Customer Business

In sechs Stufen zu besseren Verkaufsergebnissen. Wer seinem Kunden wie einem Gegner begegnet, darf sich über seine Verkaufsergebnisse nicht wundern. Heuchler verkaufen schlechter. Gabriele Stöger und Hans Stöger zeigen in diesem Buch, dass es auch anders geht. Die Dienstleistung kann in vielen Bereichen optimiert und verbessert werden. Produkte und Dienstleistungen gut zu verkaufen, bedeutet nicht, mit Tricks zu arbeiten, sondern Service und Verkauf kundenfreundlicher zu gestalten. Mit positiver Einstellung und Sympathie werden nicht nur die Verkaufsergebnisse besser, auch die Kunden werden zufriedener.

The world of marketing is undergoing major change. Sophisticated algorithms can test billions of marketing messages and measure results, and shift the weight of campaigns - all in real time. What’s next? A complete transformation of marketing as we know it, where machines themselves design and implement customized advertising tactics at virtually every point of digital contact.

Solid profits, a strong brand, steady customers - all of these can vanish when market shifts disrupt business as usual. So how do you keep from losing ground? How do you stay a step ahead of competitors? The solution is surprisingly straightforward: innovate tweak by tweak.

Good works are no longer optional. For many businesses, success comes in unexpected ways. Toms grew into a $600-million company by giving away 35 million pair of shoes. Patagonia's profits have climbed year after year even as it funnels heavy investments into sustainability. And it's not just millennials rewarding companies with causes. In every age group, people commit to brands that show good citizenship.

If there were a single great “secret” to being an elite sales professional, surely one of the millions of attendees of BrianTracy’s sales seminars would have spilled the beans by now. There isn’t a secret. But there is a set of consistently successful selling techniques that most companies don’t teach their salespeople, and which most entrepreneurs and independent sales pros think they don’t have time to learn.

Today's customers demand service that isn't just beyond the norm, but makes its mark in their minds and in their hearts. This updated edition of Managing Knock Your Socks Off Service provides listeners with up-to-the-minute advice on how they can create world-class service both in their operations and through their people, whether they work with customers face-to-face, on the phone, or in e-space.

Good public relations is no longer just icing - it's a strategic imperative more important to your competitive success than even advertising or marketing. This is true whether you're a century-old multibillion-dollar corporation or a penniless startup. In Rethinking Reputation, public relations guru Fraser Seitel and John Doorley, founder of the Academy for Communication Excellence and Leadership at Johnson & Johnson, examine a fascinating new set of case studies.

When it comes to negotiation, there is an ugly double standard. As women, if we make concessions to further a deal, we're viewed as weak. But if we play hardball, we can be seen as overly aggressive - and the strategy backfires. No wonder most women hate negotiating.

Entire service businesses have been built around the ideas of Heskett, Sasser, and Schlesinger, pioneers in the world of service. Now they test their ideas against the actual experiences of successful and unsuccessful practitioners as well as against demands of the future in a book service leaders around the world will use as a guide for years to come.

Just like the meteor that likely precipitated the end of the dinosaurs, social media is having a monumental impact on the world's economy; a change so dramatic that it has created a new business era. Welcome... to the Social Age. What does the Social Age mean for your business? Containing stories, analysis of real-world scenarios, and indispensable guidance, A World Gone Social gives you the tools and information you need to survive - and thrive - in a business climate in which customers hold all the cards...

Imagine what would happen if you could quickly elevate the EQ score of everyone in your organization. Profitability, retention, and customer satisfaction would soar! Studies prove that emotional intelligence - knowing how to manage emotions, empathize, build relationships, and more - drives performance. But how do you get naturally resistant people to practice new ways of thinking?

Your reputation defines how people see you and what they will do for you. It determines whether your bank will lend you money to buy a house or car; whether your landlord will accept you as a tenant; which employers will hire you and how much they will pay you. It can even affect your marriage prospects.

Feast or famine, boom or bust - it's a pattern that too many sales organizations regard as a necessary evil. And that's plain wrong. If you want a long-term career, you need to get off the roller-coaster of inconsistent results. Instead of frantic scrambles to meet quotas, you can create a strong year-round record of closed sales, repeat customers, and increasing referrals, all while you build a growing prospect list.

So how do you build a company that matters? Companies and people that matter have successfully become the obvious choices in the hearts and minds of their customers, their employees, and their communities. They elevate themselves by consistently finding ways to solve the most pressing needs their markets face. The result? They create more value year after year and build sustainable, differentiated organizations.

In Honest to Greatness, serial Inc. 5000 entrepreneur Peter Kozodoy shows how today’s greatest business leaders use honesty - not as a touchy-feely core value, but as a business strategy that produces game-changing, industry-dominating success.

This audiobook will discuss in-depth how you can get and keep loyal customers. It will show you what your potential customers expect to see at a high-quality business. It will guide you on how to train your employees and be able to emphasize how important their actions speak louder than words. Invest in a program that's geared towards strategic customer support. One which will allow your business to outshine the competition.

As advisors, we want open and honest relationships with our clients. We also want a sense of purpose in our work that comes from serving, not selling. Yet somehow, serving others turns into pushing products that drive profits. Left unchecked, this tension forces us to become salespeople and destroys the trust we’ve built with our clients. There must be a way advisors can do good and do well…right? There is, and in Aloha Financial Advising, Stephen Kagawa shares the better approach to advising you’ve been seeking.

Zeig Dich, dann wirst Du zum Leuchtturm Deiner Branche! Du bist kompetent. Du hast Talente. Doch wie sichtbar bist du damit? Kennen deine Kunden und Geschäftspartner deine Superkräfte? Warum sind die einen mit einer Dienstleistung erfolgreich und warum bleiben die anderen auf ihren Fähigkeiten sitzen, ohne daraus Kapital schlagen zu können? In seinem Ratgeber beschreibt Erfolgsautor Herrmann Scherer den Weg raus aus der Unsichtbarkeit. Denn wer auf sich aufmerksam macht und seine Bekanntheit steigert, ist auf dem richtigen Weg zum persönlichen und beruflichen Erfolg.

COVID has changed the game for all of us. It has forcefully fast-forwarded everyone into a digital era. Now, we have no other way but to adopt technology to run our businesses. Although small businesses are agile in adopting changes, technology can sometimes be challenging.

Relationships build business.... How do you relate to your target audience? If you want to have a long-term customer-based circle, building relationships is essential. You see, people buy from you because they already have the connection and trust with you, not that they need the product alone. This is very important to understand.