Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Earning a Client versus Owning a Client



All too often in the world of the Advertising, too many companies become complacent and therefore think that just because they have a client, no one else can earn their business as well. The truth about advertising or any service/product related business is that nothing could be further from the truth. All of us who serve the general business community must treat each customer with exceptional customer satisfaction and provide solid results so we don’t lose our valuable customers to someone else. All too often, we have had clients come to us distraught from their previous experience with other internet advertising companies, telling us they felt treated like hostages. This is a feeling none of our clients will ever have to experience. We are not here to negatively point fingers at any one company, but merely point out the fact that in the arena of search engine marketing and online advertising companies, a universal set of standards to perform at a level of excellence must be understood. To act otherwise hurts our industry by portraying our business as unscrupulous and something to be suspicious of.  I cannot stress enough the importance of treating customers the way we ourselves want to be treated as a customer. Nowadays, every customer has options and in order to make an informed decision, they must inquire with the potential advertising company they are considering doing business with about customer they’ve have worked with in the past. It is our intent here to reflect on the advertising industry as a whole and what it means to earn a client everyday versus treating your clients as if you own them. Just as with most things in life, when you truly earn something, you have worked hard to attain the desired result because what you hope to achieve means something valuable to you. This is how a customer deserves to be viewed, namely as a valuable asset, to be earned through hard work and dedication.

 Many advertising companies across the board need to abolish the theory that “a client is a client we own”.  A client who is earned needs to be taken care of, and if we treat them with respect and loyalty we will maintain our clients, but we never own them. The greatest compliment an online advertising company can receive is a referral from their current clients. Customers who refer other friends to you are essentially putting their stamp of approval on the reputation and overall impression they have of your company’s staff, products, prices, and most importantly the way they feel they are valued as a client.

Essentially ever client has the opportunity to change vendors, stop services, and remove themselves from your exiting pool of business. The Advertising Industry must raise the bar with their level of services and increase the expectations they put on themselves not their clients. Client acquisition and client retention are the byproducts of a standard of excellence in Customer Service, Provision of Goods or Services, Fair Pricing and excellent communication and reporting. The time has come for those advertising companies who treat customers as if the customer should be in some way grateful for below average service or happy that they are required to pay extra simply because the company brought them on as a client are over.

 An Internet Advertising Company must honor their commitment to perform all the work promised, and never rely on the hope of the client’s lack of knowledge in a certain area to be the catalyst of their low production levels. In fact, a client’s lack of knowledge is a call for ethical and top performing advertising companies to improve our level of services, teach the client what they need to know, be forthcoming with information, and make every effort to please each and every customer. Online Advertising Companies are sometimes too reliant of their niche in the industry of Advertising, allowing themselves to fall short in performing, assuming everyone knows what we do, and how we do it. The observation of being watched on our levels of performance should make everyone perform at levels unprecedented. These are the levels we all need to set as our standard if we ever want to succeed beyond a threshold of client won, client lost. Client Retention is the only way we can grow and thrive in an industry that is continually increasing in performance and standards of excellence.

Customers Do Your Due Diligence

Researching your possible solution for a Search Engine Marketing Firm is not an insignificant quest but rather it is a necessity. Several things to research fully are the methodology of how the company plans to fulfill the services, and examples of those methodologies proven intro reality. Customers must search high and low searching for information that will shed light on the reputation of that vendor and ensure they have a quality assurance team in which your issues and concerns can be taken, including the ability to contact executive management. Do not settle for an online advertising company simply because they have listed the names of well-known businesses on their website. If you are uncertain, find out for yourself if they really are doing business with that company.  Expect to receive what you are paying them for, an effective approach to solve your needs, whether that is branding, product recognition, or most importantly client acquisition.  The best time to make an informed business decision is AFTER you have done your due diligence, gathered all the information available to you. Are they a qualified internet advertising company with expertise you can ascertain through questions and answers, and research on the Management of the company? Do you feel confident that your expectations of service match what they promise to deliver for you? If all these answers are yes, then it’s time to proceed forward with your Internet Marketing Company of choice, and sign up.

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       Visit SEOTOPFUEL L.L.C. Family of companies and experience what it means to be truly appreciated for your business at www.seotopfuel.com. Smart Internet Advertising is not only a methodology, but also a standard for Excellence to which we treat our customers. We find Smart Internet Advertising Concepts is to embrace and treat our customers with the respect they deserve. We extend this standard to all Internet Advertising Companies to join along with us in raising the bar of excellence in Customer Service, and treat every customer as if it were your last. Remember, you’re only as good as the standards of your company’s reputation on the internet. Come visit either of our sites at www.smartinternetadvertising.net or www.seotopfuel.com. Call and ask for our $499.00 New Client Special which includes a Smart Evaluation of your website and competition. CALL NOW 877-SEO-1998.

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