{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Smart Tan News","provider_url":"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com","title":"Going Social for Customer Service - Smart Tan News","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"5OyOtKmmlN\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/going-social-for-customer-service\/\">Going Social for Customer Service<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/going-social-for-customer-service\/embed\/#?secret=5OyOtKmmlN\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Going Social for Customer Service&#8221; &#8212; Smart Tan News\" data-secret=\"5OyOtKmmlN\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"Social media can be a great tool for small businesses; it can be used to raise awareness of your brand, promote deals and even serve as a customer service platform. According to an article on Mashable.com, small businesses can gain an advantage by using social media to address customer service needs. Many in the tanning business community use social media as an effective and transparent way to address customers\u2019 concerns and put a face on their businesses. \u201cWhen you engage the community, you personalize your business. Your business is no longer a store or a website: It\u2019s a person,\u201d says Marsha Collier, author of \u201cThe Ultimate Online Customer Service Guide,\u201d in the article. In order to effectively engage your clients, it\u2019s important to stay on top of your brand mentions in the social media world. By using tools like Seesmic, Tweetbeep and Social Mention, businesses can keep track of what people are saying about their brands. This can help businesses figure out what matters to customers and how to address their concerns. Customers don\u2019t want to do business with companies that have a bad customer service reputation and with more customers than ever using social media it\u2019s important to make sure your business is monitoring its online brand image. To read the full article at Mashable click here","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/smarttan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/customerkey.jpg"}