LegendaryinvestorWarrenBuffett, thefounderandCEOofBerkshireHathaway, sharedhisbestbusinessadvicewithagroupofsmallbusinessowners.
伯克希尔·哈撒韦公司的创始人兼CEO、传奇投资人沃伦·巴菲特近日和众多小企业家分享了他的最棒生意经。
Speakingatthe 20thGraduationofGoldmanSachs'10,000 SmallBusinessesatLaGuardiaCommunityCollege, Buffetttoldthegraduates: "Tomorrowmorningwhenyoulookinthemirrorafteryou'vegottenup, justwrite — orjustputitinlipstickorwhateveryouwant — 'delightmycustomer'not'satisfymycustomer.''Delightmycustomer.'"
在拉瓜迪亚社区学院举行的高盛1万名小企业家第20届毕业典礼上,巴菲特告诉毕业生们:"明天早上起来后,当你照镜子的时候,请你用笔或口红或其它工具写下'取悦我的顾客',不是'满足我的顾客',是'取悦我的顾客'。"
It''sasimplethree-wordmission.
这是一个非常简单的、只有3个单词的任务。
Hecontinued: "Anybusinessthathasdelightedcustomershasasalesforceouttherethatyoudon'thavetopay. Youdon'tseethem, buttheyaretalkingtopeopleallthetime."
他继续说道:"任何能够取悦客户的企业都能得到客户免费的口碑宣传,虽然你看不见,但是他们总是在向别人介绍你的企业。"
Heusedanexampleofwhenheboughthislastcar. Hedoesn'trememberhowmuchhepaidforit, buthedoesremembertheexperience.
随后,他以最近的购买汽车体验举例说明。他并没有记住车是多少钱,但是他却对那次的购车体验记忆深刻。
"Yourcustomerisgoingtogettovote, goingtotalk, andyouwantthemoutthereassalesmenforyouandtheywillbeifyoudelightthem.
"你的客户会评价、谈论你的企业。如果你能够取悦他们,他们会成为你企业的口碑代言人。"
AccordingtoBuffett, the "classicexample" isJeffBezos, thefounderofAmazon. BezosstartedAmazoninhisgarageinhisearly 30s.
巴菲特说,一个经典的例子便是亚马逊的创始人杰夫·贝索斯,他在30岁出头的时候,在他的车库里开创了亚马逊公司。
"Bezossetouteverydaytodelighthiscustomerbyfastdelivery, bylowerprices, whateverittook," Buffettsaid. "Andtoday, heisthinkingabouthowtodelighthiscustomer."
"贝索斯每天都在努力取悦他的客户,通过快速投递、降低价格及其它方式," 巴菲特说,"今天,贝索斯仍在思考如何取悦他的客户。"
"Don'teverquit. You'llsucceedifyouhavedelightedcustomers. Don'tsettleforsatisfied. Havethatpersonthinking'I'veneverhadabetterexperiencewithahumanbeing'andthey'llbebacktobuyyourproduct."
"不要放弃。如果你能够取悦你的客户,你会成功的。而不要只是满足你的客户。让你的客户觉得'和那人做生意真愉快',那么他们还会再来购买你的产品的。"