Emotional intelligence plays a vital role at every stage of the sales process. It's easy to get defensive when prospects challenge you on price or to quickly cave and offer discounts in response to pressure. Those are examples of the fight-or-flight response--something salespeople learn to avoid when they build their emotional intelligence. Sales trainer and expert Colleen Stanley cites studies that show how emotional intelligence (EI) is a strong...

As a business owner, everything you've worked so hard to achieve thus far depends on getting the word out to the right people. Marketing your product or service is detrimental to your survival! With that said, it is not an exaggeration to say that the most important hat a business owner wears is that of marketer. But as entire business degrees and companies have been built around the marketing industry, how could you ever wear that hat for your company?...

"The only book you need to raise customer service to a world-class level--from bestselling author and leadership guru Ken Blanchard Written as an entertaining customer-service "parable," I Care--Do You? offers an easy-to-implement model based on the importance of caring for both internal and external customers. Ideal for both managers seeking to raise the level of their employees, as well as self-driven customer service professionals, this powerful...

What if your customers had a vested interest in guiding your company toward greater success? What if your employees had a personal as well as professional commitment to elevating your organization? Imagine how different your results would be if investors, vendors, and even analysts treasured the relationship they have built with you? Most important . . . is your company capable of setting aside a bit of its own self-interest to become part of dramatically...

How do you grow a truly sustainable business in the hypercompetitive 21st century? By using the practical, psychology-based strategies in this book to dive into the mind of your customer and enhance your business's customer experience by creating "buying loops" that keep your customers coming back for more. The Customer Loyalty Loop includes proven, science-backed secrets for building legions of loyal customers who will become evangelists for your...

Pharma Customer Experience reveals twenty secrets that pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies are using today to connect emotionally with their customers-both patients and healthcare professionals. In an increasingly competitive environment, it's no longer enough for pharma to develop drugs and technologies that treat, cure, or relieve the symptoms of disease. To be truly customer-centric-building long-term, reliable customer relationships-pharma...

Tools, Tips and Proven Techniques to Lift Your Service Higher. Lift Your Service UP! Increase service value! Add more to your customers and your bottom line. (Chapter 2 unlocks the value.) Explore spectacular service! Discover what's beyond the extra-mile. (Chapter 4 reveals the secrets.) Build your service culture! Attract great customers-and staff. (Study Chapter 6 to keep them.) Solve the crossword puzzles! Find loyalty, passion and profits. (Every...

True Stories of Winners and Losers in the Quest for Superior Service. Who wins? Who loses? It's up to you! BENCHMARK the best service innovations. (Chapter 5: Generating New Ideas) DISCOVER how to keep your customers happy, loyal and buying more. (Chapter 10: Building Up Your Business) Find out who makes the biggest mistakes in service, and what you must avoid. (Chapter 13: The Infinite Absurdity Awards) Plus many more easy-to-use insights on the...

Ignore a valid complaint and you could be the next viral sensation for all the wrong reasons. But give in to every demand and you may be consumed with the often petty complaints of your worst customers and wind up pandering to them with freebies, discounts, and special attention. That will cost you time and money, and perhaps worse, do little or nothing to solve the root problem. Dealing with Difficult Customers will show you: How to stop using gimmicks...

THE "HOW-TO" GUIDE TO GETTING & KEEPING MORE CUSTOMERS, TOUCHPOINT BY TOUCHPOINT In TOUCHPOiNT POWER, Customer Experience Management pioneer Hank Brigman, shares the methodologies, tools, forms, formulas and secrets he used to help organizations drive over $1 billion in additional revenue. It comes down to getting and keeping more customers through consistently delivering positive customer interactions – or touchpoints. This creates a more customer-centric...