Latest / Wedding Pros who are ready to grow - with Becca Pountney / Part 4 - Is your customer service up to scratch?
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- 0:00You've
- 0:00made
- 0:00the
- 0:00sale,
- 0:01you've
- 0:01popped
- 0:01the
- 0:01champagne
- 0:02to
- 0:02celebrate.
- 0:02Surely
- 0:03that's
- 0:03the
- 0:03end
- 0:03of
- 0:04the
- 0:04process.
- 0:04Think
- 0:04again,
- 0:05because
- 0:05what
- 0:05happens
- 0:06next
- 0:06has
- 0:06the
- 0:07power
- 0:07to
- 0:07make
- 0:08or
- 0:08break
- 0:08your
- 0:08wedding
- 0:09business.
- 0:11I'm
- 0:11Becca
- 0:11Poutney,
- 0:12Wedding
- 0:12Business
- 0:12Marketing
- 0:13expert,
- 0:13speaker
- 0:14and
- 0:14blogger
- 0:14and
- 0:15you're
- 0:15listening
- 0:15to
- 0:15the
- 0:15Wedding
- 0:16Pros
- 0:16who
- 0:16Are
- 0:16Ready
- 0:16to
- 0:17Grow
- 0:17podcast.
- 0:18I'm
- 0:19here
- 0:19to
- 0:19share
- 0:19with
- 0:19you
- 0:19actionable
- 0:20tips,
- 0:20strategies
- 0:21and
- 0:21real
- 0:21life
- 0:22examples
- 0:22to
- 0:23help
- 0:23you
- 0:23take
- 0:23your
- 0:23wedding
- 0:24business
- 0:24to
- 0:24the
- 0:24next
- 0:24level.
- 0:25If
- 0:25you
- 0:26are
- 0:26an
- 0:26ambitious
- 0:26wedding
- 0:27business
- 0:27owner
- 0:28that
- 0:28wants
- 0:28to
- 0:28take
- 0:28your
- 0:29passion
- 0:29and
- 0:29use
- 0:29it
- 0:30to
- 0:30build
- 0:30a
- 0:30profitable,
- 0:31sustainable
- 0:31business
- 0:31business
- 0:32doing
- 0:32what
- 0:32you
- 0:32love,
- 0:33then
- 0:33you're
- 0:33in
- 0:33the
- 0:33right
- 0:34place.
- 0:34Let's
- 0:35get
- 0:35going
- 0:35with
- 0:35today's
- 0:36episode.
- 0:37Today
- 0:37we're
- 0:37going
- 0:37to
- 0:38be
- 0:38talking
- 0:38all
- 0:38about
- 0:39customer
- 0:39experience
- 0:39and
- 0:40customer
- 0:40service
- 0:41as
- 0:41we
- 0:41have
- 0:41reached
- 0:42week
- 0:42four
- 0:42of
- 0:43our
- 0:43August
- 0:43series,
- 0:44All
- 0:44about
- 0:44the
- 0:44Customer
- 0:45Journey.
- 0:45Week
- 0:45one
- 0:46we
- 0:46talked
- 0:46all
- 0:46about
- 0:46discovery.
- 0:47In
- 0:47week
- 0:47two
- 0:48we
- 0:48talked
- 0:48all
- 0:49about
- 0:49getting
- 0:49the
- 0:49inquiry.
- 0:50Last
- 0:50week
- 0:51we
- 0:51talked
- 0:51all
- 0:51about
- 0:52making
- 0:52the
- 0:52sale
- 0:52and
- 0:53today
- 0:53onto
- 0:53the
- 0:54final
- 0:54session
- 0:54where,
- 0:54as
- 0:54I
- 0:55said,
- 0:55we're
- 0:55going
- 0:55to
- 0:55talk
- 0:55about
- 0:55customer
- 0:56service
- 0:56and
- 0:56the
- 0:57final
- 0:57part
- 0:57of
- 0:57the
- 0:58customer
- 0:58journey
- 0:58and
- 0:59ideally
- 0:59leading
- 1:00to
- 1:00further
- 1:01work
- 1:01in
- 1:01the
- 1:01future.
- 1:02If
- 1:02you
- 1:02haven't
- 1:02yet
- 1:03listened
- 1:03to
- 1:03part
- 1:04one,
- 1:04two
- 1:04and
- 1:04three,
- 1:04I
- 1:04recommend
- 1:05that
- 1:05you
- 1:05go
- 1:05back
- 1:05and
- 1:05do
- 1:06that,
- 1:06listen
- 1:06to
- 1:07those
- 1:07and
- 1:07then
- 1:07come
- 1:07back
- 1:08and
- 1:08join
- 1:08me
- 1:08for
- 1:08week
- 1:09four.
- 1:09I
- 1:09really
- 1:09hope
- 1:10you've
- 1:10enjoyed
- 1:10this
- 1:11miniseries
- 1:11over
- 1:12the
- 1:12summer.
- 1:12They'll
- 1:12be
- 1:13here
- 1:13for
- 1:13you
- 1:13to
- 1:13come
- 1:14back
- 1:14and
- 1:14listen
- 1:14to
- 1:14at
- 1:15any
- 1:15point.
- 1:15If
- 1:15you're
- 1:15struggling,
- 1:16at
- 1:16any
- 1:16point
- 1:16in
- 1:16the
- 1:17customer
- 1:17journey
- 1:17and
- 1:18if
- 1:18you
- 1:18want
- 1:18to
- 1:18go
- 1:18through
- 1:18it
- 1:18in
- 1:18more
- 1:19detail,
- 1:19this
- 1:19is
- 1:19what
- 1:19we
- 1:20can
- 1:20do
- 1:20together.
- 1:20If
- 1:21we
- 1:21work
- 1:21one
- 1:21to
- 1:21one.
- 1:22Whether
- 1:22we
- 1:22work
- 1:22together
- 1:22via
- 1:23Zoom
- 1:23or
- 1:23we
- 1:23meet
- 1:24up
- 1:24in
- 1:24person,
- 1:24one
- 1:25of
- 1:25the
- 1:25things
- 1:25I
- 1:25love
- 1:25to
- 1:25do
- 1:26is
- 1:26go
- 1:26through
- 1:26this
- 1:26with
- 1:26you
- 1:27step
- 1:27by
- 1:27step
- 1:27and
- 1:28improve
- 1:28each
- 1:29element
- 1:29of
- 1:29that
- 1:29customer
- 1:30journey
- 1:30to
- 1:30increase
- 1:30your
- 1:31inquiries
- 1:31and
- 1:32increase
- 1:32your
- 1:32sales
- 1:33and
- 1:33conversions.
- 1:34Anyway,
- 1:34enough
- 1:34about
- 1:35that.
- 1:35So
- 1:35let's
- 1:35move
- 1:36on
- 1:36to
- 1:36today's
- 1:37topic,
- 1:37which
- 1:37is
- 1:38customer
- 1:38service.
- 1:39So
- 1:39the
- 1:39first
- 1:40part
- 1:40I
- 1:40want
- 1:40to
- 1:40talk
- 1:40about
- 1:41is
- 1:41setting
- 1:42boundaries
- 1:42and
- 1:42expectations
- 1:44early.
- 1:44Often
- 1:44when
- 1:45I
- 1:45talk
- 1:45to
- 1:45people
- 1:45about
- 1:46customer
- 1:46service
- 1:46falling
- 1:47apart
- 1:47or
- 1:48the
- 1:48customer
- 1:48relationship
- 1:49breaking
- 1:49down,
- 1:49things
- 1:50going
- 1:50wrong,
- 1:50often
- 1:51it's
- 1:51because
- 1:51there's
- 1:51mismatched
- 1:52expectations
- 1:53or
- 1:53a
- 1:53breakdown
- 1:54of
- 1:54boundaries.
- 1:55As
- 1:55the
- 1:55business
- 1:56owner,
- 1:56it's
- 1:56our
- 1:57job
- 1:57to
- 1:57set
- 1:57out
- 1:58those
- 1:58boundaries
- 1:59to
- 1:59our
- 1:59clients.
- 1:59And
- 2:00when
- 2:00we
- 2:00do
- 2:00that
- 2:00early
- 2:01on
- 2:01and
- 2:01we
- 2:01set
- 2:01expectations
- 2:02super
- 2:02early
- 2:03in
- 2:03the
- 2:03process,
- 2:03then
- 2:04our
- 2:04clients
- 2:04are
- 2:04much
- 2:04more
- 2:05likely
- 2:05to
- 2:05respect
- 2:05that.
- 2:06When
- 2:06we
- 2:06give
- 2:06no
- 2:07boundaries
- 2:07or
- 2:07no
- 2:08expectations,
- 2:08but
- 2:08we
- 2:09think
- 2:09about
- 2:09them
- 2:09in
- 2:09our
- 2:09head
- 2:10People
- 2:10can
- 2:10break
- 2:10them
- 2:11without
- 2:11realizing.
- 2:11So,
- 2:12for
- 2:12example,
- 2:12sometimes
- 2:13I
- 2:13hear
- 2:13people
- 2:13complaining
- 2:14to
- 2:14me
- 2:14that
- 2:14couples
- 2:15send
- 2:15them
- 2:15messages
- 2:15at
- 2:1611
- 2:16o'
- 2:16clock
- 2:16at
- 2:16night,
- 2:17or
- 2:17they're
- 2:17returning
- 2:17messages
- 2:18at
- 2:185:00am
- 2:19in
- 2:19the
- 2:19morning,
- 2:19or,
- 2:19you
- 2:20know,
- 2:20inconvenient
- 2:20times
- 2:21over
- 2:21the
- 2:21weekend,
- 2:21or
- 2:22that
- 2:22their
- 2:22couples
- 2:22are
- 2:23expecting
- 2:23instant
- 2:23replies
- 2:24all
- 2:24of
- 2:24the
- 2:24time,
- 2:25even
- 2:25when
- 2:25you're
- 2:25on
- 2:26holiday
- 2:26or
- 2:26doing
- 2:26something
- 2:27with
- 2:27your
- 2:27family.
- 2:27But
- 2:27if
- 2:28we've
- 2:28never
- 2:28set
- 2:28out
- 2:28those
- 2:29rules
- 2:29and
- 2:29expectations
- 2:30for
- 2:30our
- 2:30clients
- 2:31and
- 2:31we've
- 2:31just
- 2:31left
- 2:32it
- 2:32open,
- 2:32why
- 2:33shouldn't
- 2:33they
- 2:33contact
- 2:33you
- 2:34any
- 2:34time
- 2:34of
- 2:35day?
- 2:35Why
- 2:35shouldn't
- 2:35they
- 2:36do
- 2:36that
- 2:36if
- 2:36you
- 2:36haven't
- 2:37told
- 2:37them
- 2:37that
- 2:37they
- 2:37can't?
- 2:38I
- 2:38don't
- 2:38know
- 2:38about
- 2:38you.
- 2:38I
- 2:38don't
- 2:39know
- 2:39if
- 2:39you've
- 2:39ever
- 2:39had
- 2:39a
- 2:40problem
- 2:40with
- 2:40something
- 2:40technical
- 2:41and
- 2:41you've
- 2:41gone
- 2:41on
- 2:41to
- 2:42the
- 2:42customer
- 2:42service
- 2:43help
- 2:43desk
- 2:43or
- 2:44quite
- 2:44often
- 2:44Those
- 2:44are
- 2:45available
- 2:4524
- 2:46hours
- 2:46a
- 2:46day,
- 2:46which
- 2:47I
- 2:47love,
- 2:47because
- 2:47when
- 2:48we
- 2:48want
- 2:48the
- 2:48help,
- 2:48we
- 2:48want
- 2:48it
- 2:49there.
- 2:49And
- 2:49then
- 2:49when
- 2:49it's
- 2:50not
- 2:50open
- 2:50and
- 2:50it's
- 2:51closed,
- 2:51we
- 2:51think,
- 2:51oh,
- 2:52that's
- 2:52frustrating.
- 2:52But
- 2:52we
- 2:53go
- 2:53back
- 2:53and
- 2:53we
- 2:53visit
- 2:53it
- 2:54the
- 2:54day
- 2:54when
- 2:54it
- 2:54opens.
- 2:55But
- 2:55if
- 2:55it's
- 2:55available
- 2:5624
- 2:56hours
- 2:56a
- 2:56day,
- 2:57I
- 2:57might
- 2:57do
- 2:57it
- 2:57late
- 2:58at
- 2:58night.
- 2:58The
- 2:58customers
- 2:59are
- 2:59going
- 2:59to
- 2:59think
- 2:59about
- 2:59you
- 3:00and
- 3:00your
- 3:00business
- 3:00exactly
- 3:00the
- 3:01same.
- 3:01They
- 3:01are
- 3:01not
- 3:01necessarily
- 3:02going
- 3:02to
- 3:02think
- 3:02about
- 3:02the
- 3:03fact
- 3:03that
- 3:03you're
- 3:03just
- 3:03an
- 3:03independent
- 3:04business
- 3:04owner,
- 3:04that
- 3:05you've
- 3:05got
- 3:05a
- 3:05family,
- 3:05that
- 3:05you've
- 3:06got
- 3:06all
- 3:06sorts
- 3:06of
- 3:06other
- 3:06things
- 3:07and
- 3:07other
- 3:07clients
- 3:07going
- 3:08on.
- 3:08Therefore,
- 3:09it's
- 3:09really
- 3:09important
- 3:09we
- 3:10set
- 3:10those
- 3:10expectations
- 3:11there
- 3:11early.
- 3:11The
- 3:11other
- 3:11thing
- 3:12is
- 3:12we
- 3:12can
- 3:12sometimes
- 3:12feed
- 3:13this
- 3:13when
- 3:13we
- 3:13start
- 3:14replying
- 3:14to
- 3:14those
- 3:14messages
- 3:15late
- 3:15at
- 3:15night,
- 3:15replying
- 3:16to
- 3:16emails
- 3:16late
- 3:16at
- 3:17night,
- 3:17they
- 3:17think
- 3:17that
- 3:17that's
- 3:17the
- 3:18normal
- 3:18thing
- 3:18to
- 3:18do
- 3:19and
- 3:19so
- 3:19therefore
- 3:19they're
- 3:20more
- 3:20likely
- 3:20to
- 3:20contact
- 3:21us
- 3:21at
- 3:22those
- 3:22times
- 3:22in
- 3:22the
- 3:23future.
- 3:23So
- 3:23how
- 3:23do
- 3:24we
- 3:24set
- 3:24boundaries
- 3:25and
- 3:25expectations
- 3:26early?
- 3:26Well,
- 3:26I've
- 3:27had
- 3:27plenty
- 3:27of
- 3:27podcast
- 3:28guests
- 3:28talking
- 3:29about
- 3:29these
- 3:30things
- 3:30before,
- 3:31but
- 3:31from
- 3:31my
- 3:31point
- 3:32of
- 3:32view,
- 3:32based
- 3:32on
- 3:32everything
- 3:32that
- 3:33we've
- 3:33talked
- 3:33about
- 3:33on
- 3:34previous
- 3:34podcast
- 3:35episodes,
- 3:35I
- 3:35think
- 3:35it's
- 3:36really
- 3:36important.
- 3:36Number
- 3:37one,
- 3:37essential,
- 3:38in
- 3:38fact,
- 3:38you
- 3:38have
- 3:39a
- 3:39contract.
- 3:39I
- 3:39know
- 3:40that
- 3:40sounds
- 3:40basic,
- 3:40but
- 3:40there
- 3:41is
- 3:41a
- 3:41lot
- 3:41of
- 3:41people
- 3:41that
- 3:41I
- 3:42speak
- 3:42to
- 3:42who
- 3:42where
- 3:42things
- 3:43wrong
- 3:43and
- 3:43they
- 3:43realize
- 3:44no
- 3:44contract
- 3:44was
- 3:44ever
- 3:45signed
- 3:45or
- 3:45they
- 3:45never
- 3:46have
- 3:46a
- 3:46contract
- 3:46in
- 3:47the
- 3:47first
- 3:47place.
- 3:47It's
- 3:47all
- 3:47based
- 3:48on
- 3:48word
- 3:48of
- 3:48mouth
- 3:49or
- 3:49email
- 3:49chains.
- 3:50Well,
- 3:50it's
- 3:50important
- 3:51that
- 3:51you
- 3:51have
- 3:51a
- 3:51contract
- 3:52so
- 3:52that
- 3:52you
- 3:52can
- 3:53clearly
- 3:53state
- 3:53that
- 3:53you're
- 3:54professional
- 3:54and
- 3:55set
- 3:55out
- 3:55boundaries
- 3:56very
- 3:56early
- 3:56on
- 3:56around
- 3:57when
- 3:57you
- 3:57expect
- 3:57paying.
- 3:58What
- 3:58happens
- 3:58if
- 3:59they
- 3:59don't
- 3:59pay?
- 3:59What
- 4:00happens
- 4:00if
- 4:00they
- 4:00cancel?
- 4:01So
- 4:01that
- 4:01you
- 4:01can
- 4:01always
- 4:02go
- 4:02back
- 4:02to
- 4:02that
- 4:02contract.
- 4:03But
- 4:03on
- 4:03top
- 4:04of
- 4:04that
- 4:04more
- 4:04formal
- 4:05contract,
- 4:05I'm
- 4:05a
- 4:06big
- 4:06fan
- 4:06of
- 4:06some
- 4:07kind
- 4:07of
- 4:07onboarding
- 4:08document,
- 4:09onboarding
- 4:09video
- 4:10onboarding
- 4:10pack
- 4:11that
- 4:11you
- 4:11send
- 4:11in
- 4:11the
- 4:11post,
- 4:12whatever
- 4:12fits
- 4:13your
- 4:13business,
- 4:13whatever
- 4:14you
- 4:14want
- 4:14to
- 4:14do
- 4:14that
- 4:15that
- 4:15welcomes
- 4:15your
- 4:16client
- 4:16to
- 4:16working
- 4:16with
- 4:17you
- 4:17and
- 4:17in
- 4:17the
- 4:18process
- 4:19sets
- 4:19out
- 4:19those
- 4:19very
- 4:20clear
- 4:20expectations.
