Surveys are ubiquitous. Customers have grown accustomed to seeing survey links at the bottom of receipts and receiving survey invitations by email. The good news about the proliferation of surveys is that it shows more companies are taking customer experience (CX) seriously.
The bad news: customers are apt to experience “survey fatigue”—and less likely to respond to survey requests.
You can combat survey fatigue by designing smart surveys that capture meaningful CX feedback from your customers. Our list of five survey mistakes will help you avoid common pitfalls and grow your response rates.
https://customerthink.com/avoid-these-5-survey-mistakes-to-gain-more-cx-feedback/
When the topic of customer satisfaction arises, the modern mindset leaps immediately to the traditional retail realm of B2C relationships and starts compiling all the exciting new ways to keep track of, as well as boost their success. Yet, this same mindset is becoming increasingly essential in the world of B2B, since a customer-focused approach dictates the long-term success and the quality of relationships built in both B2B and B2C. You may not create a standard questionnaire or stick to a classic social media scheme to delve deeper into the minds of your customers, but B2B is in dire need of redirecting their focus to their customer pool.
https://customerthink.com/how-to-measure-b2b-customer-satisfaction/
Forrester recently published a paper on the future of customer experience measurement and they didn’t mince words with comments like:
• “CX leaders told us that their response rates are declining, especially among younger customers”
• “Today’s empowered customers reject old-school CX surveys”
• “Even companies that have an advanced CX measurement program need to innovate further to remain relevant and effective.”
They have some great examples embedded in the paper, but I’m starting to hear some variation of, “OK. I’m on board with what Forrester is saying, but specifically, what do I need to do to get more feedback and more thoughtful feedback?”
Here’s how I’m seeing Forrester’s concepts applied successfully:
http://customerthink.com/the-future-of-customer-experience-measurement/
New research by the Commonwealth Bank shows the Australian retail sector has fallen behind the average business when it comes to innovation capabilities, and retailers should seek customer feedback to gain that innovation.
https://www.channelnews.com.au/cba-oz-retail-industry-innovation-falls-behind/
We have the technology to listen to customers, but we're still not getting customer experience right. According to the State of Customer Experience 2017 report from business process services company Conduent, brands fail to provide 80 percent of customers with first-step resolutions. Further, 75 percent don’t provide enough support to encourage successful self-help.
https://www.cmswire.com/customer-experience/10-common-voice-of-the-customer-mistakes/
Customer evaluations are one of the most important and effective tools a company can use to build long-term relationships with their clients and create a sense of brand loyalty. Doing the evaluation creates a mental investment in the company on the part of the client, and the contents of the evaluation can play a significant role in shaping the client’s image of the company moving forward.
Effectively deploying evaluations is easier said than done, however, and if you’re not careful they can be totally ineffective or even backfire and push customers away. You’ve got to put serious thought into the content of the evaluation and the way you’ll deploy it. And then, when it’s all said and done, you’ve got to understand and take the results seriously as well.
https://customerthink.com/the-tricky-but-crucial-game-of-customer-evaluations/
How many of us follow the same purchasing habits today as we did even five years ago? Very few. How many businesses rely on the same sales and marketing approach as they did five years ago?
More than you would think.
In the rapidly evolving digital era, the rules have been (and are still being) fundamentally rewritten. It used to be the supplier who created interest in their products and services, pushing out information and offers as part of lead generation campaigns. But now it is the consumer who is firmly in charge of their journey to purchase.
https://www.marketingtechnews.net/news/2018/mar/01/customer-journey-smooth-path/
In a corporate environment, it's easy to get too focused on performance measurement. While individuals within departments concentrate on achieving their personal and departmental key performance indicators (KPIs) by necessity, these, in isolation, must be aligned with other departments and their goals within the organisation.
Occasionally, one department can succeed at the other's expense. Streamlining channels, optimising processes that link back- and front-offices, and monitoring of productivity ensure that competitive behaviour is harnessed in a productive manner, suggests Wynand Smit, CEO of INOVO: "Aligned company-wide goals require a strategy that unifies objectives and provides an environment that works for everyone, one that can be scaled to mirror company growth."
https://www.itweb.co.za/content/KWEBb7yakkA7mRjO/
Established in 2001 in the Netherlands, Translink operates as the connecting force behind the OV-chipkaart. One card used for accessing all sorts of public transportation, the OV-chipkaart is an easier and more secure way for people to travel. The OV-chipkaart also allows Dutch public transportation companies to make more efficient use of capacity, resources and staff.
Translink aims to give its customers a personal, relevant and seamless online experience using a mobile-first approach – so that customers can access their personal OV-data at any time or place.
https://mopinion.com/translink-provides-seamless-online-experience-with-customer-feedback/
Ensuring customer experience success is an ongoing effort. Just as brands evolve, so too do their customers. We see customers evolve in their interactions with products and services, their complex and varied needs, and the channels through which they express feedback. Customer journey maps document those interactions at scale and help companies better understand the actions, thoughts, expectations and feelings of the people that connect with their brands. These maps help businesses capture customer analytics and track critical pain points to maintain quality customer experiences and address problems.
https://www.cmswire.com/customer-experience/dont-let-journey-mapping-fatigue-keep-you-from-cx-success/
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