As we all know sales and service are the two things are inseparable like two sides of a coin. Any product or service as good as if not accompanied with good service will not satisfy customers and ultimately not able to contribute sales in the long term. Conversely friendly service but the products and services offered are not qualified, nor be able to survive in the long term competition in the world.
With good customer service, whether the contribution that can be obtained from the sales or sales? Let’s look at the various strategies that can be done to improve the business from the sales side. In each type of strategy should be entered service function in it to maximize the contribution that can be given.
1. Increasing Number of Customers
To increase the number of customers by adding new customers, the strategy can do is: create or create new offerings that provide additional benefits for customers. This means there is something new that is offered to new market share or to the existing market share. This can be done with a survey to find out who the market for users or who have real needs of our products. These groups will be targeted marketers to generate new customers.
In this regard, the efforts to improve the quality of services that can be done include:
· Communication Skill, implemented in a written language to prospective customers both through letters, proposals, brochures or other means of advertisement. The selection of appropriate words would be very influential on customer response to efforts carried out craigslist.
· Up grade capabilities or customer care call center as a center of information for customers with product capabilities that a good knowledge and handling of customer complaints are resolved. Explanation of the product or service that will impress your customers to try to encourage companies doing business with you.
2. Increasing Frequency of Sales
This strategy is intended especially for existing customers. Simple way to increase the frequency of sales is to provide convenience to make purchases again. For example by making it easier reordering system by simply sending an email facto or spec then the goods will arrive soon. Or by increasing customer benefits such as for existing customers are provided a special discount program, or given the opportunity to consult the business in a free, etc..
Some programs to increase customer loyalty associated with the service instance:
* Improve response to demand, telephone, email, suggestion or customer complaints.
* Providing special services for customers with product information or new programs such as the promo packages during low seasons
* Improve accuracy in processing orders until the delivery invoice, must be without fault.
* Program discount for purchases or visits to many times
· Arrange events associated with the customer community in the location of the sale.
3. Increase Sales Volume
Of course with the increasing number of subscribers and the increasing frequency of sales will increase sales volume.
Some programs to increase sales volume associated with such services:
* Improving the ability to offer cross selling and up selling of other products are offered to increase the amount of purchase.
* Fix the service delivery or delivery service. An example is conducted by a department store that organizes service delivery to customers on a certain radius. This effort in a month increased sales volume of about 8% of total sales the month concerned.
* Practicing with a consistent standard of service as a friendly greeting, say thank and invite customers to come back.
* Maximize customer feedback that came in through suggestions box or other means.
Struggling to manage their debts as the cost of living rises, many people in lower-income groups are also struggling to cope with another disadvantage – they’re being charged more for their energy. So says a report from energy industry regulator Ofgem, which has ‘given the industry notice to end practices that are failing some customers, and to deliver the full benefits of competition to the entire market’. Specifically, the report points out that people on pre-payment meters (many of whom already have a hard time managing their debt repayments) are being charged more than people who pay for their energy in other ways.
About 12 percent of households, Ofgem reports, pay for at least one fuel by pre-payment meter, but that number jumps to 37 percent for people in social housing. “The lower a household’s income, the higher (in general) their risk of fuel poverty – of having to spend more than 10 percent of their income on fuel,” said a spokesperson for debt management company Gregory Pennington.
“So it’s particularly worrying to see that people on pre-payment meters seem to be getting an even worse deal than before. At the start of 2005, according to the Ofgem report, the ‘average differential between pre-payment meter (PPM) and direct debit (DD) of the six major suppliers’ was around £80. At the start of 2008, however, that had risen to £125.”
“For many of those people, meeting that extra cost is a huge challenge. Today’s economic climate means many people are finding it increasingly difficult to cope – not just because their bills keep rising, but also because their income is looking less secure. Many borrowers, in particular, are already struggling with their debt repayments, and are worried about how they’d manage their debts if their income were to drop.”
There are, however, ways in which borrowers can ’stretch’ their monthly budget. Depending on their circumstances, borrowers may be able to choose from a range of different debt solutions, any of which may be able to reduce the amount they’re paying towards their unsecured debts each month.
A debt consolidation loan, for example, could let them pay off their existing unsecured debts all in one go, by replacing them with a single larger loan which they could actually afford to pay back – basically, because they can arrange to pay it back more slowly than they had agreed with their original creditors. Repaying a loan more slowly will, of course, postpone the day they’ll be debt free (and potentially cost more in interest), but it can make an immediate difference to a borrower’s finances, allowing them to avoid missing payments – and the charges and damage to their credit report that that can entail.
