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understanding the customer

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maximizing customer interactions
introduction
introduction continued
understanding the customer
understanding the customer's expectations
strategic listening
what should you listen for
what could go wrong
barriers to good listening
synchronize with your customers
complete documentation
communicate that the customer is important and valued
use empathetic statements
use methods that fix the customer
clarify with your customers
confirming
get the customer's involvement
key questions
deliver
communicate
continue to communicate
things never to say to a customer
summary
skills and techniques

What are the specific skills and techniques to ensure the highest quality in customer relationship management?
 
The skills necessary are: understand the customer, clarify what the customer wants or needs, verify your understanding of the problem or request, get customer buy-in to the remedial process, deliver services as promised, and follow-up to ensure resolution and a satisfied customer.
 
What does "Understand the Customer," mean? Don't you just have to understand the technical problem?
 
What should you do? The skills necessary to serve the customer completely are:
  • Understand the customer
     
  • Clarify what the customer wants or needs
     
  • Verify your understanding of the problem or request
     
  • Get customer buy-in to the remedial process
     
  • Deliver services as promised
     
  • Follow-up to ensure resolution and a satisfied customer


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methods
Understand:
  • Listen and learn
Clarify:
  • Question for missing information
Verify:
  • Restate and confirm what you believe you know
Get customer buy-in:
  • Customer participates in decision making and next steps
Deliver services:
  • Perform as promised
Follow-up:
  • Ensure all work was completed to customer satisfaction


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