Equally as important as following-up is taking the time to respond to people who leave you messages. This is only common courtesy. How often do we not find the time to follow-up with someone who has emailed us or left a voice-mail unless we know specifically why they have contacted us, and even then we do not always take the time to respond? Not only is this bad manners, it is also bad business. How many important relationships have you missed out on by not responding to a message? The people who stand out from the crowd take the time to respond. Read the full article on Selfgrowth.com! You can also view this post on The Empower Network. For more insight and marketing strategies, go here.
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2/23/2012 01:28:16 am
This is a great article and so true! I called four different insurance agencies when I was setting up our auto detailing business and only heard back from one of them! In fact, I called one of the places three times and left a message. I couldn't believe the lack of response and thought WOW, it must be nice to be doing so well in business that there is no need to return calls to potential new customers.
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