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Hug Your Customers: The Proven Way to Personalize Sales and Achieve Astounding Results

by Jack Mitchell

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Publisher Comments:

Hug Your Customers is about customer service and how Jack Mitchell has practiced it by extending ???hugs, ??? --unexpected extras, from knowing each customers name, along with their family members and clothing preferences to handing out free coffee and newspapers on the Greenwich commuter train platform to say thanks (and by extension ???Shop at Mitchells???).& nbsp; Mitchell looks at sales as being about something other than the product.& nbsp; You???re not selling clothing, you???re selling the relationship.& nbsp; That??'s why on Saturdays, many people come to Mitchell??'s just to see what??'s going on.& nbsp; In the summer, he??'s giving away hot dogs.& nbsp; Any time a regular customer walks in, the sales staff knows his name, spouse??'s and kids???& nbsp; names, clothing preferences and last purchase.& nbsp; Jack Mitchell is a natural story teller and his folksy, homespun style will appeal and educate.
There are several stories that Jack will tell that illustrate these kinds of hugs that exemplify outstanding customer service. Chapters include:

Hugging 101& nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; The Three E???s

From Three Suits to Three Thousand& nbsp; & nbsp; Pick Your Game

The Big Secret& nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; Everybody Gets It, Everybody Does It

Game Day& nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; You Train Dogs, You Educate People

I Love Mistakes& nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; The Power of New

The Formula

Synopsis:

Hug Your Customers is about customer service and how Jack Mitchell has practiced it by extending ???hugs, ??? --unexpected extras, from knowing each customers name, along with their family members and clothing preferences to handing out free coffee and newspapers on the Greenwich commuter train platform to say thanks (and by extension ???Shop at Mitchells???).& nbsp; Mitchell looks at sales as being about something other than the product.& nbsp; You???re not selling clothing, you???re selling the relationship.& nbsp; That??'s why on Saturdays, many people come to Mitchell??'s just to see what??'s going on.& nbsp; In the summer, he??'s giving away hot dogs.& nbsp; Any time a regular customer walks in, the sales staff knows his name, spouse??'s and kids???& nbsp; names, clothing preferences and last purchase.& nbsp; Jack Mitchell is a natural story teller and his folksy, homespun style will appeal and educate. There are several stories that Jack will tell that illustrate these kinds of hugs that exemplify outstanding customer service. Chapters include: Hugging 101& nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; The Three E???s From Three Suits to Three Thousand& nbsp; & nbsp; Pick Your Game The Big Secret& nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; Everybody Gets It, Everybody Does It Game Day& nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; You Train Dogs, You Educate People I Love Mistakes& nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; The Power of New The Formula

Synopsis:

A master of customer service reveals his proven secrets to developing long-standing relationships and customer loyalty by making business personal.

Product Details

ISBN:
9781401300340
Subtitle:
The Proven Way to Personalize Sales and Achieve Astounding Results
Author:
Mitchell, Jack
Publisher:
Hyperion Books
Location:
New York
Subject:
Sales & Selling - Techniques
Subject:
Selling
Subject:
Advertising & Promotion
Subject:
Customer Service
Subject:
Customer services
Subject:
Customer relations
Subject:
Success in business
Subject:
Sales & Selling - General
Subject:
Sales & Selling
Edition Number:
1st ed.
Series Volume:
5
Publication Date:
June 2003
Binding:
Hardcover
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
304
Dimensions:
8.58x5.78x.98 in. .93 lbs.

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