When I started Bootstrap Service I did so with the idea that many younger or emerging companies were doing themselves a disservice by not making the right choices and investments in their customer service or support efforts early enough in their evolution. It’s my belief that this approach forces companies to react to customer service activity rather than being proactive and getting prepared, resulting in far less agility and much higher costs in hard dollars, poor service delivery, lower customer satisfaction, and diluted brand value.

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