- 4:22So
- 4:22in
- 4:22that
- 4:22onboarding
- 4:23document
- 4:23that
- 4:23you
- 4:23would
- 4:24send
- 4:24to
- 4:24someone
- 4:24once
- 4:25they've
- 4:25gone
- 4:25ahead
- 4:26and
- 4:26paid
- 4:26their
- 4:26first
- 4:27deposit
- 4:27booking
- 4:28fee
- 4:28would
- 4:28be
- 4:28something
- 4:29like
- 4:29the
- 4:29following.
- 4:29First
- 4:30of
- 4:30all,
- 4:30maybe
- 4:30give
- 4:31them
- 4:31a
- 4:31timeline
- 4:32of
- 4:32what's
- 4:32going
- 4:32to
- 4:33happen
- 4:33in
- 4:33their
- 4:33planning
- 4:34process.
- 4:34Now,
- 4:34this
- 4:34is
- 4:34going
- 4:35to
- 4:35be
- 4:35very
- 4:35different
- 4:35for
- 4:35every
- 4:36single
- 4:36one
- 4:36of
- 4:36you,
- 4:36depending
- 4:37if
- 4:37you're
- 4:37a
- 4:37venue,
- 4:37a
- 4:38florist,
- 4:38a
- 4:38cake
- 4:38maker,
- 4:38a
- 4:39dj.
- 4:39For
- 4:39some
- 4:39of
- 4:39you,
- 4:40you
- 4:40may
- 4:40not
- 4:40speak
- 4:41to
- 4:41them
- 4:41again
- 4:41until
- 4:41one
- 4:42or
- 4:42two
- 4:42months
- 4:42before
- 4:42the
- 4:43wedding.
- 4:43For
- 4:43some
- 4:43of
- 4:43you,
- 4:44there's
- 4:44going
- 4:44to
- 4:44be
- 4:44a
- 4:44lot
- 4:44more
- 4:44touch
- 4:45points
- 4:45along
- 4:45the
- 4:45way.
- 4:45So
- 4:46why
- 4:46not
- 4:46put
- 4:47timeline
- 4:47on
- 4:48paper
- 4:48and
- 4:49show
- 4:49them
- 4:49when
- 4:49it's
- 4:49going
- 4:50to
- 4:50happen?
- 4:50Now,
- 4:50don't
- 4:50make
- 4:50this
- 4:51specifically
- 4:52personal
- 4:52to
- 4:52them
- 4:53because
- 4:53that's
- 4:53going
- 4:53to
- 4:53take
- 4:54you
- 4:54ages,
- 4:54but
- 4:54do
- 4:54it
- 4:55on
- 4:55weeks
- 4:55and
- 4:55months
- 4:56before
- 4:56their
- 4:56wedding
- 4:57date.
- 4:57So
- 4:57have
- 4:57wedding
- 4:58day
- 4:58at
- 4:58one
- 4:58end
- 4:59and
- 4:59today
- 4:59booking
- 5:00at
- 5:00the
- 5:00other
- 5:00end
- 5:01and
- 5:01then
- 5:01put
- 5:01on
- 5:01points
- 5:02in
- 5:02the
- 5:02map
- 5:02about
- 5:02when
- 5:03things
- 5:03are
- 5:03going
- 5:03to
- 5:03happen
- 5:04along
- 5:04the
- 5:04way.
- 5:04So,
- 5:04for
- 5:05example,
- 5:05second
- 5:06payment
- 5:06due
- 5:06six
- 5:07months
- 5:07before
- 5:07wedding,
- 5:08three
- 5:08months
- 5:08before,
- 5:09we're
- 5:09going
- 5:09to
- 5:09ask
- 5:09for
- 5:09this
- 5:10information
- 5:10one
- 5:10month
- 5:11before
- 5:11final
- 5:11payment
- 5:12due
- 5:12all
- 5:12of
- 5:12those
- 5:12touch
- 5:13points
- 5:13because
- 5:13they
- 5:14are
- 5:14going
- 5:14to
- 5:14be
- 5:14working
- 5:14with
- 5:14loads
- 5:15of
- 5:15different
- 5:15suppliers
- 5:16for
- 5:16their
- 5:16wedding
- 5:16day.
- 5:16They
- 5:17may
- 5:17not
- 5:17know
- 5:17what
- 5:17they're
- 5:17doing
- 5:18and
- 5:18it's
- 5:18quite,
- 5:19quite
- 5:19complicated
- 5:19and
- 5:20difficult
- 5:20for
- 5:20them
- 5:21to
- 5:21understand
- 5:21what's
- 5:22going
- 5:22on.
- 5:22And
- 5:22everyone
- 5:22works
- 5:23differently.
- 5:23So
- 5:23if
- 5:23you
- 5:24set
- 5:24out
- 5:24straight
- 5:24away
- 5:24that
- 5:25timeline,
- 5:25then
- 5:25they
- 5:26know
- 5:26what
- 5:26to
- 5:26expect
- 5:26from
- 5:27you.
- 5:27They
- 5:27can
- 5:27have
- 5:27it
- 5:28there
- 5:28in
- 5:28front
- 5:28of
- 5:28them.
- 5:29Also
- 5:29in
- 5:29that
- 5:29document
- 5:30you
- 5:30can
- 5:30have
- 5:30a
- 5:30section
- 5:31where
- 5:31you
- 5:31talk
- 5:31about
- 5:32your
- 5:32communication
- 5:33expectations.
- 5:34So
- 5:34this
- 5:34is
- 5:34where
- 5:34you
- 5:34can
- 5:35set
- 5:35out
- 5:35how
- 5:36you're
- 5:36happy
- 5:36for
- 5:36them
- 5:36to
- 5:36contact
- 5:37you,
- 5:37how
- 5:38long
- 5:38it
- 5:38will
- 5:38take
- 5:38you
- 5:38on
- 5:39average
- 5:39to
- 5:40reply
- 5:40and
- 5:41what
- 5:41times
- 5:41of
- 5:41day
- 5:42you
- 5:42work
- 5:42and
- 5:42reply
- 5:43to
- 5:43emails.
- 5:43So,
- 5:44for
- 5:44example,
- 5:44you
- 5:44can
- 5:45set
- 5:45this
- 5:45however
- 5:45you
- 5:46like,
- 5:46it's
- 5:46your
- 5:46business.
- 5:47So
- 5:47you
- 5:47can
- 5:47say
- 5:48to
- 5:48me,
- 5:48feel
- 5:48free
- 5:48to
- 5:48contact
- 5:49me
- 5:49anytime.
- 5:50It
- 5:50will
- 5:50offer
- 5:50often
- 5:51take
- 5:51me
- 5:51between
- 5:5124
- 5:52and
- 5:5248
- 5:52hours
- 5:53to
- 5:53respond,
- 5:53but
- 5:54do
- 5:54know
- 5:54that
- 5:54I've
- 5:54got
- 5:55your
- 5:55message
- 5:55and
- 5:55sending
- 5:56me
- 5:56more
- 5:56messages
- 5:57won't
- 5:57speed
- 5:58up
- 5:58that
- 5:58process.
- 5:59I
- 5:59will
- 5:59reply
- 6:00between
- 6:00the
- 6:00hours
- 6:01of
- 6:019
- 6:01and
- 6:027
- 6:02Monday
- 6:02to
- 6:03Friday,
- 6:03Monday
- 6:03to
- 6:04Thursday,
- 6:04whatever
- 6:04it
- 6:04is
- 6:04that
- 6:05you
- 6:05want
- 6:05to
- 6:05say,
- 6:06set
- 6:06it
- 6:06out
- 6:06there
- 6:07because
- 6:07then
- 6:08they've
- 6:08kind
- 6:08of
- 6:08signed
- 6:09up
- 6:09to
- 6:09that
- 6:09right
- 6:09from
- 6:10day
- 6:10one.
- 6:10And
- 6:10if
- 6:11they
- 6:11break
- 6:11it,
- 6:11number
- 6:12one,
- 6:12you
- 6:12don't
- 6:12have
- 6:12to
- 6:13reply
- 6:13to
- 6:13them
- 6:13until
- 6:14a
- 6:14convenient
- 6:14time
- 6:14because
- 6:15you've
- 6:15set
- 6:15that
- 6:15out.
- 6:15Number
- 6:16two,
- 6:16you
- 6:16can
- 6:16also
- 6:16go
- 6:17back
- 6:17to
- 6:17them
- 6:17and
- 6:17say,
- 6:18you
- 6:18know,
- 6:18you
- 6:18keep
- 6:18sending
- 6:18me
- 6:19these
- 6:19text
- 6:19messages,
- 6:19which
- 6:19is
- 6:20fine,
- 6:20but
- 6:20don't
- 6:20forget
- 6:21our
- 6:21communication
- 6:21expectations
- 6:22that
- 6:22I
- 6:22set
- 6:22out
- 6:23at
- 6:23the
- 6:23beginning,
- 6:23that
- 6:23sending
- 6:24me
- 6:24lots
- 6:24of
- 6:24messages
- 6:25won't
- 6:25make
- 6:25me
- 6:25reply
- 6:25quicker.
- 6:26It's
- 6:26fine
- 6:26if
- 6:26you
- 6:26send
- 6:27me
- 6:27stuff
- 6:27so
- 6:27that
- 6:27I've
- 6:28got
- 6:28it
- 6:28there,
- 6:28but
- 6:28know
- 6:29I've
- 6:29received
- 6:29it
- 6:29and
- 6:30know
- 6:30that
- 6:30I
- 6:30will
- 6:31go
- 6:31back
- 6:31to
- 6:32you
- 6:32in
- 6:32the
- 6:33timings
- 6:33that
- 6:33I've
- 6:33set
- 6:34out
- 6:34right
- 6:34from
- 6:34the
- 6:34start.
- 6:35So
- 6:35communication
- 6:36expectations,
- 6:36you
- 6:36can
- 6:36also
- 6:37set
- 6:37out
- 6:37here
- 6:37you're
- 6:37working
- 6:38hours
- 6:38if
- 6:38you
- 6:39want
- 6:39to.
- 6:39Again,
- 6:39this
- 6:40may
- 6:40be
- 6:40different
- 6:40for
- 6:41every
- 6:41one
- 6:41of
- 6:41you,
- 6:41but
- 6:41when
- 6:42are
- 6:42you
- 6:42working?
- 6:43Do
- 6:43you
- 6:43want
- 6:43to
- 6:43set
- 6:43out
- 6:43that
- 6:44you
- 6:44work
- 6:44certain
- 6:44days
- 6:44of
- 6:45the
- 6:45week
- 6:45or
- 6:45maybe
- 6:45you
- 6:45have
- 6:46a
- 6:46day
- 6:46off
- 6:46that
- 6:46you
- 6:46never
- 6:47work?
- 6:47So,
- 6:47for
- 6:47example,
- 6:48I
- 6:48don't
- 6:48regularly
- 6:49reply
- 6:49to
- 6:49emails
- 6:50and
- 6:50messages
- 6:50on
- 6:51Sundays
- 6:51because
- 6:51that
- 6:51tends
- 6:52to
- 6:52be
- 6:52a
- 6:52day
- 6:52when
- 6:52I
- 6:52don't
- 6:53work
- 6:53and
- 6:53switch
- 6:53off
- 6:54and
- 6:54be
- 6:54with
- 6:54my,
- 6:54my
- 6:54family.
- 6:55Actually,
- 6:55over
- 6:55time
- 6:56that's
- 6:56kind
- 6:56of
- 6:56expanded
- 6:57to
- 6:57the
- 6:57whole
- 6:57weekend,
- 6:58but
- 6:58originally
- 6:58it
- 6:58was
- 6:58always
- 6:59Sundays.
- 6:59And
- 6:59so
- 6:59I
- 7:00would
- 7:00often
- 7:00say
- 7:00don't
- 7:00expect
- 7:01to
- 7:01reply
- 7:01on
- 7:01a
- 7:01Sunday.
- 7:02And
- 7:02again,
- 7:02for
- 7:03you,
- 7:03whatever
- 7:04works
- 7:04for
- 7:04you.
- 7:05If
- 7:05you
- 7:05have
- 7:05those
- 7:05expectations,
- 7:06you've
- 7:06got
- 7:07to
- 7:07set
- 7:07them
- 7:07out
- 7:07because
- 7:07how's
- 7:08anyone
- 7:08else
- 7:08going
- 7:08to
- 7:09know
- 7:09that
- 7:09Monday's
- 7:09your
- 7:10special
- 7:10day
- 7:10of
- 7:10the
- 7:10week
- 7:11if
- 7:11you
- 7:11don't
- 7:11tell
- 7:11them?
- 7:11So
- 7:12this
- 7:12onboarding
- 7:12document
- 7:13is
- 7:13going
- 7:13to
- 7:13set
- 7:13out
- 7:14those
- 7:14expectations
- 7:15right
- 7:15from
- 7:15day
- 7:15one,
- 7:16which
- 7:16is
- 7:16going
- 7:16to
- 7:17enable
- 7:17your
- 7:17client
- 7:18and
- 7:18you
- 7:18to
- 7:18have
- 7:18a
- 7:18great
- 7:19relationship
- 7:19for
- 7:19everyone
- 7:20to
- 7:20understand
- 7:20where
- 7:21they
- 7:21stand
- 7:21on
- 7:22communication
- 7:22and
- 7:22expectations,
- 7:23for
- 7:24everyone
- 7:24to
- 7:24know
- 7:24what's
- 7:24happening
- 7:25in
- 7:25the
- 7:25timeline,
- 7:26but
- 7:26also
- 7:27going
- 7:27to
- 7:27serve,
- 7:27as
- 7:28I
- 7:28said
- 7:28before,
- 7:29as
- 7:29a
- 7:29way
- 7:29for
- 7:29you
- 7:30to
- 7:30push
- 7:30back
- 7:31if
- 7:31those
- 7:31boundaries
- 7:32are
- 7:32broken.
- 7:32Now,
- 7:33if
- 7:33you
- 7:33have
- 7:33no
- 7:33onboarding
- 7:34document
- 7:34and
- 7:34people
- 7:34start
- 7:35messaging
- 7:35at
- 7:352
- 7:35o'
- 7:36clock
- 7:36in
- 7:36the
- 7:36morning,
- 7:36it's
- 7:36quite
- 7:37difficult
- 7:37for
- 7:37you
- 7:37to
- 7:37go
- 7:37back
- 7:38and
- 7:38go,
- 7:38can
- 7:38you
- 7:38not
- 7:38message
- 7:39me
- 7:39at
- 7:392
- 7:39o'
- 7:39clock
- 7:39in
- 7:39the
- 7:39morning
- 7:40because
- 7:40you
- 7:40haven't
- 7:40told
- 7:40them?
- 7:41They
- 7:41can't.
- 7:41However,
- 7:42if
- 7:42they
- 7:42start
- 7:43doing
- 7:43something
- 7:43that
- 7:43really
- 7:44breaches
- 7:44what
- 7:44you
- 7:45set
- 7:45out
- 7:45in
- 7:45your
- 7:45document.
- 7:46For
- 7:46example,
- 7:46if
- 7:46you
- 7:46say,
- 7:47only
- 7:47send
- 7:47me
- 7:47questions
- 7:48on
- 7:48email
- 7:48and
- 7:49they
- 7:49start
- 7:49sending
- 7:49everything
- 7:50on
- 7:50text
- 7:50message,
- 7:51well,
- 7:51you
- 7:51can
- 7:51then
- 7:51go
- 7:52back
- 7:52and
- 7:52go.
- 7:52Just
- 7:52a
- 7:52reminder
- 7:53that
- 7:53Actually,
- 7:53I
- 7:54don't
- 7:54review
- 7:54the
- 7:54text
- 7:54messages
- 7:55from
- 7:55clients,
- 7:55so
- 7:56if
- 7:56you
- 7:56want
- 7:56something
- 7:56done,
- 7:57please
- 7:57send
- 7:57it
- 7:57on
- 7:58email
- 7:58where
- 7:58I'm
- 7:58going
- 7:58to
- 7:58be
- 7:59doing
- 7:59all
- 7:59of
- 7:59my
- 7:59admin.
- 8:00It's
- 8:00easier
- 8:00when
- 8:01you
- 8:01set
- 8:01out
- 8:01the
- 8:01expectations,
- 8:03especially
- 8:03when
- 8:03someone
- 8:04reaches
- 8:04them.
- 8:05Now,
- 8:05as
- 8:05I
- 8:05said,
- 8:05the
- 8:06form
- 8:06of
- 8:06this
- 8:06onboarding
- 8:07document
- 8:07can
- 8:07come
- 8:07however
- 8:08you
- 8:08like.
- 8:08It's
- 8:09going
- 8:09to
- 8:09depend
- 8:09on
- 8:09you,
- 8:10your
- 8:10business,
- 8:10and
- 8:10also
- 8:11the
- 8:11level
- 8:11of
- 8:12service
- 8:12and
- 8:12level
- 8:12of
- 8:13expectation
- 8:13from
- 8:14your
- 8:14clients.
- 8:14If
- 8:14you're
- 8:15serving
- 8:15people
- 8:15who
- 8:15are
- 8:15spending
- 8:16a
- 8:16lot
- 8:16of
- 8:16money
- 8:16with
- 8:16you,
- 8:16then
- 8:17you
- 8:17may
- 8:17want
- 8:17to
- 8:17go
- 8:17above
- 8:18and
- 8:18beyond
- 8:18with
- 8:18this.
