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It's the Customer, Stupid!: 34 Wake-up Calls to Help You Stay Client-Focused

It's the Customer, Stupid!: 34 Wake-up Calls to Help You Stay Client-Focused

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Ruthlessly focus on what's convenient for customers, not what's convenient for you Ninety percent of dissatisfied clients will take their business elsewhere and never tell you why. However, ninety-five percent will become loyal customers again if their needs and problems are addressed and remedied. Speaker and salesperson Michael Aun shares these secrets and many more in It's the Customer, Stupid!, a guide to growing any business by gaining new customers, and, more importantly, by keeping the ones you have happy and coming back for more. This fun-to-read book explains common myths about sales and customer satisfaction, starting with the fact that most businesses think they're customer-centric, but they just aren't. Get proven steps to REALLY put your customer at the center of what you do Distinguish your business from the competition by understanding the principle that good sales ARE good service Author received the Toastmasters "World Championship of Public Speaking" award and is also a full-time businessman practicing what he preaches daily It's the Customer, Stupid! reveals key actions that will shake up your business approach. Your customers will love you for them, and you'll love the effect on sales!

Table of Contents:
Foreword xiii Jeffrey Gitomer Acknowledgments xvii Chapter 1 Unhappy Customers Will Not Only Fire You But They Will Tell Others! 1 Chapter 2 Great Customer Service Is About Getting the Client’s Feedback 5 Chapter 3 Fix the Problem; Don’t Fix the Blame 11 Chapter 4 Always Give Them a Baker’s Dozen 17 Chapter 5 Trust, Once Violated, Negates a Relationship 27 Chapter 6 Somebody Has to Take Out the Trash! 33 Chapter 7 You Are Not the Enemy but Part of the Solution 39 Chapter 8 Communication Skills Mean Everything; Join Toastmasters or Dale Carnegie 47 Chapter 9 Prophet versus Profit . . . Why Not Both? 55 Chapter 10 Perception Is Reality 61 Chapter 11 Be a Hero or “Shero” . . . Fix the Problem . . . and Then Fire Whomever Caused It! 65 Chapter 12 Nothing Takes the Place of Good Manners 71 Chapter 13 Client Loyalty Is Earned, Not Given 75 Chapter 14 Nibble Away at Customer Solutions 81 Chapter 15 You Can Only Be Responsible for One-Half of a Relationship—Yours! 87 Chapter 16 Lead the Client to Solutions 97 Chapter 17 Find Out What the Customers Need and Give It to Them 115 Chapter 18 Find Out What Others Are Doing and Do Something Different! 119 Chapter 19 Become a Mentor to Your Client; Coach and Counsel! 123 Chapter 20 Winning Is Never Final and Losing Is Never Fatal 131 Chapter 21 Master Your Time or It Will Enslave You 133 Chapter 22 If You Pay Peanuts, You Get Monkeys! 143 Chapter 23 Mentor Your Client 149 Chapter 24 Customer-Driven Leadership Is about Advocacy and Mentoring 161 Chapter 25 The Old Way Is Rarely the Best Way Because Change Is Constant 169 Chapter 26 Respond to the Client Even If You Cannot Provide an Immediate Solution 175 Chapter 27 Bad News Travels at the Speed of Light 179 Chapter 28 Nine Rules That Drive Client Loyalty 183 Chapter 29 Eight Rules to Overcome Fear of Failure 189 Chapter 30 Six Rules of Service-Driven Leadership 195 Chapter 31 Five Rules That Drive Customer Achievement and Success 199 Chapter 32 Client-Driven Leadership Is About Removing Roadblocks 203 Chapter 33 Six Rules That Drive Client Results 207 Chapter 34 Ten Rules that Drive Client Decisions and Loyalty 213 About the Author 221 Index 223  


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780470907399
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • Height: 231 mm
  • No of Pages: 256
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: 34 Wake-up Calls to Help You Stay Client-Focused
  • Width: 158 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0470907398
  • Publisher Date: 28 Jan 2011
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 23 mm
  • Weight: 476 gr


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