That’s a difficult question. There are even times when I cant understand my teen niece or my two-year-old, and we live in under the same roof. ? We’ll though girls and teens are really hard to figure out, customers, on the other hand, are a lot easier, though others might consider it contradictory. Anyways, my key to understanding my customer is to anticipate needs and to exceed their expectation. To help you get a closer understanding of what is being discussed, here are a few tips you can put to use.
- Ask Questions:
The key to getting to know someone is by asking more questions. Though in this case you can’t just approach a stranger and start asking, you might want to use information that you have tapped into using a registration form or such. Another way to go about things would involve understanding their demographics and psychographics.
This would include understanding if they were male/ female, single or married, age group, with or without children, where they live, and what they do for a living. Getting a little-added information on their lifestyle also helps understand what they can and can’t afford. Once you’ve understood that part you could put together customer profiles.
Here’s how you set up customer profiles:
- A couple in their 30’s with no Kids, living in Seattle, coping with employment.
- A married mother of three in Richmond who is a stay-at-home parent and has a total family income of less than $60,000 per year.
- Customer’s View of Your Business:
It’s important for you to understand what your customers think of your business. Getting online and running surveys or measurement of customer sentiments on a campaign is a way to understand your customer and how your campaign would fair even before it ends. Regular surveying and calculation of customer sentiments online will help you understand both the good and the bad sentiments that a customer has towards your company. If you don’t analyze this, you will miss out on the major question as to why you are losing customers to your competitors.
- Understanding Customer’s Needs:
The real way to get close to anybody for that matter is by understanding their needs and catering to them alike. Taking control of understanding the customer’s most pressing issues and meeting those is the basis for solving their problems. Some might be looking for ways to develop a brand, while some a better lifestyle or ways to start a business. No matter the issue, you could always find a queue to the same in their information.
Catering specifically to your customer’s need will give you all the credibility you need in the eyes of your customer. Making sure that quality is achieved in the process will also help you retain and find newer customers on the go.
At Urbansoft we work with a team of specialists who are experts at gathering customer requirements and helping brands full fill their brand credibility. Please contact us if you are looking for any service assistance in making your business go global.