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5 keys to outstanding customer service

Here's what entrepreneurs and experts advise to keep clients smiling.

DIFFERENTIATE
DIFFERENTIATE
Find a service edge that can set you apart from your competitors, urges Kassie Rempel, founder of online shoe seller SimplySoles. Sending a handwritten thank-you note to every customer is her company's trademark. The payoff: loads of loyalty.
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