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How to handle complaints

There are always going to be complaints because you are in business.
Needles, poor quality, late delivery, slow replies, bad attitude, and any number of product OEM jobs have the potential for complaints. Therefore, we must be meticulous in our work to prevent complaints from occurring, but if a complaint does occur, we have no choice.
We should aim to minimize the damage and, as they say, “when it rains, the ground hardens,” so we should aim to overcome the complaints and build a stronger relationship of trust.

When I was at Company T, I received a complaint about color fading from Company W’s storefront. The customer was very angry and wanted me to go with him. the general manager of company W repeatedly told me, “I don’t want you to make any excuses, just bow down.

The product was color-faded colored jeans that were labeled as color-faded, so I felt unconvinced, but it was a request from an important client, so I went along with the person in charge.
I went to a coffee shop near the storefront where we were to meet, and there was a person who looked like a typical thick-skinned Osaka woman. She told me, “The color of my pants had transferred to the tote bag that my beloved grandfather had bought for me. The person in charge at Company W apologized in a low, flat tone of voice.
Eventually, when the customer’s anger had subsided, he said, “I am truly sorry, and I apologize for the inconvenience. This is just a token of our apology. I’m not asking for these things, I’m complaining about your slow reply and poor response. I understand. I know you won’t forgive me for this, but I would be happy if you could use it,” the W Company representative said with a bow, and the lady smiled and said, “I’m sorry to get such a cute product from you, but I want you to do well because my daughter loves this brand. Please do me a favor,” she said, and after a lot of bragging about her daughter, she left the coffee shop in a good mood.
I thought she was a kind of complainer, but then I realized that retailing is a tough business.

What this case shows is thatTo expedite the initial action of the claim.Listen to complaints politely and in good faith.is that it is important to

The truth is that the storefront could have ended the situation with just a quick response, but because of the lack of a quick response, they wanted the person responsible to come out and apologize directly to the consumer, with the general manager of Company W and the manager of the manufacturer’s section going out and apologizing directly to the consumer. That and an immediate investigation of the facts. In my experience, in the cases where needles were issued, there were many misunderstandings by the consumers and also misunderstandings by the clients.

The following is the Chief’s response.

1) Understand their feelings and listen carefully and politely to their complaints well.
2) Check the facts about what is at stake.
3) Provide a solution to the problem with an alternative proposal for the product.
4) Apologize and thank both the manufacturer and the customer for the complaint.

If a claim is madeFirst, an apology.Do. What they have to say.After listening carefully until the end of the story.、It is important to explain our circumstances.

While the occurrence of a complaint is unfortunate, sincere efforts to deal with complaints can lead to a stronger relationship of trust and increased business than before the complaint occurred.
Rather than avoiding complaints, I believe that they are an opportunity to train yourself, and that you should look at the problem head on and do your best to address it.

If a client is making unreasonable demands, you must consider why they are making unreasonable demands. If your boss is asking you to “get a discount,” no matter how reasonable you may be, a zero answer will cause the conversation to become vexed, so you need to find a way to settle the matter.
However, we should take a firm stand against the one-sided unreasonable demands of the person in charge of the client in order to make a profit.

Although the company has already gone bankrupt, I have had the bitter experience of being confronted with a claim for triple the contract amount for a one-month delay in delivery, and due to my poor response, the president of the client requested a meeting directly with the honorary chairman, and the honorary chairman of Company T accepted the entire claim.
Although I received an outrageous claim, you should not respond in a way that goes far beyond socially accepted norms. An outrageous claim means suspension of business. Many customers wish to continue doing business with us, so we often do not receive that many complaints. The president, who went bankrupt about a year after this claim, was in financial trouble and took advantage of the delayed delivery date to bite the honorary president in the spirit of “biting the cat that bites the mouse.

Making and selling things is a very risky business. I was also reminded that selling to a company with poor financial condition is an extremely high-risk business.

Another important aspect of claims is to report, communicate, and consult (hōrensō) within the company. Especially when there is a bad story, the company needs to promptly communicate with the customer.
Napoleon said, “Good stories are fine the next morning, but bad ones knock me out.”He said. It’s hard to talk to your boss about something that grates on your ears, but your boss wants to hear the bad news as soon as possible.

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Kirikom Plus MESSE, a solution to the fashion industry’s problems, will offer a free campaign limited to 10 companies until the end of December 2022.

          Info Eye, Inc.

