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ESSENTIAL QUESTION?HOW CAN I MAKE GOOD DECISIONS?
Customer Service
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CUSTOMER SERVICE & Internet Marketing
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Customer Service Online
Personalize customer service – dealing with each shopper as an individual
For most online shoppers, a product’s price is a – secondary consideration
Trust – is the biggest thingLess than HALF of the customers that used
the search engine purchased from the cheapest retailer, the majority bought from – the retailers whom they had them most trust in
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Customer Service & Website Design
ON the web, savvy designers don’t let you – get lostDesigning a site that is – easy to navigate is essential to
creating a satisfying shopping experience and boosting an e-business’s bottom line
On average, shoppers who enter these sites – find what they’re looking for and buy it in less than 6 minutes
It usually takes the top companies – no more than 5 days to deliver a purchase to a buyers door
To reduce their costs, some online businesses have outsourced, or – contracted an outside agency their customer support departments to countries like India where salaries are a fraction of those paid in the US
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Intelligent Agents
Intelligent agents – are mini programs that simplify the work you do online
With intelligent agents, BarnesandNoble.com can – remember you are a mystery buff and suggest new titles you might like to buy
Airline sites can remember – you prefer window seats and vegetarian meals
Researchers have found that online shoppers with stick with – stores that already know their names, addresses, credit-card info and preferences
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Bots, Agents and Cookies
Bots keep working even when your computer is off. They scan the web continuously – looking for computer-program updates, new product alerts, price changes and the like
Intelligent agents depend on files known as cookies to – remember who you are
Cookies keep track of – information such as your name, preferences, age & address
Since cookies are inserted in your browser without your knowledge, - your browser may contain some cookies you don’t want
Advertising agencies sometimes – slip cookies into your browser to discover your interests
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Customizing a Website
Personalization is – the key that unlocks online shopper’s wallets
A happy customer is a – repeat customerThere is a good reason for making the
shopping experience rewarding for online consumers – good service sways customers to identify and target them
Profiling – gathering info on customers to identify and target them
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Customer Relationship Management
The intense focus on the consumer is called – customer relationship management (CRM) FOCUS –
Knowledge management – for acquiring info about the customer, analyzing it, and keeping tabs on the customer’s satisfaction
Database consolidation – for putting info about a customer in one place, generally a single database
Customer choice – for letting customers choose the way they prefer to receive support, whether by email, phone or online chat
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What do you think?
What percent of online shoppers visited a bricks and mortar store to make their final purchase?
45%What percent of bricks and mortar window
shoppers ended up shopping on online?17%
Why???? What do you think?
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CUSTOMER SERVICE BASICS
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Importance of the sales associate
45% of customers say they are likely to spend more if the sales associate is helpful
18% of customers will walkout of a store if they don’t like the attitude of the sales associate
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Good Business
Satisfied customers are loyal customers who tell their friends
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Steps of Selling
Pre Approach1. Approach the Customer2. needs Determined3. Product Presentation4. Objections Handled5. Close the Sale6. Suggestive selling
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Pre Approach
Steps to take before walking on the sales floor
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Pre Approach Knowledgethings to know before trying to sell a
productProduct into: features, benefits, materials,
country of origin, # in stock, sizes available, etc.
Store into: hours open, where merchandise is located, who else is working, etc.
company into: return policies, warranties, website into, who your target market is
industry into: who you competitors are, what is the going price
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1. Approach the Customer
Greet customer, Rules-w/in 30 secsEye contact, Smile, not close ended question If busy, let them know you will be with them
in a second for get another associate to help.
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2.Needs Determined
Need to determine a customers needs (or wants)so that you can satisfy them
Observe: look for customers looking at certain products or picking up& holding products
fit products to customers by getting to know them
Question: ask open ended questions to get the customer talking
Listen: keep eye contact, give feed back, confirm details, be empathetic
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Dead Ended us. Open Ended
Can I help you? How cant help you?
Do you like red or green? What color do you prefer?
Is that the brand you want? Why do you prefer that brand?
Are you barhopping for a gift? For whom are you shopping?
Do you like this option? What features are important to you?
Looking for anything special? What are your looking for?
Do you like cotton? What kind of fabric do you like?
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Refer somewhere
If gone store or dept. doesn’t offer the product or service the customer needs
always suggest alternatives that yo Do have 1st
special order it refer to a competitor-call ahead and give
directions tell which aisle or dept. its in, call ahead to
other sales person or escort them
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3.Product Presentation(like show and tell)
Tips: show no more than 3, medium price range, use layman’s terms
Feature Benefits
Product attributes or details
Advantage or personal gain you get from each feature
Ex. XM radio in you car Ex. You Can get you favorite stations no matter where you an Traveling
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Product Presentation cont.
Display handle: be creative- ask customer to touch fabric or try on coat
Demonstrate: be dramatic pour water on shoes to show water resistance
Sales aids: samples, newspaper articles, drawings, charts, warranty into, Customer testimonials
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Product Presentation cont.
Involving the Customer: do anything you can to get customer physically involved test drive, taste, touch, etc.
Involving the Entire group – friends, children, relatives, spouses
Make small talk, provide a comfortable chair, offer a magazine, coloring book or toy
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4. Objections Handled - THANKS
T – thank the customer for bringing the problem to your attention
H – hear the problem, listen carefullyA – apologize for the inconvenience the
customer has experiencedN – need more info, ask questionsK – know a solution, and be prepared to
propose itS – solve the problem, or find someone who
can
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4. Objections handled
Objection – concerns, hesitations, doubts or honest reasons a customer has for not making a purchase
Excuse – insincere reasons for not buying or not seeing a salesperson
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YOU take care of it
1. Do it YOURSELF:- Show features of a warranty- Show how to upload picts- Pick up trash- Check up on orders- Follow up with the manager- Look on a website
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YOU take care of it, cont.
2. SATISFY the customer:completely satisfy themDo WHATEVER make THEM happy (not you
or your boss)Don’t worry about sales/profitDon’t worry about checking with managerCUSTOMER is ALWAYS RIGHT (even when
they are wrong or uninformed)
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YOU take care of it, cont.
3. Be empathetic: Sympathise with the customer Even if they ARE wrong They want you to UNDERSTAND them They want you to LISTEN to them They want you to APOLOGIZE for the way
things are – even if you had no control over it and it was someone elses fault
Have the right attitude – POSITIVE Show energy and enthusiasm, not laziness
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YOU take care of it, cont.
4. DON’T do nothing: Ask some one else to handle it Check with a manager 1st
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5. Close the sale – obtaining positive agreement to buy.
Don’t be afraid to askBuying signals – the things customers do or
say to indicate a readiness to buyVerbal - “Oh, I like that” “That is exactly what
I was looking for” “ How can I pay for this”Non Verbal – holding merchandise & smiling,
taking it off a hanger and draping it over their arm, carrying it around with them
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6. Suggestive Selling
Selling additional goods to the customerEx. Related merchandise, larger quantities,
sales, new itemsMake the suggestions definite, not optionalEx. The manufacturer recommends this to
take care of the product
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Referrals
Getting names and information of other interested customers
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Relationship Building
***This is what its ALL aboutOngoing communication with customers to
prepare for FUTURE satisfying salesSay thank you even if they don’t buyCheck on shipment of itemsCall about delays or specialsSay customer name when paying
(check/credit)Reassure of their choices