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Trust and marketing are not exactly two words that go together.
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Is Trust the New Killer App?
Copyright � 2006 Judy Murdoch
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Trust and marketing are not exactly two words that go together.
When you think about marketing (or it's siblings, advertising
and sales) what comes to mind? "Respectful?" "Sincere?"
"Trustworthy?" When someone approaches you with the intention,
hidden or not, to do business, how do you feel? Do you feel
understood? Do you feel like they "get" what your business
is about and that they have the sincere desire to help you
succeed? It's pretty rare.
I don't think the majority of business people wake up in the
morning and say to themselves, "I can't wait to rip some
people off!" But I do notice that when someone wants to do
business with me, it seems like it's more about them and their
success. My satisfaction with their product or service seems
incidental.
It isn't for lack of intention. Most business people I talk to
have the intention of providing excellent service. They want to
do a good job for their customers. They are entirely sincere in
this. But somewhere along the way there's a breakdown between
intention and reality. Where the breakdown occurs is not so much
at the business to customer stage. It's at the intention to
activity stage. You see, if you're serious about fulfilling
customer expectations; about having what Ken Blanchard refers to
as "raving fans" you need to take positive, concrete
steps that are meaningful to your customers.
It can be as simple as following up with customers to find out
how they think the job went. Or a more formal survey. Or you call
customers just to talk about things are going with no intention
to sell them anything. A lot of business owners don't trust that
the time and energy they put into these activities will pay off.
You can't just say you have your customer's best interest in
mind. You have to demonstrate it. What are you doing, today, to
develop trust? In your own business and with your customers? If
you're having trouble figuring out where the payback is,
remember this: 80% of your business comes from existing
customers.
Some simple things you can do today to cultivate trust:
1. Call one or two customers and if they have a few minutes, ask
them how the product or service they buy from you is working out
for them.
2. Take your best customer out for lunch and tell them how much
you appreciate their business.
3. If you say you're going to call someone. Call them.
4. If someone calls with a question, call him or her and answer
the question or refer them to someone who can.
5. Send a handwritten thank-you note.
Do these suggestions seem trite? Then let me ask you something.
When is the last time you received a handwritten thank-you note?
How did you feel? Or the last time someone called you and
sincerely asked how things were going?
All things being equal, the person who sends the thank-you note
or returns my phone in a timely manner gets my business. Remember
I said all things being equal. But there are times when I will
pay a little more or wait a little longer simply because of the
rapport I have with the person with whom I'm doing business.
These folks are also on my short-list when it comes to giving
referrals. After all, I don't want to stake my reputation on
someone upon whom I can't depend.
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Marketing Solutions to the problems that Drive Your Customers
Crazy!" go to http://www.judymurdoch.com/workbook.htm
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