 

(Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Takayuki Kodoi) has released a beta version of “Kirikom Plus MESSE,” an online exhibition tool for OEM trading companies equipped with a 3D viewer, through its “Kirikom Plus” cloud service that solves problems faced by the fashion industry.

In addition, a limited number of 10 companies will be offered the privilege of using the beta version of “Kirikom Plus MESSE” free of charge from Tuesday, November 1, 2022 until the end of December 2022.

■ What is Kirikom Plus MESSE?

Kirikom Plus MESSE is a cloud solution that supports all aspects of exhibition operations that can be used in any situation.
It streamlines the process of exhibition operations such as picking up products and receiving orders in the cloud, and the data accumulated there can be analyzed in a variety of ways to bring a new competitive edge to your business expansion.

Face-to-face exhibitions are important for communication, but they also place a heavy workload on employees and require them to pay for samples and the venue.

There are issues such as customers not being able to visit due to traffic conditions or disasters, and inefficient and analog analysis of post-exhibition totals.

Since its establishment in 2002, INFOAI has been consistently developing systems for the apparel industry.
By utilizing our know-how with new 3D and AI technologies, we have released Kirikom Plus MESSE, a cloud solution that can provide sales support, an important task in the apparel industry.

Kirikom Plus MESSE is equipped with an API for easy integration with your existing system.
The 3D images can be manipulated in the viewer to maximize the appeal of your products and minimize the sample creation process.

Accumulated product information can also be utilized in everyday business negotiations.
For example, customer accesses can be analyzed in real time, and access ranking by exhibition or item, browsing ranking, pickup ranking, etc. can be displayed in graphs and custom reports can be output.

 

 

■ Kirikom Plus MESSE Function Introduction

The entire flow from pre-show preparation to post-show totaling can be managed together, and the system can be used on PCs and smartphones.
A variety of functions, such as product display settings for each client and virtual try-on function, are scheduled to be released in the near future.

 

 

■ About the contents of this campaign

We are now accepting applications from 10 companies for the privilege of using the beta version free of charge until the end of December 2022.
Our staff, who are well versed in the industry, will support your use of Kirikom Plus MESSE and hope to bring you an online exhibition that has evolved one step further.

For more information, please contact us.

■ About InfoEye

Since its establishment in 2002, the company has been providing solutions, operations, and image cropping services to the apparel industry based in Japan and India.

In the future, we will continue to expand the scope of our business to the fashion industry and build solutions that will be useful to everyone.

 

【About Us】

Company name: Info Eye, Inc.

https://infoeye.com/en/

Location: BIZSMART Kanda 503, 1-10-6 Kajicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

representative:Representative Director: Takayuki Backdoi

Establishment :February 2002

information eye

 

 

【Qualifications and Certifications】

Apple Consultant Network

Apple Consultant Network

 

 

Claris FileMaker SBA Partners

ClarisPARTNER

 

 

【Business】

Solution building and operation for the fashion industry

List of Functions

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Place a new order with Kiricom Plus!

Kiricom PlusThe “New Order” function is released from

A new function, “New Order” has been released!
This function allows you to enter products, raw materials, number of orders, and other information on your browser and process the orders.
You can also check the order history and order amount from the “Order List” screen, so you can easily manage the total number of orders and the total amount of orders in the system.

【 Advantages of using the system to place orders 】
  1. Everyone can work according to a unified procedure, enabling standardization of in-house work.
  2. Anyone can easily check the contents of orders, reducing human error.
    The person in charge can concentrate on other tasks.
  3. As long as there is an Internet environment, work can proceed without restrictions on time and location.
  4. The use of the system eliminates the need for the paper existence of order forms, and allows for the realization of a paperless system.
  5. The elimination of document management tasks allows for greater overall operational efficiency.
【 Operation Flow 】

Create the order information on Kiricom Plus and convert it to a PDF file.
The PDF file is then sent to the ordering party by e-mail or other means, and the order is placed.
(*Ordering and receiving functions on Kiricom Plus are currently under development and will be released soon.)

In order to use the ordering function, you will need to add a “warehouse” location to store the ordered items.
For more information.this way (direction close to the speaker or towards the speaker)Please see from

A short video of the operation is shown below.
Please watch it from the top of the page to get a feel for Kiricom Plus.

Kiricom Plus is a free cloud service that allows you to centralize image and product management.
Please register for free and experience the operation.

In Kirikom Plus,New introduction consultationWe are happy to accept
Please feel free to contact us anytime!