- 8:19Send
- 8:19it
- 8:19out
- 8:19as
- 8:19part
- 8:20of
- 8:20a
- 8:20welcome
- 8:20pack
- 8:21I
- 8:21always
- 8:21remember,
- 8:22and
- 8:22I
- 8:22talk
- 8:22about
- 8:22it
- 8:22a
- 8:22lot
- 8:23when
- 8:23I
- 8:23signed
- 8:23up
- 8:23with
- 8:24Becky
- 8:24Lord
- 8:24to
- 8:24have
- 8:25my
- 8:25website
- 8:25designed
- 8:26and
- 8:26my
- 8:26onboarding
- 8:27information
- 8:27came.
- 8:28But
- 8:28it
- 8:28came
- 8:28in
- 8:29a
- 8:29little
- 8:29gift
- 8:29set
- 8:29with
- 8:30some
- 8:30Prosecco
- 8:31fluff
- 8:31and
- 8:31a
- 8:31face
- 8:32mask
- 8:32and
- 8:32I
- 8:33will
- 8:33never
- 8:33forget
- 8:33it.
- 8:33It
- 8:33was
- 8:34a
- 8:34lovely
- 8:34way
- 8:34to
- 8:34get
- 8:35an
- 8:35important
- 8:35document
- 8:36because
- 8:36it
- 8:36also
- 8:36made
- 8:37me
- 8:37feel
- 8:37valued
- 8:38as
- 8:38a
- 8:38customer.
- 8:39I'd
- 8:39spent
- 8:39a
- 8:40lot
- 8:40of
- 8:40money
- 8:40with
- 8:40her.
- 8:40I
- 8:41was
- 8:41grateful
- 8:41that
- 8:41she'd
- 8:42set
- 8:42this
- 8:42out
- 8:42for
- 8:42me.
- 8:43So
- 8:43perhaps
- 8:43for
- 8:44you,
- 8:44you
- 8:44do
- 8:44need
- 8:44to
- 8:44send
- 8:45it
- 8:45as
- 8:45part
- 8:45of
- 8:45a
- 8:45bigger
- 8:46set
- 8:46and
- 8:46make
- 8:46it
- 8:47part
- 8:47of
- 8:47the
- 8:47customer
- 8:47experience.
- 8:48Or
- 8:48maybe
- 8:49you
- 8:49put
- 8:49it
- 8:49in
- 8:49audio
- 8:50or
- 8:50visual
- 8:50form
- 8:51like
- 8:51a
- 8:51welcome
- 8:51video
- 8:52or
- 8:52an
- 8:52audio.
- 8:53Or
- 8:53maybe
- 8:53it's
- 8:53just
- 8:54a
- 8:54simple
- 8:54PDF
- 8:55that
- 8:55you
- 8:55send
- 8:55over
- 8:56as
- 8:56a
- 8:56welcome.
- 8:57As
- 8:57a
- 8:57yay,
- 8:58I
- 8:58can't
- 8:58wait
- 8:58to
- 8:58work
- 8:58with
- 8:59you
- 8:59expectation.
- 9:00So
- 9:00we've
- 9:00talked
- 9:01about
- 9:01setting
- 9:01boundari
- 9:02expectations.
- 9:02We've
- 9:03talked
- 9:03about
- 9:03having
- 9:04this
- 9:04onboarding
- 9:05document
- 9:05that's
- 9:05either
- 9:05sent
- 9:06to
- 9:06them
- 9:06via
- 9:06email
- 9:06or
- 9:07sent
- 9:07in
- 9:07the
- 9:07post.
- 9:07The
- 9:08number
- 9:08three
- 9:08thing
- 9:08I
- 9:08want
- 9:08to
- 9:09talk
- 9:09about
- 9:09when
- 9:09it
- 9:09comes
- 9:09to
- 9:09customer
- 9:10service
- 9:10is
- 9:10panicky
- 9:11couples.
- 9:12Now,
- 9:12I
- 9:12find
- 9:12in
- 9:13my
- 9:13experience
- 9:13of
- 9:14working
- 9:14with
- 9:14lots
- 9:14of
- 9:15you
- 9:15over
- 9:15a
- 9:15long
- 9:15time,
- 9:16that
- 9:16couples
- 9:16tend
- 9:17to
- 9:17panic
- 9:17when
- 9:17they
- 9:18don't
- 9:18hear
- 9:18from
- 9:19wedding
- 9:19pros
- 9:19for
- 9:20a
- 9:20long,
- 9:20sustained
- 9:21period
- 9:21of
- 9:21time.
- 9:21They
- 9:22see
- 9:22things
- 9:22on
- 9:22the
- 9:22news
- 9:23about
- 9:23scams.
- 9:23They
- 9:24see
- 9:24things
- 9:24about
- 9:24wedding
- 9:25businesses
- 9:25shutting
- 9:26down
- 9:26in
- 9:26Facebook
- 9:27groups
- 9:27and
- 9:27places
- 9:28like
- 9:28that.
- 9:28Or
- 9:28they
- 9:28just
- 9:29get
- 9:29unsettled
- 9:29because
- 9:30they
- 9:30worry
- 9:30they
- 9:30haven't
- 9:31heard
- 9:31anything
- 9:31and
- 9:31it's
- 9:32been
- 9:32a
- 9:32long
- 9:32time.
- 9:32If
- 9:32someone
- 9:33gets
- 9:33eng
- 9:34and
- 9:34books
- 9:34you
- 9:35in
- 9:352025
- 9:36and
- 9:36they're
- 9:37not
- 9:37getting
- 9:37married
- 9:37till
- 9:372027
- 9:38yet
- 9:39your
- 9:39timeline
- 9:39means
- 9:40you
- 9:40don't
- 9:40contact
- 9:40them
- 9:41again
- 9:41until
- 9:41one
- 9:41month
- 9:41before
- 9:42their
- 9:42wedding.
- 9:42That's
- 9:43a
- 9:43long
- 9:43period
- 9:43of
- 9:44time
- 9:44for
- 9:44them
- 9:44to
- 9:44panic,
- 9:45worry,
- 9:45or
- 9:46start
- 9:46stressing
- 9:46that
- 9:47you
- 9:47don't
- 9:47exist.
- 9:47So
- 9:48how
- 9:48can
- 9:48we
- 9:49as
- 9:49wedding
- 9:49pros
- 9:49and
- 9:50venues
- 9:50overcome
- 9:50that?
- 9:51Well,
- 9:51I
- 9:51think
- 9:51it's
- 9:51really
- 9:51important
- 9:52that
- 9:52whether
- 9:52our
- 9:53client
- 9:53is
- 9:53getting
- 9:53married
- 9:54next
- 9:54week
- 9:54or
- 9:54in
- 9:55five
- 9:55years
- 9:55time,
- 9:55that
- 9:56we
- 9:56make
- 9:56sure
- 9:56we're
- 9:56giving
- 9:57them
- 9:57regular
- 9:57updates
- 9:58and
- 9:58keeping
- 9:58them
- 9:59in
- 9:59the
- 9:59loop.
- 10:00Now
- 10:00I
- 10:00know
- 10:00this
- 10:00for
- 10:00some
- 10:01of
- 10:01you
- 10:01will
- 10:01be
- 10:01a
- 10:01lot
- 10:01of
- 10:01work,
- 10:02which
- 10:02is
- 10:02why
- 10:02I
- 10:02highly
- 10:03recommend
- 10:03that
- 10:03you
- 10:04make
- 10:04it
- 10:04automated.
- 10:04I
- 10:05talked
- 10:05in
- 10:05the
- 10:05last
- 10:05Epis
- 10:06episode
- 10:06about
- 10:06the
- 10:06power
- 10:07of
- 10:07systems
- 10:07such
- 10:07as
- 10:08Bright
- 10:08Biz,
- 10:08Dubsado,
- 10:09Wed
- 10:09Pro
- 10:09by
- 10:10Weddings.
- 10:10There's
- 10:10loads
- 10:10of
- 10:11great
- 10:11systems
- 10:11eternity
- 10:12that
- 10:12you
- 10:12can
- 10:12use
- 10:13Aisle
- 10:13Planner.
- 10:14But
- 10:14having
- 10:14a
- 10:14system
- 10:15will
- 10:15help
- 10:15you
- 10:15do
- 10:16this
- 10:16in
- 10:16a
- 10:16lot
- 10:16less
- 10:16time
- 10:17and
- 10:17a
- 10:17lot
- 10:17more
- 10:17efficiently.
- 10:18So
- 10:18when
- 10:19you
- 10:19work
- 10:19with
- 10:20one
- 10:20of
- 10:20these
- 10:20systems
- 10:20and
- 10:21you
- 10:21put
- 10:21in
- 10:21the
- 10:21wedding
- 10:22date,
- 10:22what
- 10:22you
- 10:22can
- 10:23do
- 10:23is
- 10:23set
- 10:24emails
- 10:24to
- 10:24go
- 10:24out
- 10:25at
- 10:25certain
- 10:25periods
- 10:26either
- 10:26before
- 10:26or
- 10:27after
- 10:27the
- 10:27wedding
- 10:27date.
- 10:28So
- 10:28for
- 10:28example,
- 10:29you
- 10:29could
- 10:29set
- 10:29an
- 10:29email
- 10:30in
- 10:30your
- 10:30system
- 10:31that
- 10:31goes
- 10:31out
- 10:31to
- 10:31a
- 10:32couple
- 10:32exactly
- 10:33six
- 10:33months
- 10:33before
- 10:33their
- 10:34wedding
- 10:34date.
- 10:34Just
- 10:34saying,
- 10:35hey,
- 10:35exciting
- 10:35news,
- 10:35it's
- 10:36six
- 10:36months,
- 10:36your
- 10:36wedding
- 10:37day.
- 10:37Just
- 10:37a
- 10:37reminder,
- 10:38here's
- 10:38the
- 10:38timeline.
- 10:39We're
- 10:39really
- 10:39looking
- 10:39forward
- 10:39to
- 10:40working
- 10:40with
- 10:40you.
- 10:40So
- 10:40it
- 10:40can
- 10:41be
- 10:41a
- 10:41fairly
- 10:41generic
- 10:41email,
- 10:42but
- 10:42the
- 10:42great
- 10:42news
- 10:43is
- 10:43they're
- 10:43hearing
- 10:44from
- 10:44you
- 10:44six
- 10:45months
- 10:45before,
- 10:45three
- 10:46months
- 10:46before,
- 10:46two
- 10:46months
- 10:47before,
- 10:47nine
- 10:47months
- 10:47before,
- 10:48whatever
- 10:48you
- 10:48want
- 10:48to
- 10:49set
- 10:49it
- 10:49as.
- 10:49You
- 10:49can
- 10:49set
- 10:50it
- 10:50as
- 10:50many
- 10:50times
- 10:50as
- 10:50you
- 10:50want.
- 10:51And
- 10:51it's
- 10:51reminding
- 10:52them,
- 10:52yep,
- 10:52they're
- 10:52still,
- 10:53they're
- 10:53really
- 10:53remembering
- 10:54me,
- 10:54they're
- 10:54valuing
- 10:54me
- 10:55as
- 10:55an
- 10:55individual.
- 10:55They're
- 10:56not
- 10:56a
- 10:56scam.
- 10:56It's
- 10:57definitely
- 10:57happening.
- 10:57I
- 10:58don't
- 10:58need
- 10:58to
- 10:58panic,
- 10:58I
- 10:59know
- 10:59this
- 10:59is
- 10:59happening.
- 10:59They're
- 11:00keeping
- 11:00in
- 11:00regular
- 11:00contact
- 11:01with
- 11:01me.
- 11:01And
- 11:01the
- 11:01great
- 11:01thing
- 11:02is
- 11:02if
- 11:02you
- 11:02set
- 11:02this
- 11:02up
- 11:03in
- 11:03an
- 11:03automated
- 11:03system,
- 11:04you're
- 11:04not
- 11:04having
- 11:04to
- 11:04do
- 11:05all
- 11:05of
- 11:05those
- 11:05reminders
- 11:06manually
- 11:06because
- 11:06that's
- 11:07when
- 11:07things
- 11:07slip
- 11:07through
- 11:07the
- 11:08gaps.
- 11:08So
- 11:08your
- 11:08customers
- 11:09are
- 11:09being
- 11:10served
- 11:10without
- 11:10any
- 11:11energy
- 11:11or
- 11:11effort
- 11:12from
- 11:12you
- 11:12other
- 11:12than
- 11:12setting
- 11:13it
- 11:13up
- 11:13in
- 11:13the
- 11:13first
- 11:14place.
- 11:14The
- 11:14other
- 11:14great
- 11:14thing
- 11:15is
- 11:15when
- 11:15you
- 11:15start
- 11:15digging
- 11:16into
- 11:16some
- 11:16of
- 11:16these
- 11:16automations
- 11:17is
- 11:17actually
- 11:18you
- 11:18can
- 11:18use
- 11:18them
- 11:18for
- 11:19upsells.
- 11:19I'm
- 11:19working
- 11:19with
- 11:20a
- 11:20one
- 11:20to
- 11:20one
- 11:20client
- 11:20at
- 11:21the
- 11:21moment
- 11:21where
- 11:21the
- 11:21agency
- 11:22is
- 11:22building
- 11:22out
- 11:23their
- 11:23system
- 11:23for
- 11:23them.
- 11:24And
- 11:24we've
- 11:24talked
- 11:25about
- 11:25some
- 11:25of
- 11:25these
- 11:25automated
- 11:26emails
- 11:26and
- 11:26making
- 11:27sure
- 11:27that
- 11:27maybe
- 11:27at
- 11:27three
- 11:28months
- 11:28before
- 11:28the
- 11:28wedding
- 11:29that
- 11:29one
- 11:29of
- 11:29those
- 11:30emails
- 11:30includes
- 11:31an
- 11:31opportunity
- 11:31to
- 11:32upsell
- 11:32to
- 11:32some
- 11:32of
- 11:33their
- 11:33other
- 11:33products
- 11:33because
- 11:34it
- 11:34may
- 11:34be
- 11:34that
- 11:34that
- 11:34couple
- 11:35get
- 11:35to
- 11:35three
- 11:35months
- 11:35before
- 11:36the
- 11:36wedding
- 11:36and
- 11:36have
- 11:36some
- 11:37additional
- 11:37budget
- 11:37while
- 11:38now
- 11:38we're
- 11:38landing
- 11:38in
- 11:38their
- 11:38inbox
- 11:39not
- 11:39only
- 11:39with
- 11:39an
- 11:39update
- 11:40but
- 11:40also
- 11:40with
- 11:40an
- 11:41opportun
- 11:41for
- 11:42them
- 11:42to
- 11:42spend
- 11:42more
- 11:43money
- 11:43with
- 11:43us.
- 11:44So
- 11:44these
- 11:44emails
- 11:45and
- 11:45touch
- 11:45points
- 11:45are
- 11:46vitally
- 11:46important
- 11:46for
- 11:47you
- 11:47as
- 11:47a
- 11:47business
- 11:47owner
- 11:48to
- 11:48make
- 11:48sure
- 11:48that
- 11:49you're
- 11:49giving
- 11:49yourself
- 11:49the
- 11:50best
- 11:50opportunity
- 11:50to
- 11:50make
- 11:51more
- 11:51money.
- 11:51But
- 11:52also
- 11:52they're
- 11:53super
- 11:53important
- 11:54for
- 11:54the
- 11:54couple
- 11:55because
- 11:55they
- 11:55know
- 11:56that
- 11:56you
- 11:56exist
- 11:56and
- 11:56they're
- 11:57getting
- 11:57that
- 11:57reassurance
- 11:58that
- 11:58they
- 11:58need
- 11:59because
- 11:59silence
- 11:59equals
- 12:00panic.
- 12:00Okay,
- 12:01number
- 12:01four
- 12:02on
- 12:02my
- 12:02list
- 12:02is
- 12:03thinking
- 12:03about
- 12:03how
- 12:03you
- 12:04can
- 12:04include
- 12:04the
- 12:04element
- 12:05of
- 12:05surprise
- 12:05and
- 12:06delight
- 12:06if
- 12:06you
- 12:07want
- 12:07to
- 12:07be
- 12:07exceptional
- 12:08at
- 12:08customer
- 12:08service.
- 12:09Surprise
- 12:09and
- 12:09delight
- 12:10is
- 12:10one
- 12:10of
- 12:10the
- 12:10best
- 12:11methods
- 12:11that
- 12:11you
- 12:12are
- 12:12going
- 12:12to
- 12:12have
- 12:12for
- 12:12doing
- 12:13this.
- 12:13Surprise
- 12:13and
- 12:13delight
- 12:14is
- 12:14exactly
- 12:14that.
- 12:15You're
- 12:15giving
- 12:15your
- 12:15couple
- 12:15something
- 12:16that
- 12:16they're
- 12:16not
- 12:16expecting
- 12:17and
- 12:17they're
- 12:17delighted
- 12:18with.
- 12:18There
- 12:18are
- 12:18multiple
- 12:19ways
- 12:19you
- 12:19can
- 12:20do
- 12:20this.
- 12:20You
- 12:20can
- 12:20go
- 12:21extravagant
- 12:21and
- 12:21big,
- 12:22you
- 12:22can
- 12:22go
- 12:22very
- 12:22small.
- 12:23But
- 12:23just
- 12:23showing
- 12:24that
- 12:24you
- 12:24care,
- 12:25showing
- 12:25that
- 12:25you're
- 12:26thinking
- 12:26about
- 12:26your
- 12:26customers,
- 12:27will
- 12:27go
- 12:28a
- 12:28long
- 12:28way
- 12:28and
- 12:28make
- 12:29you
- 12:29memorable.
- 12:29So
- 12:30how
- 12:30can
- 12:30you
- 12:30make
- 12:30your
- 12:31customers
- 12:31feel
- 12:32extra
- 12:32special
- 12:32on
- 12:33the
- 12:33journey
- 12:33once
- 12:34they've
- 12:34spent
- 12:34money
- 12:34with
- 12:34you
- 12:35and
- 12:35up
- 12:35until
- 12:36and
- 12:36after
- 12:36their
- 12:37wedding?
- 12:37Well,
- 12:37first
- 12:37thing
- 12:38is
- 12:38a
- 12:38great
- 12:38time
- 12:38to
- 12:39do
- 12:39it
- 12:39is
- 12:39the
- 12:39onboarding.
