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By Henry Brown

You’re running a successful small business, things are thriving, but you’ve started to notice that perhaps your customer communication could be improved. It’s not like you have the worst processes in the world, but there’s room for improvement. So, what’s your next step?

The thing to remember when it comes to customer communication is the fact that how you communicate with your customers may be a deciding factor in relation to customer retention. So getting how you communicate right is crucial.

The question is, of course, how can you go about doing that? What does it take to offer each and every customer the very best standards of communication?

For everything that you need to know about approaching customer communication and enhancing your business’s strategy, have a read of the tips and advice below.

Use multi-channel communication tools 

Gone are the days where a phone number and an email address were all it took to offer quality customer service. Today, customers expect more from the businesses that they work with, so this means taking your strategy a step further and offering a wider selection of communication options.

You want to be on every platform that your customers are on, because by doing so you make it even easier for them to contact you.

This means taking the time to think about what platforms you might want to branch out into – popular options include Whatsapp, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, in addition to phone and email support. Having an on-website live chat option is also a popular choice.

Invest in the right technology for customer support

If you’re going to offer your customers the highest standards of support possible, then you’re going to need to have the right technology in place to do that. So, it pays to take the time to look into the smart technology options that are available to you.

Whatever industry you’re in and whatever processes you need support with, there is support available.

Let’s say, for instance, you work in healthcare and need to manage healthcare contact data, there are tools available to make this process as simple as possible.

It’s the same for almost every industry – there are some incredible solutions available to you and your business.

Consistently evaluate your customer service

A key aspect of mastering your communication strategies is to ensure that you are constantly evaluating your customer service approach. This means taking the time to look at your customer service metrics, measuring the date and determining where your team has done well, as well as where there is room for improvement.

A great tool for measuring customer service quality is asking customers for feedback. How you go about this depends on various factors, however a usually successful method of offering customers bonuses in response for feedback. You will find that you get a greater yield of results when you’re giving customers something in return for their feedback.
There you have it, a simple guide to some key strategies for mastering your customer communication.

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Henry Brown is an online marketing executive. When he isn’t talking shop, he’s roaming the streets of London, uncovering the extra-ordinary in the ordinary.