Usman Ghani (August 30, 2016)
Happy and amazed customers have always been vital to the survival of any business, for these are the types of clients who become brand advocates. Wooing them can be an intricate job, and only by efficient service, friendly attitude, commitment and great customer service skills can you accomplish this and nurture brand advocates. In order to offer a delightful service experience, you must ensure the following factors are regimented into your organizational culture and implemented with your clients:
Efficiency is capable of predominantly making or breaking your brand’s image and impression in your customers’ eyes. Customers want fast, convenient and reliable service and if you fall behind on any of these fronts, they will immediately label you as inefficient and share feedback which can potentially mean a major decline in customer satisfaction. While efficiency in time, service and selling is something clients feel they’re entitled to, it nonetheless has the ability of impressing them beyond their expectations. Make sure that you’re implementing all latest technological tools in order to be in contact with your clients 24/7 and have plausible damage control inventories, which answer their queries and resolve any issues that may arise. Let your efforts of being available to them show in the way you handle them and train your staff to be good at immediate crisis handling.
“Actions speak louder than words” is particularly true when taking your relationship with customers into consideration. Your body language, your tone, your words and your overall behavior influences the perception your clients have of you. Make sure you maintain a friendly and welcoming posture while interacting with them. To strategically improve relations and woo them, you must pay attention to the little things they say, be a good listener and monitor conversations to gain insights about your clients, their problems, queries and expectations. This will put you in a better position to help them out, keep your relationship with them afloat and convince them of their importance and value to your business.
Nothing puts off customers faster than under-delivering and coming across as ignorant or careless in your service. You must make sure that you not only reach and fulfill their levels of expectations but also consistently improve your standards of customer service to woo them. Outperforming yourself and your competitors by solving problems, making your service more effective, surprising your customers and constantly improving the quality of your products will itself act as a catalyst in improving the service experience. Brands that place value on and deliver in accordance with client expectations are able to achieve better business results.
Customers base their experience with your business primarily on what you can and cannot do for them and therefore give a lot of importance to the words such as “yes, I can do that,” and “yes, let me try” etc. Nurturing lifelong relationships with clients is not an easy task, it is therefore, imperative to ensure full support and unified efforts focused entirely on clients and their needs, in order to woo them. This will not only convince clients of your commitment to making their experience better with your business but will keep them happy and contented since they know that you can go the extra mile for them.
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