Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Managing Customer's Perception

Customer’s perception is one of the most important factors which decide the future of the business. The business might propagate heaven in terms of their service offerings but what the customers think of it is more important.

Company’s employees play a major role in deciding its fate as the case is generally and they can play an effective role in changing their customer’s perception on how they think. Simple things like behavior with guests, warm gestures and courtesies go a long way in enhancing a customer’s experience of dealing with a business.

Doing things in the correct manner and refraining from over delivering are the keys of maintaining a positive perception. Giving a patient hearing and making genuine efforts to resolve customers queries are the main stay of changing customer’s perception even in cases where the guests have a complaint pertaining to any aspect of service that they have been dissatisfied with. Honoring one’s commitment and delivering what is promised is also one of the important factors which goes a long way in establishing the credentials of a business in their customers mind. Simply bragging about exceptional experience and not delivering optimum results breaks a customer’s faith in the business and gives it a reputation which it can never ever get rid off.

Therefore; the crux is to do simple things in a simple way and earn customers faith and respect rather than over publicizing and under delivering.