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Do Customers Trust Your Website?
How often do you think about trust in terms of your website? You think about the content you put on it, the look and feel, the quality of the messaging. But if visitors to your website don't trust you, they won't become your customers.
How...
How to give your customers a choice between you and the competition and have them choose you.
Instead of giving your customers or potential customers a choice between you and your competition and having them choose the other guy, have them choose you.
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If You Can’t See It, They Won’t Do It
Recently, while developing a customer service program, I asked my client to provide me with detailed descriptions of behaviors he wanted his team members to engage in. He called me back a short time later and told me that his department heads...
Make An Offer Your Customers Can't Refuse
Are your sales coming up a little short these day? Retail sales, Internet commerce, and business-to-business suppliers are all having problems matching their stellar performances of previous years.
When economic times get tight, just about every...
Take Care of Yourself Before You Take Care of Your Customers
One of the most important questions people ask when they are focused on improving their quantity and quality of business is: “What is my competitive advantage? What makes me unique, memorable, special… what truly sets me apart from the rest?" ...
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Why Aren't You Using Freebies to Get More Customers?
Don't you just love a freebie? I know I do.
I've been in two situations recently as a customer, when I
received an unexpected freebie.
After ordering my usual bagel and coffee at the Bagel Bar,
the girl behind counter offered me a free bottle of mineral
water. I was about to ask for a glass of water anyway, so
this came as a welcome surprise.
A few days later found me buying a steak at the meat counter
in my local supermarket. I was having a chat with the guy
behind the counter about the fact that there didn't seem to
be too much meat for so much money.
He obviously took pity on my miserable face when he said -
"Tell you what sir, why don't you have this other steak for
the same price" and he slapped another one on top!
So what's the customer service lesson here?
The lesson is that most customers, love a freebie and if
they receive one from a supplier it builds a positive
relationship.
As customers, we're more likely to return and do business
with people who give us freebies and we're more likely to
tell other people about our positive experience.
I once read a story article about a restaurant owner who
would occasionally give people a free meal.
When a group of diners or a family asked for the bill he
would spontaneously announce that on this occasion they
were
his guests and they didn't have to pay for their meal.
Can you imagine how these people felt - what they said to
friends and work colleagues the next day?
That free meal probably cost the restaurant owner a lot less
that advertising in the local newspaper and it also brought
in a lot more new customers.
The Law of Reciprocity states that - "If you give someone
something or do something for them - they will want to repay
you - to give you something."
Why don't you think of some little unexpected freebie you
can offer your customers that'll encourage them to return
and also tell others about their positive experience.
And while we're at it - why not try the same thing with
members of your staff.
Even your personal relationships - a small unexpected gift
or an act of kindness can do wonders for any relationship.
Believe me, once you start to do this, you'll have many more
satisfied customers, happy staff and appreciative friends.
About the author:
Alan Fairweather -"The Motivation Doctor" - is the author of "How to get More Sales Without Selling" To receive your free newsletter and free ebooks, visit: http://www.howtogetmoresales.com
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