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You Never Know If That Customer Is A Shopper

You Never Know If That Customer Is A Shopper
By Kamyar Shah

What are we here to do? What is your job function when you come into work and get yourself ready for the day that is ahead of you? When you put on your combat shoes and strap up your helmet to go to war, do you truly know what is expected of you out there on the battlefield? In self storage, mostly everyone understands what they are there to do, but do they decide to execute it. How can we ensure that what we expect as property owners is being executed out there with all of the customers that enter our building? The best thing out there currently is secret shopping.

Secret shopping helps address some of the things that bother most people in the self storage world. One of them is the lack of personalized service. Some managers out there in the self storage world just treat callers and customers as if they are just a transaction. The caller asks for a price and then their wishes are met. We give them the price. Unfortunately, that is usually the end of the call. Many of us reading this blog might not know a lot about self storage, but we do not know the ins and outs of all business we need to do. With secret shopping, we can ensure that our associates are taking care of the caller completely. This is the best way to know what is truly being said in the interactions between our managers and the clients we want to turn into renters. All associates should step in to the customers shoes when trying to serve them. How would you like to be treated when you are shopping for something that you are in need of?

With secret shopping, we get the unique opportunity to try to understand what the caller or customer truly wants and we can see what else we need to do to get more clients into our rental facility. Take a step back. How do you like to be treated when you enter a customer service environment when you know someone is going to try to sell you something? Most would say they like to be treated as if they are a person wherever they go. They want to feel that their needs are different from the next person. Now most people despise the over the top, wishy washy, hey would like you a drink of water sales environments. On that note, it still makes most feel good that someone is at least trying to be different. Most people do not visit places that do not even try to be helpful. Sometimes, as customers, we are forced to go to those non-helpful places to get our needs satisfied. You do not want to be that self storage facility that people just go to because they have to. You should want your environment to be inviting.

With most environments, it is hard for most managers to see how their employees are treating the customers. With secret shopping, it allows us to get a true gage how the customer is served. To all the self storage managers out there, next time you are on the phone or a customer walks in, just think about how you want to be treated. Do not let the last customer who was angry deter you from better servicing the next. Do not let what is going on at home hinder you from blowing the next customers socks off with your service. You can never know if you are talking to a secret shopping agent who is evaluating your level of customer service. Put yourself in their shoes, how do you want to be treated if you walked through the doors of a self storage facility?

You Never Know If That Customer Is A Shopper

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What Do Your Clients Want?

What Do Your Clients Want?
By Jody Gabourie

What Your Clients Want: 9 Ways to Find Out

In order to successfully market yourself and your business, you need to understand what your prospects and customers need and what kinds of questions they want answered.

When you know this information, you can use the content for your website, articles, newsletter, brochures, teleseminars, ezine, speaking engagements, blog, free reports, and so on. You can also use it to design new programs, workshops, services and products.

In other words, you need this information to do ALL your marketing!

So, how do you find out what your prospective and current customers need and want most? Well, asking them is the quickest, easiest and most direct method. There are also ways you can "eavesdrop" to find out stuff too.

Below are 9 ways for you to stay on top of what your target group wants:

1) Have a question page on your website

-allow people to submit questions to you in your area of expertise

-have the link available on every page of your website

2) Keep current with happenings in your industry

-when you read magazines, newspapers and trade publications clip out anything that you feel would be of interest to your prospects, or have a possible impact on your clients' businesses

3) Ask questions on your blog and allow people to post comments

-if you have a blog, ensure that you are providing lots of opportunity to get feedback from people who're reading your posts

-keep track of questions that are being asked and see if there are recurring themes you could write a specific blog about, or create a new product

4) Solicit feedback prior to speaking to a group

-you can ask the coordinator of the seminar if they know of any specific concerns and issues that are facing the audience you will be speaking to

-if conducting your talk for a specific company, ask if you can send an email around prior to the event in order to make sure your talk specifically targets the group's needs

