His high-touch service allows the quirkiness of each establishment to shine through in a way that creates real social engagement and repeat business.
Any professional service that does not require physical interaction (or pay for very high touch service), and which is complex enough to benefit from more than a phone call, is a good candidate.
Its high-touch service model, though impressive, is not impossible to replicate (British bank customers will get something similar with the opening next month of Metro Bank, one of whose founders was the force behind Commerce Bank).
The proposal was "out of touch with service practice, service ethos and it was not a proposal to which consideration would be given, " Sir Richard said.
Personal Capital delivers a high tech and high touch wealth management service via powerful financial aggregation and self-service analysis tools, but also provides live financial advisors for clients who want help in constructing and maintaining a diversified and balanced portfolio.
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Almost every business today has some involvement in corporate giving and social responsibility, but HSBC has figured out that educating new and potential customers can be cost-efficient way to provide a personal touch and perform a public service while supporting the brand and the bottom line.
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The changes under way in the NHS in England are as yet largely invisible to the patient, but they touch every part of the health service.
Some are simple in their approach, such as the MotionCAPTCHA project that requires tracing a pattern with the mouse pointer or Capy, a service in beta for touch-based devices.
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After the lifting of the restrictions, the first British Airways flight to touch down from Heathrow was a service already in the air from Vancouver, which landed shortly before 2200 BST.
Although the Me.ga site is now offline, Mr Dotcom is still providing information about his plans at an alternative site, at which he appeals for hosting companies in other countries who might support the service to get in touch.
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Most new-car dealers sell small bottles of paint for the vehicles they service that are ideal for touch-ups.
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Earlier this year INQ Mobile released two phones, the Cloud Touch and Cloud Q that put the service front and center.
At Super 8, franchise service managers keep in daily touch with all hotels, use teams of inspectors and offer other support, including a group reservation system.
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Gogo says 80% of travelers that connect to its service do so via an iPod touch or iPhone.
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Often the service professional is the only human touch point to the customer.
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Now he continues to burnish his image as a micro manager (even store lightbulbs get the Mickey touch) while reinforcing his philosophy of personal service by personally addressing customer complaints.
The marketing group said it believed that the service could be made to pay, and Mr Chicken has been in touch with the Scottish Executive, the Scotland Office and the Northern Ireland Office to try to salvage the service.
When they realize that the computer is actually enhancing customer service and lets them add the human touch, they will change their minds.
The ability to browse and touch merchandise, socialize while shopping, receive personalized service and stumble upon and explore unexpected products and sales, is something consumers do not want to see disappear.
FreedomPop has a service for sharing and receiving mobile Internet access through its iPod Touch cases (iPhone coming soon).
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Sponsors like Fidelity, Vanguard and Schwab are getting in touch with IRA owners about the new rules issued by the Internal Revenue Service in January.
You might not get 24-hour room service or branded bath robes, but you get a personal touch, history, conversation and the chance actually to enjoy yourself.
From its private mobile app allowing members to be even more connected no matter where they are, to the plans to provide even more deals, discounts and high-touch mastermind opportunities to hundreds (and eventually thousands) of businesses and service providers, the YEC today offers its members incredible advantages.
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You'd also want great mobile phone service, along with BlackBerry-type devices to help you be in touch with opportunities.
Another front line touch point for consumers, the lack of attention many brands give to top notch customer service is pitiful.
Ms. Hesseltine got the idea for using touch-screen technology to eliminate most or all of her minimum-wage customer-service staff after seeing a nearby juice business do something similar.
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Mr Brownlow said he was aware that some companies had been in touch with a view to acquiring BarrysWorld but could not say whether any would resurrect the service.
The Act demands that organisations it dubs Communication Service Providers (CSP) - broadly anyone that helps people keep in touch via the web, fax machine or phone - install technology that can automatically monitor what many of their customers are doing.
Service is professional and friendly, a plus in this intimate space. (A nice touch: linen handtowels in the bathroom.) The appetizers are rich and wonderful, as are the mesclun salad with cherry tomatoes, the lobster with baby potatoes and sliced tomatoes, and the sliced duck breast.
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