one of its prime currencies, not surprising given the name of the space. Because of demand

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This is part 1 of a three-part series on the fundamental characteristics of the real-time Web.Like cloud computing less than a year ago and social networking two years ago, the real-time Web is the new black on the tech circuit. The trend has been publicly bandied about this summer, starting with a few industry get-togethers, followed by several enthusiastic testimonials from investors (notably

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Businesses spend billions on marketing to reach customers. When I decided to launch my retail business online, I did the research. Where are people today? Online!! How do I reach these people - marketing! Therefore, people + internet = social media. Now wading through the numerous social networks to find and transition leads to customers is a little more complicated and time consuming,

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So, Why Isn’t Everyone Doing This?— Posting from my iPhone at LAX. I’m flying Virgin America today for the first time, and I’m waiting at the gate to board a flight to JFK/New York City. I’m already impressed. When I walked up to the ticket counter, hip music was playing. The counter is lower than other airlines, so you don’t perceive a barrier between you and the ticket agent. After my bags were

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Q 154: Is there any recent research about employee loyalty?Posted using ShareThis

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One of the key benefits of branded online communities relates to the idea of treating customers as cocreators or codevelopers. With the advent of social networking, companies can further automate and expand their efforts to involve customers in the innovation process. For most companies, innovation is the only sustainable competitive advantage.Posted using ShareThis

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Mashable’s Twitter Guide Book Now Available for DownloadPosted using ShareThis

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destinationCRM.com:SIDEBAR: The Metrics of User-Generated Social MediaNeed a pneumonic device to recall what to measure? Try this one: "Only the SAVViEST marketers grasp the nuances of social media metrics." (The "Vi" in the middle stands for "Virality.")Sentiment: The positive, negative, or indifferent consumer reaction to your brand or a topic, which can be measured by text analytics and

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Looking for recognition ideas that get results? The most common characteristics of high-ROI recognition programs — regardless of their monentary value — are their spontaneity and perceived value by employees themselves. In reality, the cost of some of most effective spot awards and bonuses often amount to less than 1% of base pay — and the awards don’t even have to be given in cash. Less sense of

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So, what can we learn from these examples? First, it’s a great idea to offer a customer loyalty/reward program. It’s less costly to keep current clients than it is to find new ones. Add to that the idea that you should try to capture all of the business you can get from your current clients and you’ve got the foundation for a loyalty program.Second, make sure it’s something easy to implement and

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Phoenix, AZ (PRWEB) July 17, 2009 -- Autohaus Arizona, Inc. (AutohausAZ.com) again gained national recognition June 11, 2009, when it received the 2009 Alfred P. Sloan Award for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility as part of the Chandler Chamber of Commerce's management of When Work Works, an initiative of Families and Work Institute, the Institute for a Competitive Workforce, an

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Great website and must read book from www.whyloyaltymatters.comDoes Loyalty Matter?More Than You Think.For decades we’ve been told that we live in fast-paced dog-eat-dog world, that loyalty gets you nowhere, and that we must look out for number one! We’ve been told that to succeed we have to constantly reinvent ourselves, let go of past relationships, and move on to greener pastures. And we’ve

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We conducted a pre-launch Gift Giving Survey and here are the results from the questions concerning Personal Online Gift Giving habits. The Closing Touch offers very Unique Gift Card Collections for all your gift giving needs.

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Here are 17 minutes that just might help you understand the true power of everything we're experimenting with online, and give you a small glimpse into how technology is connecting us all. Clay Shirky (author of the book, Here Comes Everybody) is one of the brightest thinkers (and speakers) on the topic of new media. Here, in this recently posted TED Talk, Shirky looks at "how Facebook, Twitter

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This picture is an excellent visual of True Success in Business! This is from Bud Caddel's blog http://cli.gs/hYp6b4. We are all given unique strengths and I believe a passion that drives us, if we allow it. Far too many times we get caught in a trap of a career path or business that has somehow become our fate.It's time to take hold and find that elusive feeling of Success - being paid to do

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Our pre-launch Gift Giving Survey asked a series of questions for both Corporate and Personal Gifting habits. These are the results for the Corporate portion of our Survey:Here are the questions we asked:I/We use Gifts as a reward for Referrals?I/We have an Employee Incentive plan?I/We use Gifts as part of a Customer Retention Program?I/We have an annual budget for Gifts & IncentivesI/We spend

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Wow! What a fantastic experience yesterday. Launching our new website with a Webinar was a blast. The responses were fantastic and we look forward to continually updating our site as we move forward with our new initiatives. Thank you goes out to all those who responded to our pre-launch Gift Giving Survey; and the winner is..........Tom Elmer. You will find the results of this survey posted

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The way we operate in business has so dramatically changed and yet stayed the same. It has always been and always will be about relationships. What's changed is the medium by which we communicate. We are social beings, we excel in communities. The Internet has been taken back by people to be our platform rather than an information source. Check out this video: Did you know?As a result, we are

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What is The Closing Touch?The Closing Touch is the ultimate way to give a gift. Everyone likes to choose their own gifts and The Closing Touch offers you the opportunity to give exactly what the recipient wants through a unique Gift & Incentive Program.We will assist you with Customer Retention, Rewards, Referrals as well as Employee & Sales Incentives.Benefits1) You choose the price of the gift

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We are preparing to launch our new site on June 15, 2009. In order to better serve your needs we would like you to answer a very quick survey on your Gift Giving habits. You submission will be entered in a draw for a Gift Card valued at over $400.00. The Survey results along with the winner will be posted on the TheClosingTouch.com on June 15th!

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There is so much information out there on what is happening with social media/ especially twitter. Here is a resource as to what is happening with twitter and business. http://cli.gs/7r24JJOnce you make the leap and start with twitter I highly recommend the most comprehensive Guide to Twitter I've found: http://cli.gs/MZyhLaThis link tells you who you are following that is not following you

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There have been so many books/movies based on the Law of Attraction. Who and what you attract are a reflection of where you are in your thought patterns. To choose to continue to spend time with people that are not going to be part of your future; is not moving you in the direction of your dreams and goals. It is counter-productive. Enjoy this article and begin visualizing your success. http://

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Customer Service through Embracing Your Inner CustomerPosted using ShareThis

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This free ebook by Brian Solis, San Francisco, CA, United States http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Solis contains a great explanation of how to start down the Socail Media path.

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Many Employers are realizing the benefits of Wellness Programs to reduce their Health Benefits costs. Employee Incentives can increase participation in these Programs.

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What is your stance on marketing online? What is social media? Have you watched a teenager lately? I've had the privilege of raising a generation that cannot comprehend how we operated in the past. They live on Facebook, Cell Phones and all other forms of Social Media. They are our future leaders. Amazon.com has created 6 Malls of America (based on volume) in the past 3 years and we haven't

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As we prepare to launch our website on June 15, 2009 we've been researching Customer Relationships. With the empowerment of the Internet allowing everyone the opportunity to be heard we will strive to provide our followers with the most relevant information available. Enjoy this article about Customer Retention

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