5) Set up a specific email address for people to send you questions

-promote yourself as an expert by providing people with an opportunity to submit questions

-tell people about this resource via your newsletter or ezine, and make sure to publish some of the questions & answers in the next newsletter

6) Do a survey

-at the end of a presentation or talk, pass around a brief hand-out asking for feedback and any questions that they didn't get answered

-have an online survey asking specific questions around new products, programs, customer service , etc. and promote the link in your newsletter, ezine, special email and blog

-pick up the telephone and call some current customers to find out what's working/what's not, what new product or services they need, and any other question you want information about

-have a sheet at tradeshows where people can write down their burning questions and you'll get back to them - give away a prize for the best questions

7) Join online forums

-browse through online forums that are geared towards your niche market to see what kinds of questions people are asking and what frustrations they're experiencing

8) Gather information on your website contact page

-have another field (box) on the contact form where people can provide details about themselves and their needs

9) Keep watch on competitors newsletters, articles and blogs

-see what questions that they are being asked and what kind of information they're providing to their clients and prospective customers

I encourage you to use several of these methods for finding out exactly what your customer base and prospects want. Not only will you ensure that you stay current but you'll also have great targeted content for all your communications.

The more you understand whom you're talking to, the more your marketing efforts will succeed and the more lucrative success you'll have.

Jody Gabourie, The Small Business Marketing Coach, delivers simple, innovative and powerful marketing strategies to help business owners find and keep their most profitable clients. To learn more about how she can help you take your business to the next level, and to sign up for her FREE special report, ezine and articles, visit her site at http://www.JodyGabourieMarketingCoach.com

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How Sure Are You That You Are Delivering Exceptional Customer Service?

How Sure Are You That You Are Delivering Exceptional Customer Service?
By Leanne Hoagland-Smith

Do you, as a small business owner, believe that you deliver the exceptional customer experience? A survey by Bain & Co. verified that 80% of those companies surveyed believed, possibly like you, that they delivered an exceptional customer service experience. However, the results of this survey revealed that only 8% of their customers believed the same way.

So why this gap between the desired beliefs of small business owners to C Level management and the actual ones of the customers?

Part of the explanation has to do with the overall lack of a strategic plan not to mention a customer loyalty plan. However, the inability to identify the Points of Connection (those things that the customer see, hears, touches, smells, tastes or feel) along with Points of Potential (operating systems) that are not properly aligned to purpose of business probably contribute just as much to a poor customer service experience.

Additionally having employees with bad attitudes does not deliver an exceptional customer service experience. The bad attitudes of employees were cited by close to 70% of the customers who took their business elsewhere. Again, what your customers see and hear from your employees are two significant Points of Connection.

Another survey in the 20th century by Learning Dynamics discovered that 1 out of 5 senior management personnel do not even talk with customers. Additionally, 1 out of 3 responsible for reaching customers (marketing) do not talk with these same individuals that are hearing the various marketing messages. Finally, 2 out of 3 involved in innovation (research and development) do not talk to those who are looking for better products and services. Do you see a large disconnect here? Or in the often quoted line: What we have here is a failure to communicate!

These reasons all demonstrate why only 1 out of 10 of your customers believe that you delivering exceptional customer service. To avoid delivering poor customer service, then maybe you as the small business owner to the C Level executive management team need to reconnect with your customers through a customer loyalty experience. By not taking action, your business may continue to be one of those firms that operate in denial much like the ostrich with its head in the sand.

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Customer Service - Wacky Client Management

Customer Service - Wacky Client Management
By Jan Verhoeff

How to deal with a customer who places undo demands on your time and abilities...

Some days I want to turn off the phone. I've had more than one day of dealing with ditzy customers who ask more than they should, and feel as if they have a right to ask. Excuse me... This is my time!

You've probably had one or two of these delightful customers walk into your business. They come in with a big cheesy smile requesting your time, innocently enough, the first time. You grant their requests, visualizing better days to come, because they're just so pleasant. The second time you see them coming, you do their bidding and smile back, knowing that you're building a raport that can't be beat! It's going to pay you back in the long run.

