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		<title>Instant Live Chat Support</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 13:56:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Having a live chat to support your own new business in internet marketing will give you another experience that you will never have before in making you get the other kind of perfect business that you like. If you want the other services in live chat, you should find the best site which provides you [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Having a live chat to support your own new business in internet marketing will give you another experience that you will never have before in making you get the other kind of perfect business that you like. If you want the other services in live chat, you should find the best site which provides you with high quality of live chat software that you need in your house. The live chat software itself means the instant messaging applications designed specifically to provide online assistance to users of a web site. The live chat software typically integrates real-time visitor tracking features.</p>
<p>The <a title="Live chat" href="http://www.livemoz.com/" target="_blank">live chat</a> software with the live chat operators may know the visitors about referral source, searched keyword, pages browsed, time on site, and the other else thing. You can have the <a title="Live support" href="http://www.livemoz.com/" target="_blank">live support</a> that you thinks will give you the other kind of the live chat that can be sales support or (post-sales) customer support to make your business get the best higher rank. The <a title="Live chat software" href="http://www.livemoz.com/" target="_blank">live chat software</a> that you choose will give you the other kinds of increase reduces cost per acquisition, value per order, and you may convert more visitors into customers, and all those contribute to your profit growth in your new business in internet marketing.</p>
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		<title>Telecommunicating Service</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 May 2010 03:57:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The need of communicating with  other people, especially with other company is crucial for so many companies  in this modern time. There will be so many documents and information that needs  to be shared with other company through mail and many other media, since it will be impossible to be always communicating [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The need of communicating with  other people, especially with other company is crucial for so many companies  in this modern time. There will be so many documents and information that needs  to be shared with other company through mail and many other media, since it will be impossible to be always communicating face to face. For this need of communication, the process should be done well, so that the information  can be accepted by the other parties that should receive the information.</p>
<p>For this need of communicating, the  The List Company is the trustable one for the most reliable service.&nbsp; They are the experienced one by being the mailing list company that has&nbsp;one of the largest&nbsp;databases&nbsp;which contains in excess of 14 million US businesses and 300 million US consumers. With  so many customers that use their service, the company has provide the best  most effective resources for all of your direct mail and telemarketing needs.</p>
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<p>The company is the one that is experienced and trustable with the best services for the need of <a title="telemarketing lists" rel="dofollow" href="http://www.tlclists.com/" mce_href="http://www.tlclists.com/" target="_blank">telemarketing lists</a>, <a title="mortgage mailing list" rel="dofollow" href="http://www.tlclists.com/MortgageLists.php" mce_href="http://www.tlclists.com/MortgageLists.php" target="_blank">mortgage  mailing list</a>, and many  others. The <a title="telemarketing list" rel="dofollow" href="http://www.tlclists.com/" mce_href="http://www.tlclists.com/" target="_blank">telemarketing list</a> that is done by the company is the experienced and trustable to send  targeted data and is guaranteed in writing.</p>
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		<title>Need Advice on That Perfect Gift?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2010 13:11:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to the perfect luxury gift, how do you choose? Would it be a simple matter of assessing the person&#8217;s interests and buying something applicable within your budget? For some, this is the case, but for most of us, it&#8217;s a dilemma that we would either mentally punish ourselves for getting wrong or [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">When it comes to the perfect luxury gift, how do you choose? Would it be a simple matter of assessing the person&#8217;s interests and buying something applicable within your budget? For some, this is the case, but for most of us, it&#8217;s a dilemma that we would either mentally punish ourselves for getting wrong or feel jubilation over getting right.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Seems like a lot to hang on a luxury gift doesn&#8217;t it? However, the key word here is &#8216;luxury&#8217;. This isn&#8217;t just any old gift because we&#8217;ve been invited to a dinner party or because its great aunt Silvie&#8217;s birthday and we feel obliged. A luxury gift is usually chosen so that you can express the value that person has to you. This is why it&#8217;s important to get it right, along with the fact that if you are going to pay out for a gift of this caliber you want to make sure they enjoy it.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">Top London stores are picking up on the hole in this market and, as such, are implementing ways of helping their customers chose the perfect luxury gift by dedicating whole departments to the process. Now this sounds like a way to while away an afternoon but I defy you to not come out with something for yourself too!</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Harrods have recently opened their &#8216;gift and object&#8217; room on the second floor of their Knightsbridge store. Stocking top brands such as Lladro, Jay Strongwater, Halcyon Days and others there will be a gift here to suit anyone.