- 12:40As
- 12:40I
- 12:40talked
- 12:40about
- 12:40earlier,
- 12:41sending
- 12:41them
- 12:41some
- 12:41kind
- 12:41of
- 12:42gift
- 12:42in
- 12:42the
- 12:42post,
- 12:43some
- 12:43kind
- 12:43of
- 12:43congratulations
- 12:44card,
- 12:45card,
- 12:45some
- 12:45kind
- 12:45of
- 12:46something
- 12:46along
- 12:46with
- 12:46the
- 12:46onboarding
- 12:47document.
- 12:47That's
- 12:47a
- 12:48great
- 12:48time
- 12:48to
- 12:48do
- 12:48it.
- 12:48Or
- 12:49six
- 12:49months
- 12:49before
- 12:50the
- 12:50wedding,
- 12:50could
- 12:50you
- 12:51send
- 12:51them
- 12:51a
- 12:51little
- 12:51postcard,
- 12:52a
- 12:52magnet?
- 12:52Six
- 12:53months
- 12:53until
- 12:53you
- 12:53become
- 12:54Mr.
- 12:54And
- 12:55Mrs.
- 12:55Mrs.
- 12:55And
- 12:55Mrs.
- 12:56In
- 12:56six
- 12:56months
- 12:56time,
- 12:57we're
- 12:57going
- 12:57to
- 12:57be
- 12:57enjoying
- 12:58your
- 12:58wedding
- 12:58day
- 12:58with
- 12:58a
- 12:59little
- 12:59gift.
- 12:59I
- 12:59don't
- 13:00know
- 13:00what
- 13:00it
- 13:00is
- 13:00for
- 13:00you.
- 13:00Maybe
- 13:01it's
- 13:01just
- 13:01a
- 13:01postcard.
- 13:02Sometimes
- 13:02a
- 13:02postcard
- 13:03is
- 13:03enough.
- 13:03Doesn't
- 13:03always
- 13:04have
- 13:04to
- 13:04be
- 13:04a
- 13:04gift.
- 13:05But
- 13:05if
- 13:05you
- 13:05show
- 13:05you
- 13:06spent
- 13:06the
- 13:06time
- 13:06writing
- 13:07something
- 13:07out
- 13:07and
- 13:07send
- 13:07it
- 13:07to
- 13:08them
- 13:08in
- 13:08the
- 13:08post,
- 13:08it
- 13:08will
- 13:09go
- 13:09an
- 13:09awfully
- 13:09long
- 13:10way.
- 13:10Another
- 13:10great
- 13:11time
- 13:11to
- 13:11surprise
- 13:12and
- 13:12delight
- 13:12people
- 13:12from
- 13:13a
- 13:13psychological
- 13:14point
- 13:14of
- 13:14view
- 13:14is
- 13:14just
- 13:15before
- 13:15their
- 13:15final
- 13:16bag
- 13:16balance
- 13:16is
- 13:16due
- 13:17again.
- 13:17If
- 13:17someone
- 13:18books
- 13:18you
- 13:18in
- 13:192025
- 13:19and
- 13:20they
- 13:20agree
- 13:20to
- 13:20pay
- 13:20you
- 13:21a
- 13:21large
- 13:21amount
- 13:21of
- 13:21money,
- 13:21they'll
- 13:22pay
- 13:22their
- 13:22fee
- 13:22up
- 13:22front.
- 13:23And
- 13:23for
- 13:23some
- 13:23of
- 13:23you,
- 13:23they
- 13:24then
- 13:24don't
- 13:24pay
- 13:24you
- 13:24that
- 13:24large
- 13:25amount
- 13:25of
- 13:25money
- 13:25until
- 13:26much
- 13:26closer
- 13:26to
- 13:27the
- 13:27wedding
- 13:27day.
- 13:27And
- 13:27that
- 13:28could
- 13:28be
- 13:286,
- 13:289,
- 13:2912,
- 13:2918
- 13:29months
- 13:30after
- 13:30you
- 13:30first
- 13:31met.
- 13:31So
- 13:31if
- 13:32we
- 13:32do
- 13:32something
- 13:33maybe
- 13:33two
- 13:33or
- 13:34three
- 13:34weeks
- 13:34before
- 13:34that
- 13:35money
- 13:35is
- 13:35due,
- 13:35where
- 13:36we
- 13:36give
- 13:36them
- 13:36a
- 13:36bit
- 13:36of
- 13:37surprise
- 13:37and
- 13:37delight
- 13:37out
- 13:38of
- 13:38nowhere,
- 13:38then
- 13:39they're
- 13:39going
- 13:39to
- 13:39feel
- 13:39a
- 13:40lot
- 13:40happier.
- 13:40When
- 13:40that
- 13:40bill
- 13:41comes
- 13:41in,
- 13:41in
- 13:41the
- 13:42next
- 13:42next
- 13:42few
- 13:43months,
- 13:43I'm
- 13:43going
- 13:43to
- 13:43let
- 13:44you
- 13:44into
- 13:44a
- 13:44little
- 13:44secret.
- 13:44We
- 13:44Used
- 13:45to
- 13:45do
- 13:45this
- 13:45with
- 13:45our
- 13:45wedding
- 13:46business
- 13:46retreat.
- 13:47So
- 13:47when
- 13:47we
- 13:48ran
- 13:48the
- 13:48wedding
- 13:48business
- 13:48retreat,
- 13:49there
- 13:49would
- 13:49be
- 13:49a
- 13:49small
- 13:50amount
- 13:50to
- 13:50pay
- 13:50and
- 13:50then
- 13:51a
- 13:51larger
- 13:51amount
- 13:51to
- 13:51pay
- 13:52up
- 13:52front
- 13:52and
- 13:52we
- 13:53would
- 13:53always
- 13:53send
- 13:53a
- 13:54little
- 13:54gift
- 13:54in
- 13:54the
- 13:55post.
- 13:55But
- 13:55we
- 13:55before
- 13:56the
- 13:56retreat
- 13:56to
- 13:57say
- 13:57we're,
- 13:57we're
- 13:57really
- 13:57excited
- 13:58to
- 13:58see
- 13:58you
- 13:58at
- 13:58the
- 13:58retreat.
- 13:59But
- 13:59we
- 13:59made
- 13:59sure
- 13:59we
- 14:00timed
- 14:00it
- 14:00so
- 14:00that
- 14:01that
- 14:01gift
- 14:01landed
- 14:02on
- 14:02the
- 14:02doorsteps
- 14:03just
- 14:03before
- 14:03they
- 14:03had
- 14:04to
- 14:04pay
- 14:04their
- 14:04final
- 14:04balance
- 14:05to
- 14:05remind
- 14:05them
- 14:05that
- 14:06we
- 14:06cared,
- 14:06to
- 14:06remind
- 14:07them
- 14:07that
- 14:07we
- 14:07were
- 14:07excited
- 14:07to
- 14:08see
- 14:08them,
- 14:08to
- 14:08get
- 14:08them
- 14:09in
- 14:09that
- 14:09zone.
- 14:10And
- 14:10so
- 14:10that
- 14:11money
- 14:11didn't
- 14:11feel
- 14:11like
- 14:12such
- 14:12a
- 14:12scary
- 14:12thing
- 14:13to
- 14:13be
- 14:13paid
- 14:13paying.
- 14:14So
- 14:14can
- 14:14you
- 14:14tap
- 14:14into
- 14:15that?
- 14:15Is
- 14:15there
- 14:15something
- 14:16in
- 14:16your
- 14:16system
- 14:16where
- 14:17you
- 14:17can
- 14:17send
- 14:17them
- 14:18something
- 14:18not
- 14:18to
- 14:19remind
- 14:19them
- 14:19that
- 14:19they
- 14:19need
- 14:19to
- 14:20pay
- 14:20you,
- 14:20but
- 14:20just
- 14:20a
- 14:21bit
- 14:21of
- 14:21surprise
- 14:21and
- 14:21delight,
- 14:22but
- 14:22you're
- 14:22making
- 14:22sure
- 14:23that
- 14:23timing
- 14:23fits
- 14:24in
- 14:24with
- 14:24when
- 14:24you're
- 14:25going
- 14:25to
- 14:25be
- 14:25starting
- 14:25asking
- 14:26them
- 14:26for
- 14:26money
- 14:26the
- 14:26other
- 14:27time
- 14:27that's
- 14:27a
- 14:27really
- 14:27good
- 14:27time
- 14:28to
- 14:28do
- 14:28it
- 14:28is
- 14:28the
- 14:28first
- 14:29Christmas
- 14:29or
- 14:30their
- 14:30first
- 14:30wedding
- 14:31anniversary.
- 14:31So
- 14:32I
- 14:32see
- 14:32photographers
- 14:33doing
- 14:33this
- 14:33very
- 14:33successfully
- 14:34where
- 14:34they
- 14:34have
- 14:34Christmas
- 14:35ornaments
- 14:35made
- 14:36that
- 14:36say
- 14:36it's
- 14:36your
- 14:36first
- 14:37Christmas
- 14:37married
- 14:38or
- 14:38first
- 14:38Christmas
- 14:39as
- 14:39Mr.
- 14:39And
- 14:39Mrs.
- 14:40Or,
- 14:40you
- 14:40know,
- 14:40all
- 14:41of
- 14:41those
- 14:41kind
- 14:41of
- 14:41things
- 14:41or
- 14:42their
- 14:42first
- 14:42anniversary
- 14:43and
- 14:43they
- 14:43send
- 14:43them
- 14:43out.
- 14:43Now
- 14:43the
- 14:44good
- 14:44thing
- 14:44about
- 14:44doing
- 14:44Christmas
- 14:45is
- 14:45that
- 14:45you
- 14:45can
- 14:45do
- 14:46it
- 14:46in
- 14:46one
- 14:46big
- 14:46go.
- 14:47Any
- 14:47couple
- 14:48that's
- 14:48been
- 14:48married
- 14:48in
- 14:49the
- 14:49last
- 14:49year
- 14:49before
- 14:49that
- 14:50Christmas,
- 14:50you
- 14:50can
- 14:50have
- 14:51everything
- 14:51made
- 14:51and
- 14:51send
- 14:52them
- 14:52all
- 14:52out
- 14:52in
- 14:52one
- 14:52go.
- 14:53A
- 14:53bigger
- 14:53job
- 14:53in
- 14:53one
- 14:54go,
- 14:54but
- 14:54it's
- 14:54then
- 14:54done
- 14:55for
- 14:55the
- 14:55year.
- 14:55What's
- 14:56lovely
- 14:56about
- 14:56sending
- 14:57those
- 14:57gifts
- 14:57or
- 14:57cards
- 14:57is
- 14:58often
- 14:58they
- 14:58get
- 14:58shared
- 14:59on
- 14:59social
- 14:59media.
- 14:59It's
- 15:00a
- 15:00lovely
- 15:00reminder
- 15:00to
- 15:01the
- 15:01couple.
- 15:01It's
- 15:01a
- 15:02lovely
- 15:02thing
- 15:02to
- 15:02do.
- 15:02It's
- 15:03great
- 15:03for
- 15:03customer
- 15:03service,
- 15:04great
- 15:04for
- 15:04reputation
- 15:05and
- 15:05it
- 15:05all
- 15:05happens
- 15:06at
- 15:06once.
- 15:06Or
- 15:06if
- 15:07you
- 15:07want
- 15:07to
- 15:07take
- 15:07that
- 15:07personalized
- 15:08touch
- 15:08a
- 15:08step
- 15:08further,
- 15:09doing
- 15:09it
- 15:09on
- 15:09their
- 15:09first
- 15:10wedding
- 15:10anniversary.
- 15:10Having
- 15:11a
- 15:11system
- 15:11like
- 15:12your
- 15:12CRM
- 15:13system
- 15:13remind
- 15:13you
- 15:14two
- 15:14or
- 15:14three
- 15:14weeks
- 15:15before
- 15:15their
- 15:15anniversary
- 15:16that
- 15:16it's
- 15:16coming
- 15:16up
- 15:16and
- 15:17having
- 15:17a
- 15:17bunch
- 15:17of
- 15:17stuff
- 15:18ready
- 15:18to
- 15:18go.
- 15:18Make
- 15:18it
- 15:19as
- 15:19easy
- 15:19for
- 15:19yourself
- 15:19as
- 15:20possible.
- 15:20Have
- 15:20your
- 15:20envelopes
- 15:21or
- 15:21whatever
- 15:21you're
- 15:21going
- 15:21to
- 15:21send
- 15:22it
- 15:22in,
- 15:22have
- 15:22loads
- 15:23of
- 15:23things
- 15:23made
- 15:23up
- 15:23already
- 15:23so
- 15:24that
- 15:24it's
- 15:24as
- 15:24easy
- 15:24as
- 15:25possible.
- 15:25Every
- 15:25time
- 15:25that
- 15:26ping
- 15:26goes
- 15:26off
- 15:26to
- 15:26remind
- 15:27you
- 15:27that
- 15:27it's
- 15:27so
- 15:28and
- 15:28so's
- 15:28wedding
- 15:28anniversary
- 15:29coming
- 15:29up,
- 15:29it's
- 15:29not
- 15:29going
- 15:29to
- 15:30take
- 15:30you
- 15:30more
- 15:30than
- 15:30five
- 15:30or
- 15:31ten
- 15:31minutes
- 15:31to
- 15:31get
- 15:32it
- 15:32sorted
- 15:32and
- 15:32pop
- 15:32it
- 15:33in
- 15:33the
- 15:33post.
- 15:33Surprise
- 15:34and
- 15:34delight
- 15:35works
- 15:35really
- 15:36well,
- 15:36because
- 15:36when
- 15:36people
- 15:37aren't
- 15:37expecting
- 15:37something
- 15:38and
- 15:38then
- 15:38they
- 15:39receive
- 15:39something
- 15:39lovely,
- 15:40it
- 15:40really
- 15:41does
- 15:41make
- 15:42them
- 15:42feel
- 15:42good
- 15:43about
- 15:43you
- 15:43and
- 15:43your
- 15:44business.
- 15:44And
- 15:44that
- 15:45is
- 15:45the
- 15:45kind
- 15:45of
- 15:46customer
- 15:46service
- 15:47reputation
- 15:47we
- 15:47want.
- 15:48As
- 15:48I
- 15:48talk
- 15:48about
- 15:48a
- 15:49lot,
- 15:49Disney
- 15:49do
- 15:49this
- 15:50exceptionally
- 15:50well.
- 15:51And
- 15:51that's
- 15:51why
- 15:51people
- 15:52love
- 15:52Disney
- 15:53so,
- 15:53so
- 15:53much,
- 15:54because
- 15:54they're
- 15:54great
- 15:54at
- 15:55doing
- 15:55it.
- 15:55So
- 15:55what
- 15:55can
- 15:56we
- 15:56do
- 15:56in
- 15:56our
- 15:56businesses
- 15:57to
- 15:57just
- 15:57give
- 15:57a
- 15:57little
- 15:58element
- 15:58of
- 15:59that
- 15:59surprise
- 15:59and
- 15:59delight
- 16:00to
- 16:00make
- 16:00our
- 16:00couples
- 16:01day?
- 16:01Okay,
- 16:02next,
- 16:02I
- 16:02want
- 16:02to
- 16:02talk
- 16:02about
- 16:03what
- 16:03we
- 16:03do
- 16:03when
- 16:04things
- 16:04go
- 16:04a
- 16:05little
- 16:05bit
- 16:05wrong.
- 16:06Because
- 16:06we
- 16:06can
- 16:06set
- 16:06out
- 16:07expectations,
- 16:07we
- 16:07can
- 16:08set
- 16:08out
- 16:08boundaries,
- 16:08we
- 16:09can
- 16:09do
- 16:09all
- 16:09of
- 16:09these
- 16:09things.
- 16:10We
- 16:10can
- 16:10try
- 16:10and
- 16:11give
- 16:11this
- 16:11level
- 16:11of
- 16:11customer
- 16:12service,
- 16:12but
- 16:13sometimes
- 16:13it's
- 16:14still
- 16:14deranged
- 16:15rails.
- 16:15Sometimes
- 16:15couples
- 16:16expectations
- 16:17are
- 16:17out
- 16:17of
- 16:17control.
- 16:18Sometimes
- 16:18they're
- 16:19rude
- 16:19to
- 16:19us.
- 16:19You
- 16:19know,
- 16:20there's
- 16:20all
- 16:20sorts
- 16:20of
- 16:21things
- 16:21that
- 16:21could
- 16:21go
- 16:21wrong.
- 16:21Sometimes
- 16:22other
- 16:22members
- 16:22of
- 16:22the
- 16:23family
- 16:23start
- 16:23getting
- 16:23involved.
- 16:24So
- 16:24how
- 16:25can
- 16:25we
- 16:25deal
- 16:25with
- 16:25that
- 16:26without
- 16:26entirely
- 16:27tarnishing
- 16:28this
- 16:28reputation
- 16:29for
- 16:29good
- 16:29customer
- 16:30service?
- 16:30Because
- 16:30sometimes
- 16:31I
- 16:31think
- 16:31that's
- 16:31what
- 16:31we're
- 16:31afraid
- 16:32of.
- 16:32We're
- 16:32afraid
- 16:32of
- 16:33a
- 16:33negative
- 16:33review.
- 16:34We're
- 16:34afraid
- 16:34of
- 16:34people
- 16:35giving
- 16:35us
- 16:35a
- 16:35bad
- 16:35name.
- 16:36So
- 16:36what
- 16:36can
- 16:36we
- 16:37do
- 16:37when
- 16:37some
- 16:37of
- 16:37these
- 16:37situations
- 16:38do
- 16:38go
- 16:38a
- 16:39little
- 16:39bit
- 16:39wrong?