Then they appear on the horizon the third time. You begin to see the distant motives, through that cheesy grin, you see only a give me attitude. The person is BRILLIANT! They actually have talent you've dreamed of, and could be offering a lot to society in general. But the victimology behind their cheesy grin is a glaring reality. You dodge the visit on your way out the door to a perceived emergency, only to find them waiting when you return.

When they appear for the forth time, you gasp in frustration and answer their questions fast, because you know they'll be back, again and again, until you do. You may even avoid by referring them to someone else. It won't work, they've found a sucker and they'll be back.

The fifth time this customer appears, you know you've got a problem. But you're beyond knowing what to do with it. The boundaries have been breeched. You've already given them your services, they don't have a clue that you're working for PAY, you actually have benefited from this customer and you feel guilty turning them down. They've given you numerous recommendations. But you resent their presence in your life, because they just seem so needy and demanding.

Relax.

You do have a solution in your hands.

A heart-to-heart talk will help. But honestly, you're going to be the giver for the rest of the relationship. They gave you just enough to get you moving their direction and they'll keep you moving in that same direction as long as they can keep you going there.

Stop batting your head against the wall and start setting boundaries.

I can help you on Tuesday, at 4 PM. Meet me at the office. Tell them up front that you only have twenty minutes (take your coffee cup and have something scheduled immediately after their appointment). When their twenty minutes is up (it really was your coffee break time) you have to go. Get up, usher this wonderful client out the door and go.

Once you've begun to set your boundaries again, you can actually get control of the situation and moe it back to the realm of client relationship. Victimology ceases to work on you. Resentment fades (you can spare a coffee break). And Life becomes normal again.

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Three More Tips To Achieve Customer Loyalty

Three More Tips To Achieve Customer Loyalty
By Jonathan G Higgins

Customer loyalty is key to business of any size. You put a lot of work in to each paying client. Once you get them, you don't want to let them go. Here are three great tips you can start implementing now.

How Can Being Like a Doctor Win Your Customers Over?

That's easy! Make house calls. Visit your customer whenever you can. Instead of using the phone to call, stop by the office and speak with him or her in person. This is sure to develop customer loyalty.

If there is paper work to deal with, rather than use the mail or a courier, meet for coffee or breakfast. Such face-to-face encounters go a long way to building customer loyalty.

Do your customers live around the country? That's fine. When ever you travel for business and you are somewhere close to a client, make an effort to stop by and visit.

Double Check Your Invoices

We all make mistakes. It is part of being human. But sometimes even honest mistakes can be misinterpreted. One thing you never want to do is over charge a client.

Even if the client really trusts you, this kind of mistake can leave a bad feeling. If it happens more than once with good clients, they may start to wonder. Always double and triple check your invoices.

Some of your customers, especially new ones, will not have yet begun to fully trust you. Over charging them could really turn them off forever. Implement a check system to make sure you never overcharge a client.

Get Skype and Get Your Customers On It

Skype is an online chat and phone service. I use it because it allows me to make phone calls in the States for free and anywhere in the world for less than 2 cents a minute. I have an import business and have clients all over.

Skype also has a chat service. It is a great way to stay in touch with customers. Once they are in your Skype address book, you can see whenever they are online. You can send them just in time updates.

Another good use of Skype is checking up on clients who haven't used your services in a while. Once they are in your address book, they are there forever. You will be able to contact them again.

Customer loyalty doesn't just happen for most. You have to work at it. But the payoff is worth it. That customer will buy from you for life. Follow these strategies and you will be a customer management master.

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We All Need Customer Service

We All Need Customer Service
By Kamyar Shah

When dining out, you expect it. When looking for that perfect gift, you hope it will be there. At Christmas time, when that red sweater with a reindeer on it could not be given to even the coldest of recipients, you gave them your receipt and hoped for cash. We all depend on customer service.

