Article: The Sun, Lowell, Mass., Dave Anderson column.

By Dave Anderson, The Sun, Lowell, Mass. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Jul. 10--COMPANIES WITH BEST SERVICE ARE THOSE WITH BEST PRODUCT: Do you know what they call those people who are charged with the responsibility for making our experience as consumers a pleasant one? I have heard and seen many titles -- customer service representative, client relation specialist and, my favorite, customer satisfaction manager.

But if you're actually talking to anyone with one of these titles, you're probably not very satisfied. In our economy, customer service has become a legion of workers dedicated to explaining why things didn't go as advertised. If ...

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