How To Take Your Business To The Next Level ? #Wehelpu2grow

I am sure you would have heard this innumerable number of times, that "A satisfied customer is the best business strategy of all".So let us look at the critical factors where there are likelihood that mistakes could occur and discuss how to prevent such mistakes to focus on our objective of making every customer into a goodwill ambassador.

#When the customer is complaining put yourself in their shoes.That will yield great results.

When customers start complaining many would like to resort to this "old" method to prove that the complaint itself is not valid by defending like a reflex action right from the beginning. Result? This ruins the whole game. It will ultimately end up into eroding the whole discussion into an argument (remember, customer is also equally aggressive)

#For every customer who bothers to complain, 26 other customers remain silent

---So listen,listen and listen when they start complaining...Never forget the fact that the customers have a much louder voice than before. Need proof? Please check the innumerable number of websites where unhappy customers are uploading such experiences.

#Once you are convinced that an error has taken place,What is the greatest mistake that can take place#?

Not Accepting that such a mistake has taken place quickly and gracefully. It is a blunder and really a bad#sin! ....If there is a mistake made, please accept it gracefully rather than spoiling it further with wrong attitude. Once the mistake is accepted the next logical step would be to do the damage control by making sure that the necessary rectification / correction is made to the total satisfaction of the customer. What could happen if a mistake is not resolved properly? Not only that the customer will go elsewhere but your very brand image will also be tarnished.

#Thinking that you are in a competition with your customer to win that argument/whatever every time you talk to them#?

It is not a situation of who wins.You might pretend to lose to win the confidence of your customers for the benefit of your company.That is what an ideal employee should do to create a win-win situation.

#Not being kind and considerate to customers is a big mistake#?

Customers can have different views. May be the policy of the organization doesn't match well with that. That is fine.There could always be ways to pacify a customer who is upset if the policy of the organization is ethical and acceptable without looking biased. "Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much." Being kind and considerate generates a lot of confidence and would create a better atmosphere for problem solving. "Ask your customers to be part of the solution, and don't view them as part of the problem. ".

Research says that it takes 12 positive experiences to make up for one unresolved negative experience and you can well imagine how costly this could be.

# Not replying to the customers promptly is again a deadly sin#?.

If they bring to your attention some issues please don't beat around the bush. Focus on what is mentioned.Reply with proper answers which are acceptable and ethically correct.The delay in replying to a customer complaint or neglecting to reply/wrong replies are the deadly sins which would pave the way for ruining any confidence left with the customer(if at all any..)

In these days of system generated messages which rule the digital world there are chances that every email generated with an attachment may not be manually updated keeping in view of the garbage in garbage out theory of automated systems.So this is bound to have errors if input data's are not updated.More important don't lose the touch with the customers by just communicating with them only through email and forwarding the documents by couriers. “Putting customers at the center of your business is what it takes to create a competitive advantage.”

Again it is a well documented fact that when it comes to sales, the probability of selling to an existing happy customer is up to 14 times higher than the probability of selling to a new customer.

#Not being accessible to your customers#?Please take out time to meet them in person, understand their requirements rather than communicating with them virtually at all points of time .If not corrected this could be a fatal mistake in the long term. Remember ? Out of sight, out of mind. It is again an accepted and identified fact that the news of bad customer service reaches more than twice as many ears as praise for a good service experience.

#Not being diplomatic in your discussions with your customers#?.

Even when the customer is probably wrong from organization's point of view,you could tactfully put across that point and make a good impression.Which means to say that while dealing with a customer who might probably be discussing with a wrong assumption(data) utmost patience and care is required to put across the accurate point correctly from the organizations's side to make a good impression.It is important to be patient even when a customer is probably wrong so that the impression created is positive even in such occasions. "Tact and diplomacy are skills centered around an understanding of other people and being sensitive to their opinions, beliefs, ideas and feelings". Effective use of such skills comes from being able to sense accurately what another person is feeling or thinking at any given time and then responding in such a way as to avoid bad feelings or awkwardness, whilst at the same time asserting or reflecting your own ideas and feelings back in a delicate and well-meaning fashion.

Most Important: Consider that every customer can be a potential goodwill ambassador (Internal customers also included).So the golden rule should be to resolve the dispute with the customer in a manner that is fully acceptable to the customer.

Best way to build your brand? Retain All Your Customers & Make Them Goodwill Ambassadors ..Agree?

Thanks for your kind attention.

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