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Actual for You - Phone Skills To Grow Your Business
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First impressions last. So if the phone is the first encounter with your business, make sure it’s a good one. It is vital that your staff understand this too.
Here are some easy to implement phone tips:
Always mention your name (and business name) when answering the phone.
People like to know with whom they are talking. How do you feel when somebody just picks up the phone with 'Hello'?
Do peop
Call centers are created by organizations to receive inbound calls for varied day-to-day
business reasons. Since companies invest tremendous amounts of money into customer-
care relationships, they carefully monitor customer perceptions of their efforts to serve
them. There’s a growing awareness in the business community that customers are
unhappy dealing with computerized message delivery systems. Callers tend to perceive
interactive voice response systems (IVR), voicemail, and even a standalone answering
machine as too formal and not user friendly. Call centers and answering services that
feature live phone operators are viewed much more positively by callers, and give
companies a more personal, caring and relaxed image.Inbound calls to any organization generally fall into one or more categories; calls are
placed to obtain information, report a problem or error, or ask for assistance. This is
different than
"Mr. Watson -- come here -- I want to see you.". These were the first words spoken over our beloved telephone in 1876 by its inventor Graham Bell to his assistant in the next room (Thomas A. Watson). I have posted Grahams hand drawn diagram below, in case you want to re-wire your office.
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The telephone must be the single most important tool for business today. It therefore shocks us that many people have little or no phone skills at all. Bad phone manner drives existing and prospective clients away in droves.
How many times have you phoned a company with a simple question that would lead to the purchase of a product or service? A time when you had to press the latest lotto result on your keypad only to be left on hold for 30 minutes. Then to be greeted by somebody who really just wants you to go away and die? Somebody who thinks of you as just another bloody call, a nuisance or interruption to his or her day. Your heart sinks and you feel an overwhelming frustration build up inside you. Your defensive walls are raised at a million miles an hour and before you know it, you went from being happy (like picking daisies), to looking at engaging in verbal combat with this person. I know myself that there are several companies that I need to phone but keep putting it off as I know that I will be left on hold until the next ice age (well almost). Due to this fact alone I am ready to jump ship as soon as a better deal arises. It is not good business. And definitely does not encourage word of mouth.
Say you ring a business and the answer comes back at you with an upbeat "Goooood morning! Thanks for calling ABC Pyramid Builders, this is King Faruk! How can I help you?". King Faruk talks to you as if he has been waiting for your call all day. He listens to you, remembers your name, appreciates your call and tries to help you out as much as possible. King Faruk has made you feel good. Ands that’s what it is all about.
First impressions last. So if the phone is the first encounter with your business, make sure it’s a good one. It is vital that your staff understand this too.
Here are some easy to implement phone tips:
Always mention your name (and business name) when answering the phone.
People like to know with whom they are talking. How do you feel when somebody just picks up the phone with 'Hello'?
Do peop
It was the ancient Greek Philosopher, Heraclitus, who said, "nothing endures but change." That is certainly just as true today as it was in the time of Heraclitus, over 2,500 years ago. Change is all around us. In nature, in our personal lives, at work, everything is changing all the time. Sometimes the changes are subtle and we barely notice them, other times they hit us like a freight train.Inevitable ChangeMany of us have never heard of William C. "Billy" Durant, but he was one of the true innovative business thinkers in the early 20th century. He was the head of the Durant-Dort Carriage Co., the largest producer of horse drawn vehicles in the country in 1900. His company was producing around 150,000 vehicles a year in 14 factories, mainly in Michigan. He, of course, was aware of these new horseless carriages that were just coming into existence. Even though most people considered them just a toy for the wealthy, and t
How many times have you phoned a company with a simple question that would lead to the purchase of a product or service? A time when you had to press the latest lotto result on your keypad only to be left on hold for 30 minutes. Then to be greeted by somebody who really just wants you to go away and die? Somebody who thinks of you as just another bloody call, a nuisance or interruption to his or her day. Your heart sinks and you feel an overwhelming frustration build up inside you. Your defensive walls are raised at a million miles an hour and before you know it, you went from being happy (like picking daisies), to looking at engaging in verbal combat with this person. I know myself that there are several companies that I need to phone but keep putting it off as I know that I will be left on hold until the next ice age (well almost). Due to this fact alone I am ready to jump ship as soon as a better deal arises. It is not good business. And definitely does not encourage word of mouth.
Say you ring a business and the answer comes back at you with an upbeat "Goooood morning! Thanks for calling ABC Pyramid Builders, this is King Faruk! How can I help you?". King Faruk talks to you as if he has been waiting for your call all day. He listens to you, remembers your name, appreciates your call and tries to help you out as much as possible. King Faruk has made you feel good. Ands that’s what it is all about.
First impressions last. So if the phone is the first encounter with your business, make sure it’s a good one. It is vital that your staff understand this too.
Here are some easy to implement phone tips:
Always mention your name (and business name) when answering the phone.
People like to know with whom they are talking. How do you feel when somebody just picks up the phone with 'Hello'?
