The Best Customers You've Never Met

My artist friend Jacqueline just placed a big printing order. Jacqueline found me online a couple of years ago. She doesn’t live in my city, but, thanks to some pretty great Google results, contacted me when she was searching for a printer for her art prints,...
Ask Uncle Marty: Replacing Go-To Vocabulary

Ask Uncle Marty: Replacing Go-To Vocabulary

Dear Uncle Marty, Not long ago, I attended one of Sarah Rohde’s presentations on customer service. In it, she mentioned some phrases that are overused in today’s business world. The one that stuck in my mind that she asked us to avoid is “How are you?” I say that all...
HAZMAT AWARENESS CAMPAIGN

HAZMAT AWARENESS CAMPAIGN

HAZMAT AWARENESS CAMPAIGN Hazardous Materials – Alcohol Box Return Procedures  Customer service is a very important part of our job.  One way we can provide better service to our customers is by paying close attention to the types of boxes that they...

International Freight

For international you have to find the tire kickers and the serious shippers. One tell of a cheap (not our customer) is they ask for “barrel shipment” this is usually done by consolidators and the sell the space of a barrel in a container. They have built...

The Importance of Back-End Customer Service

My brother has been working with me for a few weeks, helping me out during my busy season. And during the last few weeks, he’s spent a lot of time on countless calls to the company from which he recently bought a custom computer. This company, which shall remain...
Have you Googled yourself lately?

Have you Googled yourself lately?

We all talk about keeping our social media profiles clean and we know how important this concept is to our businesses and our personal lives. However, have you ever wondered what people are saying about you online? Besides hashtags, the easiest way to determine your...

Things I have learned

Weekly, I am reminded of how vastly different the freight world can be from the small package world. A $5.00 error in small package can be a $100.00 mistake in freight. I see mistakes and errors that I know are avoidable. These mistakes can cost you money. Here are a...
Hire Attitude; Train Skills

Hire Attitude; Train Skills

I got gas last night. I noticed a little sign on the Mirabito gas pump that said, “Come grow with us! We’re hiring friendly, outgoing and dependable people.” I stared at the sign while I was filling up, thinking, What a nice way to describe who...