Stories are a better way to learn a customer's true experience, and the value they received. Of course, you can ask for examples on your surveys. But nothing replaces a conversation where you can go deep. Probe through dialogue. Gather real insights rather than platitudes.
https://www.inc.com/stephen-shapiro/how-to-know-if-your-customers-are-really-satisfied.html/
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/
Everybody who conducts surveys and collects customer feedback with the objective of measuring or improving Loyalty or Customer Satisfaction will at least consider “identifying drivers”, if not executing a method to do so. There are many ways to identify the drivers of an outcome metric such as Loyalty or CSAT. Some are more common, some less, and there are many varying schools of thought on how to implement techniques. What’s the right way of doing it? It all depends. It depends on the business objective, the need for information, and how the findings will be used.
http://customerthink.com/what-drives-loyalty-really-do-you-want-a-car-with-four-wheels-or-good-service/
It takes a lot for a new customer to become a customer these days.
Very few customers discover a company, find a product they need, and decide to purchase all in the same day -- instead, they take many steps, over the course of days, weeks, or even months to make a purchase and start using a product.
The complex process of winning over customers requires strategy and commitment. That's why sales and marketing funnels and buyer's journeys were created -- to divide and conquer each little step that goes into converting a potential customer into a returning one.
https://blog.hubspot.com/customer-success/collect-customer-feedback/
