Let me ask you a simple question – do you want your customers to say positive things about your business to other people? I bet you do, because as we all know “word of mouth” is one of the most effective and low cost ways to find new customers. And the most effective way to generate “word of mouth” is to provide extraordinary customer service.
Remember – the difference between ordinary and extraordinary is just that little bit “extra.” So what is that little bit extra?
I recently decided that I needed a new pair of training shoes. I was suffering from sore calves after exercising and put it down to the state of my shoes. (And before you say anything, there’s no way I’m putting it down to old age).
A visit to a local sports shoe store resulted in me walking up and down the length of the store in my bare feet with my suit trousers rolled up to the knee. Two sales assistants were sitting on the floor watching my progress.
After much discussion between us they recommended two pairs of shoes that I should try. New shoes were purchased; no more sore calves and I told you it wasn’t old...