MARC GORDON: Customer Experience Expert, Keynote Speaker & Media Personality

MARC GORDON: Customer Experience Expert, Keynote Speaker & Media Personality

Five ways to handle negative reviews

Five ways to handle negative reviews

Many businesses live or die by the reviews they receive. The problem is that negative reviews can be unfair, exaggerated, or just untrue. And in these cases it’s tempting to lash out at the author, resulting in an online war of words. So next time you get a negative...
Five Business Terms You Need To Forget

Five Business Terms You Need To Forget

Some business terms evolve from widely established concepts. Others seem to take on a life of their own even though their origins have long been forgotten. The problem is many business owners adopt these latter terms as a philosophy, often resulting in poorly thought...
Five Steps to a Productive Meeting

Five Steps to a Productive Meeting

Nothing can ruin a day like an unproductive meeting. Beyond preventing those in attendance from being able to complete their daily tasks, it can lead to stress, missed deadlines and animosity towards the person that “wouldn’t let anyone else speak.” So follow these...
The right way to use presentation slides

The right way to use presentation slides

A great presentation should motivate and educate your audience while getting your point across clearly and efficiently. Although slides can help you do this, not using them effectively can bore your audience to tears. Here’s five ways to use slides to keep your...
Five things you should never say to a customer

Five things you should never say to a customer

No matter how great you treat your customers, at some point one of them is going to find fault. And when they express their displeasure, the response they get will be the true test of your company’s customer service policies. Here are five responses that many...
Creating a successful first meeting

Creating a successful first meeting

It’s been said that every person you meet can be a potential client. The problem is that many business people take this concept literally and dive right in with their sales pitch, often resulting in short conversations and lost opportunities. Here’s 5 tips to help you...