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Five Things More Important To Buyers Than What You’re Selling : Part I
 by Dr. Lynella Grant
No matter what customers say they want, what they’re really looking for is "something special." They can’t quite describe it, but when they find it, they know.
Indeed, those little details of the buying experience may appear intangible. But what you sell is usually less important to customers, almost incidental—unless they don’t get what they expected.
As Walt Disney said, "Do what you do so well that people want to bring their friends to see you do it again." Any business able to satisfy customers in these five ways will consistently beat the competition. |
NOTICE: More important than WHAT you provide, is HOW you provide it. So much attention is paid to the WHAT, the HOW often takes a backseat.Yet it’s the quality of your HOW that determines whether the sale is made or lost. Buyers focused only on price are likely to be one-time visitors, but even they sometimes decide the cheapest price "just isn’t worth it."
1. How well they’re treated People (even business buyers) care about the human touch. They want to be treated with respect and fairness. They want to feel like valued customers—whose time and opinions matter. If people can’t trust you to treat them right, they certainly won’t trust you with their money. Whether or not the sale occurs depends on whether the customer feels taken for granted—or taken.
Equally important is how the business deals with problems or complaints as they arise. Making mistakes needn’t be fatal, customers understand that. However, the willingness to fix them and minimize their impact on the buyer is crucial. Solving it immediately, with the right attitude, can even strengthen the bond. But fumbling the ball a second time simply isn’t forgiven.
2. How efficiently the buying process went From start to end, did each step of the sale go smoothly? Could buyers get the answers or help they needed? Could they find what they came for (or why not)? Was the operation arranged to accommodate them? their time frame? Were prices and payment options clear and easy to deal with? Can most buyers complete the transaction without triggering number 3?
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3. How much aggravation they had to endure Aggravations are of two types—those that shouldn’t have happened (glitches). Or those that happen to everyone, like long waits, multiple visits, shortage of parts, etc. A buyer is willing to endure a little inconvenience, but not for long, not every time. Your job is to minimize inconveniences so they don’t arise—not treat them like business as usual.
Here’s where the helpful, informed employees will make or break the business. First in building customer rapport, anticipating their concerns, while avoiding problems in the first place.
4. How many mind games are played on them Sorry to say, the word "sales" gets misused too often. Selling isn’t an opportunity to manipulate the potential buyer to do what the seller wants, rather than providing the buyer what they want.
No one wants to feel like a sucker or to be mislead about prices, delivery dates, or terms of the sale. Even a hint of such treatment kills trust, kills their willingness to hear you out. And if a person feels tricked into buying, they won’t buy again. Or they might cancel the sale afterward from buyer’s remorse.
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5. How well the business has its act together Starting with the first impression, did everything about the business live up to its promise or reputation? If every part of the operation works smoothly as an integrated whole,consider the customer well served. When the parts are mismatched or full of snags, it screams "small potatoes." That scares business away. Even if the issues are minor, they pull the plug on trust. Fortunately, a focus on your how yields big benefits from quick and inexpensive solutions.
Get your HOWs in order, and you’ll drive the competition crazy Customers notice when they’re treated well. Let your uniqueness shine in the how of customer-pleasing practices. It pays off in your bottom line. | | From the Forum: | | Poor indexed position! | | I redesigned my site and uploaded it a month ago.I exchanged links with others.But PR is still 4(same as the old one).The problem is that I can't find any page even at the top 100 serps in Google when I type some keywords(for example:laptop batteries). ... |
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| Dr. Lynella Grant is an expert on the signals that make up the "body language" of a business. Author of The Business Card Book and Stop Looking Like Small Potatoes. Visit http://www.giantpotatoes.com. Off the Page Press (719) 395-9450 mailto:grant@giantpotatoes.com |
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