Monday, 22 September 2014

Never underestimate the value of the human touch




Technology continues to revolutionise the way in which we do business. Business practises have changed markedly in recent years and will continue to do so.


Although many operations are completed electronically in this virtual world we should never forget that essentially commerce is about people trading together.

The reality of the real world is that goods need to be moved from point of production to point of consumption and obviously the diverse elements which make up this chain cannot be achieved solely via a computer terminal.

It makes sound economic sense to foster and maintain good customer relationships.

It has been determined that it costs up to five times as much to win a new customer as it does to retain one.

There is an old adage “know your customer,” this dictate has never been more important than in these competitive times.

 

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