Saturday, September 26, 2009

Social Skills Matter

Making customers’ and prospects’ experience in dealing with you, your associates and employees pleasant and professional is what will make them come back again. A difficult and non-caring attitude may override the product or service that they are buying. Being friendly, helpful, knowledgeable and attentive is the secret to acquiring customers and clients, plus keeping them. We all have to live and work on the same Earth so we might as well get along with each other and make everything run smoother. A candid and responsive demeanor is expected in business and you could put your business at risk if it’s not there. If customers dread calling or visiting your company because of how they are dealt with or treated, they may shop elsewhere. And once those competitors of yours show more empathy and understanding you can kiss those customers goodbye for good!