We all try to do the best for our customers, but do we know if they are happy? There might be something which they see as having gone wrong with our service, and we do not even know about it. We cannot put it right if we don’t know.
As someone who has many landlords as clients, I take an interest in the property rental market. Sooner or later, if a house or flat is being let, something will go wrong. Maybe the stair carpet is coming loose, maybe there is a damp patch, and perhaps there is a dripping tap which might not just be annoying but do damage.
Most tenants would tell the landlord or the letting agent, and the problem would be fixed. Strangely, some tenants never complain. They just give their notice and leave, and it is only then that the landlord finds out they were unhappy. Really, no one likes to lose a tenant and have a break in the rent.
It is the same with those of us who sell goods or services. Even if we believe we have done our best, there will be customers who have not been happy, but did not tell us. They just did not come back for more of our offering.
How do we avoid this problem? Well, we can’t altogether, because some people will not tell us even when we ask what they think about us. However, we must make sure that we always do ask, and with the right feedback, we can make amends and get even better at what we do.
Always ask all your customers and clients if they are happy or if there is anything you can do better. You can never keep them all for ever, but you can retain more for longer. Perhaps some of your “natural wastage” can be avoided.