- 16:39The
- 16:40first
- 16:40thing
- 16:40I
- 16:40would
- 16:40say
- 16:41is
- 16:41that
- 16:41I
- 16:41do
- 16:42think
- 16:42the
- 16:42old
- 16:42adage
- 16:43of
- 16:43the
- 16:43customer
- 16:43is
- 16:44always
- 16:44right
- 16:44is
- 16:44a
- 16:45good
- 16:45one.
- 16:45Now,
- 16:45often
- 16:46the
- 16:46customer
- 16:47in
- 16:47our
- 16:47heads
- 16:47is
- 16:47not
- 16:47right,
- 16:47and
- 16:48we're
- 16:48frustrated,
- 16:48and
- 16:49that's
- 16:49fine.
- 16:49Rant
- 16:49it
- 16:50out.
- 16:50Rant
- 16:50it
- 16:50out
- 16:50to
- 16:51your
- 16:51family
- 16:51and
- 16:51friends.
- 16:52Rant
- 16:52it
- 16:52out
- 16:53to
- 16:53trusted
- 16:54wedding
- 16:54colleagues.
- 16:55But
- 16:55try
- 16:55not
- 16:56to
- 16:56rant
- 16:56it
- 16:56out
- 16:57to
- 16:57the
- 16:57couple
- 16:57themselves,
- 16:58because
- 16:58in
- 16:58their
- 16:58heads,
- 16:59for
- 16:59whatever
- 16:59reason,
- 16:59they
- 17:00think
- 17:00they're
- 17:00right.
- 17:01And
- 17:01if
- 17:01we
- 17:01all
- 17:02want
- 17:02to
- 17:02fight
- 17:02about
- 17:02who's
- 17:03right,
- 17:03it's
- 17:03definitely
- 17:04going
- 17:04to
- 17:04go
- 17:04downhill.
- 17:05So
- 17:05that's
- 17:05why
- 17:05that
- 17:06old
- 17:06saying,
- 17:06the
- 17:06customer's
- 17:07always
- 17:07right
- 17:07is
- 17:07helpful
- 17:07to
- 17:08have
- 17:08in
- 17:08your
- 17:08head.
- 17:08Not
- 17:08that
- 17:09we
- 17:09let
- 17:09them
- 17:09take
- 17:09advantage
- 17:10of
- 17:10us
- 17:10at
- 17:10all,
- 17:11but
- 17:11that
- 17:11we
- 17:11try
- 17:11and
- 17:11take
- 17:12the
- 17:12professional
- 17:12approach
- 17:13and
- 17:13think,
- 17:13okay,
- 17:13in
- 17:14their
- 17:14head,
- 17:14they're
- 17:14right.
- 17:15Right?
- 17:15They're
- 17:15coming
- 17:16at
- 17:16this
- 17:16for
- 17:16a
- 17:17certain
- 17:17reason.
- 17:17What's
- 17:18behind
- 17:18that?
- 17:18Maybe
- 17:19they're
- 17:19very
- 17:19stressed.
- 17:19Maybe
- 17:20they've
- 17:20got
- 17:20someone
- 17:20in
- 17:21their
- 17:21ear.
- 17:21Maybe
- 17:21they're
- 17:22panicked
- 17:22that
- 17:22we
- 17:22don't
- 17:23exist
- 17:23anymore.
- 17:24Remember
- 17:24that
- 17:25they
- 17:25are
- 17:25the
- 17:25paying
- 17:26customer,
- 17:26and
- 17:26so
- 17:27we
- 17:27do
- 17:27have
- 17:27to
- 17:27give
- 17:27them
- 17:28a
- 17:28little
- 17:28bit
- 17:28of
- 17:28grace
- 17:29sometimes,
- 17:29even
- 17:29when
- 17:30it
- 17:30feels
- 17:30difficult.
- 17:31So
- 17:31try
- 17:31not
- 17:31to
- 17:32say
- 17:32you're
- 17:32wrong,
- 17:32because
- 17:33that
- 17:33will
- 17:33go
- 17:33down
- 17:33like
- 17:33a
- 17:34lead
- 17:34balloon.
- 17:34But
- 17:34instead,
- 17:35try
- 17:35and
- 17:35have
- 17:35that
- 17:36stance
- 17:36of
- 17:36the
- 17:36customer's
- 17:37Always
- 17:37right,
- 17:37even
- 17:38though
- 17:38in
- 17:38your
- 17:38head
- 17:39you
- 17:39may
- 17:39think
- 17:39that
- 17:39they're
- 17:40definitely
- 17:40not
- 17:40right.
- 17:41But
- 17:41treat
- 17:41them
- 17:42with
- 17:42respect,
- 17:42treat
- 17:43them
- 17:43as
- 17:43if
- 17:43they're
- 17:44right.
- 17:44And
- 17:44at
- 17:44least
- 17:44to
- 17:45start
- 17:45with
- 17:45and
- 17:45be
- 17:45professional.
- 17:46The
- 17:46second
- 17:46thing
- 17:47that
- 17:47I
- 17:47say
- 17:47a
- 17:47lot
- 17:47when
- 17:48my
- 17:48one
- 17:49to
- 17:49one
- 17:49clients
- 17:49and
- 17:49members
- 17:50come
- 17:50to
- 17:50me
- 17:50about
- 17:51difficult
- 17:51situations
- 17:52is
- 17:52the
- 17:52first
- 17:52thing
- 17:52you've
- 17:52got
- 17:53to
- 17:53do
- 17:53is
- 17:53rip
- 17:53the
- 17:54emotion
- 17:54out
- 17:54of
- 17:54it.
- 17:55I
- 17:55think
- 17:55emotion
- 17:56gets
- 17:56in
- 17:56the
- 17:56way
- 17:56a
- 17:57lot,
- 17:57particularly
- 17:58for
- 17:58female
- 17:58business
- 17:58owners,
- 17:59but
- 17:59actually
- 17:59probably
- 18:00not
- 18:00just
- 18:01for
- 18:01female
- 18:01business
- 18:01owners.
- 18:02Sometimes
- 18:02the
- 18:02emotion
- 18:03gets
- 18:03in
- 18:03the
- 18:03way
- 18:03of
- 18:04what
- 18:04we
- 18:04want
- 18:04to
- 18:04do
- 18:05or
- 18:05say
- 18:05because
- 18:06someone
- 18:06makes
- 18:06us
- 18:06feel
- 18:07bad
- 18:07or
- 18:07we
- 18:08feel
- 18:08guilty
- 18:08or
- 18:09we
- 18:09feel
- 18:09sad
- 18:09that
- 18:10they
- 18:10don't
- 18:10like
- 18:10what
- 18:10we've
- 18:11done,
- 18:11or
- 18:11we
- 18:11feel
- 18:11defensive
- 18:12because
- 18:12they're
- 18:13accusing
- 18:13us
- 18:13of
- 18:13stuff,
- 18:14that
- 18:14it
- 18:14doesn't
- 18:14sit
- 18:15right
- 18:15with
- 18:15us.
- 18:15And
- 18:16when
- 18:16we're
- 18:16sitting
- 18:17in
- 18:17the
- 18:17emotion,
- 18:17that's
- 18:18when
- 18:18we
- 18:18reply
- 18:18things
- 18:19we
- 18:19regret
- 18:19or
- 18:19make
- 18:20decisions
- 18:20that
- 18:20aren't
- 18:21sensible
- 18:21for
- 18:21our
- 18:21business.
- 18:22We
- 18:22make
- 18:22decisions
- 18:23based
- 18:23in
- 18:23emotion
- 18:23rather
- 18:24than
- 18:24in
- 18:24logic.
- 18:25So
- 18:25you
- 18:25gotta
- 18:25strip
- 18:26the
- 18:26emotion
- 18:26out
- 18:26of
- 18:27it
- 18:27and
- 18:27try
- 18:27and
- 18:27think
- 18:28of
- 18:28it
- 18:28in
- 18:28black
- 18:28and
- 18:29white
- 18:29terms.
- 18:29Imagine
- 18:30that
- 18:30you're
- 18:30a
- 18:30big
- 18:31customer
- 18:31service
- 18:31center
- 18:32for
- 18:32a
- 18:33big
- 18:33brand
- 18:33like
- 18:33Tesco's
- 18:34and
- 18:34act
- 18:35like
- 18:35they
- 18:36would
- 18:36because
- 18:36they're
- 18:36not
- 18:37feeling
- 18:37emotional
- 18:37when
- 18:37someone
- 18:38sends
- 18:38a
- 18:38product
- 18:38back.
- 18:39They're
- 18:39not
- 18:39feeling
- 18:39emotional
- 18:40when
- 18:40someone
- 18:40rants
- 18:40at
- 18:41them
- 18:41about
- 18:41the
- 18:41opening
- 18:42times
- 18:42of
- 18:42a
- 18:42shop
- 18:42because
- 18:43they're
- 18:43so
- 18:43far
- 18:43removed,
- 18:44moved,
- 18:44they
- 18:44don't
- 18:45care.
- 18:45But
- 18:45when
- 18:45we're
- 18:46so
- 18:46close
- 18:46to
- 18:46it,
- 18:46we
- 18:47feel
- 18:47it.
- 18:47We
- 18:48feel
- 18:48it
- 18:48in
- 18:48every
- 18:48being
- 18:48of
- 18:48our
- 18:49soul.
- 18:49So
- 18:49try
- 18:49and
- 18:49take
- 18:50the
- 18:50emotion
- 18:50out
- 18:50of
- 18:50it
- 18:51and
- 18:51look
- 18:51at
- 18:51the
- 18:51facts.
- 18:52What
- 18:52are
- 18:53the
- 18:53facts?
- 18:53What
- 18:53are
- 18:53they
- 18:54saying?
- 18:54Take
- 18:54away
- 18:54any
- 18:55accusation,
- 18:55take
- 18:56away
- 18:56anything
- 18:56else.
- 18:56What
- 18:57are
- 18:57the
- 18:57facts
- 18:57and
- 18:57how
- 18:58can
- 18:58we
- 18:58fix
- 18:58it?
- 18:58Now
- 18:59if
- 18:59you're
- 18:59struggling
- 18:59to
- 18:59do
- 19:00this,
- 19:00then
- 19:00going
- 19:00to
- 19:01someone
- 19:01you
- 19:01trust
- 19:02who's
- 19:02not
- 19:02so
- 19:02closely
- 19:03involved
- 19:03in
- 19:03the
- 19:03situation
- 19:04is
- 19:04a
- 19:04really
- 19:04helpful
- 19:05thing
- 19:05to
- 19:05do
- 19:05because
- 19:05often
- 19:06they'll
- 19:06be
- 19:06able
- 19:06to
- 19:06see
- 19:07it
- 19:07for
- 19:07the
- 19:07logic
- 19:08and
- 19:08they
- 19:08will
- 19:09be
- 19:09able
- 19:09to
- 19:09strip
- 19:09out
- 19:09the
- 19:09emotion
- 19:10for
- 19:10it.
- 19:10I
- 19:10often
- 19:11do
- 19:11this
- 19:11for
- 19:11my
- 19:11members.
- 19:11I
- 19:12always
- 19:12say
- 19:12being
- 19:12in
- 19:12the
- 19:12Wedding
- 19:13Pro
- 19:13members
- 19:13lounge
- 19:13is
- 19:14kind
- 19:14of
- 19:14an
- 19:14insurance
- 19:14policy.
- 19:15Yes,
- 19:15it's
- 19:15great
- 19:15because
- 19:16you
- 19:16get
- 19:16all
- 19:16the
- 19:16training
- 19:17and
- 19:17the
- 19:17community,
- 19:18but
- 19:18also
- 19:18when
- 19:18something
- 19:18like
- 19:19this
- 19:19goes
- 19:19wrong,
- 19:20you've
- 19:20got
- 19:20that
- 19:20insurance
- 19:21policy
- 19:21that
- 19:21you
- 19:21can
- 19:21know,
- 19:21you
- 19:22can
- 19:22reach
- 19:22out
- 19:22to
- 19:22me,
- 19:22we
- 19:23can
- 19:23have
- 19:23a
- 19:23quick
- 19:23chat,
- 19:23we
- 19:24can
- 19:24look
- 19:24through
- 19:24it
- 19:24and
- 19:24I
- 19:24will
- 19:25help
- 19:25you
- 19:25deal
- 19:25with
- 19:25that
- 19:25situation
- 19:26and
- 19:26I
- 19:26will
- 19:26help
- 19:27you
- 19:27take
- 19:27the
- 19:27emotion
- 19:27out
- 19:28of
- 19:28it
- 19:28and
- 19:28work
- 19:28out
- 19:29your
- 19:29next
- 19:29steps.
- 19:30Once
- 19:30you've
- 19:30done
- 19:31that,
- 19:31you've
- 19:31taken
- 19:31the
- 19:31emotion
- 19:32out
- 19:32of
- 19:32it.
- 19:33You
- 19:33now
- 19:33need
- 19:33to
- 19:33refer
- 19:34back
- 19:34to
- 19:34the
- 19:34things
- 19:35you
- 19:35sent
- 19:35them
- 19:35at
- 19:36the
- 19:36beginning.
- 19:36So
- 19:36as
- 19:37long
- 19:37as
- 19:37you
- 19:37sent
- 19:37a
- 19:37contract
- 19:38and
- 19:38as
- 19:38long
- 19:38as
- 19:38you've
- 19:39sent
- 19:39that
- 19:39onboarding
- 19:39document,
- 19:40you
- 19:40can
- 19:40look
- 19:40at
- 19:41what
- 19:41they've
- 19:41said
- 19:41and
- 19:41refer
- 19:42back
- 19:42to
- 19:42what
- 19:43you
- 19:43set
- 19:43out
- 19:43at
- 19:43the
- 19:43beginning
- 19:44and
- 19:44make
- 19:44a
- 19:44decision
- 19:45on
- 19:45how
- 19:45to
- 19:45proceed.
- 19:46So,
- 19:47for
- 19:47example,
- 19:47if
- 19:47they're
- 19:47set
- 19:48saying,
- 19:48I
- 19:48don't
- 19:48like
- 19:48what
- 19:49you're
- 19:49doing,
- 19:49I
- 19:49want
- 19:49to
- 19:49cancel,
- 19:50well,
- 19:50go
- 19:51back
- 19:51to
- 19:51your
- 19:51contract,
- 19:52look
- 19:52at
- 19:52the
- 19:52dates,
- 19:53look
- 19:53at
- 19:53what
- 19:53they
- 19:53signed,
- 19:54look
- 19:54at
- 19:54what
- 19:54they
- 19:54agreed
- 19:55to
- 19:55and
- 19:55work
- 19:55out
- 19:56what
- 19:56they
- 19:56need
- 19:56to
- 19:56do
- 19:56next
- 19:57and
- 19:57send
- 19:57them
- 19:57some
- 19:58options.
- 19:58Now,
- 19:58whenever
- 19:59you
- 19:59do
- 19:59this,
- 19:59before
- 20:00you
- 20:00reply
- 20:01to
- 20:01them,
- 20:01I
- 20:01also
- 20:02want
- 20:02you
- 20:02to
- 20:02assess
- 20:03the
- 20:03situation
- 20:04on
- 20:04circumstances.
- 20:05Because
- 20:05we
- 20:06can
- 20:06be
- 20:06black
- 20:06and
- 20:06white
- 20:07and
- 20:07say,
- 20:07yep,
- 20:08well,
- 20:08it's
- 20:08six
- 20:08weeks
- 20:08before
- 20:09and
- 20:09they
- 20:09haven't
- 20:09paid,
- 20:10so
- 20:10they're
- 20:10not
- 20:10getting
- 20:11any
- 20:11money
- 20:11back
- 20:11or
- 20:11whatever
- 20:12it
- 20:12is.
- 20:12That's
- 20:12what
- 20:12my
- 20:13contract
- 20:13says
- 20:13and
- 20:13that's
- 20:14fine,
- 20:14you
- 20:14can
- 20:14go
- 20:14down
- 20:14that
- 20:14route.
- 20:15You
- 20:15are
- 20:15entitled
- 20:15to.
- 20:16But
- 20:16sometimes,
- 20:17just
- 20:17sometimes,
- 20:18there
- 20:18is
- 20:18circumstances
- 20:19which
- 20:19may
- 20:19be
- 20:20you
- 20:20have
- 20:20done
- 20:20something
- 20:20wrong,
- 20:21you've
- 20:21forgotten
- 20:21something,
- 20:22something
- 20:22massive
- 20:22has
- 20:23happened
- 20:23in
- 20:23their
- 20:23family
- 20:23and
- 20:24you
- 20:24may
- 20:24want
- 20:24to
- 20:25be
- 20:25slightly
- 20:26more
- 20:26lenient
- 20:27on
- 20:27your
- 20:27contract
- 20:28because
- 20:28of
- 20:29the
- 20:29situation.
- 20:30So,
- 20:30for
- 20:30example,
- 20:31if
- 20:31someone
- 20:31message
- 20:32you
- 20:32and
- 20:32it's
- 20:33a
- 20:33month
- 20:33before
- 20:33their
- 20:34wedding
- 20:34and
- 20:34suddenly
- 20:35they
- 20:35message
- 20:35you
- 20:35to
- 20:35say
- 20:36they
- 20:36need
- 20:36to
- 20:36postpone
- 20:37the
- 20:37wedding
- 20:37because
- 20:37there's
- 20:38been
- 20:38a
- 20:38death
- 20:38in
- 20:38the
- 20:38family,
- 20:39you
- 20:39could
- 20:39go
- 20:40back
- 20:40and
- 20:40say,
- 20:40well,
- 20:41my
- 20:41contract
- 20:41says
- 20:41no
- 20:42postponement,
- 20:42so
- 20:43sorry,
- 20:43you
- 20:43still
- 20:43got
- 20:44to
- 20:44pay.
- 20:44Or
- 20:44you
- 20:45could
- 20:45assess
- 20:45the
- 20:45situation,
- 20:46decide
- 20:46whether
- 20:46you
- 20:47think
- 20:47it's
- 20:47genuine
- 20:47and
- 20:48legitimate,
- 20:48have
- 20:48you
- 20:49got
- 20:49a
- 20:49good
- 20:49relationship
- 20:49with
- 20:49these
- 20:50people?
