Social Media Examiner | postal, phone or email? | Topic Replies http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/postal-phone-or-email/feed/ postal, phone or email? - Forum Topic in the Group Small Business Thu, 23 May 2013 18:09:40 +0000 http://buddypress.org/?v=1.5.5 en http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/postal-phone-or-email/#post-4800<![CDATA[Lisa Schulteis replied to the forum topic postal, phone or email? in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/postal-phone-or-email/#post-4800 Sat, 31 Dec 2011 04:04:03 +0000 Lisa Schulteis replied to the forum topic postal, phone or email? in the club Small Business @seancookceo-salyrisstudios - You are right... there is a very fine line between "friendly" and "friends" when it comes to clients.  When the client thinks they have crossed into the "friends" category, it […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/postal-phone-or-email/#post-4741<![CDATA[Dea Irby replied to the forum topic postal, phone or email? in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/postal-phone-or-email/#post-4741 Sat, 31 Dec 2011 01:32:58 +0000 Dea Irby replied to the forum topic postal, phone or email? in the club Small Business @seancookceo-salyrisstudios Great advice, Sean! Keep it professional!

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/postal-phone-or-email/#post-4728<![CDATA[Sean Cook, CEO Salyris Studios replied to the forum topic postal, phone or email? in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/postal-phone-or-email/#post-4728 Sat, 31 Dec 2011 00:33:07 +0000 Sean Cook, CEO Salyris Studios replied to the forum topic postal, phone or email? in the club Small Business I'm with @lisaschulteis and it depends on your client. Some prefer talking on the phone and do not like emails; thus, Skype is a nice bridge to help communicate while training them and sharing files in real-time. […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/postal-phone-or-email/#post-3787<![CDATA[Dea Irby replied to the forum topic postal, phone or email? in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/postal-phone-or-email/#post-3787 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 05:27:35 +0000 Dea Irby replied to the forum topic postal, phone or email? in the club Small Business @lisaschulteis Thanks, Lisa. Sounds like you've got a good system going.

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/postal-phone-or-email/#post-3744<![CDATA[Lisa Schulteis replied to the forum topic postal, phone or email? in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/postal-phone-or-email/#post-3744 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 04:29:14 +0000 Lisa Schulteis replied to the forum topic postal, phone or email? in the club Small Business If I actually measured it, I would have to say that my primary form of communication is via email.  It's very easy to ask a quick question on a project without getting tied up on a long phone call.  
With that […]
]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/postal-phone-or-email/#post-3409<![CDATA[Dea Irby replied to the forum topic postal, phone or email? in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/postal-phone-or-email/#post-3409 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 16:50:16 +0000 Dea Irby replied to the forum topic postal, phone or email? in the club Small Business @warrenveach you can learn as much or as little as you want on here, just look through the forum topics! The challenge is limiting time on SME so you still get work done!

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/postal-phone-or-email/#post-3394<![CDATA[Warren Veach replied to the forum topic postal, phone or email? in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/postal-phone-or-email/#post-3394 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 16:29:19 +0000 Warren Veach replied to the forum topic postal, phone or email? in the club Small Business @deairbyLOL I know what you mean, but yes, quite a few still prefer the phone. Because so many of my clients do keep regular office hours and are corporate type accounts, the phone is a regular means of doing […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/postal-phone-or-email/#post-3371<![CDATA[Dea Irby replied to the forum topic postal, phone or email? in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/postal-phone-or-email/#post-3371 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 15:59:37 +0000 Dea Irby replied to the forum topic postal, phone or email? in the club Small Business @warrenveach Does anyone ask to be contacted by phone anymore?

