Easy Tweaks To Make To Impress Clients

June 2, 2017

To get clients on board, it takes much more than just winning them over with an idea. They will take into account everything from your personality to your marketing materials. After all, they will want to make sure that they are making the right decision working with your company. Therefore, before you attend another meeting, it’s time to make some changes. That way, you can ensure you impress clients and get them on board. In fact, here are some easy tweaks to make to leave clients impressed.
Increase your confidence
The way you pitch to clients can make all the difference on whether they will go ahead with your company. After all, if they believe in you and your passion, they are more likely to make a deal with you. In fact, even if there are flaws in your idea, they are likely to move forward with you as they believe you can do a good job. And to ensure you give them a good impression, you need to work on your confidence. After all, if you are quiet and don’t make much eye contact during the meeting, they are unlikely to go ahead with you. Therefore, look at ways to tweak your confidence to impress at pitches. It might be that you go to a short course which can help your communication skills. Or even work with a pitch coach to ensure you improve next time. And remember that practice makes perfect. So keep trying it at home, so you are confident with the pitch at the next meeting.
Upgrade your materials
It’s likely you will take along materials like brochures and leaflets to impress clients at meetings. After all, it can help to give them something to look at visually while you discuss your brand. But if you want to leave them impressed, you need to ensure these materials are top quality. After all, it will raise eyebrows if they look superb. And it can instantly make them a lot more positive about your company. To ensure they look fantastic, you might want to consider going through a company like clone-media. They will ensure all materials like brochures and leaflets look superb. And have your branding to ensure you leave a lasting impression. That way, you are more likely to leave the clients impressed when you finish the meeting.
Know your stuff
You can also leave clients impressed by learning more about their business. After all, it will show you made an effort if you can tell them facts about their company such as when they first began. And it can make them a lot more keen to work with you if you have done your research about their company. Therefore, make sure you look into the background of the company before you go to any meeting. And getting an insight into their business will also help ensure you offer them the best service. After all, you will know what they are missing that you can deliver.
And remember to make sure you are spending time with the right clients. After all, a bad client will drain your time while not paying you properly!

Mark Asquith

That British podcast guy, Mark is co-founder of Captivate.fm, the world's only growth-oriented podcast host. A Harvard, TEDx, Podcast Movement and Podfest speaker (amongst many more!), he's a wildly approachable Brit and Star Wars/DC Comics geek.

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