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">If you want to check out Harrods competition, try Selfridges &#8216;Wonder Room&#8217;. Departments within departments to help narrow down your selection, you can choose from jewellery, fine wine and food, sunglasses, mobile phones or their innovative Concept store. The Concept Store is an area of Selfridges that stocks luxury gifts with a difference. From the quirky and unusual curiosities that you would never have dreamt of to fun, innovative and eclectic pieces that you simply know will be perfect for that special person in your life.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Jewellery is not such a cop out as you might think when it comes to giving someone a luxury gift. Gold, diamonds, platinum or silver from designers such as Dodo, Hermes, Kojis or Theo Fennell will turn up a completely unique piece that will be both stunning and perfect for your loved one. Sunglasses aren&#8217;t your average present but I, for one, would be grateful to receive some Prada shades encrusted with diamonds set on a precious metal frame. Not the usual treat that you would get for yourself which makes them an ideal gift idea.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Watches are something that people often buy each other. This is not only a way of timekeeping but the watch you give says something about you and what you think of the receiver. A top quality watch that reflects that persons personality, whether it be simple and stylish, contemporary or bedecked with jewels will be a gift to be treasured for life.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Wine and food are not something that many think of giving as a luxury gift but they are often well received. The average food shop will consist of the average food. To treat someone to the luxuries of food that they wouldn&#8217;t normally buy for themselves is pretty special as is purchasing them some decent wine. Wine buffs will always appreciate an addition to their collection, particularly if it&#8217;s something a little bit special. But how do you know what is special? Well, if you visit one of the in-store luxury gift departments, they will be able to help and advice to make sure you get it just right.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Expert buyer Catherine Harvey looks at the choice of Luxury gifts on the market today. To find out more please visit http://www.chronolux.com/catalog/</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Catherine_Harvey</p>
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		<title>What Do Sex And Marketing Have In Common?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:53:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you remember the days before supermarkets were invented?
Those were the days when the owner of the business was pleased to see you.
Instead of cold impersonal shelves full of merchandise, the shop owner would often greet you personally and welcome you into his shop.

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">Do you remember the days before supermarkets were invented?</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Those were the days when the owner of the business was pleased to see you.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Instead of cold impersonal shelves full of merchandise, the shop owner would often greet you personally and welcome you into his shop.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">He would find out exactly what you wanted, and then do his best to supply it.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">No ultra modern, plush interiors, just the basics for his trade.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The great thing was, you felt you were a person not another number.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">You were the owner&#8217;s reason for his existence, and he knew it.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">You were treated like the most important thing in the proprietor&#8217;s life because you were.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The shop owner was grateful for you visiting him and would do his utmost to make you feel wanted, and cater to your every comfort to make sure you stayed. Deliver your goods for you.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Quite simply, the customer was his business, not an interruption to it.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Sigh those were the days.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Not a lot different from the recipe for success in the world&#8217;s oldest profession.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Customer satisfaction is high on the list of priorities for every call girl, street walker or prostitute, call them what you will.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">A happy customer is a satisfied customer, and satisfied customers come back for more, no matter what you&#8217;re selling.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Remind you of something?</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">It should.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Because if you remove the mystique and secrecy spun by the so-called internet guru&#8217;s, it is exactly like the internet today.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">On the internet, the customer is king, or queen, or in some cases both.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">I have said it before and I will say it again, the mystery of the internet is a fallacy put about by those who stand to make money by perpetuating that myth.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Snake oil salesmen I called them, and so they are.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Rather than the wonder of the modern age, the internet is a great lesson in going back to basics.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Where Mr Entrepreneur sitting in his bedroom in front of a computer monitor can compete fairly with the biggest multinational company.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Providing you supply the right goods, of the right quality in the right place at the right time you can compete with the biggest and the best.