Learn more at Kiricom Plus.

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Register production status

Register production status

You can register countries such as overseas business partners.

1 Go to ⚙ mark in the upper menu → Product Related [Production Status] → Production Status List screen

2 Press [+New Registration] in the upper right corner of the screen.

3 Register production status name and color

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Register your country

Register your country

You can register countries such as overseas business partners.

1 Go to ⚙ mark on the top menu → Product Related [Country] → Country List screen

2 Press [+New Registration] in the upper right corner of the screen.

3 Displaying the Country Registration Screen

Register country code and country name.
The country name is a required field.

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man of spirit and tenacity

On August 13, Mr. T, a former senior employee of mine whom I respected very much, passed away.
Because I have fond memories of him, I feel a great sense of loss that I will never see him again.
I feel sad that I will never see his smile again.

We used to play golf together.
He usually liked jokes and puns, and we had a great time playing golf together.
He would say, “Ichigo-kun, there’s a pond! There’s a pond there! Do you understand?”
When I put the ball in the pond, he laughed so happily that even I, who was supposed to be frustrated because I put the ball in the pond, couldn’t help but burst out laughing.

He was usually a pleasant person, but I think he was a man of uncompromising conviction in his work,
I did not have much time to work with him, but I heard a lot about him.

This is an episode from when he had just become a section manager.

The episode featured a friend of mine, Mr. Y, with whom I often play golf now.

Y, who was still in his mid-20s, was in charge of Gifu in the fabric department. He was noted among young salespeople as the best seller of Mrs. Y’s products. However, the section he belonged to was not making money. This was because they were selling Mrs.’s materials at a low price in the face of competition.
Unprofitable sections were either shut down or replaced by new section managers.
The new section manager, Mr. T, came in and planned a new product that was a little younger than the traditional Mrs.’s material, and tried to get everyone to sell it at this price. However, Y, who was in charge of Gifu, had only Gifu’s Mrs. customers, so she complained, saying, “This kind of product will not sell. The new section chief says, “Only you don’t have to sell it!” and becomes somewhat emotional.
The rebellious Y, perhaps frustrated at being told she did not have to sell, desperately searches in Gifu for a client who will buy the new, slightly younger product.
Soon it is Y who sells the most of the new product.
The new manager praised Y and told him the cost of the new product. The profit margin was incomparably higher than before.
The new manager was impressed by the new product and learned the secret of business. He then decided that he wanted to sell his products in Tokyo, and eventually became involved in product planning and began to instruct his seniors in planning and sales, even though he was still a young man. The surprisingly ambitious Y one day becomes executive director, and the new section chief becomes vice president, creating a golden age for the fabrics department.
I believe it was the “spirit and persistence” of these people that led to Company T’s fabrics being said to be the sole winner.
The new section manager, Mr. T, with his “grit and determination” to turn an unprofitable group into a profitable group. Inspired by his determination, he told me, “You don’t have to sell.” Young man Y, with his rebellious spirit and persistence, said, “I’m going to sell it, no matter what it takes.

Looking back on my time at Company T, there were many people with “grit and tenacity. In particular, I think that almost all section managers had spirit and persistence.
Perhaps it would be more correct to say that they were compelled to have them.
The times were different, and most of the executives at that time were high school graduates who had worked their way up, although there were some university graduates as well,
It seems to me that the executives who graduated from high school were more talented.
It might be better to say, “Management is not about academic background, but about grit and persistence.
But why were there so many people with “grit and persistence” at Company T?

I think one of the reasons was the management’s belief that “competition nurtures human resources.

At that time, we had the Nagoya head office and the Osaka branch compete with each other, consciously making them do the same products to compete.
There was a similar section in the Osaka branch office, and we had them compete with the section.
Every month, sales targets and results for all salespeople are distributed to all sections, and
Once a half year, a sales performance chart ranked from No. 1 to No. 200 is distributed to all sections.
Of course, the results of each section were distributed monthly to the entire company, and the results of Nagoya were also distributed monthly, which stimulated me.
If the performance was bad, as a matter of course, we had to explain why it was bad and how we could make it better,
I had to explain why it was bad and how we could make it better.

Management would stimulate the section managers by raising the commonalities between good sections and bad sections.
In any case, there is a climate of competition in the company, whether it is positive or negative,
There was an atmosphere that forced us to be obsessive about numbers.
Some salespeople work hard under this tension and grow, while others drop out.
I think it is true that competition encourages friendly rivalry among employees and fosters human resources with “spirit and persistence.
The other was a divisional independent accounting system.