Then there’s debt management: asking debt management professionals to talk to their creditors on their behalf, asking them to agree to lower monthly payments and other concessions that could help borrower and lenders alike, by ensuring they can actually keep up with their repayments. (Some people choose to negotiate themselves, but many prefer to ask debt management professionals to do it for them.)
Finally, there’s insolvency. Some individuals with no realistic chance of paying off their unsecured debts in a reasonable period of time may need to look into bankruptcy. Others, however, may be able to make payments towards their debts for a number of years – and in this case, they may be better off pursuing a different kind of insolvency, such as an IVA (Individual Voluntary Arrangement) or Trust Deed.
IVAs require a five-year commitment, whereas Trust Deeds (available to residents of Scotland only) require a three-year commitment. In either case, if the IVA / Trust Deed is accepted, the borrower will agree to make regular monthly payments for its duration, and the creditors will agree to freeze interest, hold off on any (further) legal action and write off any outstanding debt once the IVA / Trust has been successfully completed.
Debt management, debt consolidation, IVAs, Trust Deeds. Each of these debt solutions is appropriate for people with different kinds of debt, but they all have the potential to help people cope with times of economic hardship – and so could the fairer system of charging which Ofgem wants to see.
Read more about debt management plans, debt consolidation loans & Trust Deeds at here.
In the launch business and also expand the business. of course we need the capital that is not small. One capital resources can we use is borrowed at the bank, to obtain capital loan from banks is not as easy as it seems. The following tips for getting a loan from the bank capital.
1. Consist to be a good person
2. Acquainted with many of those banks
3. Introduce your business or business lead
4. Maintain relationships with relevant colleagues
5. Continue to develop a business that is being undertaken
6. Property savings banks use collateral for loans
7. Keep your business transactions using the banking
8. Asking a lot of credit to banks
9. Use the money you earn capital loans with a caution.
If you are reluctant to queue at the cash cars floating around to exchange the new money, try to come to your house to the nearest bank.
Head of Public Relations Bureau BI, Difi A Johansyah, in Jakarta, Thursday, August 12, 2010 explains the BI launch a pilot project of cooperation with the currency exchange small pieces of 10 banks in 50 bank branches in Greater Jakarta.
Small fraction of money changers in 50 different bank branches with cash around BI serving the general public. The focus of the currency exchange services in 50 small fragments of the bank is to visitors and customers of the bank.
Here’s a list of banks and money changing the location of the pilot project in collaboration with a small fraction of BI:
1. Bank Artha Graha, Branch Office in Tanah Abang, Jatinegara, and Mangga Dua Morning Market.
2. Bank Central Asia (BCA) in the Branch Office Asemka, Pluit, Sudirman, New Market, Daan, Thamrin, Wisma Asia, Wahid Hasyim, and Rawamangun.
3. Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) in Tanah Abang Branch, Grand Indonesia, Wisma 46, Rawamangun, Pondok Indah Mall, and Mayestik.
4. Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) in the Branch Office Jatinegara, Pasar Minggu, Kebayoran Baru, City, Tangerang and Cilegon.
5. Bank Danamon Branch Office Phone City.
6. DKI Bank Branch Juanda, Matraman, Permata Hijau, Lower Dam, Tanjung Priok, and the Mayor of East Jakarta.
7. State Savings Bank (BTN) at the Harmony Branch, Bekasi, Tangerang, Bogor, Ciputat, Depok, and Cikarang.
8. Bank Mandiri Branch Juanda, Kebon Sirih, Falatehan, Juanda Bekasi, Tangerang Ki Samaun, and Depok.
9. UOB Buana in the Office of Harmony, Asemka, and Green Garden.
10. Bank of North Sumatra in Jakarta Main Branch, Commander Polim, and Tanah Abang.
Do you have to stop working or not and become full-time entrepreneur or if you need to run a home business while working part-time is a very important decision. The current technology has been easier to run a home-based business part-time than ever before.
With the development of certain technologies and low initial cost has made many entrepreneurs today to start a home based business. It is estimated that in America there are 40 million home-based businesses. Home-based businesses represent 63% of all small businesses. Furthermore, more than seventy-five percent of this business is run on a part-time.