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">That quotation is attributed to Gordon Selfridge, an American, who opened Selfridge&#8217;s store in Oxford Street London in 1909 because he was unimpressed with the standards of service offered at that time.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">His maxim, &#8220;The customer is always right&#8221; summed up his attitude to a service industry.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">His staff was taught to do everything possible to make the customers visit enjoyable, which would in turn ensure the client stayed to spend money.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">This is the blueprint for the internet today. It&#8217;s exactly what many of the internet &#8220;experts&#8221; preach.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">There is no secret formula, except supplying your customer with what they want.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Gordon Selfridge had a very basic work ethos, and that attitude towards his customers is summed up in the title of a book he wrote, &#8220;The Romance of Commerce&#8221; which traced the sales process as far back as Greece and China.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Ancient merchants would travel the trade routes with their donkeys loaded with rugs and spices, tools and clothing to satisfy the needs of their customers.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">They studied their market and bought the right goods to satisfy that market.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Trade at its most basic level.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Two thousand years later. Gordon Selfridge was using the same principles to serve his customers in his Department Store. And now, one hundred years on, the internet is using the same basic principles.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Customer satisfaction is the name of the game.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">You see, things really haven&#8217;t changed.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">It&#8217;s all about having the confidence in yourself to embrace what is effectively just a new design to the traditional shop.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Whether it be a street barrow, shop, upmarket boutique, or a high-class call-girl, the principles remain the same.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The creation and satisfaction of customers.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Mike Samuels</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Writer, Editor, Journalist.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">email: hmsesp@gmail.com</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The internet is no secret place with magic keys to unlock golden doors.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The same basic principles apply that have been in existence for thousands of years.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Satisfy your customer.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">That&#8217;s it. Nothing else.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">All the rest is packaging.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Natural Born Selling</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Marketing for the internet.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Time-tested marketing techniques that work.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Write Selling Blog</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">http://write-selling.blogspot.com</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">And me?</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Fellow: Inst. Sales &amp; Marketing Management (1989)- UK</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Fellow:Inst. of Directors (1989)- UK</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Clients include:</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Sky Satellite TV News &#8211; UK</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Daily Mail &#8211; UK</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">GMTV &#8211; UK</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">[http://www.write-selling.com]</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">[http://www.med-liv.com]</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Mike_Samuels</p>
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		<title>So, is the Customer Always Right?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:51:45 +0000</pubDate>
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&#8220;The customer is always right.&#8221;
&#8220;The customer is always right.&#8221;
When I first heard those lines, it sounded disturbing to me. At the age of 16, I got my first job experience working behind the cashier&#8217;s counter of a famous fast food joint (read: McDonald&#8217;s).

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<p style="text-align: justify;">&#8220;The customer is always right.&#8221;</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">&#8220;The customer is always right.&#8221;</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">When I first heard those lines, it sounded disturbing to me. At the age of 16, I got my first job experience working behind the cashier&#8217;s counter of a famous fast food joint (read: McDonald&#8217;s).</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">I remembered sometimes getting ridiculous requests, customers mentioning the wrong name of the meals when they actually wanted something else. And somehow, somehow&#8230; the customer was always right. And somehow, anyhow&#8230; it was my fault. It was my fault because I punched in the order that they didn&#8217;t want (hey I just take orders), there was salt in the fries and because McDonald&#8217;s doesn&#8217;t serve the same chicken as KFC&#8217;s.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">At the rash young age of 16, it was natural of me to snap back at those ridiculous customers &#8211; something you don&#8217;t always see at McDonald&#8217;s &#8211; only to be lectured by my floor manager in the staff quarters.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">&#8220;You&#8217;re a good employee Edmund, but the customer is always right.&#8221;</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">This scenario didn&#8217;t change much when I took on my next full time job in a chemical manufacturing company. My former boss chose his customers above his work force, even when a small slew of his customers were obviously &#8220;bad apples&#8221;.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">You see, if you keep bad employees then you&#8217;ll drive away the good customers. And if you keep the bad customers &#8211; not only will you drive away the good customers, your good employees will be gone in no time too.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Now are things any different in the shoes of an Internet Entrepreneur? I may be working for myself now but bluntly speaking, not quite.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Have Any Of These Ever Happened To You?<br />