This is the most basic offering of any good business. It is the ability for a company, person or establishment to give their customers what they want in a timely and kind manner. But what has happened these days? It seems that somewhere in the last five or so years this oldest of consumer traditions has been all but tossed out the window. It used to be that you could walk into a nice restaurant with a date and you would not have to think twice about their customer service. But now, all too often one could walk into the very same place and wish there were some way to give a negative tip, a discount for how lousy the waiter was.

It is hard to determine what caused this. Maybe it is something in the water making people more self-centered and care less about the job they are doing. It could be in the air, with all of the exhaust fumes finally causing disconnect between people and the society they are a part of.

If you do not think this is happening where you live, just go to the airport. Remember those days when you would be excited about going to fly somewhere? The commercials of old, with stewardesses smiling and gleefully helping you to your seat are laughable now. Instead of the comforts of old and the effort of airlines to help you relax, it is all about doing what you are told, in the name of security of course. Well, security is necessary and all well and good, but who decided that security meant that absolutely everyone employed by the commercial airline services can be rude?

It is just taken as a matter of course, but it should cause people to step back and question why this is happening. Ticket prices are going up and customer service is going down. Hmm, does not make very much sense, does it?

The airlines are just one example. Restaurant wait staff has suffered from this negative shift as well. Instead of staff working for a tip, it is now just expected. Yep, if you go eat and have a terrible waiter, you better still tip them. If you do not, and you cannot make it out of the door fast enough, you better look out. It is not unheard of these days for staff to follow you outside and accost you for daring to not give them a tip for their lack of service.

If you think about the way things are changing with the Internet, this especially does not make any rational sense. Small businesses are suffering because of the array of cheaper offerings which can be found online. The difference between the Internet and the small business is that most basic offering: customer service. If businesses neglect to offer any kind of customer service, than they are doing nothing but shooting themselves in the feet. Surely they will begin to realize that positive human interaction is what builds positive business relationships. If not, their products are just a cheaper click away.

We All Need Customer Service

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Importance Of Online Customer Service (Chat & Email Support)

Importance Of Online Customer Service (Chat & Email Support)
By William Chen

Online customer service has become an essential factor in the growth of any business. Global competition is fierce and service providers are trying their best to improve customer loyalty. It is extremely important to keep customers happy and satisfied. This can be possible only by providing top quality services to customers. If they are not happy with the performances and deliveries of the service providers then this will not only stop the growth of the business but can also terminate the business completely. Companies who look deeply into the details of customer service will prove to be most successful in winning customers and increasing their own productivity.

It is important to think proactively about customer service. Service providers sometimes fail in their efforts to execute strategies that help build an effective online customer relationship. A successful online customer relationship can be developed by incorporating certain tools like often used shipping addresses, billing information, and services such as the ability to access gift registration and product availability.

Interactive online live chats, email support are 2 important, popular and emerging ways to provide effective services to customers leading to potential growth of the business.

Live Chat and Email support:

Live chat and email support are the two most effective and efficient ways to provide customer support/services. Customers have always preferred these two to other modes. These two methods are drastically different form each other. Live chat is providing instant answers and professional services on various products customers inquire about. Email support is a method of clearing customer queries through electronic mail service. This involves tracking big volumes of email, analyzing them thoroughly and replying with required solutions. In any case it is important to clear customer queries with right solutions and treat them with utmost respect.

Providing customer services in both cases of live chat and email support is not an easy task. Representatives must be well trained on products and operational functions. The service quality and teams should be intact.

Top strategies to provide effective customer services:

• Never use tricks: Treating customers with respect should be considered the biggest priority. Never lie, breach or use any rude tactics.

• First impression matters: This sets the mood for further business development. When you receive a customer online, make sure you respond quickly. If it is through email, and you need some time to analyze the request, then send confirmation saying you have received the request and will answer soon.

• Be warm: Let it not be limited only to their queries and your solutions. Get more personal. Try discussing various topics like weather and world affairs. Its time you get friendly with your customers.