Some common reasons for starting a home business are: the fulfillment of dreams, the need for additional income or have a backup income if the loss of a job today. The more common reasons are many people who enjoy owning and running a home business and feel the tension and the delight in running a home-based business either full time or part-time. The majority of those in the last category often have a misconception where it takes a little effort to run a business from home.
If you have ideas to start a home based business, it is recommended that you start part-time while continuing to perform your full-time job. There are several prominent reasons for adopting the strategy of this part-time business. I will arrange the most important such as below:
1. Instead of your enthusiasm and tenacity to succeed in home business, your efforts could end in failure due to several reasons. At that time you always come back to your full-time job. Talking about the failure can be confusing for some people but you should be ready for the events of the unexpected.
2. With the launch of part-time work in your home business, your investment in both financial and time course smaller so that it can minimize the risk.
3. Currently in the process of setting your home business operation, you must set your spending. Full-time job that can help you overcome this situation especially in the early months of your part-time business. If you start making profits at the beginning of operations and then build a reserve fund to start your home business full-time.
4. Thought to have full-time job with regular income that will give you the confidence to take reasonable risks in home-based business part-time you. This does not apply to reverse.
5. The presence of full-time job means you’re not under pressure to make your business part-time at home to survive. You can learn business skills, gain knowledge and grow the business on a regular basis.
6. By maintaining a full-time job you can still continue the health insurance, leaving all the benefits until you establish yourself on a part-time business.
7. If your destination is a home-based entrepreneur, so be sure to use your work and create a foundation for a home based business by making the necessary contacts with people who could be useful for your business in the future and also can as your customers. Of course you must ensure that your actions do not result in conflicts with management policy whereby you as the employee.
8. Stops from full-time job one day and start a home business full-time in the next day could lead to chaos and disaster unless you have strong support from experienced entrepreneurs. Conversely, if done gradually transition from full-time job into a home business it will become easier.
Doing the job full-time and part-time business can be cumbersome and perhaps you are overwhelmed, so ignore good business, jobs or both.
You have to sacrifice much time is important for families to your home-based business interests. The success of your home business or any related businesses do not come easily. It takes hard work, sacrifice, dedication and perseverance. Besides, all you have to have passion for what you do. Many big businesses are successfully grown from a small business, including Giant Amazon.com. Start sowing seeds of home-based business when you become an employee, and observe their growth, well maintained, has a passion to it and your hard work picking fruit. Enjoy the fruit of your hard work and at harvest time, quit your full-time job. That’s it, keep the growth and establish yourself as successful home-based entrepreneurs. These were later called a clever way to success.
Concept Narrowing Your Small Business
Pleasure to have your own business can bring you to many places. However, make sure you take the time to accurately assess your ideas and know which one you desire and what is not. Make it specific. You will need a list of objectives for designing the business in a way that continues to be maintained. If you think you can necessarily do so, you may feel depressed when the work began to pile up.
If you need initial funding through a loan to a friend, you must create a business plan. Business plan must follow a strict format, requiring detailed ranging from mission statement to financial projections. Although you do not need a loan or a business plan, there are many other forms to narrow the focus of your business.
Type your business will be encoded in a business license. Perform duties outside the scope of a license will make you have a civil responsibility. Your insurance company will also need to know your specific type of job to be able to provide appropriate security.
Take the time to sharpen the focus on business will help you make many decisions. This will help you determine where and with whom, you will advertise. Help you determine the needs of specific customers and find a niche that maybe you can use in competition.
Brainstorming can help you to choose a direction. Starting with the initial idea, and then write down every job task or product that fits that category. For example, the basic concept of your “paint.” specific tasks are: finishing, interior painting, exterior painting and commercial painting. As well as a list of related jobs. For painting, the work related include: carpentry, installation of wall and / or repair, and construction and / or repairs.
After you compile a list of tasks, which specify that interest you. Eliminate what does not become your destiny. Categorize the remaining as the tasks that you must do immediately, and becomes part of a plan to be offered as part of the expansion is done later. Expansion of the list you will give your next job targets, as part of a five-year plan.
With a list of products or services that you can immediately offer, you can establish your company’s focus. Vision and mission statement can be immediately determined. This brief statement is a projection of your company, and must teach on every person you hire.
By taking the time to write what your company, you avoid making mistakes resulting from doing something that is not your expertise. When you sit down and think about goals and ideas, you get a better understanding of what you want to accomplish and may you find your unique position in the market. If you can identify the services and products that can not be done by someone else, then you have a tremendous advantage