- 20:50And
- 20:50perhaps
- 20:51in
- 20:51that
- 20:51circ
- 20:51circumstance
- 20:52you
- 20:52could
- 20:52say,
- 20:52look,
- 20:53I
- 20:53wouldn't
- 20:53normally
- 20:53do
- 20:53this,
- 20:53it's
- 20:54breaking
- 20:54my
- 20:54terms
- 20:54and
- 20:55conditions,
- 20:55but
- 20:55I
- 20:55am
- 20:55available
- 20:56for
- 20:56the
- 20:56new
- 20:56date
- 20:57in
- 20:57six
- 20:57months
- 20:57and
- 20:57on
- 20:58this
- 20:58occasion
- 20:58I
- 20:58will
- 20:59move
- 20:59it
- 20:59for
- 20:59you.
- 20:59That's
- 21:00going
- 21:00to
- 21:00keep
- 21:00your
- 21:00customer
- 21:01service
- 21:01intact.
- 21:01It's
- 21:02not
- 21:02going
- 21:02to
- 21:02make
- 21:02you
- 21:02lose
- 21:02out,
- 21:03particularly
- 21:03on
- 21:03any
- 21:04money.
- 21:04And
- 21:04in
- 21:04that
- 21:05situation,
- 21:05it
- 21:05may
- 21:06be
- 21:06the
- 21:06right
- 21:06decision.
- 21:07In
- 21:07other
- 21:07situations,
- 21:08when
- 21:08people
- 21:08are
- 21:09rude,
- 21:09dismissive,
- 21:10when
- 21:10they've
- 21:10been
- 21:10difficult
- 21:11customers,
- 21:11then
- 21:12maybe
- 21:12you
- 21:12do
- 21:12need
- 21:12to
- 21:13go
- 21:13a
- 21:13bit
- 21:13more
- 21:13hardball
- 21:14and
- 21:14stick
- 21:14to
- 21:14your
- 21:14terms
- 21:15and
- 21:15conditions.
- 21:15You
- 21:16don't
- 21:16need
- 21:16to
- 21:16be
- 21:16horrible
- 21:16about
- 21:16it,
- 21:17you
- 21:17just
- 21:17need
- 21:17to
- 21:18set
- 21:18it
- 21:18out
- 21:18at
- 21:18the
- 21:18beginning.
- 21:19This
- 21:19is
- 21:19what
- 21:19you
- 21:19agree
- 21:20to,
- 21:20this
- 21:20is
- 21:20what
- 21:20you
- 21:20signed,
- 21:21therefore
- 21:21you,
- 21:22you
- 21:22are
- 21:22needing
- 21:22to
- 21:23do
- 21:23X,
- 21:23Y,
- 21:23Z.
- 21:24But
- 21:24again,
- 21:25don't
- 21:25put
- 21:25the
- 21:25emotion
- 21:26back
- 21:26into
- 21:26it,
- 21:26don't
- 21:27say
- 21:27things
- 21:27like,
- 21:27oh,
- 21:28I'm
- 21:28so
- 21:28sorry
- 21:28to
- 21:29hear
- 21:29that.
- 21:29I'm
- 21:29really
- 21:29sad
- 21:30that
- 21:30you
- 21:30don't
- 21:30like
- 21:30what
- 21:30I
- 21:31did.
- 21:31Take
- 21:31the
- 21:31emotion
- 21:31out
- 21:32of
- 21:32it
- 21:32and
- 21:32keep
- 21:32it
- 21:33very
- 21:33straightforward
- 21:33and
- 21:34businesslike
- 21:34because
- 21:35that's
- 21:35what
- 21:35will
- 21:35gain
- 21:36more
- 21:36respect
- 21:36from
- 21:36those
- 21:37people.
- 21:37The
- 21:37next
- 21:37thing
- 21:38you
- 21:38need
- 21:38to
- 21:38do
- 21:38is
- 21:39learn
- 21:39from
- 21:39it.
- 21:40Learn
- 21:40from
- 21:41what's
- 21:41happened.
- 21:41Right?
- 21:42We
- 21:42learn
- 21:42so
- 21:42much
- 21:43in
- 21:43business
- 21:43from
- 21:43mistakes
- 21:44that
- 21:44we
- 21:44make
- 21:44or
- 21:44things
- 21:45that
- 21:45go
- 21:45wrong.
- 21:45Often
- 21:46these
- 21:46circumstances,
- 21:46when
- 21:46they
- 21:47arise,
- 21:47we
- 21:47hadn't
- 21:47even
- 21:48imagined
- 21:48that
- 21:49they
- 21:49were
- 21:49even
- 21:49possible.
- 21:50So
- 21:50what
- 21:51can
- 21:51we
- 21:51do
- 21:51to
- 21:52learn
- 21:52from
- 21:52it?
- 21:52And
- 21:52what
- 21:53can
- 21:53we
- 21:53change
- 21:53in
- 21:53the
- 21:54future?
- 21:54Maybe
- 21:54it's
- 21:54a
- 21:54line
- 21:55that
- 21:55needs
- 21:55to
- 21:55go
- 21:55into
- 21:55your
- 21:55contract.
- 21:56Maybe
- 21:56it's
- 21:56something
- 21:57new
- 21:57that
- 21:57you
- 21:57need
- 21:57to
- 21:57add
- 21:57into
- 21:58your
- 21:58onboarding
- 21:58document.
- 21:59Maybe
- 21:59you
- 21:59need
- 22:00to
- 22:00change
- 22:00the
- 22:00way
- 22:01that
- 22:01you
- 22:01word
- 22:01things
- 22:01on
- 22:01your
- 22:02website
- 22:02to
- 22:02set
- 22:02expectations
- 22:03more
- 22:04clearly
- 22:04from
- 22:04day
- 22:04one,
- 22:05maybe
- 22:05it's
- 22:05that
- 22:06you're
- 22:06not
- 22:06doing
- 22:06enough
- 22:06communicating
- 22:07with
- 22:07people
- 22:08in
- 22:08that
- 22:08big
- 22:08gap
- 22:09and
- 22:09they're
- 22:09panicking
- 22:10and
- 22:10going
- 22:10elsewhere.
- 22:11So
- 22:11learn
- 22:11from
- 22:12the
- 22:12situations.
- 22:13Now.
- 22:13Sometimes
- 22:13the
- 22:14situation
- 22:14will
- 22:14be
- 22:15that
- 22:15client
- 22:15was
- 22:15just
- 22:16a
- 22:16complete
- 22:16nightmare
- 22:17and
- 22:17I
- 22:17never
- 22:17want
- 22:17to
- 22:17work
- 22:17with
- 22:18someone
- 22:18like
- 22:18that
- 22:18again.
- 22:18Put
- 22:19it
- 22:19down
- 22:19to
- 22:19explain
- 22:19experience.
- 22:20Now
- 22:20you'll
- 22:20know
- 22:20the
- 22:20signs
- 22:21and
- 22:21the
- 22:21red
- 22:21flags
- 22:22to
- 22:22look
- 22:22for
- 22:22in
- 22:22the
- 22:22future.
- 22:23And
- 22:23if
- 22:23you
- 22:23see
- 22:23those
- 22:24behaviors
- 22:24come
- 22:24up
- 22:24again,
- 22:25maybe
- 22:25they're
- 22:25not
- 22:25a
- 22:26client
- 22:26you
- 22:26want
- 22:26to
- 22:26sign.
- 22:27Going
- 22:27forward,
- 22:27you
- 22:28can
- 22:28part
- 22:29ways
- 22:29with
- 22:29clients
- 22:29if
- 22:30they're
- 22:30being
- 22:30incredibly
- 22:30rude
- 22:31and
- 22:31breaking
- 22:31your
- 22:31boundaries.
- 22:32That's
- 22:32a
- 22:32whole
- 22:32nother
- 22:32podcast
- 22:33episode.
- 22:33But
- 22:34it's
- 22:34not
- 22:34impossible
- 22:35to
- 22:36do
- 22:36that.
- 22:36You're
- 22:36not
- 22:36shackled
- 22:37to
- 22:37these
- 22:37people
- 22:38as
- 22:38long
- 22:38as
- 22:38you
- 22:38do
- 22:38it
- 22:39in
- 22:39a
- 22:39fair
- 22:39and
- 22:39respectful
- 22:40way
- 22:40and
- 22:40you're
- 22:41not
- 22:41taking
- 22:41advantage
- 22:42of
- 22:42people's
- 22:42money.
- 22:42So
- 22:43learn
- 22:43from
- 22:43the
- 22:43situation.
- 22:44But
- 22:44what
- 22:44do
- 22:44we
- 22:45do
- 22:45if
- 22:45someone
- 22:46is
- 22:46really
- 22:46angry
- 22:47with
- 22:47us
- 22:47and
- 22:47they
- 22:47leave
- 22:48us
- 22:48a
- 22:48bad
- 22:48review?
- 22:49All
- 22:49I
- 22:49would
- 22:49say
- 22:49is
- 22:49if
- 22:49someone
- 22:50leaves
- 22:50you
- 22:50a
- 22:50bad
- 22:50review,
- 22:51that's
- 22:51okay.
- 22:51Number
- 22:51one,
- 22:52it
- 22:52shows
- 22:52that
- 22:52your
- 22:53reviews
- 22:53are
- 22:54balanced.
- 22:54Because
- 22:54if
- 22:55it's
- 22:55all
- 22:55five
- 22:55star
- 22:55reviews,
- 22:56sometimes
- 22:56it
- 22:56can
- 22:57look
- 22:57a
- 22:57bit
- 22:57sketchy.
- 22:57But
- 22:58also
- 22:58often
- 22:59people
- 22:59can
- 22:59see
- 23:00through
- 23:00the
- 23:00bad
- 23:01review
- 23:01and
- 23:01make
- 23:01their
- 23:02own
- 23:02decision.
- 23:02But
- 23:03what
- 23:03you
- 23:03do
- 23:03need
- 23:03to
- 23:03do
- 23:04is
- 23:04respond
- 23:05to
- 23:05the
- 23:05review
- 23:06in
- 23:06a
- 23:06very
- 23:06calm,
- 23:07polite
- 23:08manner,
- 23:08setting
- 23:09out
- 23:09what
- 23:09you
- 23:09did
- 23:10to
- 23:10resolve
- 23:11the
- 23:11situation.
- 23:12Or
- 23:12to
- 23:12say,
- 23:13we'd
- 23:13love
- 23:13to
- 23:13help
- 23:13you
- 23:14resolve
- 23:14the
- 23:14situation,
- 23:14we
- 23:15haven't.
- 23:15This
- 23:15is
- 23:15the
- 23:15first
- 23:16we've
- 23:16heard
- 23:16about
- 23:16it.
- 23:16Please
- 23:17email
- 23:17us
- 23:17here
- 23:18and
- 23:18we
- 23:18can
- 23:18discuss
- 23:19it
- 23:19further.
- 23:19If
- 23:19a
- 23:20potential
- 23:20client
- 23:20comes
- 23:21across
- 23:21that
- 23:21bad
- 23:21review
- 23:22and
- 23:22they
- 23:22can
- 23:22see
- 23:22how
- 23:23you've
- 23:23handled
- 23:23it,
- 23:23they
- 23:23can
- 23:24see
- 23:24that
- 23:24You've
- 23:24replied
- 23:24to
- 23:25it.
- 23:25They
- 23:25can
- 23:25see
- 23:25that
- 23:25it's
- 23:26a
- 23:26crazy
- 23:26review.
- 23:27That
- 23:27won't
- 23:27stop
- 23:27them
- 23:28working
- 23:28with
- 23:28you.
- 23:28So
- 23:29don't
- 23:29be
- 23:29afraid
- 23:29of
- 23:30bad
- 23:30reviews
- 23:30if
- 23:31sometimes
- 23:31it
- 23:31happens.
- 23:32If
- 23:32it
- 23:32does
- 23:32happen,
- 23:33just
- 23:33deal
- 23:33with
- 23:33it
- 23:34head
- 23:34on
- 23:34and
- 23:34don't
- 23:35panic.
- 23:35Okay,
- 23:35A
- 23:36final
- 23:36few
- 23:36thoughts
- 23:37for
- 23:37you
- 23:37on
- 23:37good
- 23:38customer
- 23:38service.
- 23:38I
- 23:39want
- 23:39you
- 23:39to
- 23:39think
- 23:39about
- 23:40going
- 23:40above
- 23:41and
- 23:41beyond
- 23:42for
- 23:42all
- 23:42your
- 23:42clients.
- 23:43One
- 23:43of
- 23:43the
- 23:43things
- 23:44that
- 23:44people
- 23:44say
- 23:45after
- 23:45they
- 23:45get
- 23:45married
- 23:45is
- 23:46that
- 23:46their
- 23:46suppliers,
- 23:46some
- 23:47of
- 23:47their
- 23:47supplies,
- 23:47just
- 23:47made
- 23:47them
- 23:48feel
- 23:48like
- 23:48a
- 23:48number.
- 23:48And
- 23:49I
- 23:49get
- 23:49it
- 23:49because
- 23:49sometimes
- 23:50you
- 23:50have
- 23:5030,
- 23:5030,
- 23:5140,
- 23:5150
- 23:51weddings
- 23:52a
- 23:52year
- 23:52and
- 23:52it
- 23:52is
- 23:53just
- 23:53another
- 23:53wedding.
- 23:53But
- 23:54to
- 23:54them,
- 23:54it's
- 23:54the
- 23:54most
- 23:54important
- 23:55day
- 23:55of
- 23:55their
- 23:55life
- 23:55and
- 23:56they
- 23:56don't
- 23:56want
- 23:56to
- 23:56feel
- 23:56like
- 23:57a
- 23:57number.
- 23:57So
- 23:57the
- 23:58little
- 23:58things
- 23:58that
- 23:58you
- 23:59do,
- 23:59the
- 23:59way
- 23:59that
- 23:59you
- 23:59go
- 23:59above
- 24:00and
- 24:00beyond,
- 24:00can
- 24:00make
- 24:01a
- 24:01huge
- 24:01difference.
- 24:01If
- 24:02you're
- 24:02there
- 24:02on
- 24:02the
- 24:02wedding
- 24:03day.
- 24:03Look
- 24:03out
- 24:03for
- 24:04everyone.
- 24:04Talk
- 24:04to
- 24:05people.
- 24:05Are
- 24:05they
- 24:05got
- 24:06grandparents
- 24:06that
- 24:06are
- 24:06sat
- 24:07in
- 24:07the
- 24:07corner
- 24:07and
- 24:07looking
- 24:08lonely.
- 24:08Go
- 24:08and
- 24:08say
- 24:08hello
- 24:09to
- 24:09them,
- 24:09chat
- 24:09to
- 24:09them.
- 24:10Go
- 24:10above
- 24:10and
- 24:10beyond.
- 24:10Take
- 24:11them
- 24:11a
- 24:11drink,
- 24:11take
- 24:11them
- 24:12a
- 24:12snack
- 24:12if
- 24:13you're
- 24:13working
- 24:13at
- 24:13a
- 24:13venue
- 24:14and
- 24:14make
- 24:14sure
- 24:14you've
- 24:14taken
- 24:15their
- 24:15photo.
- 24:15If
- 24:15you're
- 24:16a
- 24:16photographer,
- 24:16make
- 24:16sure
- 24:16they've
- 24:17got
- 24:17a
- 24:17piece
- 24:17of
- 24:17cake.
- 24:17I
- 24:18don't
- 24:18know
- 24:18what
- 24:18it
- 24:18is
- 24:18for
- 24:19you,
- 24:19depends
- 24:19on
- 24:19your
- 24:19job,
- 24:20but
- 24:20look
- 24:20out
- 24:20for
- 24:20the
- 24:20those
- 24:21things.
- 24:21Remember
- 24:22all
- 24:22the
- 24:22small
- 24:22details.
- 24:23You
- 24:23go
- 24:23to
- 24:23weddings
- 24:24all
- 24:24the
- 24:24time.
- 24:24If
- 24:24you
- 24:24see
- 24:25something
- 24:25that
- 24:25you
- 24:25could
- 24:25help
- 24:26with
- 24:26and
- 24:26isn't
- 24:26going
- 24:27to
- 24:27interfere,
- 24:27maybe
- 24:28suggest
- 24:28it
- 24:28or
- 24:29help
- 24:29with
- 24:29it,
- 24:30keep
- 24:30smiling
- 24:31throughout
- 24:31the
- 24:31day.
- 24:31These
- 24:31people
- 24:32are
- 24:32on
- 24:32the
- 24:32happiest
- 24:32day
- 24:33of
- 24:33their
- 24:33life.
- 24:33They
- 24:33don't
- 24:33want
- 24:34wedding
- 24:34professionals
- 24:34there
- 24:35who
- 24:35look
- 24:35miserable,
- 24:35fed
- 24:35up
- 24:36and
- 24:36tired.
- 24:36You
- 24:36may
- 24:37feel
- 24:37miserable,
- 24:37fed
- 24:37up
- 24:38and
- 24:38tired
- 24:38at
- 24:38the
- 24:38end
- 24:39of
- 24:39a
- 24:39long
- 24:39wedding
- 24:39season,
- 24:40but
- 24:40for
- 24:40them,
- 24:40it's
- 24:40the
- 24:40first
- 24:41day
- 24:41they're
- 24:41getting
- 24:41married
- 24:42and
- 24:42you
- 24:42need
- 24:42to
- 24:42show
- 24:42up
- 24:43as
- 24:43if
- 24:43it's
- 24:43your
- 24:43first
- 24:43day
- 24:44on
- 24:44the
- 24:44job.
- 24:44So
- 24:44keep
- 24:45smiling,
- 24:45keep
- 24:45positive.
