Impeccable Customer Service Tip #223
WOW your most hard-to-please customers and they’ll not only remain loyal and tend to lighten up a bit … they’ll also refer their (far-less-difficult) friends and family.
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WOW your most hard-to-please customers and they’ll not only remain loyal and tend to lighten up a bit … they’ll also refer their (far-less-difficult) friends and family.
Ask clients, “What is the number one thing you demand or want most OUT OF [this product; service]?” This carefully crafted question will help to uncover their dominant buying motive.
Treat every job applicant the way you would a potential customer/client … or future referral partner. Offer them something to drink. Don’t keep them waiting too long. Ask thoughtful questions. Validate their parking. Follow up and follow through … even if they don’t get the position.
Not sure how to address a customer or client? Prefer to be on a first-name basis? The key is to ask early in the relationship: “By the way, do you prefer ‘Bob’ or ‘Mr. Smith’?” They’ll almost always give you permission to use their first name.
“It’s human nature for people to take precisely as much interest in you as they believe you’re taking in them.” –Danny Meyer, Setting the Table
Thoughts lead to decisions. Decisions lead to actions. Actions lead to results.
Choose your customer service thoughts wisely, for they are the catalyst for achieving your desired results.
Writing errors (grammatical/technical) can imply rushing, laziness, ignorance, or even lack of care. Spell-check doesn’t equal proofread. Before hitting ‘send,’ ‘post’ or ‘share,’ be sure to give it a once-over. (And for the really important stuff you may want to use a “second set of eyes.”)
Sometimes it’s important to react to a customer’s question as if it’s the very first time you’ve heard that question. (Especially when there’s a chance you might regard their question as “silly.”)
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“Rule 1: The customer is always right. Rule 2: If the customer is ever wrong, re-read Rule 1.”
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