Monday, 9 August 2010

How To Keep Customers For Life


Any initiative to put the 'customers first' must be underpinned by the following assumptions:

  1. Reward them – make it feel good to do business with you; let them know what great service they are getting

  2. Forget about selling – people love to buy; they hate to be sold at!

  3. People only buy good feelings and solutions to problems

  4. Keep asking: "What's the unmet need?", "How are we doing?", "How can we do better?".

16 comments:

Jorge said...

Is this in Customers Are Kings book? Available in Europe?

Unknown said...

The book is called Customer Is King (with a Foreword by Richard Branson). yes it comes from there.

Special Editions printed/translated in
* USA
* India
* Turkey
* Brazil
* Spain
* China.


http://www.robertcraven.co.uk/customer-is-king-book.php

Andrew said...

Not your most complete blog posting on the subject.

Others are more worthwhile. Or is it a filler while you are on your hols?

Andrew

Julie said...

On but it is also about so much more than just ticking boxes. It is about the passion and drive behind the business. We are not sausage machines but living, breathing entities with personalities.

Julie

Unknown said...

Not a filler but yes, adapted from an earlier article.

Mark Humblestone said...

I repeat, "the trick is to put the customer first".

Richard W said...

The principle is simple bit so difficult to put into practice.

D said...

This is what we all strive to do.

Jim (BL) said...

D = Debbie from Barclays?

Anonymous said...

A precursor to Real Facts as presented at Latmier Place?

Unknown said...

Yes, in some senses this is a precursor to the Real Facts presentation at Latimer Place.

Anonymous said...

More socialist bollocks!

Anonymous said...

Actually "No!".

Plain common business sense. If you can't see that then I would have to lower myself to the level of your language!

Pat

Anonymous said...

Actually "No!".

Plain common business sense. If you can't see that then I would have to lower myself to the level of your language!

Pat

Jim (BL) said...

D = Debbie from Barclays?

Richard W said...

The principle is simple bit so difficult to put into practice.