CUSTOMERS PROCESSING TELEPHONE ORDERS ARGUMENTATIVE CUSTOMERS These customers are often insincere and quicktempered Dishonest customers intentionally attempt to avoid paying part or all of the price for a good or service ID: 684294
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1.08 & 1.09
HANDLE DIFFICULT CUSTOMERSPROCESSING TELEPHONE ORDERSSlide2
ARGUMENTATIVE CUSTOMERS
These customers are often insincere and quick-tempered. Dishonest customers intentionally attempt to avoid paying part or all of the price for a good or service. Slide3
DOMINEERING/SUPERIOR
These customers are over confident. They feel they know more and are better than the average person. They feel they should be made to feel important and in charge.Slide4
SLOW/METHODICAL
These customers are often hesitant to make buying decisions even when goods/services are wanted/needed. They require a lot of time to make a final buying decision. You'll find
these
customers frequently examine products several times on different occasions before deciding to buy.
Disagreeable
customers are unpleasant and hard to help. Slide5
SUSPICIOUS
These customers want facts and proof before making the final buying decision. They tend to question everything you tell them. This skepticism may be the result of bad experiences with other businesses.
Suspicious customers will often be your customer for life if you can gain their confidence and trust.Slide6
HANDLING COMPLAINTS
Salespeople handling complaints should take action based on their understanding of the complaint and the solutions possible within the business's policies. These policies should be explained to the customer. Slide7
HANDLING COMPLAINTS
The salesperson should not permit his/her OPINION of the customer to be a factor, whether the opinion is negative or positive.
S/He
should also not be influenced by the customer's attitude. The time required to solve the problem is not as important as finding a solution.Slide8
INVESTIGATING THE PROBLEM
Once you fully understand a customer's complaint, you have to decide if the complaint is justified before you can resolve the situation. Investigating helps to determine how the situation can be handled within
company policy
. Slide9
INVESTIGATING THE PROBLEM
Restating the complaint eliminates any misunderstandings. Taking action occurs after determining how the complaint can be handled
.
Asking a supervisor about a complaint would only be done in unusual circumstances.Slide10
BUSINESS RELATED COMPLAINTS
Business-related complaints are often based upon the number and types of services offered or the business's policies. Example – restaurant’s policy of one check for a party of eight. The complaint should be with the restaurant and not the employee enforcing the policy.Slide11
ACCURATELY DETERMINING CUSTOMER’S NEEDS
Customer complaints often occur when customers make improper buying decisions. Salespersons can help customers avoid dissatisfaction by accurately determining each customer's needs and suggesting appropriate products to meet those needs. Make sure they are satisfied before leavingSlide12
TELEPHONE ORDERS
Accuracy in processing telephone orders is very important. Do not rely on your memory as you may forget the details. WRITE IT DOWN.The customer should NOT
be asked to come in to place the order. Taking telephone information is
NOT
part of the manager's responsibility.Slide13
TELEPHONE ORDERS
Read the order back to the customer. Reading the order back to the customer allows the customer to confirm that the order is correct. It also allows the order taker to make any necessary changes. Slide14
TELEPHONE ORDERS
Customers expect their telephone orders to be processed correctly and efficiently. Businesses whose employees regularly make mistakes while taking telephone orders might eventually lose customers who are dissatisfied with the poor service. Slide15
TELEPHONE ORDERS
Customers may take their business elsewhere, if their telephone orders are regularly processed incorrectly. Frequent mistakes lead to a loss of business
.
Businesses
should take steps to remedy the problem of telephone order mistakes rather than stopping the service or computerizing the system. Slide16
TELEPHONE ORDERS
One of the 1st steps in processing an incoming telephone order usually involves obtaining the customer's name
.
Many
businesses
accepting
telephone orders maintain computerized
files. When a customer calls, an order processor
obtains and types the name
into the computer, and accesses additional information, such as the mailing address. Slide17
TELEPHONE ORDERS
If a business does not have a computerized file or the customer is new, the processor needs to obtain the customer's name in order to begin the paperwork.
After order processors obtain a customer's name, they may describe each item being ordered, explain the pricing policy, and
check for availability
.Slide18
REVIEWSlide19
1
. Customers who seem to disagree, question, or look for error in almost everything and everybody are __________ customers. 1-argumentative2-domineering
3-insulting
4-dishonest
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1
. Customers who seem to disagree, question, or look for error in almost everything and everybody are __________ customers. 1-argumentative
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2. "I
think I'll wait until Saturday to buy this DVD," is a statement that best characterizes the _______ customer. 1-disagreeable2-domineering/superior
3-dishonest
4-slow/methodical
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2. "I
think I'll wait until Saturday to buy this DVD," is a statement that best characterizes the _______ customer. 4-slow/methodical Slide23
3. "I'd
like to have that in writing before I give you my money," best describes the ________ customer. 1-dishonest2-suspicious
3-disagreeable
4-slow/methodical Slide24
3. "I'd
like to have that in writing before I give you my money," best describes the ________ customer. 2-suspiciousSlide25
4. Making
the customer feel important and in charge is a good way to handle which type of difficult customer? 1-domineering/superior2-disagreeable3-slow/methodical
4-suspicious Slide26
4. Making
the customer feel important and in charge is a good way to handle which type of difficult customer? 1-domineering/superior Slide27
5.
Action taken by the salesperson in handling customer complaints should be based on the 1-solutions available within the business's
policies
2-customer's attitude toward the
salesperson
3-amount of time required to solve the
problem
4-salesperson's opinion of the customer
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5. The
action taken by the salesperson in handling customer complaints should be based on the 1-solutions available within the business's policies
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6. What
should you do to determine whether a customer's complaint is justified? 1-ask a supervisor
2-restate the complaint
3-take immediate action
4-investigate the problem Slide30
6. What
should you do to determine whether a customer's complaint is justified? 4-investigate the problem Slide31
7. Hostess received customer’s reservation pleasantly, but stated, “Restaurant will only provide 1 check for party of 8 or more. Customer was unhappy with restaurant’s:
1-prices2-policy
3-product
4-personnel
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7. Hostess received customer’s reservation pleasantly, but stated, “Restaurant will only provide 1 check for party of 8 or more. Customer was unhappy with restaurant’s:
2-policySlide33
97
. When a telephone customer’s order includes detailed information concerning the order, the salesperson
1-refer the customer to the manager
2-remember what the customer is
saying
3-write down the information
4-tell the customer to order in person
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97
. When a telephone customer’s order includes detailed information concerning the order, the salesperson
3-write down the information
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98. When taking an incoming telephone order, an effective way to make sure the order is correct is to:
1-read the order back to the customer
2- place your initials on the order
3-note the date and time of the order
4-rewrite th
e order
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98. When taking an incoming telephone order, an effective way to make sure the order is correct is to:
1-read the order back to the customer
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99. Businesses whose employees regularly make mistakes while taking telephone orders are likely to:
1-stop the service
2-lose customers
3-increase prices
4-computerize the systemSlide38
99. Businesses whose employees regularly make mistakes while taking telephone orders are likely to:
2-lose customers
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100. What is often one of the first steps in processing an incoming telephone order:
1-explaining pricing policy
2-obtaining customer’s name
3-describing each item
4-checking for availabilitySlide40
100. What is often one of the first steps in processing an incoming telephone order:
2-obtaining customer’s name