并非冷笑话

Simon 六月 20th, 2007

Seth的博客不知道为什么也登陆不了了,不过他的一篇博客,勾起我一直以来的一个念头,那就是写写我们常常称之为”上帝”的客户。我知道这么说打击面太大,更准确的说,是某些希望使用专业服务的“客户”。

看看这个情形(引自Seth的博客,我的翻译在下面):

So a client calls me on a Friday – 4PM.

一个客户在周五的下午给我电话,那时是4点钟了。

CLIENT: I’m about to talk to the pharma client, I need a computer graphics budget for an interactive CD-ROM.

客户:我要和一个药品商见面,我需要一个互动CD-ROM的设计预算。

ME: Great, email me the project details, how many screens, client deadlines, etc.

我: 太好了,请把项目详情发送给我,多少个场景,客户的截止日期等。

CLIENT: Well, can’t you just give me a ballpark figure?

客户:能不能先给我一个大概的数字?

ME: A ballpark figure? But, I don’t know any of specs, nor any of the client info. Please send me what you have, I’ll look over it this weekend and I’ll have something for you first thing Monday morning.

我:一个大概的数字?我还不知道你的要求,也不了解客户的信息,请你先把你已有的信息发给我,我会在周末研究,周一一早,我第一时间给你反馈。

CLIENT: Well, we need to send them something today, by 4:30PM. Can’t you just estimate it?

客户:嗯,我们需要今天就寄给他们一些信息,4.30PM的样子,你能不能估算一下?

ME: Okay, $100,000.

我:那好吧,10万美元

CLIENT: $100,000! Why is it that much?

客户:10万美元!为什么要这么多?

这不是冷笑话,在我们的身边可以说经常发生着。有时候这样的客户能把你郁闷死,高呼,“上帝啊,你在哪里?”

这种问题恐怕不会一下子解决,尤其在网络营销行业,广大的客户还需要教育,培训,需要专业人员发出声音。我知道这个分寸不容易掌握,因为中国是一个崇尚偶像的国度,除非你有名气了,他才会尊重你,请你去和他说明,否则他是不愿倾听的。大集团如是、在中国的外企也是如此,现在看来海外也是一样,所以作为专业人士,我们还需要更多的努力。

你是不是也有同感或者类似的经历,请在下面留言,提出你的建议。

4 Responses to “并非冷笑话”

  1. Zhu Zheon 20 六 2007 at 7:59 下午

    Usually, I will give an answer like this.

    The min cost for such kind of project is 10 thousand dollars, and we will deliver you a interactive flash within a cd-rom which contains 5 pages. and the graphic design will be the simplest one.

    And max cost for the project is 100 thousand dollars, that’s all best we can pass you.

    虽然这等于什么都没有说,这个client至少知道怎么写他的预算报告了。

  2. Simonon 20 六 2007 at 8:33 下午

    Thank you for your reply.

    I guess the real problem happened early on not at the end. We often have such a senario that a client demands the quota but without detailed scope of potential project. It has high risk in that case. The quota has to consider all possible impacts caused by risks.

    In reality, it is very unprofessional practice for a client to require quota without giving full details of scope of project.

  3. 酋长on 21 六 2007 at 7:44 上午

    我也有这样的经历,觉得很多事情的差别让我难以想像,更加难以接受。

  4. Zhu Zheon 24 六 2007 at 6:02 下午

    unprofessional answer suits unprofessional client
    :P

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