For local business owners, especially newbies, building new and deep relationships with its customers can be tedious. You have your website, you have a marketing strategy, but you do not have means of tracking your customers because like many of us, you don’t do well under pressure.
This can be solved easily if you have a strong, yet simple CRM software. It will make sure to drive your business towards a model centered around your customers. Hence, you will be able to focus on other tasks such as your clients, new products, etc.
As a business, your aim should be continuous improvement, while being thrifty. CRM offers you a pocket-friendly solution which gives you the opportunity of pushing out the most optimal customer service.
- Automating Customer Communication
CRM is designed to make your activities organized and manage them seamlessly. Achieve this by automating customer communication through bots. It will make your job easier, and smoothen the business process flow.
- Customer Satisfaction Should be Your Priority
Many businesses, especially new ones, are restless. They want to start earning profits as soon as they begin their business. This is something you need to consider. There are several local brands for whom money comes before their customers. This is the wrong approach.
Just think about it for a moment. Recently, I purchased something, and before it was even delivered to my house, I wanted a refund because the delivery took too long. Long story short, I lost about PKR 10k despite imploring the company to return my money. What did I do in response? I made sure no one in my social circle would ever purchase anything from them ever again.
Losing 10k or losing dozens of customers, which will have a profound effect on your business? You decide! Furthermore, with Facebook groups like Voice of Customer now trending, your simple argument with a customer can be detrimental for your entire business.
- Personalize your Service
Customer satisfaction is only possible if you consider the needs of your clients. Customers hate to repeat their questions. You can’t imagine the number of times I did not go ahead with a purchase because their customer rep kept asking the same question. As a brand, show them you are there for them. Instead of vexing them, calm them down.
Assign one rep to the same customer. This way the rep will remember the name of the customer, their recent query, and will be able to form a friendly bond with them.
In conclusion, I suggest working smarter, not harder. CRM software will help you to streamline your work, and make things easier at your end. It will also give a sense of efficiency, and commitment to your customers, which could lead to brand loyalty, and long term customer-business relationship.
