Over the weekend the family and I went to London to celebrate the Queens Diamond Jubilee and we had a great time in the pomp and ceremony of the day despite the lousy weather.
After a long day we were wet, cold and hungry and we decided that as a treat we would visit the oldest fish ‘n’ chip shop in the UK – The world famous Rock & Sole Plaice in Covent Garden. As you know, fish ‘n’ chips is a traditional English dish and it seemed only appropriate that on this special occasion that we stick with tradition. Now I don’t know if you have ever had the pleasure of eating there, but it is considered to be the oldest chip shop in the UK, so you can imagine it was pretty busy. The service was OK, but I thought the meal was fabulous and it certainly hit the button as far as we concerned. We were able to take our time and really enjoy the meal after what had been a very long day. The bill came to just over £100 for 4 of us, which included deserts and coffees etc.
At the table next to us was another family of 4 who were clearly upset at what they considered to be a lot of money for a traditional dish of fish ‘n’ chips, and they were heard complaining that they normally only pay a fraction of that when they go to their local chip shop. As you know, in Covent Garden in London there are many places to go and eat from fine dining to pizza and burger bars, not to mention a few venues where you would be best to wipe your feet on the way out!!!
The interesting thing was that we were quite happy with our meal and did not feel it was appropriate to compare the price we paid with what we would pay at our local shop. I also felt that as there was such a large choice of restaurants and bars in the area it was rather churlish to complain about the price as it was a choice to eat there.
It reminded me of the two types of clients you have to deal with as a recruitment business owner.
First there is what is called the transactional client and this type of client is always looking for the best deal and buys on price and price alone. If another recruitment firm was to offer the service at 0.5% less this type of client would accept as they have no loyalty. These types of clients think short term and see themselves as the expert and have no desire for you as the supplier to make any profit. Their biggest fear is could they get it cheaper somewhere else?
Interestingly, the transactional client also tends to make more demands on you, your company and your time as it is all about what they can get from you. When you work with the transactional client it can be frustrating and certainly tiresome.
Then there is the relational client. This type of client is looking for an expert recruitment firm. They are looking for someone they can trust, someone who will meet all their needs and they value the relationship. This type of client also realises that if they shopped around they would almost certainly find a cheaper option, but that is not the most important factor for them. Their biggest fear is making the wrong choice. The conversation they have with you is about your service with less focus on the price.
As a recruitment business owner you have a choice about who you work with. If you only wish to work with clients who really appreciate what you do and want to work with you on a ‘win win basis then that is your choice.
You can choose to implement a marketing plan that generates warm leads for you easily and effortlessly, or you can choose to make endless cold calls, the consequences of which are that you become almost desperate when a potential client indicates some interest, even if that client has no loyalty to you or appreciation of what you do.
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