# Getting ridiculous refund requests from customers (and you know it IS ridiculous).<br />
# For anyone selling products on ClickBank: you have people getting refunds for no disclosed reason. They got their money back AND your product.<br />
# Get unpleasant emails from customers who are making unreasonable requests from your product or service that you render.<br />
# Have customers who are quick to label you as a con-man before you could move a finger and are threatening to defame or sue you.<br />
# Non-paying customers asking you a lot of questions via helpdesk or email.<br />
# People buying your product with the intention of forcing you to do a Joint Venture with them, and on their terms, because they are already your customers therefore it seems obligatory.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">If you answered YES to any of the above &#8211; high five, we&#8217;re on the same boat. NO? You&#8217;re either super lucky&#8230; or you&#8217;re not making any solid money yet. While this is expected to be parts and parcel of business of any kind, I personally found it that some recurring situations and scenarios are unique to the Internet Marketing arena.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">For one common example, we have people using the tire-worn excuse &#8220;I didn&#8217;t have the chance to use the product therefore I want to ask for a refund&#8221;. There&#8217;s a ghostly chance of that happening in the off-line world, and usually what constitutes a valid reason in asking for a refund is if the merchant fails to deliver what he promises or that the product is not good/damaged.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Also, most people who are entering the world of E-Commerce as individuals are usually motivated by desperation. Thus it is also not uncommon to find people asking for their money back because of their bad financial circumstances.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">So Is The Customer Always Right?</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">That depends.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Are human beings perfect? Nope. Are customers human beings too? Yeah, definitely. So, can they always be right? Not always.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">I know this is an ironic catch-22 situation because as business owners, we need customers to keep our operations running, pay our bills, and we&#8217;re in it for profit, aren&#8217;t we?</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">But after having conversed with several business owners from different fields &#8211; and who are obviously more experienced than I am &#8211; they all agree one one thing: don&#8217;t just get any customer.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">We always hear of consumers demanding for their rights, asking for whatever they are entitled to, and go as far as forming consumer bodies within their societies. Which is a perfectly fine thing to do to protect themselves from fraudulent merchants?</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">But what about the rest of us who are in business? We face the same problems as customers do in one area of effect: bad customers.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The Origin of the Phrase &#8220;The Customer Is Always Right&#8221;</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">My research suggests that the phrase was originally coined by Harry Gordon Selfridge, the founder of Selfridge&#8217;s department store in London in 1909. The quote was used to convince customers that they will get good service at this company while also convincing employees to give customers good service.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Good Customers, Bad Customers</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Just as with people, there are good people and the bad guys, nice people and not-so-nice people. While the good news is that in general, most customers are honest, polite and have well intentions &#8211; there is a small fraction with the potential of giving one an unpleasant experience, enough to spoil the day.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The tell-tale signs are usually similar: making unreasonable demands and saying along the lines of &#8220;it&#8217;s my right&#8221; or &#8220;I&#8217;m entitled to this&#8221; (don&#8217;t you just hate those words?) and &#8220;If you don&#8217;t meet my demands then I will publish about your rotten service on HubPages, Squidoo, Twitter&#8230; and did I leave anything out?&#8221;</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">What Do I Do When I&#8217;ve Encountered A Rotten Customer?</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Being offended by nasty remarks from a customer is a natural knee-jerk reaction for many of us Internet Marketers and business owners. The first thing to do is examine if there&#8217;s any truth in what he or she is saying, and why possibly could he or she say so.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">It might be a genuine fault on your part, who knows?</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Maybe you over-promised and under-delivered. Maybe your sales copy is sending a wrong message and perception to your customers (this is quite common actually). Examine all possible angles that it might be an innocent error on your part that is causing discomfort on your customer&#8217;s side.