Thursday, 25 April 2013

How Customer Service can Make or Break your Brand


It’s being said that customers are the heart of any brand or company’s success. Your business strategies and services revolve around how better relationship you can build with consumers and meet their satisfaction level. Like any other dealing it’s like a give and take relationship. The better you give at input, the more reliable output would be there in form of increased profit and loyal customer base. The whole game of business depends upon how much your service can enhance customer experience as compared to others in market.  It’s obvious that when you launch any brand in market, various advertisements methods and other significant investment are made over it. But having a poor customer care will lead your effort in to nothing. It’s like a garden which requires continuous care and look after to flourish.

As the title says that customer service can make or break your business, so let’s what are the essential measures to protect your brand.
Complete Analysis for Product
Before your product or service comes in market, you need to analyze it quality, features and all aspects of product delivery. A bad quality product naturally casts a poor impression no matter how good you are advertising it. So test your services or products to enhance customer’s trust.
Treat your Customer as Top Priority
To develop a good bonding with your customers treat them with respect and try to solve their issues at your best. Whether you are talking to them live, or at phone calls or through live chats, always attend them at first priority. A slow responsive system results in an increase in customer turn over.
Empower Employees to take Actions
Employees must be trained and allowed to take necessary actions for consumer’s satisfaction. Front line support person must be able to solve problem right away rather than sending customer to other agents.
Record Customers Feedback
A corrective system must be established to record customer’s feedback through social communities, live chats and form filing. This will help you to judge the area in which you are lacking. Once you are able to overcome your short comings will help to develop a good customer support structure.
These are simple small things whose implementation can lead you brand from failure to the heights of success.