How Well Do You Know & Should You Know Your Clients?

Research has shown that it is Engaged Clients who provide referrals and make introductions.

 

With engaged clients, you’ve made a quality value connection and quality human connection.

 

The more you get to know your clients in a way that goes beyond the core work that you do, two things happen:

 

1. You find ways to be of even more value to them – through your work and by making introductions to other resources.
2. You build a business friendship where they begin to take a stake in your success. They advocate for you, because they know your value and they want to help you. This is a very powerful combination.

 

15 Things You Want to Know About Your Clients

 

If you’re old enough, you remember a book by Harvey Mackay entitled: Swim with the Sharks without Being Eaten Alive.

 

In this classic, Mackay describes how his company used this simple tool to get to know their customers better.

 

He said that these 66 items act like a barometer on the relationship. The more answers you know, probably the higher the quality of the relationship – which means higher loyalty, more business, and more referrals.

 

Important!  You don’t turn these 66 items into an inquisition of questions in one sitting. In fact, much of this information may be revealed through genuine curiosity on your part.

 

Here, then, are 15 of the more creative items that you might not think about asking or discussing with your clients. For this Blog, I combined a number of the items into categories. Mackay’s list has these items broken out in even more detail.

 

1. Level of Education (schools, degrees, honors)
2. Military Service (discharge rank)
3. Spouse & Children (names, ages, interests)
4. Previous Employment
5. Association Memberships
6. Goals (for business and life in general)
7. Community Activities (service clubs, politics, philanthropic)
8. Sensitive or Off-Limit Topics
9. Relationship to Drinking Alcohol (drinks, doesn’t drink, in recovery, etc.)
10. Food / Dining Interests and Favorites
11. Hobbies and Sports Activities
12. Favorite Sports Teams
13. Vacations (past, future, and bucket list items)
14. Automobiles (level of importance to what they drive)
15. Achievements of Which they Are Proud

 

Here’s a link to look at the full Mackay 66:  https://bit.ly/2TuJsQq

 

Some are mundane (though necessary). Others are more interesting. 

 

What items or categories would you add to this list?

I want to know. Please comment below. Let’s start a conversation and “share the wealth” of ideas.

 

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