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Good Customer Service Still The Best Word-Of-Mouth Marketing Strategy

Zaz Lamarr hearts Zappos. She really does.

On her personal blog Writing, Cooking, Life, Zaz gives testimony of exceptional service from an online retailer back in July:

“One bright, extraordinary note in all of the sad stuff of the last few weeks - in May we had ordered several pairs of shoes from Zappos for my mom. She’d lost a lot of weight, and her old shoes were all too big. She had a whole new wardrobe of clothes in pretty colors, that fit, so I wanted her to have some pretty shoes that fit, too, when I took her up to Oregon to stay where her sister is. Out of seven pairs, only two fit. Not bad considering she’d never been this thin, so I was winging it, and the return shipping is free.

The rest were here waiting to be returned. Because of various circumstances - lost label, my mom being hospitalized and me being away, the shoes were never sent back. There’s a time limit on the return of 15 days. Remember this. When you do a return to them, they pay the shipping, but you have to get the shoes to UPS yourself. Remember this, also.

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Retailing Oddments and Experiences the Fun Way - Get Elastic #41

Founder of gift and gadget retailer I Want One of Those, Tim Booth chats with Dave O at eTail UK about starting his business, keeping it fresh, sourcing products internationally and forming successful partnerships for the customer’s benefit.

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Using Social Media to Sell the Bling - Get Elastic #40

Social Media maven and e-tailer Pinny Gwinish of Ice.com makes his 2nd appearance on the Get Elastic podcast to talk about the effects on viral video on ecommerce sales. Topics include acquiring domain names, investing in equipment, forthcoming videos and raising conversion rates. See (hilarious) videos at Pinny’s World and Mr. Cupid on You Tube.

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Pinny Gwinish of Ice.com

[Photo of Ice.com's Pinny Gwinish at eTail UK by Dave Olson]

Search Day Kicks off eTail UK - Get Elastic #38

In London, eTail UK kicks off with Search and Analytics day and Dave O having laughs with Elastic Path’s own expert Jason Billingsley. They discuss search marketing strategies and concerns plus Google’s role in ecommerce, global payments and adaption.

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Tri-Coastal Ecommerce Tour Kick-off - Get Elastic #37

On the eve of the Tri-Coastal E-commerce Trade Show Summer Tour, Dave O has a quick chat with Andrew, a friend of Elastic Path, about the upcoming shows.

Including:

They share some hockey stories and marketing anecdotes along the way and invite you to stop by the booth at any show to say hello and score some premium EP schwag.

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