An Alternative To Price Discounting

The following five articles I will post over the coming weeks look at different parts of  customer service, sales and marketing which can be applied to your photography business. They have been compiled by fellow Aussie Martin Grunstein. I wish I wrote this information but alas, not the case! I thought the information was so … Read more

1 Cure For Poor Customer Service

Photographer thinking of better customer service angles..

Today I was humiliated by a car salesman. So, what’s new? It’s probably happened to anyone who’s ever bought a car. What I learned from my incident is why customer service in Australia is so poor! And what we can do about it – as consumers and businesspeople.

You see, I asked an outrageous question that triggered off my humiliating experience. This question was so impertinent and so unusual that the salesman was at first dumbfounded and eventually abusive. Not only didn’t the salesman have an answer, he called his manager over and he had no answer either. What was this infamous question that caused all the trouble?

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How to Generate Repeat and Referral Business Without Spending Any More Money

Isn’t it frustrating when you have a fantastic product, you give great service, your prices are competitive – and you still have to keep advertising to get new business?

Sadly, it happens all the time!

If you would like to increase your repeat and referral business (at no extra cost to you), benefit from understanding the difference between recognition and bribery.

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