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">However if the customer is downright rude and making unreasonable demands of your service, remember that even as a paid customer he has no right to hurl abuse at you.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">In such event, don&#8217;t be afraid to exercise your decision in firing your customer (who says firing is just for employees?). It&#8217;s plain simple as said before: if you favor your bad customers over other customers and your staff, your good customers will go first. THEN your employees. And THEN your bad customers after you find out you can never please them.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">If someone threatens you or is giving you a hard time, just say along the lines of &#8220;sorry but I have to let you go&#8221; and in exceptional cases, if refunding their purchase will keep them away do it. It&#8217;s not worth keeping a $37 sale and not be able to sleep at night. It may mean losing their business but you get to sleep better and keep your mind in a healthy frame so you can pursue more business with a better class of buyers.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">DON&#8217;T SCREW THEM BACK: like most of us, I admit that screwing those losers seemed like a perfectly nice thing to do. But more often the problem is that this will just give the bad customers &#8220;ammo&#8221; to fire back at you. And if it is in writing like email or letter, they will have something to hold against you. Stay polite and keep professional. Not an easy thing to do but remember about your career&#8217;s future, your other good customers, and your partners.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Another plus to this is that since you&#8217;re polite, they cannot have anything solid against you and would think twice about publishing about your business publicly (because others can clearly see what a nice person you are&#8230; and what a jerk he or she is!) And if you&#8217;re thinking of the possibility that they can fabricate the story, this is where keeping copies of your email correspondences pay off so that you can defend yourself.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The &#8220;It&#8217;s My Right&#8221; Mentality</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">You will find that this is a favorite line some of these rotten apples stick to. Firstly, it&#8217;s perfectly right for a customer to get what he or she deserves from a product or service. Things like good customer service, get your product delivered on time, getting warranties, etc.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">But remember also that he or she is not entitled to taking up your personal time (unless you&#8217;re in the coaching business), getting the rest of your stuff for free, abusing your helpdesk and support, and certainly not walking away with your spouse!</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">So is the customer always right? If you still think they are, then be prepared for sleepless nights!</p>
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		<title>Selfridges to Sell a Penis Enlargement Device</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[It cannot be denied that male enhancement devices are growing in popularity. Primarily an online product, consumers can now invest in these penis enlargement devices offline, all thanks to leading retailer Selfridges.
Launching their own version of a penis stretcher, the device can easily be found in Selfridge&#8217;s soon at a price of $250, and already [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">It cannot be denied that male enhancement devices are growing in popularity. Primarily an online product, consumers can now invest in these penis enlargement devices offline, all thanks to leading retailer Selfridges.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Launching their own version of a penis stretcher, the device can easily be found in Selfridge&#8217;s soon at a price of $250, and already it is attracting a lot of attention.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">Producing average penile growths of 0.6 inches in length, consumers are commending Harley fit &#8211; the creators of this device &#8211; for its lasting results.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">What exactly is an extender?</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Clinically proven to encourage penis growths of up to 0.6 inches in girth and 1.6 inches in length, the device can comfortably be worn underneath your clothing without putting your penis at risk of damage.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">However Selfidges is not the first to produce such promising results.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Penis extenders have been available online for many years and customers and their lovers have been enjoying the results.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">These very same devices can be found online for as little as $149</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Traction devices &#8211; how do they work?</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Structured using a similar traction technique used in orthopaedic surgery and by women of the Paduang tribe, the extender gently applies traction to the copora cavernosa of the penis, causing cells to break away and replicate.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">As this tissue accumulates within your penis chambers, this helps your penis to hold more blood and permanently increase in length and girth.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">However this is not all that these traction devices can do. Worn for a few hours every day, the extender devices &#8211; can also:</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">• Correct penile curvatures by 70%<br />
• Improve stamina and endurance<br />
• Stop post surgical penile retractions<br />
• Treat peyronies disease</p>
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		<title>How to Keep Customers</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Who was it that said &#8211; &#8220;The customer is always right&#8221;? Well
for those of you who can&#8217;t get through the day without
knowing, it was H Gordon Selfridge, the founder of
Selfridges&#8217;s department store in London.
The question I want answered is; did he ever work with
customers on day-to-day basis and if so, was he some kind of
saint?

