Winning over a traumatized fire or water damage client!
Tired of getting blown off by adjusters? Then prove to them that you will make their lives easier! Steve shares a great tip on getting the loss started off right.
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Make a ‘Preemptive Strike’ on your client!
You’ve surely heard the old saying: “You discover the problem and point it out to the client- they still ‘own it’. But when they find it and complain about it to you- now you ‘own it’!” Here’s how to make this into a system in your company.
Ban the phrase “Traffic Lanes”
Words are powerful. Steve illustrates how a simple change of phrase will get you the credit you deserve!
Quit making your last minute callers feel guilty!
Work with a desperate home owner’s “sense of urgency” and you’ll snare a client for life. Steve shares why and how you should offer “Same Day Service”…
Cut your home owner complaints by placing this “Spot and Stain Card” after the cleaning!
Don’t you just hate those nasty call-backs and complaints after you are convinced you left the carpets looking great? (Especially when the customer wasn’t even there when you did the work! Grrrr …) Here is one great way to pro-actively solve this problem before it even starts …
Why (and how) to market to your commercial account’s employees
Use personalized carpet spotter bottles to attract new customers at people’s place of business.
Cut your stress with Red Tags!
Increase profits and efficiency (and lower your blood pressure!) when you avoid missing equipment on the job by insisting on “Red Tagging” the steering wheel!
Give your clients the “why and what”
Improve your face to face time with clients. Make your great service even better by providing information that the customer can appreciate and use.
The best (and cheapest) employee motivation? Recognition!
Three steps to keep your field technicians motivated in the endless pursuit of making the cheerleader. Hint- a fun combination of cash and public acknowledgement.
Write their name down IMMEDIATELY!
Developing a relationship over the phone is a real challenge. Your cleaning or restoration company can start building a bond with a new client right from the “git-go” with this little tip…
The why and how of “Thank You”
A multitude of tiny MOTs combined together will create delighted Customer Cheerleaders that will produce millions of dollars in “downstream profits!”
Stop “looming” over your customer!
Respecting personal space is a no-brainer for anyone who works in the customer’s home. But just what do we mean by “respecting” this space? Steve demonstrates one factor.
Two carpet cleaning techs instead of a solo employee?
Create positive Moments of Truth for both the home owner AND your employees by scheduling two person crews for residential carpet cleaning.
Grab those “BF’s” and “PUD’s”
The power of your subconscious is huge. In fact, just temporarily putting off taking action has given me some of my very best ideas. The challenge is recording your idea once you have it. Steve gives some suggestions.
Market to “underserved” carpet cleaning sectors
Stop the insanity of trying to underprice the competition on every single job. It’s time for a new tactic. Go where no one else wants to go!