Do peop
A material handling system is a set of equipment that is used to physically move material around the factory floor or in storage and freight handling areas.Traditional material handling systems included trolleys, conveyors, forklifts and overhead traveling cranes. They were primarily mechanized devices and a large amount of manual intervention was required. These traditional systems had limitations such as low speed and handling problems including scratching, chipping, breaking and difficulty in monitoring material flow. However, these material handling systems were adequate for mass production of a limited variety products or low volume production.At present, market forces demand that manufacturing systems be lean, agile and highly automated. Modern manufacturing systems need to handle a variety of components for increasing product customization, reduced lot sizes and variable product mixes. This has led to the requireme
Say you ring a business and the answer comes back at you with an upbeat "Goooood morning! Thanks for calling ABC Pyramid Builders, this is King Faruk! How can I help you?". King Faruk talks to you as if he has been waiting for your call all day. He listens to you, remembers your name, appreciates your call and tries to help you out as much as possible. King Faruk has made you feel good. Ands that’s what it is all about.
First impressions last. So if the phone is the first encounter with your business, make sure it’s a good one. It is vital that your staff understand this too.
Here are some easy to implement phone tips:
Always mention your name (and business name) when answering the phone.
People like to know with whom they are talking. How do you feel when somebody just picks up the phone with 'Hello'?
Do peop
Compost shredders are used produce large quantities of compost from garden waste. They help speed up the composting process. Compost shredders can shred garden plants, piles of leaves, vegetable waste etc. into instant mulch or compost. Powerful compost shredders can shred thick tree pruning and branches. Goggles, gloves, breathing gauze and ear protectors should be worn while using a compost shredder. Compost shredders are available in sizes ranging from light use models to high powered models. The output of a compost shredder is directly related to its engine size.A common model of compost shredder consists of a self feeding spiral blade system. It automatically draws in the shredding material and revolves. This model has a reverse running and blockage release system. The material undergoes heavy crushing, producing small chippings. This allows micro organisms and oxygen to accelerate the composting process.Most advance
Say you ring a business and the answer comes back at you with an upbeat "Goooood morning! Thanks for calling ABC Pyramid Builders, this is King Faruk! How can I help you?". King Faruk talks to you as if he has been waiting for your call all day. He listens to you, remembers your name, appreciates your call and tries to help you out as much as possible. King Faruk has made you feel good. Ands that’s what it is all about.
First impressions last. So if the phone is the first encounter with your business, make sure it’s a good one. It is vital that your staff understand this too.
Here are some easy to implement phone tips:
Always mention your name (and business name) when answering the phone.
People like to know with whom they are talking. How do you feel when somebody just picks up the phone with 'Hello'?
Do peop
In order to make sure that you business is running smoothly, you have to keep good financial records. This is one of the issues with which businesses are most concerned because they want to make sure that they are turning a profit and at the same time paying the appropriate taxes to the government. When a business files an income tax return, it has to have all its I's dotted and t's crossed if it doesn't want to undergo a tax audit. That is why all income and expenses have to be carefully documented and all receipts kept.Any income is liable to taxation, even if you do not have any overhead. A simple Internet business making money from Google ads will receive a T4 slip at the end of the year. If you do not report all earnings then you could be liable for tax fraud. Having an accurate account of all the expenses you incurred throughout the year could get you a tax refund if you pay in too much in quarterly instalments, if that is
First impressions last. So if the phone is the first encounter with your business, make sure it’s a good one. It is vital that your staff understand this too.
Here are some easy to implement phone tips:
Always mention your name (and business name) when answering the phone.
People like to know with whom they are talking. How do you feel when somebody just picks up the phone with 'Hello'?
Do people keep asking you to repeat your name?
If so, it could be the way you say your name. Try and slow down and say it more clearly next time. It will save you time and save people from the embarrassment of asking for your name again.
Don’t see the telephone as an interruption!
Somebody has taken the time out of their day to phone you! It could be your next sale.
Answering your phone after 5pm.
Many people I meet, refuse to answer the phone after 5pm even though they are still at the office. However this is the time when you are most likely to make a sale or bring on a new client as none of your competitors are available. At Martin Print, I can’t count the number of times I have answered calls after 5pm and spoken to a client who desperately needed some urgent printing or was unable to phone during the day due to work commitments. Most business phone calls last no longer than 2 - 5 minutes. Remember that a real person is on the other end, who is more than likely trying to put some dollars in your pocket. Don’t let them down.
Remembering names.
As you know, names are very important. In many cases you will forget the persons name during the conversation. Especially if they have an unusual name. Write down the persons name on a pad you keep by the phone. Forgetting a name during a conversation is embarrassing and doesn’t show much interest on your part.
Return calls promptly.
Often a client is promised a return phone call within a set time frame. Your clients are busy just like you and have things to do. It’s a good idea to return the call, even if it is to say that you will be calling again later. Your caller will have peace of mind that you are on the case and can go about their business. If you use voice mail or an answering machine, it pays to check the messages often.
Do only one thing at a time.
If you are talking to a client on the phone, make sure that is the only thing you are doing. Focus 100% on the
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