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">Who was it that said &#8211; &#8220;The customer is always right&#8221;? Well<br />
for those of you who can&#8217;t get through the day without<br />
knowing, it was H Gordon Selfridge, the founder of<br />
Selfridges&#8217;s department store in London.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The question I want answered is; did he ever work with<br />
customers on day-to-day basis and if so, was he some kind of<br />
saint?</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">Let&#8217;s face it; customers can be a real pain in the neck. You<br />
move heaven and earth for them, you respond to their every<br />
whim, you give them time to pay and they still try to screw<br />
your prices down.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Just when you&#8217;ve done all that, they leave you and start<br />
buying from one of your competitors.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Wouldn&#8217;t running a business be a whole lot better if we<br />
didn&#8217;t have customers? Well, as we know only too well, we do<br />
need customers and lots of them. We want them to stay with<br />
us and we want them to say nice things about us to other<br />
people.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">We also want them to pay us on time and accept the fact that<br />
we might be a bit more expensive than others.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">So how do we perform this miracle? It&#8217;s dead easy really;<br />
you only have to consider two factors: be reliable and be<br />
likeable. First off, let&#8217;s consider what we mean by being<br />
reliable.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Reliability is about your product or service doing what you<br />
say it will do. It comes in two parts, the first part being:<br />
doing it right first time and doing it on time.<br />
If you can&#8217;t get this bit right then you&#8217;re going to have<br />
big problems. Customers will accept the occasional mistake,<br />
but too many and you&#8217;ve had it, so let&#8217;s look a bit closer<br />
at reliability.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">We&#8217;ve come a long way in recent years in terms of product<br />
and core service reliability. Nowadays when people buy a<br />
product or service they expect it to work. You don&#8217;t buy a<br />
computer, a washing machine or an automobile and worry that<br />
it might not work. You know that it will. You also know that<br />
if it didn&#8217;t, it would be replaced without quibble.<br />
The only thing is, that if you deliver this type of<br />
reliability in your business then don&#8217;t expect any brownie<br />
points from your customers, they merely take it for granted.<br />
Where you are more likely to slip up in the reliability<br />
stakes (and this is the second part) is in what some people<br />
still regard as minor issues:</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">*Failing to phone back when we said we would;</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">*Failing to deliver when we said we would;</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">*Failing to send information when we said we would;</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">*Failing to include something extra when we said we would.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The ironic thing is that some customers often regard these<br />
failures as quite normal. However, these people won&#8217;t stay<br />
with you, they don&#8217;t say nice things about you to other<br />
people and they&#8217;ll complain about your prices.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">If you say you&#8217;ll phone a customer back by 5pm then phone<br />
before 4pm not the following day. If you say someone will<br />
call between 9am and 12noon, then do everything you can to<br />
ensure that someone calls closer to nine than 12. Don&#8217;t<br />
think for a minute that calling at 11.55 impresses the<br />
customer because it doesn&#8217;t.<br />
So let&#8217;s just repeat it so there&#8217;s no misunderstanding later<br />
on: firstly your product or service has got to be reliable,<br />
secondly, everything you say to the customer has to be<br />
reliable.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">However, I believe that more than anything you, your product<br />
or service and your people have to be likeable.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Too many organisations forget that their customers are<br />
humans and the thing about humans is that they don&#8217;t always<br />
make decisions logically. You may have a reliable product or<br />
service, reliable delivery time and competitive prices. But<br />
it&#8217;s not enough.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Customers are driven by their emotions and it helps a heck<br />
of a lot if they like you and feel good about your business<br />
and your people.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">&#8220;Our customers do like us,&#8221; I hear you say, &#8220;except maybe<br />
the difficult ones, the awkward people, the ones who are<br />
never happy, the miserable devils &#8211; need I go on?<br />
Have you ever heard the saying &#8220;you only get the customers<br />
you deserve&#8221;?</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Run your eye down the following list and see how many you<br />
can tick off.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">*We always have a genuine smile for every customer.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">*We are warm and friendly to all customers.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">*We listen carefully and make it obvious that we are<br />
listening.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">*We use the customers name and our name appropriately.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">*We give the impression that we care.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">*We empathise with problems or complaints and respond<br />
quickly.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">*We occasionally do something to pleasantly surprise the<br />
customer.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">*We always keep our promises.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">*We give the impression that we are fun to deal with.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">*We treat the customer the way they want to be treated, not<br />
the way we want to be treated.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">How well did you do? If you&#8217;ve got a lot of ticks then you<br />
