标题:外贸业务 | 客户不满涨价?这些沟通技巧与邮件模板助你应对
简介:对于外贸企业来说,随着成本上涨,不得不对产品价格进行调整。但如何与客户沟通这一敏感话题,既要解释清楚涨价原因,又要维护好双方的合作关系,确实需要一定的技巧。以下为大家总结了几点实用建议,并附上了可用的涨价邮件模板。
近期不少伙伴遇到这样的问题:过个春节,供应商又上调了价格,原因:原材料上涨。物流费用也在涨,用人的成本也越来越高。没办法,我们产品只能跟着涨价,把上涨的成本转嫁到了消费者身上。但是不知道要怎样跟客户沟通,非常担心客户会有负面的反应。
当然,跟客户说涨价,如同外交谈判,手段高明与否,直接影响最终结果。所以要极其谨慎小心。
下面,我们一起来看向客户宣布涨价的实用技巧,还有邮件模板。
涨价涨得理直气壮
首先,我们要调整好心态。
其实,降价大多数是企业行为,涨价是行业行为。当整个行业一片飘红,涨声不断是事实,并非你无故涨价,情有可原。
所以不必因为涨价,就感觉对不起支持多年的老客户,更不要怀着内疚去道歉去讨好客户。
产品价格变动是很正常的事,没有谁能保证,一个产品永远一个价。
直接向客户宣布涨价
如果客户是突然发现你的产品涨价,这对客户是不公平的。如果发生涨价,请确保通过邮件告知你的全部客户知晓这个消息。
如果涨价生效的时间能够延长一些,应提前告知客户涨价消息,给客户留一些缓冲和消化的时间。
还可以鼓励他们在涨价生效之前,进行购买。
表明清楚涨价的原因
涨价总要有个缘由,不能你说涨就涨。顾客可能会对"为什么要涨价?"感到困惑,所以你要有理有据地告诉他。
如:目前汇率涨了几个点,运费又涨了多少钱,产品涉及的主要原材料分别涨了多少,这些都要有个概述,最好能用图表来说明,更直观。还可借此向客户表明你愿意将价格透明化。
通常情况下,产品涨价是为了配合更高的运营成本、人工成本或原材料成本。为了维持原有的高品质,涨价是必然的结果。
体现我们的价值
讲完涨价缘由,还没结束,记得提醒客户你能够提供的价值,不仅限于产品价格,还有其他方面的付出。
例如:产品质量的稳定性;对市场的了解,公司的专业程度;服务响应速度和周到程度;对于交期的掌控能力;双方合作的时间长短及了解程度,毕竟沟通成本也是成本。
鼓励客户联系你
涨价终究是让客户不太愉快的一件事,在确保客户收到清晰的涨价消息时,也要与其进行充分的沟通,避免他们转向其他供应商。
所以邮件结尾,鼓励客户如果对涨价有任何疑虑,都可以联系你们公司的任何一个人(包括高层管理人员)。
涨价邮件模板
【简述涨价事实】
I'm writing to let you know that our prices will be increasing by 几个点 with effect from 何时.
【说明涨价原因】
1)汇率上涨,可参考全球经济指标(Trading Economics)网站:https://tradingeconomics.com/
Over the past few months, we have all experienced the value of the US Dollar fall significantly against the China Yuan. The yuan has risen more than 9% against the U.S. dollar since last June.
We have absorbed these currency fluctuation up to this point. However, this downward trend in exchange rates has forced us to re-evaluate our situation.
2)海运费上涨
The global shortage of shipping containers has led to a sharp rise in freight costs from Asia to both Europe and the US.
China-U.S. West Coast prices increased **% to $***/FEU. This rate is ***% higher than the same time last year.
3)原材料上涨
某种原材料 have experienced significant growth since 何时.
We have made every effort to control and absorb the increases over the last X months. It is no longer possible for us to fully absorb the effects as raw material prices continue to rise.
We have no other option than to increase the prices of products and solutions. Our focus remains on delivering value to and serving our customers across the world.
【体现我们的价值】
We're confident that our prices remain competitive within our sector for the quality of the service that we provide and as always, we're focused on the results we provide to clients.
As you know, we value your business and have enjoyed working with you and achieved some great results along the way.
【鼓励客户联系你】
If you have any questions or concerns about the increase, please feel free to contact us. Our sales teams are happy to discuss this situation with you.