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Let Customers ‘Pull’ Service on Demand

Instead of ‘pushing’ it to them at your convenience

Jeff Dewar
Tue, 03/05/2013 - 10:01
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Submitted by MJK on Thu, 03/07/2013 - 10:15

Tip Question

If I'm doing more of the work (which I don't mind) , it follows that my tip might fall accordingly.  Most people don't tip as much at buffets as they do at full service restaurants.

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Submitted by leanmetrology on Thu, 03/07/2013 - 12:06

Raising the hand first

I come from a culture where raising your hand and saying "waiter" loudly is still common.  While tipping is not as customary back home, customer service using the "PULL" method does work its' wonders.

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Submitted by umberto mario tunesi on Thu, 03/07/2013 - 19:31

Do Penguins pull or push?

Sellers want to sell, hence own money, buyers - when they're not TV-doped - want to spare their money. Even Antarctica Penguins do that, their own way. I recently posed the question that ISO 9000 h) principle, that promotes an "effective partnership" between customers and suppliers, will never work. It can work effectively enough based on different principles: please refer Matthew E. May's column on Mr. Jiro's passion for his sushi, and Stan Craig's emphasis on non-for-profit business - Quality Digest, March 6. Maybe "lateral" selling will help us all to cross the river bridge, the waters of which get more and more troubled. Thank you. PS: Have you ever thought that the word "between" may have been originated by "be twin", that is, born together?

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