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Have you got customers you already do business with on a more personable level or wish to in the future? Why not have meetings in a similar manner. Everyone is used to the professional boardroom meetings with everyone sat round a table, here's your chance to stand out and create a new customer experience. Creating a meeting room with sofas creates a more friendly and relaxed atmosphere for your meetings which could also heighten your chances of a sale along with creating good relationship with your clients. It is important to ensure your customers feel comfortable in this a more tranquil environment, therefore colour schemes and decoration should be carefully considered along with the type of furniture.
When choosing your sofa avoid bright colours and instead select a deep, fairly neutral colour to create a more professional image. Deep red, blues, browns and badge are all very welcoming and elegant colours for a comfy leather sofa that will allow customers to relax and feel at ease as your meeting commences. You should also carefully consider the sizes and style of sofa you chose. If you have a number of very large meetings you will respectively need a greater amount of seats. On the other hand if you only have small meetings, you may wish to have a few 2 or 3 seater sofas. If you already have very strong relationships with clients you could also chose to have a corner sofa, you must be aware however that when meeting new customers they may feel more comfortable sat on a separate sofa with their own personal space.
Decorating the room is also very important; you want to create an environment that is calm and pleasing to the eye. Plants could be bought to freshen up the room and maybe even create a nice scent in the room. Other decorations could also be used such as pictures on the wall of the team, events you have attended, work you are proud of etc. You should avoid the room becoming too busy however as this will distract attention during the meeting, therefore it is advised that walls and carpets remain fairly plain. A stylish coffee table could be present in the room so that clients can have a drink during the meeting. Whatever you chose to provide, following this advice you are sure to create a new and memorable environment for your customers which they will definitely enjoy.
