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Sometimes the Best Customer Service Innovation Means Flipping the Script

Salesforce

Some only worked 20 hours a week at Tesla, but they were there because they wanted to educate people about the potential of electric vehicles and they enjoyed the surprise of telling people that what they were looking at was actually an electric car. There were no commissions. Everybody worked as a team.

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Big vendor risks: Friday’s daily brief

Martech

But this doesn’t easily map into the question of common carriage,” said Scott Jordan, former chief technologist at the Federal Communications Commission and a current professor of electrical engineering and computer science at UC Irvine.

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Becoming a Master Networker – Power Partners

Adaptive Business Services

Additionally, I wanted to work on a commission only program. Without a doubt, electric signage was my passion as an industry so this is the area that I went back to. New construction (my area of specialty and focus) was hot in Boise in 2006 and I set about to document every new commercial project that I could find in the area.

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Why Value-Added Customer Experience Is the Future for Energy and Utilities Companies

Salesforce

They are forming customer experience departments, commissioning working groups, and investing in tools and research to support customer-focused messaging. The proliferation of electric vehicles (EVs) and time of use rates will also drive customer control of how and when they use energy.

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Becoming a Master Networker – Series Intro

Adaptive Business Services

I wanted to sell and I wanted to do so as an independent contractor on a commission only basis. I did so with a local electric sign company. In 2006 I was ready to go back to work but, I had no interest in management. No expenses, no benefits, no draw. This was my background albeit in ownership and management positions.

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FAQ This! Now That the FCC Voted to Repeal Net Neutrality, What Happens?

Hubspot

Last Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted 3-to-2 to repeal regulations of internet service providers. The Title II section of the Act was written to regulate “common carriers” like utility providers of electricity and telephone landlines. Those regulations fell under a general title: net neutrality.

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Why Refusing to Discuss Failure Erodes a Culture of Growth

Hubspot

One of the most popular stories about success theater is a Wall Street Journal piece on General Electric. Finally, they had to restate their earnings for 2017 and 2016, and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) began investigating them for these accounting issues. The Ruinous Path of Success Theater: GE's Horror Story.

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