Customer feedback has become increasingly important as time progressed. The days of customer complaints or praise remaining in-house are long gone. Thanks to the ubiquity of the web, it is easy for customers to make others aware of their experiences and opinions. In particular, customer feedback has become essential to managed services marketing. Take advantage of customer feedback and it will be that much easier to convince prospective clients to pay for your services.
http://mspbusinessinsights.com/customer-feedback-important-managed-services-marketing/
A recent survey by Stanford Social Innovation Review confirmed a surprising fact: in an era where customer feedback is ubiquitous in the for-profit world, both doers and donors in the social innovation sphere struggle to systematically understand the preferences and experiences of the people they are seeking to help: the nonprofit customer.
To be sure, social innovators want to understand their client’s needs. The survey found that 88% of 1,986 respondents reported that “gathering feedback” was one of their priorities in measuring impact. But only 13% were using it as a top source of insight for improving services; and two-thirds said that lack of staff capacity and resources were the major barrier to implementing feedback systems.
https://hbr.org/2019/02/why-customer-feedback-tools-are-vital-for-nonprofits/
Every experience we go through is connected to our power as consumers. And experience surveys have become part of nearly every brand interaction we have.
Last month, I went to a museum and was solicited for feedback. My grocery store surveys me on my delivery experience. As consumers, we asked to be empowered to give feedback… we certainly got what we wished for! So then why are we still having bad experiences? If brands care so much about our feedback, why there is no impact to our journeys?
http://customerthink.com/why-customers-are-not-responding-to-your-surveys/
“Our company is trying to get away from Big Design Up Front. Why doesn’t UX get fast feedback and iterate?” the conference attendee asked. Considering a multi-step process, he asked why UX doesn’t design step 1, deliver that, design step 2, deliver that, etc.
Imagine your company is setting up a new workflow for a customer to register and sign up for your system. The customer will need to complete a process where they create an account (or at least choose a password), select the level of service wanted, enter payment details, review the order, then complete it and get a confirmation message.
https://www.cmswire.com/digital-experience/why-doesnt-ux-get-fast-feedback-and-iterate/
It won’t come as surprise for you to hear that mobile phone usage has been increasing over the past decade. With the launch of the iPhone and other modern smartphones hitting the market, much of the population now expect to be able to do many everyday tasks through their mobile devices.
https://mopinion.com/why-important-to-have-a-responsive-website-infographic/
Unfortunately there are many instances in which online customer feedback “falls on deaf ears”. Just a mere 46% of consumers feel that their feedback is being used in a constructive way. And what’s interesting is almost 83% of consumers say they would be more loyal to a brand if they knew that brand would act on their feedback and make improvements.
https://mopinion.com/listening-to-the-voice-of-the-customer/
Honesty, openness, and transparency are three words that are shaping customer behavior in the 21st century. With the appearance and widespread use of the internet, there seem to be no secrets anymore. Online customer product reviews and social media posts have made it so that customers can air everything from accolades to complaints to everything in between.
Companies that do a good job of responding to online customer feedback reap certain rewards. However, companies that don’t respond to online customer feedback or who do so poorly are at risk for perpetuating a negative perception of their business. People who feel that their opinions do not matter or have no idea if their feedback is received will be discouraged from sharing feedback again in the future. Worse, they may walk away from your business altogether.
Managing customer feedback openly is not just good customer service, it is good marketing as well. Here’s why:
http://www.touchwork.com/why-transparency-with-customer-feedback-is-good-marketing/
Capturing the Voice of the Customer at every touchpoint in the online customer journey is critical in the travel industry. Nearly “75% of consumers expect to be able to provide real-time feedback on their experiences” whilst on travel websites.
https://mopinion.com/travel-companies-voice-of-the-customer/
Are you sending out CX (customer experience) surveys days or even weeks after the customer interaction? If so, have you considered what the consumer’s experience of that might be and how that impacts on their perception of your brand? Or have you thought about some of the great opportunities the delay in your process precludes? Do you wonder what impact the delay has on future survey engagement or worse, customer loyalty?
These are some of the questions I cover in this post. The importance of capturing feedback in real-time should not be underestimated, particularly if you want to impact CX on an individual customer basis. While it is relatively easy to achieve in an online environment, it is much more challenging in a brick-and-mortar context, so I will offer some ideas on how to do it at the end of the post.
http://customerthink.com/why-you-need-to-capture-customer-feedback-in-real-time-and-how-to-do-it-in-brick-and-mortar-businesses/
Whether companies know it or not, website content largely defines the success of your business. Think of it this way: your website is often the first chance you have to market your company’s products and services to your customers. So why wouldn’t you make it a priority to have the best website content out there?
https://mopinion.com/why-you-should-be-collecting-feedback-on-website-content/
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