This system was based on the idea that each division was responsible for completing everything.
Of course, purchases and sales were made by each division, but expenses were allocated to each division, not only the expenses of the division, but also the non-operating expenses.
Location fees are also allocated based on how much space is used by the section, and interest is also allocated.
This was a system of independent accounting by section so that the performance of each section was clearly reflected in the performance of the company.
The section manager’s authority increases, but so does his/her responsibility.
It is the section manager’s responsibility if a section member’s performance is poor, and it is also the section manager’s responsibility if expenses and interest rates increase.
The system was such that it was impossible to say that it was the department head’s fault or the staff member’s fault if things did not go well; it was the staff member’s fault.
Under this system, bonuses were paid according to semiannual performance results.
Some people received a lot of bonuses, while others received zero (0).
Naturally, section managers had to work hard to increase sales, increase profit margins, and reduce expenses.
If the section manager becomes desperate, the section members will also become desperate. A group of “spirit and persistence” will naturally be formed.
I was taught the importance of spirit and perseverance by my late senior Mr. T.
I learned the importance of spirit and persistence from my late senior Mr. T. Thank you very much!

Mr. Ichigori-kun! There is heaven and there is hell! Do you understand?

Yes, I understand, but a little later …..

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Summer Point Campaign for Kiricom, an image cropping service, from Aug. 24 to Sept. 5.

(Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Takayuki Kodoi) will hold a summer point campaign from Wednesday, August 24 to Monday, September 5, 2022 for its image cropping service “Kirikom,” which is used by many customers on a daily basis.

Service Site: https://kirikom.net/

Corporate Site  : https://infoeye.com/en/

Kiricom Summer Point Campaign

(1) Contents and period of implementation

Offering special discount on points for using “KIRICOM” image cropping and processing service
Period: August 24, 2022 (Wed) – September 5, 2022 (Mon)

(2) Prices offered in points
Purchases are in units of the number of points from A to E below.
A. 1,000 points
Offer price 900 yen (tax included)
B. 5,000 points
Offer price 4,500 yen (tax included)
C. 10,000 points
Offer price 8,800 yen (tax included)
D. 30,000 points
Price: 26,200 yen (tax included)
E. 50,000 points
Offer price 43,000 yen (tax included)

※ All Kilicom work will be offset from points at the price excluding tax.

(3) Purchase Page
Point System and Purchase Information” page
https://kirikom.net/billing-point/

(4) About Kiricom
Since its establishment in 2002, “Kirikom,” an image cropping service, has been supporting mainly the sales of goods (EC) through image cropping for customers in a wide variety of industries.
The scope of our work is not limited to simple background processing, but also includes color scheme changes that preserve the texture of leather, removal of unnecessary objects, and various types of retouching.

Image cropping and processing service Kiricom

(5) About Info Eye
Since its establishment in 2002, Info-I has been providing solutions for the apparel industry and image cropping services based in Japan and India.
We will continue to expand our business to the fashion industry and provide useful solutions to our customers.

INFOEYE

【About Us】
Company name: Info Eye, Inc.
Location: BIZSMART Kanda 503, 1-10-6 Kajicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Representative: Representative Director: Takayuki Kodoi
Establishment : February 2002

【Qualifications and Certifications】
Apple Consultant Network

Claris FileMaker SBA Partners

【Business】
Building and operating solutions for the fashion industry
Image cropping and processing service (Kiricom)

【For customer inquiries, please contact】
TEL : 03-5816-2522
Email: faq@kirinuki-ya.com

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Character deletion and restoration

Do you want to delete unwanted characters or unwanted parts and restore the original location?
Do you have such a need?
Kirikom offers services starting at 29 yen per character (excluding tax).
In the case of the 8 characters on the apple, the basic fee of 60 yen plus the following will be charged.
(The fee will vary depending on the original image.)

60 yen + 8 characters x 29 yen = 292 yen (excluding tax)

Of course, we welcome requests for as little as one item.

Image Clipping Service Clipping Shop Kiricom
https://kirikom.net/

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Graphic Designer Needed


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When product dimensions are insufficient, Kirikom will add more.

A sample of a new product has not yet arrived, or you want to extend the width of the table a little more after the photo shoot,
Kirikom can accommodate a wide variety of customer requests.
First of all, please contact us.