- 24:46And
- 24:46another
- 24:46great
- 24:47tip,
- 24:47particularly
- 24:48if
- 24:48you're
- 24:48there
- 24:48on
- 24:48a
- 24:48wedding
- 24:49day
- 24:49or
- 24:49on
- 24:49a
- 24:49wedding
- 24:49morning,
- 24:50is
- 24:50to
- 24:50have
- 24:50a
- 24:50bag
- 24:51of
- 24:51tricks
- 24:51either
- 24:52in
- 24:52your
- 24:52car
- 24:52or
- 24:53on
- 24:53you,
- 24:53that
- 24:53you
- 24:53can
- 24:54solve
- 24:54little
- 24:54problems
- 24:55all
- 24:55the
- 24:55time.
- 24:56So
- 24:56for
- 24:56example,
- 24:57how
- 24:57many
- 24:57weddings
- 24:57have
- 24:58you
- 24:58been
- 24:58at
- 24:58where
- 24:59someone
- 24:59needs
- 24:59a
- 24:59plaster,
- 25:00someone
- 25:00needs
- 25:00some
- 25:00paracetamol,
- 25:01someone
- 25:02needs
- 25:02a
- 25:02safety
- 25:03pin
- 25:03because
- 25:03something's
- 25:04happened
- 25:04to
- 25:04their
- 25:04dress,
- 25:05someone
- 25:05needs
- 25:05some
- 25:06nail
- 25:06varnish
- 25:06remover.
- 25:07I
- 25:07don't
- 25:07know
- 25:07what
- 25:07it
- 25:07is
- 25:07for
- 25:07you,
- 25:08but
- 25:08start
- 25:08collecting
- 25:09a
- 25:09few
- 25:09of
- 25:09these
- 25:10little
- 25:10items
- 25:10in
- 25:10a
- 25:10little
- 25:11bag
- 25:11that
- 25:11you
- 25:11can
- 25:11take
- 25:12along
- 25:12to
- 25:12a
- 25:12wedding
- 25:12day.
- 25:13Because
- 25:13Then
- 25:13you
- 25:13are
- 25:13going
- 25:13to
- 25:14be
- 25:14the
- 25:14best
- 25:14customer
- 25:15service
- 25:15provider.
- 25:16When
- 25:16they're
- 25:16in
- 25:16panic
- 25:17mode,
- 25:17when
- 25:17they've
- 25:17suddenly
- 25:18cut
- 25:18their
- 25:18finger
- 25:18and
- 25:19they're
- 25:19worried
- 25:19about
- 25:19getting
- 25:19it
- 25:20on
- 25:20the
- 25:20dress,
- 25:20you
- 25:20can
- 25:21pop
- 25:21out
- 25:21with
- 25:21your
- 25:21plasters
- 25:22straight
- 25:22away
- 25:22and
- 25:23give
- 25:23it
- 25:23to
- 25:23them
- 25:23when
- 25:23they've
- 25:23got
- 25:24a
- 25:24headache,
- 25:24because
- 25:24nervous,
- 25:25you
- 25:25can
- 25:25give
- 25:25the
- 25:25paracetamol.
- 25:26When
- 25:27something's
- 25:27happened
- 25:27with
- 25:27their
- 25:28dress
- 25:28and
- 25:28they're
- 25:28worried
- 25:29about
- 25:29it,
- 25:29you
- 25:29can
- 25:29be
- 25:29the
- 25:30one
- 25:30who's
- 25:30there
- 25:30with
- 25:30the
- 25:30safety
- 25:31pin
- 25:31to
- 25:31save
- 25:31the
- 25:32day.
- 25:32It
- 25:32won't
- 25:32take
- 25:33much
- 25:33to
- 25:33put
- 25:33together
- 25:33this
- 25:34little
- 25:34bag
- 25:34and
- 25:34to
- 25:34have
- 25:35it
- 25:35on
- 25:35you
- 25:35every
- 25:35time
- 25:36you
- 25:36go
- 25:36to
- 25:36a
- 25:36wedding
- 25:36day.
- 25:37And
- 25:37it
- 25:37will
- 25:37help
- 25:38someone
- 25:38in
- 25:38the
- 25:39future,
- 25:39maybe
- 25:39not
- 25:39at
- 25:40every
- 25:40wedding,
- 25:40but
- 25:40the
- 25:40wedding,
- 25:41when
- 25:41it
- 25:41comes
- 25:41into
- 25:41use,
- 25:42they
- 25:42are
- 25:42going
- 25:42to
- 25:43remember
- 25:43it
- 25:43and
- 25:43they're
- 25:43going
- 25:43to
- 25:43thank
- 25:44you
- 25:44for
- 25:44it.
- 25:44One
- 25:44of
- 25:45the
- 25:45big
- 25:45mistakes
- 25:45that
- 25:46I
- 25:46think
- 25:46pros
- 25:46and
- 25:47venues
- 25:47make
- 25:47when
- 25:47it
- 25:48comes
- 25:48to
- 25:48weddings
- 25:48is
- 25:48sometimes
- 25:49we
- 25:49over
- 25:49promise
- 25:50and
- 25:50under
- 25:50deliver.
- 25:50And
- 25:51that
- 25:51is
- 25:51a
- 25:51big
- 25:51no
- 25:51no
- 25:52when
- 25:52it
- 25:52comes
- 25:52to
- 25:52customer
- 25:53service.
- 25:53So
- 25:54going
- 25:54forward,
- 25:55I
- 25:55want
- 25:55you
- 25:55to
- 25:55have
- 25:55my
- 25:56mant,
- 25:56which
- 25:56is
- 25:56always
- 25:57under
- 25:57promise
- 25:58and
- 25:58over
- 25:58deliver.
- 25:58Don't
- 25:59over
- 25:59promise
- 25:59and
- 25:59under
- 26:00deliver.
- 26:00Under
- 26:00promise
- 26:01and
- 26:01over
- 26:01deliver.
- 26:02So,
- 26:02for
- 26:02example,
- 26:03if
- 26:03you're
- 26:03a
- 26:03photographer
- 26:04and
- 26:04you
- 26:05say
- 26:05to
- 26:05people,
- 26:05yep,
- 26:06normally
- 26:06I
- 26:06get
- 26:07the
- 26:07weddings
- 26:07back
- 26:07to
- 26:08you
- 26:08in
- 26:08two
- 26:08weeks
- 26:09and
- 26:09then
- 26:09it's
- 26:10busy
- 26:10wedding
- 26:10season
- 26:10and
- 26:10it's
- 26:11going
- 26:11to
- 26:11be
- 26:11six
- 26:11weeks,
- 26:12what
- 26:12you've
- 26:12done
- 26:12there
- 26:12is
- 26:13over
- 26:13promised
- 26:13and
- 26:13under
- 26:14delivered.
- 26:14But
- 26:15if
- 26:15you
- 26:15say
- 26:15to
- 26:16everyone,
- 26:16I'm
- 26:16going
- 26:16to
- 26:17get
- 26:17your
- 26:17wedding
- 26:17back
- 26:17to
- 26:17you
- 26:17in
- 26:18eight
- 26:18weeks
- 26:18and
- 26:19you
- 26:19consistently
- 26:20deliver
- 26:20them
- 26:20at
- 26:20two
- 26:20to
- 26:21four
- 26:21weeks,
- 26:21wow,
- 26:22they're
- 26:22going
- 26:22to
- 26:22be
- 26:22impressed
- 26:23because
- 26:23if
- 26:23you
- 26:23tell
- 26:23them
- 26:24two
- 26:24weeks,
- 26:24they're
- 26:24going
- 26:24to
- 26:24get
- 26:24to
- 26:25the
- 26:25end
- 26:25of
- 26:25the
- 26:25two
- 26:25weeks
- 26:25and
- 26:26they're
- 26:26going
- 26:26to
- 26:26be
- 26:26waiting.
- 26:27And
- 26:27now
- 26:27it
- 26:27feels
- 26:27like
- 26:28it's
- 26:28late
- 26:28dates.
- 26:28But
- 26:28if
- 26:29you
- 26:29tell
- 26:29them
- 26:29eight
- 26:29weeks
- 26:29and
- 26:30it
- 26:30arrives
- 26:30at
- 26:30two
- 26:30weeks,
- 26:31you've
- 26:31now
- 26:31done
- 26:31them
- 26:32an
- 26:32amazing
- 26:32service
- 26:33and
- 26:33given
- 26:33them
- 26:33an
- 26:34amazing
- 26:34gift.
- 26:34So
- 26:35what
- 26:35is
- 26:35it
- 26:35for
- 26:35you?
- 26:35Maybe
- 26:35you're
- 26:36a
- 26:36wedding
- 26:36dress
- 26:36shop
- 26:37and
- 26:37you
- 26:37know
- 26:37that
- 26:37the
- 26:37dresses
- 26:38don't
- 26:38come
- 26:38in
- 26:38for
- 26:39so
- 26:39long
- 26:39or
- 26:39maybe
- 26:40say
- 26:40it's
- 26:40slightly
- 26:41longer
- 26:41again
- 26:41and
- 26:41so
- 26:42that
- 26:42when
- 26:42it
- 26:42comes
- 26:42in
- 26:42early,
- 26:43you've
- 26:43helped
- 26:43them
- 26:43out.
- 26:43What
- 26:44you
- 26:44don't
- 26:44want
- 26:44is
- 26:44to
- 26:45be
- 26:45telling
- 26:45people
- 26:45things
- 26:45have
- 26:46happened
- 26:46late.
- 26:47So
- 26:47what
- 26:47else
- 26:48can
- 26:48you
- 26:48do
- 26:48to
- 26:49under
- 26:49promise
- 26:49and
- 26:49over
- 26:50deliver?
- 26:50Another
- 26:50example
- 26:51is
- 26:51I
- 26:51know
- 26:52an
- 26:52amazing
- 26:52DJ
- 26:53who
- 26:53sometimes
- 26:53takes
- 26:54photos
- 26:54and
- 26:54puts
- 26:55them
- 26:55on
- 26:55his
- 26:55DJ
- 26:55booth
- 26:56live
- 26:56during
- 26:56the
- 26:57event.
- 26:57Now,
- 26:57if
- 26:58he
- 26:58promises
- 26:58that
- 26:58he
- 26:58will
- 26:59do
- 26:59this
- 26:59as
- 26:59part
- 26:59of
- 26:59his
- 26:59package,
- 27:00it
- 27:00Puts
- 27:00additional
- 27:01pressure
- 27:01on
- 27:01him.
- 27:02It
- 27:02means
- 27:02if
- 27:03things
- 27:03go
- 27:03wrong,
- 27:03he's
- 27:04still
- 27:04got
- 27:04to
- 27:04deliver
- 27:04it,
- 27:04but
- 27:05if
- 27:05he
- 27:05doesn't
- 27:05tell
- 27:05them
- 27:05that's
- 27:06part
- 27:06of
- 27:06the
- 27:06package
- 27:07and
- 27:07then
- 27:07just
- 27:07does
- 27:08it
- 27:08on
- 27:08the
- 27:08night,
- 27:08it's
- 27:09a
- 27:09surprise
- 27:09and
- 27:09delight.
- 27:10They
- 27:10love
- 27:10it,
- 27:10they're
- 27:11really
- 27:11happy
- 27:11with
- 27:11it
- 27:11and
- 27:12he's
- 27:12gone
- 27:12above
- 27:12and
- 27:12beyond
- 27:13in
- 27:13their
- 27:13mind.
- 27:14Even
- 27:14if
- 27:14he's
- 27:15trying
- 27:15to
- 27:15expect
- 27:15to
- 27:16do
- 27:16that
- 27:16every
- 27:16time,
- 27:16he's
- 27:17saving
- 27:17himself
- 27:18from
- 27:18the
- 27:18pressure
- 27:19of
- 27:19over
- 27:19promising
- 27:20and
- 27:20under
- 27:20delivering.
- 27:21So
- 27:21what
- 27:21is
- 27:22it
- 27:22for
- 27:22you?
- 27:22What
- 27:22is
- 27:22it
- 27:23for
- 27:23you
- 27:23that
- 27:23you
- 27:23can
- 27:23do
- 27:24to
- 27:24under
- 27:24promise
- 27:25and
- 27:25over
- 27:25promote
- 27:25over
- 27:25deliver?
- 27:25The
- 27:26wedding
- 27:26day's
- 27:26happened,
- 27:27everything's
- 27:28gone
- 27:28well,
- 27:28they've
- 27:28gone
- 27:29off
- 27:29on
- 27:29their
- 27:29honeymoon.
- 27:30Now
- 27:30what?
- 27:31Well,
- 27:31the
- 27:31final
- 27:31part
- 27:32in
- 27:32this
- 27:32customer
- 27:32journey
- 27:33is
- 27:33to
- 27:33offboard
- 27:34our
- 27:34clients.
- 27:35Now,
- 27:35depending
- 27:35again
- 27:36on
- 27:36the
- 27:36level
- 27:36of
- 27:37service,
- 27:37the
- 27:37amount
- 27:37of
- 27:37money
- 27:38they've
- 27:38paid
- 27:38you,
- 27:38what
- 27:38part
- 27:39of
- 27:39the
- 27:39industry
- 27:39you're
- 27:39in,
- 27:40you
- 27:40may
- 27:40just
- 27:40send
- 27:40them
- 27:41an
- 27:41off
- 27:41boarding
- 27:41email,
- 27:42you
- 27:42may
- 27:42just
- 27:42send
- 27:43them
- 27:43an
- 27:43email
- 27:43saying
- 27:43it
- 27:44was
- 27:44great
- 27:44to
- 27:44work
- 27:44with
- 27:44you,
- 27:45can
- 27:45you
- 27:45leave
- 27:45us
- 27:46a
- 27:46review?
- 27:46Or
- 27:46for
- 27:47some
- 27:47of
- 27:47you,
- 27:47you
- 27:47may
- 27:48benefit
- 27:48from
- 27:49doing
- 27:49an
- 27:49off
- 27:49boarding
- 27:50call
- 27:50where
- 27:50you
- 27:50catch
- 27:51up
- 27:51with
- 27:51them,
- 27:51you
- 27:51find
- 27:52out
- 27:52what
- 27:52they
- 27:52liked
- 27:52about
- 27:53the
- 27:53wedding
- 27:53day
- 27:53and
- 27:53you
- 27:53could
- 27:54even
- 27:54record
- 27:54some
- 27:54of
- 27:54that
- 27:55if
- 27:55it's
- 27:55on
- 27:55Zoom
- 27:55and
- 27:56use
- 27:56it
- 27:56on
- 27:56your
- 27:56social
- 27:56media.
- 27:57If
- 27:57they're
- 27:57saying
- 27:57great
- 27:58stuff
- 27:58about
- 27:58your
- 27:58service,
- 27:59it's
- 27:59important
- 28:00that
- 28:00we
- 28:00don't
- 28:00just
- 28:00leave
- 28:01them
- 28:01to
- 28:01be
- 28:01after
- 28:02the
- 28:02wedding,
- 28:02we've
- 28:02got
- 28:02to
- 28:03do
- 28:03some
- 28:03kind
- 28:03of
- 28:03offboarding.
- 28:04Even
- 28:04if
- 28:04it's
- 28:05just
- 28:05a
- 28:05simple
- 28:05email
- 28:06that
- 28:06says
- 28:06it
- 28:06was
- 28:06great
- 28:07to
- 28:07work
- 28:07with
- 28:07you,
- 28:07thank
- 28:08you
- 28:08very
- 28:08much.
- 28:08If
- 28:09you
- 28:09are
- 28:09happy
- 28:09with
- 28:09our
- 28:09service,
- 28:10please
- 28:10leave
- 28:10us
- 28:10a
- 28:10review.
- 28:11If
- 28:11you
- 28:11are
- 28:11going
- 28:11to
- 28:11ask
- 28:12for
- 28:12a
- 28:12review,
- 28:12make
- 28:12it
- 28:13as
- 28:13easy
- 28:13as
- 28:13possible
- 28:14for
- 28:14people.
- 28:14Make
- 28:15sure
- 28:15you
- 28:15just
- 28:15give
- 28:15them
- 28:15one
- 28:15place
- 28:16to
- 28:16leave
- 28:16a
- 28:16review.
- 28:17Make
- 28:17sure
- 28:17it's
- 28:17just
- 28:17one
- 28:17click
- 28:18and
- 28:18they
- 28:18get
- 28:18straight
- 28:19there.
- 28:19If
- 28:19they've
- 28:19already
- 28:20said
- 28:20something
- 28:20nice
- 28:20to
- 28:21you
- 28:21in
- 28:21an
- 28:21email,
- 28:22copy
- 28:22and
- 28:22paste
- 28:22it
- 28:22and
- 28:23say
- 28:23this
- 28:23was
- 28:23a
- 28:23lovely
- 28:24sentence.
- 28:24Would
- 28:24you
- 28:24copy
- 28:25and
- 28:25paste
- 28:25it
- 28:25onto
- 28:26a
- 28:26Google
- 28:26review
- 28:26and
- 28:27leave
- 28:27them
- 28:27the
- 28:27link?
- 28:27Especially
- 28:28if
- 28:28they've
- 28:28got
- 28:28Gmail
- 28:29email
- 28:29address
- 28:29because
- 28:30it
- 28:30will
- 28:30take
- 28:30them
- 28:30less
- 28:31than
- 28:3110
- 28:31seconds.
- 28:31Or
- 28:32if
- 28:32they've
- 28:32left
- 28:32you
- 28:32a
- 28:33review
- 28:33before
- 28:33and
- 28:34you're
- 28:34now
- 28:34trying
- 28:34to
- 28:34get
- 28:34them
- 28:35to
- 28:35leave
- 28:35your
- 28:35review
- 28:35somewhere
- 28:36else
- 28:36because
- 28:36of
- 28:36wedding
- 28:37awards
- 28:37or
- 28:37something
- 28:37like
- 28:37that.
