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Developing Customer Relationship

By Exforsys | on November 14, 2009 |
Marketing Management

Since customers are the ‘meat of the business,’ companies should put value in building good customer relationships. Once you are able to establish connections, you keep loyal customers who continue doing business with you and bring more people into the business.

Good customer relationships drive the business to success. Just make people believe in your ability to satisfy their needs and fulfill their expectations as well as in your products and services. In the process of finding people who would believe in you, consider making a relationship with them and your company will not have to spend huge amounts of money just to attract more customers.

Relationships are developed over time and are not built overnight. It is not a one-time experience with your customers. That is why effective marketing plans include strategic activities that entail building good customer relationship apart from developing the product or adding a new product line to the market. In what ways can your business develop strong connections? Below are some helpful techniques for companies in building customer relationships.

Build Your Network

Every business probably has a desire to grow and expand its operations. One way to achieve it is to build the network of customers. The company should not just focus on promotional activities and advertising programs but must take efforts to expand the network. A company’s network may consist of business associates, acquaintances, existing and potential customers, business partners or clients, suppliers, and contractors. Even family members and friends are part of that large network of the business.

The market is so huge a company is not able to reach out to everyone who can benefit from their product or service. There are a lot of prospective customers out there waiting whose needs your business can address. This is possible through the process of networking.

Expand your connections by conducting business seminars, attending company events and responding to business invitations, and getting exposed to the programs of the society. Since networking is a long-term investment, make sure to place value in a relationship once it is formed.

Keep in Touch with Customers Regularly

When we build good relationships with people, permanence is never a guarantee. Customers may come and go for some reasons, even with the most loyal of your customers. That is why once you have built a relationship with them, do not end from there.  The process is continuous; a business has to constantly communicate with their customers. Communication should be done early and regularly.

After attending networking events and meeting new acquaintances, make it a point to initiate the next encounter and always make a follow-up. For existing customers, provide them with the latest updates of new products and any of your marketing programs. It is also a way of educating them with the latest market trends and keeping them up-to-date with industry technology.

Reward Loyal Customers

The first paragraph of this article mentions keeping loyal customers and in turn, they bring more people in the business which in fact, is a reality. A company should never disregard the value and potential of loyal customers. These people contribute a lot in your network expansion.

If you reward your loyal, repeat customers, they will pay you back by bringing in more customers to your business from their network of connections. If you think about it, the process becomes effortless marketing on your part. Your loyal customers become your best salespeople and marketing agents.

Monetary rewards are old school but some companies still practice it. These may come in the form of credits, rebates, discounts, and other similar privileges. Recognizing their loyalty by acknowledging them during company events and occasions is also a way of rewarding them.

A company that is able to sustain devoted and dedicated customers in the business has already developed a solid reputation in the industry it is in. Then again, the secret is to always constantly communicate with them and keep new ones coming.

Develop relationships with people who do not just use your product but are interested about what you can do for them. Keep the connection alive and always regard them with value, and they will be more than excited to tell others about their positive experiences and would want these people to also experience what they just did. It is but a domino effect.

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