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Which one of the following two views is correct in your opinion will win customer's trust? Trying to 'impress' him Trying to 'help' him

This question dwells deep in to the service provider - end user relationship from all angle more specifically from the sales perspective (I wouldn't rather put it like a seller-buyer relationship as it will tempt to view this as over the counter sales kind of business). When a sales person gets a requirement from a customer it is quite obvious that selling will be on top of his mind and whatever approach he is making, whatever he is talking and whatever implicit moves he is managing with the customer, all those will reflect his ultimate intent in those actions. We will do everything to impress the customer. However most of the customers are very smart to scan our intent. But if you present yourself as a genuine problem solver you literally transcend all the apprehensions of the customer and reach new height in gaining his confidence and trust. Impress for the sake of impressing or help for the sake of helping? What is right?

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Question added by Sheikh Ibrahim Khan , Sales Manager , Bader Al Mulla & Bros. Co. S.P.C.
Date Posted: 2014/07/09

Both. It s important to help customers, however some customers are not able to recognize it. So, it's also somehow important to let them be aware that you are actually doing something for them, especially of you are going an extra mile. You should be able to impress, but to achieve that, you will most likely have to help them out, a little more than the usual.

sonu sharma
by sonu sharma , labour supervisor , nad shabib star painting work

both are the two sides of one coins.

we have to balance between help and impress.

 

IRPHAN GHANI
by IRPHAN GHANI , Senior Management , A

While helping a customer one makes a genuine and long lasting impression.

Mohammad Faraz
by Mohammad Faraz , Foreman- Senior Procurement and Logistics Executive , Chemtech Trading WLL

you should help a customer by impressing him with your product.Just be a doctor to them by simply prescribing him the best product after understanding his needs.

HELP (if you help him/her s/he will be automatically impressed!)

Muhammad Naeem khan
by Muhammad Naeem khan , manager , Rogen Pharmacuitical

first of all Help customer and motivate him to use our product and services and then automatically customer impress from our company 

Bassam Sabri
by Bassam Sabri , Buyer , Retaj Enterprise Ltd

To help is to impress but to impress is not to help.

Many can be deceived by an impersonation to impress, which will inevitably only go a short way, while helping (which can be from the heart) can go a long way.

Ali Asgar Amin
by Ali Asgar Amin , Internal Manager Operational Risk , Development Bank of Singapore

Helping out the customer and providing timely assistance will go a long way in creating a lasting positive impression on the customer. Being helpful and kind will always impress but trying to impress by various other means might not hit the right chord with the customer as it might come out as trying too hard.

Rovelyn Abengana
by Rovelyn Abengana , Cashier , Mr. Baker Company

I should lend a helping hand bucause Helping is gaining good impression The End.

zafar abbas minhas
by zafar abbas minhas , Freelance Writer , DAILY MASHRAQ

i will vote for helping your customer,, sir

Mohd Athar Tali
by Mohd Athar Tali , Sales Supervisor , First Economic Company Riyadh

Impressing the Customer by helping him to find the best product by understanding his needs this approach will make selling a superfluous phenomenon....Product or Service will b sold and a long lasting Impression  and relation will b built  with the customer..That will result in Customer Loyalty in terms of referrals and positive Word of mouth. 

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