- 28:38Then
- 28:38put
- 28:38their
- 28:39original
- 28:39review
- 28:39in
- 28:39the
- 28:40email
- 28:40and
- 28:40say
- 28:40would
- 28:41you
- 28:41mind
- 28:41copying
- 28:42and
- 28:42pasting
- 28:42this
- 28:42onto
- 28:43this
- 28:43link
- 28:43Because
- 28:44I'm
- 28:44trying
- 28:44to
- 28:44enter
- 28:44some
- 28:45wedding
- 28:45awards,
- 28:45make
- 28:46it
- 28:46as
- 28:46easy
- 28:46as
- 28:46possible
- 28:47for
- 28:47them.
- 28:47The
- 28:47other
- 28:48thing,
- 28:48when
- 28:48it
- 28:48comes
- 28:48to
- 28:48reviews
- 28:49is
- 28:49sometimes
- 28:49it
- 28:49is
- 28:50hard
- 28:50to
- 28:50get
- 28:50them
- 28:50to
- 28:50leave
- 28:51reviews
- 28:51on
- 28:52these
- 28:52kind
- 28:52of
- 28:52sites,
- 28:52like
- 28:53Gmail,
- 28:54Google
- 28:54reviews
- 28:55or
- 28:55Facebook
- 28:55or
- 28:56directories.
- 28:57But
- 28:57sometimes
- 28:57people
- 28:58will
- 28:58just
- 28:58leave
- 28:58us
- 28:58reviews.
- 28:59They'll
- 28:59send
- 28:59us
- 28:59a
- 28:59text
- 29:00or
- 29:00they'll
- 29:00send
- 29:00us
- 29:00an
- 29:01email,
- 29:01or
- 29:01they'll
- 29:01send
- 29:01us
- 29:02a
- 29:02message,
- 29:02a
- 29:02voice
- 29:02note
- 29:03saying
- 29:03how
- 29:03amazing
- 29:04you
- 29:04did
- 29:04at
- 29:04their
- 29:04wedding.
- 29:05Well,
- 29:05these
- 29:05can
- 29:05also
- 29:06count
- 29:06as
- 29:06reviews.
- 29:07If
- 29:07you
- 29:07ask
- 29:07them,
- 29:08can
- 29:08I
- 29:08use
- 29:08this?
- 29:08Just
- 29:09screenshot
- 29:09it,
- 29:09or
- 29:10screenshot
- 29:10it
- 29:10and
- 29:10take
- 29:10their
- 29:11details
- 29:11out
- 29:11and
- 29:11use
- 29:12it
- 29:12that
- 29:12way
- 29:12because
- 29:12they've
- 29:13said
- 29:13those
- 29:13things
- 29:13about
- 29:14you
- 29:14that
- 29:14still
- 29:14counts
- 29:15as
- 29:15a
- 29:15review,
- 29:15even
- 29:15if
- 29:16they
- 29:16haven't
- 29:16left
- 29:16it
- 29:16in
- 29:17an
- 29:17official
- 29:17place.
- 29:18So
- 29:18don't
- 29:19neglect
- 29:19those
- 29:19things.
- 29:19If
- 29:20someone
- 29:20says
- 29:20something
- 29:20amazing,
- 29:21screenshot
- 29:22it,
- 29:22or
- 29:22ask
- 29:22them,
- 29:23can
- 29:23I
- 29:23use
- 29:23this?
- 29:23Or
- 29:23my
- 29:24website.
- 29:24Finally,
- 29:25the
- 29:25final
- 29:25thing
- 29:26I
- 29:26want
- 29:26to
- 29:26talk
- 29:26about
- 29:26is
- 29:27repeat
- 29:27business.
- 29:27Now,
- 29:28we
- 29:28are
- 29:28in
- 29:28the
- 29:28wedding
- 29:29industry
- 29:29and
- 29:29therefore
- 29:29repeat
- 29:30business
- 29:30isn't
- 29:31easy
- 29:31to
- 29:31come
- 29:31by.
- 29:31Most
- 29:32people
- 29:32only
- 29:32get
- 29:32married
- 29:33once
- 29:33and
- 29:33if
- 29:33they
- 29:33do
- 29:33get
- 29:34married
- 29:34multiple
- 29:34times,
- 29:34they're
- 29:35probably
- 29:35going
- 29:35to
- 29:35use
- 29:35different
- 29:36suppliers.
- 29:36So
- 29:37how
- 29:37can
- 29:37we
- 29:37get
- 29:38repeat
- 29:38business
- 29:39from
- 29:39our
- 29:40own
- 29:40customer
- 29:40service?
- 29:41Well,
- 29:41the
- 29:41first
- 29:42way
- 29:42is
- 29:42that
- 29:43if
- 29:43someone
- 29:43likes
- 29:44what
- 29:44we've
- 29:44done
- 29:44and
- 29:44they're
- 29:44shouting
- 29:45about
- 29:45it
- 29:45all
- 29:45over
- 29:46social
- 29:46media,
- 29:46if
- 29:46they're
- 29:47talking
- 29:47to
- 29:47all
- 29:47their
- 29:47friends
- 29:47about
- 29:48it,
- 29:48because
- 29:48we've
- 29:48gone
- 29:48above
- 29:49and
- 29:49beyond
- 29:49for
- 29:49them.
- 29:49Well,
- 29:50quite
- 29:50often
- 29:50when
- 29:50people
- 29:51get
- 29:51married,
- 29:51other
- 29:51people
- 29:52in
- 29:52their
- 29:52friendship
- 29:52group
- 29:52get
- 29:53married
- 29:53quite
- 29:53soon
- 29:54after.
- 29:54So
- 29:55that's
- 29:55a
- 29:55great
- 29:55way
- 29:55to
- 29:55get
- 29:56things.
- 29:56If
- 29:56you're
- 29:56going
- 29:56above
- 29:57and
- 29:57beyond
- 29:57on
- 29:57this
- 29:57customer
- 29:58service,
- 29:58it
- 29:58may
- 29:58feel
- 29:59like
- 29:59a
- 29:59lot
- 29:59of
- 29:59time
- 29:59and
- 29:59energy
- 30:00for
- 30:00you,
- 30:00but
- 30:01if
- 30:01it's
- 30:01leading
- 30:01to
- 30:02more
- 30:02work
- 30:02and
- 30:02more
- 30:02referrals
- 30:03is
- 30:03absolutely
- 30:04worth
- 30:04the
- 30:04time
- 30:04and
- 30:05the
- 30:05money
- 30:05that
- 30:05you
- 30:05put
- 30:06into
- 30:06it.
- 30:06Also,
- 30:06if
- 30:07your
- 30:07customers
- 30:07are
- 30:08leaving
- 30:08you
- 30:08reviews
- 30:08that
- 30:09you're
- 30:09then
- 30:09using
- 30:10on
- 30:10your
- 30:10social
- 30:10media
- 30:11in
- 30:11order
- 30:11to
- 30:11help
- 30:11you
- 30:12get
- 30:12future
- 30:12work,
- 30:12that's
- 30:13also
- 30:13a
- 30:13benefit.
- 30:14But
- 30:14there
- 30:14are
- 30:14a
- 30:14few
- 30:15formal
- 30:15things
- 30:15that
- 30:15you
- 30:15can
- 30:16try
- 30:16and
- 30:16do
- 30:16now,
- 30:16depending
- 30:17on
- 30:17your
- 30:17business,
- 30:17depending
- 30:18on
- 30:18how
- 30:18you
- 30:18work
- 30:18or
- 30:18operate,
- 30:19or
- 30:19depend
- 30:19whether
- 30:20or
- 30:20not
- 30:20you
- 30:20want
- 30:20to
- 30:20do
- 30:20these
- 30:21kind
- 30:21of
- 30:21things
- 30:21or
- 30:21not.
- 30:21But
- 30:22two
- 30:22things
- 30:22that
- 30:22I
- 30:22know
- 30:22businesses
- 30:23do
- 30:23that
- 30:23work
- 30:23for
- 30:24them.
- 30:24Number
- 30:24one,
- 30:24some
- 30:25businesses
- 30:25I
- 30:25know
- 30:25will
- 30:26actually
- 30:26reward
- 30:26people
- 30:27for
- 30:27giving
- 30:27reviews.
- 30:28So
- 30:28they'll
- 30:28either
- 30:29give
- 30:29them
- 30:29a
- 30:29voucher
- 30:30for
- 30:30something
- 30:30if
- 30:31they
- 30:31leave
- 30:31them
- 30:31a
- 30:32review
- 30:32within
- 30:32so
- 30:33long
- 30:33after
- 30:33the
- 30:33wedding,
- 30:34or
- 30:34they'll
- 30:34say
- 30:34that
- 30:35there's
- 30:35going
- 30:35to
- 30:35be
- 30:35a
- 30:35draw
- 30:36for
- 30:36everyone
- 30:36that
- 30:37leaves
- 30:37a
- 30:37review
- 30:37in
- 30:37the
- 30:38next
- 30:38three
- 30:38months
- 30:38and
- 30:38one
- 30:39of
- 30:39them
- 30:39is
- 30:39going
- 30:39to
- 30:39win
- 30:39an
- 30:40iPad
- 30:40or
- 30:40a
- 30:40£500
- 30:41voucher.
- 30:41Something
- 30:42pretty
- 30:42worthwhile,
- 30:43people
- 30:43doing
- 30:43it
- 30:44for
- 30:44now,
- 30:44this
- 30:44can
- 30:45work
- 30:45and
- 30:45it
- 30:45will
- 30:45increase
- 30:46the
- 30:46amount
- 30:46of
- 30:46reviews
- 30:47you
- 30:47have.
- 30:47Again,
- 30:48it's
- 30:48up
- 30:48to
- 30:48you
- 30:48whether
- 30:49or
- 30:49not
- 30:49you
- 30:49think
- 30:49this
- 30:49would
- 30:49be
- 30:50something
- 30:50you'd
- 30:50want
- 30:50to
- 30:50do
- 30:50in
- 30:50your
- 30:51business,
- 30:51but
- 30:51it's
- 30:51worth
- 30:52considering.
- 30:52The
- 30:53other
- 30:53thing
- 30:53that
- 30:53people
- 30:53do
- 30:54sometimes
- 30:54is
- 30:54referral
- 30:55gifts.
- 30:56So
- 30:56for
- 30:56example,
- 30:57if
- 30:57I
- 30:58get
- 30:58married
- 30:59and
- 30:59then
- 31:00I
- 31:00have
- 31:00you
- 31:00as
- 31:00the
- 31:00photographer,
- 31:01you
- 31:01might
- 31:01say
- 31:01to
- 31:02me,
- 31:02becca,
- 31:02I
- 31:02hope
- 31:03you
- 31:03loved
- 31:03having
- 31:03us
- 31:03as
- 31:03a
- 31:04photographer.
- 31:04Thank
- 31:04you
- 31:04for
- 31:05your
- 31:05review.
- 31:05If
- 31:06any
- 31:06of
- 31:06your
- 31:06friends
- 31:06book
- 31:07us
- 31:07and
- 31:07say
- 31:07that
- 31:07you
- 31:07recommended
- 31:08us,
- 31:08we'll
- 31:09send
- 31:09you
- 31:09a
- 31:09bottle
- 31:09of
- 31:09champagne,
- 31:10a
- 31:10SPA
- 31:10Day
- 31:11voucher,
- 31:1110
- 31:12pound
- 31:12Amazon
- 31:12voucher,
- 31:13Starbucks.
- 31:13I
- 31:14don't
- 31:14know
- 31:14what
- 31:14it
- 31:14is
- 31:14for
- 31:14you
- 31:14to
- 31:15say
- 31:15thank
- 31:15you
- 31:15because
- 31:15we
- 31:16really
- 31:16appreciate
- 31:16it
- 31:16when
- 31:17you
- 31:17spread
- 31:17the
- 31:17word
- 31:17for
- 31:17us.
- 31:18Some
- 31:18people
- 31:18will
- 31:19go
- 31:19ahead
- 31:19and
- 31:19do
- 31:19that
- 31:19and
- 31:20that
- 31:20can
- 31:20be
- 31:20a
- 31:20really
- 31:20lovely
- 31:21way
- 31:21because
- 31:21if
- 31:21that
- 31:21leads
- 31:22you
- 31:22on
- 31:22to
- 31:22another
- 31:22couple
- 31:23of
- 31:23thousand
- 31:23pound
- 31:23booking,
- 31:24well,
- 31:24a
- 31:2420
- 31:24pound
- 31:25Amazon
- 31:25voucher
- 31:25is
- 31:26the
- 31:26least
- 31:26you
- 31:26can
- 31:26do
- 31:26to
- 31:26say
- 31:27thank
- 31:27you
- 31:27for
- 31:27that
- 31:27booking.
- 31:28Why
- 31:28not
- 31:28reward
- 31:29them
- 31:29for
- 31:29using
- 31:29you
- 31:29again
- 31:30for
- 31:30for
- 31:30something
- 31:30else?
- 31:31They
- 31:31may
- 31:31not
- 31:31get
- 31:31married
- 31:32again,
- 31:32but
- 31:32maybe
- 31:32your
- 31:33service
- 31:33could
- 31:33be
- 31:33used
- 31:33for
- 31:33birthday
- 31:34parties,
- 31:34for
- 31:35wakes,
- 31:36for
- 31:36baby
- 31:37showers,
- 31:37christenings.
- 31:38I
- 31:38don't
- 31:38know
- 31:38what
- 31:38it
- 31:38is,
- 31:39but
- 31:39do
- 31:39you
- 31:39gift
- 31:40them
- 31:40a
- 31:40voucher
- 31:41or
- 31:41something
- 31:41like
- 31:41that
- 31:41that
- 31:41they
- 31:42can
- 31:42use
- 31:42towards
- 31:43booking
- 31:43you
- 31:43in
- 31:43the
- 31:44future
- 31:44for
- 31:44something
- 31:45else?
- 31:45Maybe
- 31:45you
- 31:45give
- 31:46them
- 31:46a
- 31:46discount
- 31:47or
- 31:47a
- 31:47piece
- 31:47of
- 31:47added
- 31:47value
- 31:48or
- 31:48say
- 31:48to
- 31:48them,
- 31:49if
- 31:49you
- 31:49use
- 31:49me
- 31:49again,
- 31:49then
- 31:50you
- 31:50know
- 31:50you've
- 31:50got
- 31:50a
- 31:51lifetime
- 31:5110%
- 31:52off.
- 31:52I
- 31:52don't
- 31:52know
- 31:53what
- 31:53it
- 31:53is
- 31:53again,
- 31:53these
- 31:54things,
- 31:54you've
- 31:54got
- 31:54to
- 31:54take
- 31:54them
- 31:55and
- 31:55you've
- 31:55got
- 31:55to
- 31:55work
- 31:55out
- 31:55how
- 31:56they
- 31:56work
- 31:56in
- 31:56your
- 31:56business.
- 31:57But
- 31:57I
- 31:57do
- 31:57hope
- 31:58that
- 31:58it
- 31:58gives
- 31:58you
- 31:58some
- 31:58ideas
- 31:59about
- 31:59how
- 32:00you
- 32:00can
- 32:00more
- 32:00formally
- 32:01try
- 32:01and
- 32:01get
- 32:01people
- 32:02refer
- 32:02you
- 32:02on
- 32:03or
- 32:03to
- 32:03leave
- 32:04you
- 32:04a
- 32:04review.
- 32:04That
- 32:05brings
- 32:05us
- 32:05to
- 32:05the
- 32:05end
- 32:06of
- 32:06our
- 32:06summer
- 32:07season.
- 32:07Going
- 32:07through
- 32:08the
- 32:08customer
- 32:08journey.
- 32:08I
- 32:09hope
- 32:09you've
- 32:09enjoyed
- 32:09it.
- 32:10We've
- 32:10gone
- 32:10in
- 32:10detail
- 32:11through
- 32:11all
- 32:11the
- 32:11different
- 32:12aspects
- 32:12and
- 32:12today
- 32:13has
- 32:13been
- 32:13all
- 32:14about
- 32:14customer
- 32:14service
- 32:15and
- 32:15going
- 32:15above
- 32:15and
- 32:16beyond.
- 32:16The
- 32:16next
- 32:17couple
- 32:17you
- 32:17work
- 32:17with,
- 32:18try
- 32:18it
- 32:18out,
- 32:18go
- 32:18above
- 32:19and
- 32:19beyond,
- 32:19show
- 32:20how
- 32:20much
- 32:21you're
- 32:21willing
- 32:21to
- 32:21do
- 32:21under
- 32:22promise
- 32:22and
- 32:22over
- 32:22deliver
- 32:23and
- 32:23I
- 32:23guarantee
- 32:24it
- 32:24will
- 32:24make
- 32:24a
- 32:25difference.
- 32:25If
- 32:25you
- 32:25want
- 32:25to
- 32:26go
- 32:26through
- 32:26any
- 32:26of
- 32:26this
- 32:26stuff
- 32:27in
- 32:27more
- 32:27detail,
- 32:27you
- 32:27want
- 32:27to
- 32:28work
- 32:28with
- 32:28me
- 32:28one
- 32:28to
- 32:28one
- 32:28or
- 32:29find
- 32:29out
- 32:29more
- 32:29about
- 32:29joining
- 32:30the
- 32:30members
- 32:30lounge,
- 32:30reach
- 32:31out
- 32:31to
- 32:31me,
- 32:31I'm
- 32:32over
- 32:32on
- 32:32Instagram,
- 32:33echapoundey
- 32:33or
- 32:34head
- 32:34to
- 32:34the
- 32:34links
- 32:34in
- 32:35the
- 32:35show
- 32:35notes.
- 32:35We'll
- 32:36be
- 32:36back
- 32:36to
- 32:36normal
- 32:36programming
- 32:37from
- 32:37next
- 32:38week,
- 32:38where
- 32:38I've
- 32:38got
- 32:38some
- 32:39more
- 32:39guests
- 32:39and
- 32:39exciting
- 32:40opportunities
- 32:41coming
- 32:41up.