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/postal-phone-or-email/#post-3325<![CDATA[Warren Veach replied to the forum topic postal, phone or email? in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/postal-phone-or-email/#post-3325 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:28:19 +0000 Warren Veach replied to the forum topic postal, phone or email? in the club Small Business My initial contacts are generally face-to-face (networking groups or by appointment) and then by phone. We haven't started a great deal of internet marketing as of yet.Once an account has been established, we do […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/postal-phone-or-email/#post-2622<![CDATA[Dea Irby replied to the forum topic postal, phone or email? in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/postal-phone-or-email/#post-2622 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 21:25:23 +0000 Dea Irby replied to the forum topic postal, phone or email? in the club Small Business @mutunga well that's really cool! Guess I'm just not in the know with all that modern talk!

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/postal-phone-or-email/#post-2616<![CDATA[Dewane Mutunga replied to the forum topic postal, phone or email? in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/postal-phone-or-email/#post-2616 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 21:08:41 +0000 Dewane Mutunga replied to the forum topic postal, phone or email? in the club Small Business @deairby 
IMHO = In My Honest Opinion 
]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/postal-phone-or-email/#post-2609<![CDATA[Dea Irby replied to the forum topic postal, phone or email? in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/postal-phone-or-email/#post-2609 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 20:56:18 +0000 Dea Irby replied to the forum topic postal, phone or email? in the club Small Business @mutunga what is IMHO? Sorry, not familiar with it.

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/postal-phone-or-email/#post-2510<![CDATA[Dewane Mutunga replied to the forum topic postal, phone or email? in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/postal-phone-or-email/#post-2510 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 17:48:46 +0000 Dewane Mutunga replied to the forum topic postal, phone or email? in the club Small Business @deairby
Most certainly email.
IMHO, email is the best CRM/Marketing tool there is.
A phone call would be most ideal but because it's so time consuming it might not be a viable option depending on how many customers you have.
]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/postal-phone-or-email/#post-2506<![CDATA[Jon Behrens replied to the forum topic postal, phone or email? in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/postal-phone-or-email/#post-2506 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 17:44:58 +0000 Jon Behrens replied to the forum topic postal, phone or email? in the club Small Business I personally use email, phone, Skype, Facebook chat and text messaging (user to user not sms blast) with my clients currently.  For my clients projects we use an SMS Blasts and Email primarily in their […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/postal-phone-or-email/#post-2086<![CDATA[Dea Irby replied to the forum topic postal, phone or email? in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/postal-phone-or-email/#post-2086 Sat, 24 Dec 2011 22:58:39 +0000 Dea Irby replied to the forum topic postal, phone or email? in the club Small Business @rich-brooks @altweddingfair Great input, Rich, thanks. I know, Heidi, how do they function?

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/postal-phone-or-email/#post-2073<![CDATA[Heidi Thompson replied to the forum topic postal, phone or email? in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/postal-phone-or-email/#post-2073 Sat, 24 Dec 2011 21:30:49 +0000 Heidi Thompson replied to the forum topic postal, phone or email? in the club Small Business @deairby Wow-I don't think I could function without a computer!

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/postal-phone-or-email/#post-2056<![CDATA[Rich Brooks replied to the forum topic postal, phone or email? in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/postal-phone-or-email/#post-2056 Sat, 24 Dec 2011 19:57:12 +0000 Rich Brooks replied to the forum topic postal, phone or email? in the club Small Business @deairby I use a combination of e-mail, phone calls, and face-to-face interaction to communicate directly with my customers. 
E-mails are quick and can be a productivity booster over the other two but e-mail can […]
]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/postal-phone-or-email/#post-2048<![CDATA[Dea Irby replied to the forum topic postal, phone or email? in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/postal-phone-or-email/#post-2048 Sat, 24 Dec 2011 19:37:33 +0000 Dea Irby replied to the forum topic postal, phone or email? in the club Small Business @altweddingfair have you had a client who doesn't have an email address? Believe it or not, I had a customer who didn't even have a computer!

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/postal-phone-or-email/#post-1974<![CDATA[Heidi Thompson replied to the forum topic postal, phone or email? in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/postal-phone-or-email/#post-1974 Sat, 24 Dec 2011 07:54:15 +0000 Heidi Thompson replied to the forum topic postal, phone or email? in the club Small Business I use mainly online methods personally (email, social media, blog subscriptions)

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