It supports the sales cycle with embedded field marketing, sales enablement, and customer advocacy.

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Customer advocacy means going the extra mile and further for a client.

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Oracle is moving to boost sales by hiring more salespeople with specialized industry knowledge, and revamping its customer advocacy groups to learn about product problems faster.

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Since launch, the Nissan LEAF has garnered some of the highest customer advocacy of any vehicle in the Nissan lineup, so we understand the importance of maintaining and growing that advocacy.

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The 50 fastest growing women-led businesses prove that women can make it in any industry, including ones you might not as expect, such as precious metals, security, and energy, according to Sarah Forger, manager of customer advocacy at American Express OPEN.

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Then resurrect it as a platform for true community engagement that functions as a hub for interaction with all customers and stakeholders, replete with media, public and private communities for ideation, customer advocacy, support, employee communication, vendor collaboration, training, media engagement and social media at the very infrastructure.

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Establish a customer ombudsman responsible for driving customer outreach and on-boarding, co-creation of new interactions and solutions and internal advocacy for voicing customer concerns.

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She and her team develop new offerings to enhance the card member experience and oversee customer segmentation, retention and advocacy.

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Being successful in SEO these days involves thinking along the lines of great customer service, offering great products and services, being a thought leader, and building brand advocacy online.

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