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Unbelievable Violation By World Renowned Bank – Record Fines!

Beyond Philosophy

Q: What has two Million phony accounts, 5,300 fired employees, a fine of $185 million and a retiring leader enjoying $124 million in stock and options after retirement? A: Wells Fargo Bank, the latest bank to suffer the scrutiny of the truth and forced to answer for taking advantage of its customers’ trust. Or will it?

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Want More Sales? Give All Your Money Away!

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This year, outdoor clothing retailer Patagonia announced that it would give 100 percent of its Black Friday retail and online sales to grassroots environmental organizations. In a subsequent blog post , company CEO Rose Marcario reported that Patagonia had expected Black Friday sales to reach $2 million. Sales soared in 2012.

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Would You Work Here?!?! Recruiting Now!

Beyond Philosophy

Like millions of Wells Fargo customers, Lorraine and I have checked to see if we had any accounts opened with the bank without our consent. A criminal investigation was launched last week in California to identify whether the bank committed felonies. Like millions of Wells Fargo customers, we don’t trust them because they lied.

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Wells Fargo: They Should Do This

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The San Francisco-based bank, whose employees opened many fraudulent and unauthorized accounts in their customers’ name, now enjoys the dubious honor of shouldering the most substantial penalty the agency has issued since its formation in 2011. million deposit accounts and over 500,000 credit accounts in all.

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6 Killer Applications for Artificial Intelligence in the Customer Engagement Contact Center

If Artificial Intelligence for businesses is a red-hot topic in C-suites, AI for customer engagement and contact center customer service is white hot. This white paper covers specific areas in this domain that offer potential for transformational ROI, and a fast, zero-risk way to innovate with AI.

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Losing Customers Trust is the Worst Penalty VW Will Face

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Banks lied to us, nearly crashing the world economy and causing the Great Recession. I had thought the banking crisis was the pinnacle of organizational stupidity but then last week we hear Volkswagen (VW) lost 30% of their value. The hope was the Clean Diesel would boost sales in the U.S.,

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Stereotypes: The Hard-Wired Way Our Brains Make Decisions

Beyond Philosophy

However, they are only interested in two of the descriptions: Linda is a bank teller. . Linda is a bank teller that is active in the feminist movement. . It can’t be more probable for her to be a feminist bank teller than it is for her to be a bank teller because of math. I said the second one. However, it’s wrong. .

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