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How To Know What the Customer Wants, It Must Be A Priority

May 22, 2022 Melanie Hawken

by Josefa Massinga

Let’s talk about the importance of customer feedback. But what does feedback mean and what is its importance in our business? Being an entrepreneur it is not just about selling and profiting. As entrepreneurs we offer products or services that are sold with the aim of meeting a demand. Consumers have needs and buy what they think is important to them. Because we are in this area of selling products, it is very important to hear or know what they want.


As entrepreneurs we are still in a phase of affirmation in the market, a market that is very competitive, we have to get into the habit of seeking from our customers the "answer", that is, "return", of the services for us, provided to them. When looking for feedback we can see the importance of our business, how we are proceeding and the level of acceptance by our target audience, and we can also make an assessment if we continue in it or not.

It is very common when we think about setting up a business that we don't think about our customers. That is we first think about making money, not much about if we will have a consumer for the service we intend to offer. The entrepreneur needs to understand the customer and their needs, have a business vision based on the consumer and their needs.

In my opinion, it is a challenge to find out what customers want. Even if the entrepreneur does not have a physical store, we can use the media and digital platforms in order to reach more people in a specific way, that is, in addition to reaching their customers. It is possible to better understand how people on social media respond to certain stimuli, even those who are not my customers, but who are my ‘target’. That is the person who could buy my product, and someone who just doesn't buy it because they don't go to my store, but it's a profile of customer that would buy it”. In person, people tend not to reveal their likes, but on social media they are easier to interpret, so it is an effective way to extract feedback that is productive for the company.

Nowadays we have witnessed a great competition between companies as consumption habits are constantly changing. I think every entrepreneur needs to always be on the lookout and conduct monthly feedback surveys, and follow up on their customers daily. It is extremely dangerous for us not to realize that what happens on a day-to-day basis will one day change certain behavior in the long term, and it is necessary to always be following the habits of our customers.

We have to be careful and attentive when seeking feedback from our customers and consumers, for example when we think the customer is wrong, or our product and service is perfect. Many times people think that the client did not understand the proposal, but if the client did not understand your proposal, the problem is yours because he will buy from someone else.

In this case, the best solution is to listen to what the customer has to say and think about what to do to improve, perhaps there are communication problems or even price problems. "If the customer is not buying because the price is high, can I offer something at a lower cost to him?,” ask yourself.

The solutions can be diverse, such as creating a new proposal, or even changing the target audience and raising the price even more. One thing is for sure: customers need to be heard and their behavior must be monitored, as the decision to buy a product or not is up to him alone.


Como saber o que o cliente quer, deve ser prioridade do negóçio

by Josefa Massinga

A importância do retorno do cliente. Mas afinal, o que significa feedback ou retorno  e qual sua importância no nosso negócio? Ser empreendedor não é apenas vender e lucrar. Nos empreendedoras oferecemos produtos ou serviços que  são vendidos com o objetivo de atender a uma demanda. Os consumidores possuem necessidades e compram o que lhes parece importante para eles, por estarmos nesta àrea de venda de produtos é aí muito importante ouvirmos ou sabermos o que eles querem.

Nos como empreendedores que somos e por estarmos ainda numa fase de afirmação no mercado, mercado este que e bastante concorrido, temos que ter o hábito de buscar junto dos nossos clientes a “resposta”, ou seja, "retorno", dos seviços por nos prestados a eles.

Ao buscarmos os Feedbacks poderemos ver a importância  do nosso negócio, como estamos a proceder e o nivel de aceitação, por parte do nosso público alvo e também podemos fazer uma avaliação  se continiuamos nele ou não. 

E muito comum ao pensarmos em montar um negócio não pensarmos nos nossos clientes, isto é nos primeiros pensamos em ganhar dinheiro e, não muito se teremos consumidor para o serviço que pretendemos oferecer. o empreendedor precisa entender o cliente e as necessidades dele, ter a visão do negócio a partir do consumidor e das suas necessidades

No meu entender , é um desafio descobrir o que os clientes querem. Mesmo que o empreendedor não tenha  uma loja física podemos nos socorrer dos midias e das plataformas digitais de forma a alcançar mais pessoas de  forma específica, ou seja, além de atingir seus clientes,“É possível entender melhor como as pessoas nas mídias sociais respondem a determinados estímulos, até mesmo quem não é o meu cliente, mas que seja meu ‘targget’, ou seja uma pessoa que poderia vir a comprar meu produto, e só não compra porque não passa na minha loja, mas é um perfil que compraria”.

Pessoalmente as pessoas tendem a não revelar seus gostos, mas nas mídias sociais elas são mais fáceis de ser interpretadas, sendo assim, é uma forma eficaz de extrair um feedback que seja produtivo para a empresa. 

Nos dias de hoje temos assistido a uma grande competição entre as  empresas, os hábitos de consumo estão em constante mudança.

Acho que todo o empreendedor precisa ficar sempre atento e realizar pesquisas de feedback mensais, e fazer o acompanhamento diário dos seus clientes.

É extremamente perigoso para nos não percebermos que o que  acontece no dia-a-dia vai um dia alterar determinado comportamento a longo prazo, e é necessário estar sempre acompanhando os hábitos dos nossos clientes.

Temos que ter cuidado e atenção ao buscar mos feedback com os nossos clientes e consumidores, ao acharmos que o cliente está errado e que nosso produto ou serviço é perfeito. "Muitas vezes as pessoas acham que o cliente não entendeu a proposta, mas se o cliente não entendeu a sua proposta, o problema é seu pois ele vai comprar de outro”, explica.

Neste caso, a melhor solução é ouvir o que o cliente tem a dizer e pensar no que fazer para melhorar, talvez existam problemas de comunicação ou até de preço.

"Se o cliente não está comprando porque o preço é alto, será que eu tenho como oferecer uma coisa a um custo mais baixo para ele?”, questione-se.

As soluções podem ser diversas, como criar uma nova proposta, ou então até mudar, de público alvo e subir ainda mais o preço. Uma coisa é certa: os clientes precisam ser ouvidos e seus comportamentos devem ser acompanhados, pois a decisão de comprar ou não um produto, cabe apenas a ele.


Josefa Amélia Massinga is the founder of Florista Flor Khyathu in Maputo, Mozambique. Her business, which opened in 2015, was inspired by the memory of her young niece Khyathu Massinga, who lost her life two years earlier. This store was Josefa Massinga's first enterprise, bringing her passion for flowers to a suburban area. As the only flower shop in this area at the time, she has since built up a loyal following of customers and brand recognition. She has since opened another branch called Khyathu Assessoria where in addition to flowers, customers can also access a range of other services such as floral decorations for vehicles, churches and events for special celebrations.

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