probably have lots of customers who like you.<br />
Just a word to the managers and employers amongst you. Run<br />
your eyes down that list again and replace the word<br />
&#8220;customer&#8221; with the words &#8220;employee&#8221; or &#8220;staff colleague.&#8221;<br />
How many ticks did you get this time? Lots of ticks mean<br />
your staff like you and it probably follows that your<br />
customers do as well.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Have you noticed how being likeable costs so little? A lot<br />
less than advertising or other promotional activity required<br />
to replace lost customers.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Maybe the customer isn&#8217;t always right, but if you want to<br />
keep them, make sure they like you.</p>
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		<title>Credit Cards Shamed into Cutting Charges</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Competition Commission one of the governments watchdogs, has at last moved to shame credit cards in to cutting their charges. The long overdue move comes after the Commission concluded that the credit card industry was overcharging customers between £55 and £100 million each year through excessive interest rates and other charges. And this has [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">The Competition Commission one of the governments watchdogs, has at last moved to shame credit cards in to cutting their charges. The long overdue move comes after the Commission concluded that the credit card industry was overcharging customers between £55 and £100 million each year through excessive interest rates and other charges. And this has been going on for a least 3 years!</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The main culprits by far are store cards where interest rates are as high as 30.9% &#8211; even though the Bank of England&#8217;s base rate stands at just 4.5%. The worst culprits were TJ Hughes and the Faith Card followed by Owen &amp; Owen. You can find them heading the Table of Shame shown below in this article.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">The commission has also come down on high penalty charges for missed or late payments and Payment Protection Insurance. Average penalty charges are currently £15 per event – but the Commission is also right to argue that these charges are excessive.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">As for Payment Protection Insurance, the Commission has joined the consumer body “Which”, the National Consumer Council and indeed the Financial Services Authority in concluding that whilst this insurance can be a good idea, credit card operators have abused it. The Commission has therefore decreed that Payment Protection Insurance must no longer be sold in a combined package with a credit card; it must always be purchased as a separate stand alone transaction. That&#8217;ll be good news for the Internet where many of the cheapest Payment Protection Insurance deals can be found. With premium savings of up to 60% in comparison with credit card and loan packed arrangements, business on the Internet will flourish.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">So what do the new rules from the Competition Commission say? The five main changes are:</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">• If a credit card charges more than 25% interest, it must carry a prominent warning that there are cheaper ways to borrow. This warnings must be displayed on every monthly statement.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">• The interest rate and penalty charges must me clearly displayed on the front page of each monthly statement.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">• The monthly statement must warn of the consequences in terms of higher interest charges, of just paying the minimum monthly repayment.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">• Credit Cards must offer every customer the option of automatically clearing their monthly balance each month by direct debit. These direct debits would avoid any possibility of interest charges and late payment penalties.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">• Credit Card operators must not sell Payment Protection Insurance in a combined package with credit cards. The insurance must be sold as a separate and optional transaction that enable purchasers to see the true cost.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">These new rules seem destined to shame retailers into slashing their charges – that&#8217;s not to say that 25% pa interest is a snip! Main line credit cards issued by banks are currently charging around 14% to 18% and we think that&#8217;s too high!</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Indeed, between 80% and 90% of store cards held by some 11.5 million customers charge more than 25%. But some retailers have jumped the gun realising that their sky-high charges couldn&#8217;t last forever. Three store cards have already taken steps to trim back. Harvey Nichols has cut their interest from 28.5% to 21.9%, River Island has trimmed down from 29.9% to17.9% and Monsoon from 29.9% to 18.9%.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">But who are the bad boys? Here is our Table of Shame:</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">TJ Hughes 30.9%</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Faith Card 30.9%</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Owen &amp; Owen 30.7%</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Burtons 29.9%</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Dorothy Perkins 29.9%</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">East 29.9%</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Evans 29.9%</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">HMV 29.9%</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">JD Sports 29.9%</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Kwik Fit 29.9%</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">La Senza 29.9%</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Laura Ashley 29.9%</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Miss Selfridge 29.9%</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Russell &amp; Bromley 29.9%</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Ted baker 29.9%</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Topshop/Topmam 29.9%</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Wallis 29.9%</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Warehouse 29.9%</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">House