How to retain clients:
- Thank you notes;
- Give them referrals or bring them a customer!
- Deliver Value (first and always)
- Have hooks into the company (what if your one contact leaves?)
- Have more than a billing relationship (be more than a monthly credit card charge!)
CRM is important in valuing your business. It is vital if your salesperson is not an owner, because what if he leaves? Do you churn salespeople? You need a CRM to capture all of the prospecting and customer information that they are doing.
Of course, this means that the CRM has to be easy to use - so pick one that is it easy to use, not just cheap. [see Keys to CRM Success]
If you use Google Apps, look here.
With CRM, you can hook to email campaigns, newsletter, surveys, notes and set reminders about contract expiration.
1 comment:
Actively knowing that you shouldn't just be a credit card charge is great advice.
CRM is really about the overall experience, and it goes both ways. Having a strong relationship with customers is a way to retain their business and a way to learn more about them and, thus, how to market to new customers as well.
It's all about keeping in touch by any means necessary and getting the most out of the experience on both sides.
Brad Hodson
JobNimbus
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