Posted by Ray Collis
9. Forget Marketing Yourself
Monday, November 15th, 2010

A growing number of our clients have realized that the information provided by traditional questions such as “On a scale of 1 to 10, how would you rate your level of satisfaction with our company?” is not very useful in predicting customer behavior. As a result they have adopted “willingness to refer or recommend” as [...]
Posted by Ray Collis
Revolutionize Repeat Sales
Monday, November 15th, 2010

Ensuring repeat sales and developing a long-term relationship with clients revolves around one simple but rarely completed equation — Promise = Performance. While getting the first sale involves making promises, securing the second sale requires keeping them. Salespeople often feel they will lose a sale if they don’t promise enough, but often lose out on [...]
Posted by Ray Collis
4. Forget Responding To Customer Needs
Monday, November 15th, 2010

Many organizations are in response mode when it comes to the needs of their customers. However, to keep pace with the accelerated rate of change in their customers’ industries, a more proactive approach is required. Most managers suggest they are ‘not as proactive as they should be’ when it comes to customer relationships. As a [...]