• Get them involved: Take one step further to get more personal with them. After you are done with your services, ask them politely to write testimonials for you. A few words on your services towards them and your company will help build an interactive time.

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Why Your Business Needs a Process Automation and CRM System

Why Your Business Needs a Process Automation and CRM System
By Shilpi C

The success story of IT is non-stoppable. It has changed the business vistas and is adding more to it. The business is harnessing the best of IT and is getting benefitted also. The innovations in technology have paved many advents for handling the business processes. IT in short, has automated the business processes and provided the people to look on the business rather than working in the business.

There are many business professionals who complain that after giving more than 100% to their business they are not getting return accordingly. This information clearly reflects the lack of right approach. They are working hard in the business rather than looking on the ways that can add pinnacles to their business if followed properly. This concept of looking for the ways that can help you to automate your business is called Business Process Automation or BPA. This is an automated approach to regulate the costs attached to various business processes. BPA is an integrated approach to make the company IT regulated.

Why one needs Business Process Automation is the question that strikes the mind of many people? By implementing the business approach you can leverage the following benefits:

1. It reduces manual approach and makes the company more IT dependent and automated.

2. It reduces cost by cutting on the labor requirements.

3. It leads to higher productivity thereby increasing the productivity of the company and reducing the cycle times involved.

4. It limits the users to be in regulations and adhere to the company's strategies strictly.

5. It gives the complete overview of present company status and compares it with the past reviews also.

The above listed features can really help your company to carve a success road map. To further automate your business and give it an upper hand on the other companies you can also take care of other technologies including CRM, ERP and many others. CRM is the Customer Relationship Management.

CRM actually is a technology that can gel well with your existing company system rather than a tool that only dictates the business process. It actually works as a propeller and catalyst to make your business move ahead successfully. Its implementations give IT professionals to look at other options and give them a chance to retain customers lifelong and increase the business opportunities.

The opportunities are many more and can you keep at one step ahead in the competition. The business automation and CRM can prove the base pillars to carve a road map for your business success.

The author is a web specialist and Internet Marketing expert with vast experience in the field of online marketing. She is presently associated with IDS Logic as Internet Marketing Manager, an offshore outsourcing company in India providing web based solutions to global clients.

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Slow Paying Customers Can Cause Huge Cashflow Problems

Slow Paying Customers Can Cause Huge Cashflow Problems
By Scotie Keithlow

One of the most common business problems is when you've done the work, but people are being slow to pay you. You can get behind with bills and be short of money to invest in your business. Understandably, this is an annoying situation. However, there are a few ways to improve the speed at which your customers pay.

Remember: You're a Credit Provider

Work + Invoice = Credit

Since you're offering them a credit service, you should consider running a credit check on the customer before you start work if the bill is going to be high. This will show you whether the company/person you're about to do work for is in trouble. It can also help avoid lots of problems later on. You can usually run credit checks online for next-to-nothing.

Give Invoices a Due Date

One mistake many home businesses make is to send invoices that have a fancy layout that states how much the customer owes but doesn't contain any direct instruction as to when the invoice is due. The result? The customer decides your invoice goes to the back of the pile with the other 'unimportant bills'.

To avoid this, give your invoices a due date. Set the due date two or three weeks from the date of the invoice. Make sure you highlight it. People will see your deadline and realize you mean business. Your invoice is now in the 'dated' pile with the 'real' bills, and you'll get your payment sooner rather than later. If you don't, a follow-up phone call referring to the late payment will usually do the trick. Almost no one refuses to pay if you confront him/her directly, but they will if they think they can get away with it.

Some places might even let you charge interest or fees on money you are owed by simply putting a due date on the invoice. Check your local laws.

You Could Try Debt Factoring

This is when you sell your invoices to a third party who specializes in administration and collection. They give you the money for the invoice up front instead of you having to wait for the customer to pay.

