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SSPA NEWS Issue:
May 13, 03
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Is Your Copy Upside Down?
by Karon Thackston
As a professional copywriter, I’ve seen my share of copywriting mistakes. One that seems to be particularly common is writing copy that’s “upside down.” When you do this – when you don’t relay your message in the correct order – you lose your audience’s attention, and the sale!

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Problem-Solving Success Tip
by Jeanne Sawyer, Ph.D.
Measure the right things. It’s not enough just to measure—you have to measure the right things. A common measurement trap is to measure something because it’s “interesting.” If knowing a measurement won’t change anything (e.g., help you make a decision, verify an assumption or prove the problem is solved), then don’t waste your time measuring it.

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Call For Authors
by Ron Johnson
Are you an actual or aspiring author? Do you have knowledge, ideas and experiences you can be sharing with other service and support professionals? With the SSPA News approaching 22,000 subscribers and the many people visiting theSSPA.com web site each day, your efforts will be well-read and well-rewarded.

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The ‘Final Mile’ in Customer Service
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John Chmaj, Director Target Marketing Management- Kanisa Through the last decade, telecommunications companies invested many billions of dollars in infrastructure to bring high capacity bandwidth to neighborhoods all over America. But they have been foiled in delivering this capacity to each customer's house by what they call the "final mile" problem: it's hard and expensive to finish the job.

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Tough Times Call For Tough Tactics
by Radha Basu, Chief Technology Officer/Chairman- SupportSoft, Inc. There’s only one certainty in today’s shaky business environment – there are no certainties. This is not the time to be a wimp or a wallflower, rather this is the time to be a risk-taker. However, it’s crucial that the risks taken are both thorough and calculated.

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Question Of The Week

How do you handle price increases to your support maintenance?
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