of Frazer 29.3%</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Bhs Gold Card 29.0%</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Habitat 29.0%</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Oasis 29.0%</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Harrods 28.9%</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Fenwicks 27.9%</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Selfridges 27.6%</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Bentalls 27.2%</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Jaeger 27.1%</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">B&amp;Q 26.8%</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">French Connection 26.8%</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Argos 25.9%</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Homebase 25.9%</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">New Look 25.9%</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Note: Some of these cards do offer lower interest rates for payment by Direct Debits. Source: Competition Commission/Moneyfacts March 2006</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">These credit cards are operated by a number of large finance companies, the largest being GE Capital the American giant. The profits are shared between the card operator and the retailer who is often incentivised by being awarded a higher share of the profit if they hit certain key debt thresholds. This has encouraged stores to put immense pressure on shoppers to take cards out.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The Chairman of the House of Commons Treasury Committee, John McFall has accused retailers of putting profit before customers saying “If you buy a suit from one of the stores then you would expect the retailer to ensure that it was well made and reasonably priced. These principles do not seem to apply to their store cards”.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Let&#8217;s all hope that the action taken by the Competition Committee does the trick!</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Michael Challiner writes finance articles exclusively for Brokers Online who offer Life Insurance Cover and many other UK financial services including Credit Cards .</p>
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		<title>Designer Cufflinks, Uniquely Different From The Rest by Simon Carter</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Simon Carter is considered one of Britain’s premier men’s fashion accessories designers. He holds his position steady in an increasingly competitive market, which was, until recently, under supplied. Things have certainly changed, now us chaps are getting the choice and variety we demand, new, exciting and refreshing cufflink designs that we actually want to wear.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">Simon Carter is considered one of Britain’s premier men’s fashion accessories designers. He holds his position steady in an increasingly competitive market, which was, until recently, under supplied. Things have certainly changed, now us chaps are getting the choice and variety we demand, new, exciting and refreshing cufflink designs that we actually want to wear.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Simon Carter has enjoyed a steady stream of success with his distinctive styling and continues to anticipate consumer demands, which is part and parcel of maintaining his reputation as a premier British fashion designer. In the 80’s and 90’s he introduced fresh and exciting designs that revolutionised the men’s accessories market, which had long been stagnant.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">His company began selling pewter brooches for men but really found its niche when it began selling cufflinks. He combined in his designs semi precious stones, complimented by other organic materials like Paua shell from the far away shores of New Zealand. Symmetrically divided by thin strips of metal they resemble art deco architectural embellishments, while other designs maintain more simple form using cat’s eye in subtle pastel colours of blues and pinks.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">In the mid-1990s the company opened its own showroom and shop in London’s West End. International sales also began to take off, with agents appointed to sell Simon Carter products in the U.S., Canada, Japan and Australia. Today, the accessories (which include watches, cufflinks, ties, luggage, small leather goods and pens) are carried in some of the most exclusive department stores and independent retailers in 35 countries around the world, including Selfridges, House of Fraser, John Lewis, Takashimaya, Bloomingdales and David Jones.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Early 2002 saw Simon Carter branch out to include a menswear line. From the start, the range proved very popular and the collection is now stocked in House of Fraser, Selfridges, Moss Bros, Fenwicks, Brown Thomas (Ireland), GB Place (Japan) and David Jones (Australia).</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Dressing The West Ham Football team and actor Will Smith propelled him onto the intentional stage. Other windows of opportunity opened more recently when, Simon Carter signed a clothing and franchise agreement for Japan with Japanese company, BBS. The five year deal covers designing, manufacturing and distribution of a clothing range in Japan and the opening of stand-alone stores in Tokyo and Osaka.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Simon’s boldness in the face of conservatism has been the hallmark of his success. He took notice of customers’ demands and responded accordingly. Subsequently, of course, he enjoys strong sales and continuing growth. Fortunately he is not alone, Simon is complimented by other well known English brand names like Paul Smith, Ian Flaherty, Fred Bennett, Duchamp, Babbette Wasserman and many more who provide healthy competition, plus the choice and variety that has been lacking for so many years.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Now we wait in great anticipation for the next range of designer cufflinks</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">If you would like to learn some interesting historic anecdotes about the evolution of style and fashion follow this link http://patrickmcmurraysfashionaccessories.blogspot.com</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">If you would like to see some stunning silk ties, cufflinks, belts and wallets, follow this link http://www.patrickmcmurray.com</p>
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