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Can technology bring us together. And increase sales

Too often, companies look at the use of technology as a way of putting obstacles between customers and employees. In fact, terms like avoid calling often used as justification for the purchase of information systems technology that to serve the customer information to ensure, expensive call to a human life does not happen.

This approach overlooks a key factor in the hypercompetitive market Today: repeat business is king. With increasing competition fighting for poor customer business, the cost of customer acquisition is becoming higher. Think about the cost of customer acquisition as the amount of money needed to marketing and sales to gain insight to make the first purchase. With a increased competition, which increases the amount needed greater effort to differentiate themselves from the crowd.

In fact, in many industries, companies that will accept lose money on this first purchase, hoping to reach the repeat business. This is possible because it is typically much less expensive to make a sale with a current customer with a new perspective. In fact, some very successful companies invest in customer acquisition and not expect to make a profit from a customer until after several purchases.

Therefore, what is the lesson? This first interaction is fundamental - that is the key to tracking business. And in this day of online sales and support customer self-service, there is a risk that your client will not be happy and you do not even know.

We can learn a lesson from Tony Hseil, counselor CEO of online retailer Zappos.com. The company has grown rapidly to over $ 1 billion in sales, providing exceptional customer service. While others call practice avoidance strategies of retailers, the 1-800 number Zappos is on top of all agents of service and client page not measured by the number of calls processed per hour. Each customer interaction as has been seen as a way to build loyalty - which means repeat sales and benefits.

Perhaps you are a sales person without corporate expense account to apply high technology products or maybe you own a small business that does not really have the budget for the hundreds of customer service representatives as Zappos (at least not yet!). Regardless of your situation, size or location, technology can help by providing tools to approach the client without being too hard on your budget or time.

During the last couple of years, here in Hook have implemented several Internet technologies that have helped bring closer to our customers. They were not particularly expensive or difficult to implement. And in all cases - that have helped to win new customers and keep existing customers loyal.

Live Chat

Can you imagine going to a traditional store, interested in finding something to buy and there is absolutely no one there to help? That is what they usually face the prospects when they go to a website. With live chat, visitors are offered the opportunity to proactively chat with a real human being through a pop-up window that serves as your favorite software here.

Whether responding to a question about the offer, or simply seeking to establish a sales call, the proactive dissemination to each web site visitor has translated directly into sales and satisfied customers in our business.

Web Conferencing

Many of us are used to conference calls with our prospects and customers. Web Conferencing interaction to a higher level, allowing participants to see, including slide show and video. People are more interested when you can just listen to you, see you and read your key messages.

What makes this option particularly attractive right now for any business is a significant decrease in the cost the use of these services in the last couple of years. It makes it affordable to offer much more closely together on every call. Even better conference web can be implemented across the enterprise, or simply just for you.

FAQ

This may seem obvious and simple, but how know your potential customers? Many companies offer web site visitors the opportunity to register for a newsletter or free report. Name and email address caught, but usually that's all. With the expansion of this interaction with a couple of questions - for example work and business more pain - that has now has information that can significantly increase the effectiveness of current marketing and sales effort.

By adjusting the below, which are personalization of the interaction of perspective - a sure way to increase efficiency. And here's a tip: these questions in a second screen after the initial capture of contact info - will maximize its fee.

Autoresponders

There is an industry metric for each month that are not in contact with its base in perspective, you lose 10% of them forever. maintains regular contact these hot prospects when they are ready to buy - you will be there. And regular contact allows existing customers to ensure system you are happy and have no problems to be addressed.

You probably do not have time to develop the e-mails and letters to all perspectives and the customer each month. That's where an autoresponder comes in. You can customize the draft correspondence once in advance and have to automatically go to its database in a pre-set schedule or in response to specific actions (for example, a product purchase). Maintain communication is resulting in higher sales and more satisfied customers.

These are just a sample of tools focused on Internet. There are many more out there to all parts of your business. The key is to change your thinking and see such tools as a way to approach your customer. You will be rewarded with more sales, greater customer loyalty and earnings that more than pay for your investment.

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Chris Voice is a partner in Engage Selling Solutions. Engage provides sales training to help clients realize immediate results, achieve lasting success and permanently raise their bottom line. Start improving your results today with Engage Selling’s online newsletter Engaging Ideas and FREE 7 day intensive sales eCourse: www.EngageNewsletter.com

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