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## [Customer Service Week: Be Ready, Here's How](https://resources.benchmarkportal.com/contact-center-articles/customer-service-week-be-ready-heres-how)

Sep 28, 2018 |

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 BY BRUCE BELFIORE | September 28, 2018 Are you prepared for Customer Service Week? Customer Service Week is October 1-5, 2018. Find opportunities to bring forth stories and experiences about customers. Find powerful ways to get your colleagues to put ... 

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## [Customer Service Week: Be Ready, Be Very Ready](https://resources.benchmarkportal.com/contact-center-articles/customer-service-week-ideas)

Sep 29, 2017 |

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 BY BRUCE BELFIORE | September 29, 2017 Are you prepared for Customer Service Week? Customer Service Week is October 2-6, 2017. Find opportunities to bring forth stories and experiences about customers. Find powerful ways to get your colleagues to put ... 

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## [Customer Service Week is Coming! Are You Ready??](https://resources.benchmarkportal.com/contact-center-articles/customer-service-week-is-coming-are-you-ready)

Sep 19, 2017 |

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 BY BRUCE BELFIORE | September 18, 2017 I know. It’s not exactly Independence Day or Christmas, but Customer Service Week (CSW) still deserves some thought and celebration. In the U.S. it comes between Labor Day and Thanksgiving, which seems appropriate. After ... 

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