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Darryl is an entrepreneur, from a family of entrepreneurs, who has spent years advising entrepreneurs and small business owners. In Small Business Big Pressure, his unique perspective is evident. Learn the psychology of auto sales, selling in the 21st century, the art of negotiations, creating raving fan customers and much more An entrepreneurial starting point for real people. Do you have an entrepreneurial dream? Are you a small business owner determined to grow against all odds?

Written in a conversational, down-to-earth style, author Angella Luyk provides real-life advice and business navigation skills based on true experiences with small companies and people who started where you are today--people who were full of ambition and a touch of self-doubt.

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No Raving Fans were discovered, but only 3 percent of customers contacted had a negative comment about the company or its service. I told you before, we have to learn to listen to the music as well as to the lyrics. All I hear is the thundering applause of one hand clapping. He was starting to understand what his customers were thinking and he was beginning to filter this information into his own vision of perfection.

Bit by bit he was beginning to feel confident enough to share some of the vision with his managers and he could see that they were becoming as excited as he was with the challenge. He had been warned there would be differences between how he envisioned the customer using the product and how his customers would 34 view the same event.

Nevertheless, he was surprised to see how very different those visions were with some customers on a few key points. He had also discovered some unhappy customers whose expectations were so far outside his window that he knew he could never satisfy their needs.

Rather than give them extra time and attention - further diverting his company from its true vision - he should suggest they look elsewhere.

As all this fell into place, the Area Manager began to feel he was still short a piece of the puzzle. The time had come, he decided, to call Charlie. The idea of just picking up the phone and finding Charlie at the other end seemed silly. He hoped Charlie might sense his need and again suddenly appear on the couch with golf clubs in hand. But no such luck.

So, feeling foolish, the Area Manager decided to try what Charlie had suggested and he picked up the telephone. Just then it rang. Ah, well, there it is. There at the curb was his taxi. But the Area Manager noticed this taxi was not only clean, it was actually polished to a bright shine. The Area Manager saw the inside of the car matched the exterior. Spotlessly clean! Is it comfortable for you? Or if you would rather have music, I have a library of tapes with everything from rock to classical.

The program host was interviewing an author named Wayne Dyer. Differentiate yourself from your competition. Be an eagle. Ducks quack and complain. Eagles soar above the crowd. I was always complaining. So I decided to change my attitude and become an eagle. I looked around at the other cabs and their drivers. The cabs were dirty, the drivers were unfriendly, and the customers were unhappy.

So I decided to make some changes. One by one I started to make changes, beginning with cleaning up the car, installing a telephone, printing up a nice-looking calling card, and deciding that my customers were my number-one priority. Soon customers started to call and business picked up. I book appointments. Those are the two topics that upset customers.

That guy Dennis is nothing short of a genius. When the game was over, Charlie invited the Area Manager for a ride. All right? He was lost in his thoughts when Charlie spoke again. Why should I be surprised? If I could show you anything like this close to home, I would.

Unfortunately, examples of true Raving Fan Service are few and far between. He was here. He was safe. And, he consoled himself, he was going to see another 38 example of Raving Fan Service and learn the third magic secret of creating Raving Fans.

As they approached the car, the Area Manager saw that both were well groomed and their uniforms were spotless. Cash or credit today? They soon learn the names of regular customers. Using names pays off for the attendants too.

They get paid volume bonuses, and promotions to management jobs go to those who excel at frontline service. He craned his neck from side to side, watching the two attendants at work. While one cleaned the windows and checked tire pressure, the other handled the hose and was at work under the hood. The power steering took about two ounces. Be sure to get it checked the next time. All fan belts and hoses are fine.

No charge for the power-steering fluid. As he left to top up the tank and turn off the pump, the other attendant, a woman, spoke to the Area Manager at his window. Thanks anyway. Again the Area Manager found himself smiling back. The woman, however, gave no sign of discomfort.

At the service station where he bought gas, he was expected to pay for his gas before the pump was turned on, and then pump the gas into the car himself.

As for smiles, he considered himself fortunate if the gum-chewing cashier bothered to acknowledge his presence with a grunt. I appreciate your business. And as you purchased more than ten gallons, we have a gift for you. What do you think? And did you hear that woman?

She said she was smiling because she was having a good time. And those uniforms were so bright and clean. But I noticed it was a brand-new station so I guess the uniforms were new too. He can tell you if it pays.

I suspect, though, that it may be the wrong question again. Upstairs was tidy but cramped. Each employee had his or her own cubicle and all were wearing red shirts and gray slacks. Nice to see you again. Can I get you coffee?

No one can accuse them of being timid followers. Mementos covered three of the four walls. The Area Manager wondered if constant vigilance by the boss accounted for the excellent service. He was honored to be called brother by a man who had played with the greats and was a customer service genius to boot. Too kind. Tell me, how was the service?

I know I can count on my other stores, but I always worry when Charlie brings someone here to show us off. Every day I go to a different store and pump gas for at least an hour to listen to customers. The third, the experience secret, builds on the first two.

Are you ready? Here it is. Simple and powerful. The third secret is Deliver Plus One. He had checked to make sure that only the first two secrets were on the shield when he put it on that morning. The Area Manager was trying to make some sense out of what Charlie had just said when Andrew intervened.

There it was. At the same time he was astonished by the sudden appearance of the writing. First, it tells you to deliver.

Not sometimes, not most times. But all the time. No exceptions contemplated or allowed. Consistency creates credibility. My pro will explain how it works. Andrew, if you please. Can you give me an example? My vision is to have the glass polished inside and out with all the necessary chemicals at hand to remove road tar and bugs and even the wax residue left by car washes. For many it was just water - any kind of water! Clean water was too much to hope for.

I forbade them to touch any other window unless specifically asked by a customer. And customers were aware of getting their windshield cleaned and how good a job we were doing.

Some would almost glare until the window was well cleaned. It was as if they were waiting for us to fail so they could pounce on us.

He was thinking of a customer crouched like a cat, ready to spring at Andrew. He telephoned later and told us that when we advertised a clean windshield, he felt the price we charged was for both gas and a clean windshield.

And he was right. Think about it. We started a new service that was virtually unavailable anywhere else and was a free bonus. Yet when we failed to deliver perfection, customers got angry or left us. It would have been a disaster to try to clean all the windows at first. We failed to deliver too often as it was. If we had tried to wash all the windows, our failure rate would have been much higher, and it would have taken us much longer to improve. But little by little we became consistently good.

Then we started to wash all the windows. Now our customers can rely on us. Clean windows every time without fail wins us Raving Fans. First, it allows you to be consistent. For example, they promise me a choice for dinner. I bet they started that five years ago. That annoys me. You may be trying to do one thing, like offer a choice of meals, but it may be too big or difficult to get right all at once.

There is no sense in doing just one thing if the size of the service promise is too large to successfully implement quickly. Better to find a smaller thing, a smaller service promise, you can deliver consistently. Better they should keep their mouths shut, and not set themselves up for failure.

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