If you try this approach, just remember that the company is going to charge a percentage for the invoice they are paying and they are probably not treating your customers as you would treat them. It might be best to only sell invoices to debt factoring companies when the customer hasn't paid by the due date, letting the company act more like a collection agency.

Collection Agencies

You should always talk to the customer before you take this route. If they're not paying, chances are there's a reason. You might be about to force them out of business. On the other hand, they might just be forgetful. In any event, be certain the customer knows you are speaking with a collection agency. This might make them decide to make payment arrangements of some kind. If your last resort is to sell the debt to a collection agency, it will cost you about 10% of the debt. The collection agency will try everything to intimidate your customer into paying, ultimately taking them to court if necessary. Make sure you check out the agency beforehand; you don't want them to be doing anything illegal.

Be Prepared to Settle.

At some time or another, you might end up being owed money by a business that is in financial trouble. You're just one in a long list of creditors, as everything falls down around them. In this situation, you need to be prepared to settle with them for less than the original invoice or risk getting nothing. It is a bad situation, but it's better to give them a break and get some money than pushing them further into bankruptcy and getting nothing.

To find more information about business and how to solve cashflow problems visit http://comprehensive-business.com

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Slow Paying Customers Can Cause Huge Cashflow Problems

Slow Paying Customers Can Cause Huge Cashflow Problems
By Scotie Keithlow

One of the most common business problems is when you've done the work, but people are being slow to pay you. You can get behind with bills and be short of money to invest in your business. Understandably, this is an annoying situation. However, there are a few ways to improve the speed at which your customers pay.

Remember: You're a Credit Provider

Work + Invoice = Credit

Since you're offering them a credit service, you should consider running a credit check on the customer before you start work if the bill is going to be high. This will show you whether the company/person you're about to do work for is in trouble. It can also help avoid lots of problems later on. You can usually run credit checks online for next-to-nothing.

Give Invoices a Due Date

One mistake many home businesses make is to send invoices that have a fancy layout that states how much the customer owes but doesn't contain any direct instruction as to when the invoice is due. The result? The customer decides your invoice goes to the back of the pile with the other 'unimportant bills'.

To avoid this, give your invoices a due date. Set the due date two or three weeks from the date of the invoice. Make sure you highlight it. People will see your deadline and realize you mean business. Your invoice is now in the 'dated' pile with the 'real' bills, and you'll get your payment sooner rather than later. If you don't, a follow-up phone call referring to the late payment will usually do the trick. Almost no one refuses to pay if you confront him/her directly, but they will if they think they can get away with it.

Some places might even let you charge interest or fees on money you are owed by simply putting a due date on the invoice. Check your local laws.

You Could Try Debt Factoring

This is when you sell your invoices to a third party who specializes in administration and collection. They give you the money for the invoice up front instead of you having to wait for the customer to pay.

If you try this approach, just remember that the company is going to charge a percentage for the invoice they are paying and they are probably not treating your customers as you would treat them. It might be best to only sell invoices to debt factoring companies when the customer hasn't paid by the due date, letting the company act more like a collection agency.

Collection Agencies

You should always talk to the customer before you take this route. If they're not paying, chances are there's a reason. You might be about to force them out of business. On the other hand, they might just be forgetful. In any event, be certain the customer knows you are speaking with a collection agency. This might make them decide to make payment arrangements of some kind. If your last resort is to sell the debt to a collection agency, it will cost you about 10% of the debt. The collection agency will try everything to intimidate your customer into paying, ultimately taking them to court if necessary. Make sure you check out the agency beforehand; you don't want them to be doing anything illegal.

Be Prepared to Settle.

At some time or another, you might end up being owed money by a business that is in financial trouble. You're just one in a long list of creditors, as everything falls down around them. In this situation, you need to be prepared to settle with them for less than the original invoice or risk getting nothing. It is a bad situation, but it's better to give them a break and get some money than pushing them further into bankruptcy and getting nothing.

To find more information about business and how to solve cashflow problems visit http://comprehensive-business.com

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