Originally Published on 08/12/22
Engaging with relatability and creating opportunities for clients is perhaps more important than ever at present. Every client’s situation is different and despite the decline in inflation many of your clients still may be under financial pressure.
Some will be worried about whether or not they can afford to buy a property, and others will be concerned about if they should go ahead with a purchase or house move they had in mind.
Amid all this uncertainty and volatility, your clients will be turning to you for support and stability, so the customer experience you offer is perhaps more important now than ever before.
So what steps could you take to add extra value to your clients during this difficult time?
You can help clients make the right decisions, so while finances are tight, they should prioritise the most important expenses such as health protection.
You’re in a position where you can communicate the need for protection, and why clients should be extremely careful before they cancel any policies.
You’re an expert in your field, with unique knowledge, insights and firsthand experiences. So share what you’ve learned, perhaps in a blog on your website or maybe in the local press.
This can not only help you generate new leads, but also gives you a chance to show how you can add value to your clients and help to establish you as a trusted, authoritative thought leader in your field.
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You’re an expert in your field, with unique knowledge, insights and firsthand experiences. So share what you’ve learned, perhaps in a blog on your website or maybe in the local press.
This can not only help you generate new leads, but also gives you a chance to show how you can add value to your clients and help to establish you as a trusted, authoritative thought leader in your field.
If you’re not using a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system, now is the time to invest in one.
CRM helps you manage your business relations and customer interactions, nurture leads and streamline elements of your marketing activity, all of which can help to improve customer retention and the client experience you offer.
Read more: Boosting Customer Retention with CRM
As a broker, you’ll have to answer many of the same client questions day after day. So why not compile a list of the questions you’re most frequently asked, write answers and publish them online?
Perhaps you could add an FAQ section to your website, publish the questions and answers as a blog, or run through each question one by one on your social media channel as a series of posts?
Alternatively, you could send your questions and answers to a local journalist, ask them to run it in their newspaper, and perhaps ask if they can interview you on the topics raised.
These are quick wins that, again, help to position you as a thought leader, and could have the added benefit of freeing up your time so you can devote more resources and attention to difficult, complex cases.
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