LESSON 13:HOW TO SEEK MORE BUSINESS FROM YOUR CUSTOMER?
--怎样从顾客那里得到更多的订单?


CONTENTS

I. USEFUL EXPRESSIONS 常用语

II. SAMPLE 范文

III. TIPS 掌握写作要领

IV. EXERCISE: WORDS, PHRASES AND SENTENCE PATTERNS 精通常用词组和句型

V. WRITING CLINIC 写作诊所

VI. GOODIES & GIFTS 实用小礼物


I. USEFUL EXPRESSIONS
常用语

1. How to start your letter?

Thank you for purchasing at SchoolMate.

On behalf of everyone at Joint Books, I'd like to thank you for ordering from us.

It was a pleasure that we were able to serve you during the past year.

It is with genuine pleasure that I thank you for your purchase of our products.

Just a reminder that your service contract will soon expire. Don't let it!

2. How to encourage the customer to come back and buy more from you?

We invite you to drop by and explore the latest addition to our store at your leisure.

On your next visit to Global Music, you will find more than 1,000 new titles to help expand your classical collections.

Renew your contract now. You will save time and money and be assured of fast, efficient services.

To whet your appetite, here's a quick preview of what awaits you at our new Multi-Media Center.

I'm enclosing the latest product information on a new line of notebook computers.

Discounts are now available to customers whose purchase exceeds $1,000.

3. How to encourage the customer to contact you?

Please give me a call as soon as possible if you think the product can meet your needs.

Please don't hesitate to let us know if we should ever fall short of your expectations.

We are enclosing a renewal contract for two years. You can sign and return it in the enclosed, postpaid envelope.

We look forward to doing business with you again.



II. SAMPLE
范文


Dear _________:

On behalf of everyone here at Commercial Books, I'd like to thank you for ordering from our North American Division.

An professional like you must be constantly looking for your next great read. We at Commercial Books are always ready to help. Based on our close contact with more than 100 publishers and a large community of business professionals, we can often recommend new books that you might enjoy reading. Our recommendation service has helped many customers find the books they need.

So here are some books that we recommend for your next read:
....
....

For more personalized recommendations, just call our Customer Services: 1-800-000-0000, Monday through Saturday, 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Thanks again for your interest in Commercial Books.

Sincerely,



__________



III. TIPS
掌握写作要领

1. Thank the customer for purchasing from you.

2. Encourage the customer to do more business with you by

  • Reminding him of his other needs;
  • Making recommendations;
  • Offering information about other products or services;
  • Offering additional benefits.
3. Keep close contact with your customer.


IV. EXERCISE: WORDS, PHRASES AND SENTENCE PATTERNS
精通常用词组和句型

1. Click on the word or phrase that fits the sentence:

  1. Our sales people are chosen _____ their enthusiasm and expertise.
    (A) on
    (B) with
    (C) of
    (D) for

  2. Our technical support engineers are trained to give efficient service _____ which you can depend.
    (A) by
    (B) on
    (C) in
    (D) at

  3. I'm glad we had the opportunity to discuss and resolve the problems you had _____ our products.
    (A) on
    (B) against
    (C) with
    (D) from

  4. Enclosed is a review from Hi-Fi magazine, the premiere publication devoted _____ classical music.
    (A) in
    (B) for
    (C) with
    (D) to

  5. ________ reviews, our journal provides interviews with leading performers and composers.
    (A) Despite
    (B) In addition to
    (C) More than
    (D) Exceeding

  6. Monthly lease payments are lower than purchase installments, _____ helps your company stretch its budget dollars further.
    (A) which
    (B) while
    (C) with which
    (D) it



2. Fill in the blanks with words or phrases from the list below:

keeps, due to, other, rather than, position, before, good

1) We are now in a (1) to reduce the cost of your machine replacement parts. This is (2) our growing number of satisfied customers over the past few years.

2) The manufacturer's promotional sales price of $9,985 is (3) for the next 10 days. I'd like to place your order (4) the deadline.

3) Our lease program frees valuable capital for other uses, (5) tying up cash in fixed assets. Leasing also (6) your company's lines of credit open for (7) profit-generating opportunities.


3. In each of the following cases arrange the groups of words so that they form a sentence. Add capitalization and punctuation if necessary.

  1. "which should prevent", "we have upgraded", "and shipping errors", "our delivery system in the past year", "any reocurrence of late shipments"

  2. "and", "paper and stationery items", "our warehouse capacity", "we have recently expanded", "increased the variety of"

  3. "with its competitors", "a recent independent consumer report", "I have attached", "our DS300 pocket computer", "comparing" "favorably"

  4. "for fans of all types", "thousands of bestseller lists", "from Jazz to operas", "we offer", "including everything"


V. WRITING CLINIC
写作诊所


Find out grammatical mistakes in the sentences below and enter your correction:

  1. We recommend that (A) you (B) to purchase five Compaq Proliant servers (C)for your communication (D) network .
    正确答案为:

  2. We (A) would like to (B) recommend you that you (C) choose the 3-year operating lease (D) at a monthly rate of 2.5%.
    正确答案为:

  3. We suggest that your bank (A) to purchase five Compaq Proliant servers (B) for your communication network and (C) install the (D) latest version of Lotus Notes.
    正确答案为:

  4. I (A) suggest that you (B) can consider the 3-year operating lease (C) which will allow you to keep your lines of credit (D) open for other profit-generating opportunities.
    正确答案为:

  5. (A) Shall we arrange a meeting (B) next week to (C) talk about the (D) detail proposal ?
    正确答案为:


VI. SOMETHING FOR NOTHING
GOODIES & GIFTS (实惠小礼物)


New Words, New Meanings

DATA MINING:
extracting knowledge from information, analyzing data for undiscovered relationships.
名词:资讯开采

Example:
Data mining results reveal a seasonal correlation between the purchase of microwave oven and the purchase of refrigerators.

DATA WAREHOUSE: (also: information warehouse) a large collection of data stored in an enterprise mainframe server.
名词:资讯仓库

Example
On the company's data warehouse database, data from various online transaction processing applications and other sources is extracted and organized so that the information can be used by analytical (such as data mining) applications and user queries.