When you are running an online business, you need to make sure that you are offering the same level of customer service that your customers would receive in a store. You need to always be willing to help them out when making a purchase and be ready to deal with an issue if something goes wrong. Many online businesses struggle with this but there are some ways to make things easier.
http://thebossmagazine.com/customer-service-online/
Customer-centric businesses put customers at the core of the business, then make policy and process design decisions centered on the needs of those customers. That customer focus compels naysayers to label customer centricity as an ill-advised business strategy.
What happens, those naysayers ask, when your heart pushes you to take action that interferes with a long and prosperous future?
For example, let’s say you need to raise fees, but your customers disagree. Or you have policies in place to secure and protect your institution’s assets, but those policies feel unfriendly to your customers. How can making a decision that is best for customers also be a smart strategy for your business?
https://www.peoplemetrics.com/blog/an-introduction-to-building-customer-understanding/
The final discipline of growth banking is all about listening and acting on feedback from your customers. This discipline requires an understanding of measure and metrics. It requires a commitment to closed-loop feedback. And it starts with the decision to either build or buy a Voice of the Customer solution for your own organization.
But it's important to note: having customer data and following up with individual customer and employee feedback is not enough to move your overall Net Promoter or Customer Loyalty scores.
Yes, you will be improving the experience for customers who share their insights and experiences with you.
But moving the overall scores will take a keen eye and a lot of analysis of customer insights. You'll need to pinpoint the one thing to do next to improve your business. Whether it's adapting a solution, adding a feature, or emphasizing a capability, it takes systemic changes to impact the experience of customer segments (or for all of your customers).
https://www.peoplemetrics.com/blog/how-to-define-your-priorities-and-build-a-plan-for-customer-centricity/
f you want to grow your bank by acting on individual customer feedback, your success depends upon a fundamental principle—you have to engage and encourage customers to provide feedback. In this regard, we advise our clients to follow the five tenets listed below. Take note of each, because they'll help you maximize the quality and quantity of the feedback you collect.
Keep your survey short.
The optimum length for a post-transaction survey is two or three minutes. You should be able to get all you need from your customers in that length of time. (Any longer, and we’d argue you're trying to do too much with one feedback channel.)
Read the full article.
https://www.peoplemetrics.com/blog/designing-a-customer-feedback-survey-that-helps-you-and-doesnt-annoy-customers/
Your customer experience management (CEM) system is up and running. You are actively listening to your customers and have an impressive 20% survey response rate. You’re measuring NPS and CSAT, and real-time alerts are coming in. That’s great! All signs point to a successful Voice of Customer (VoC) program.
But wait!
Do your customers know that you’re actually listening to them?
Most CX programs today gather customer feedback data and use it to inform company decisions; but not many are coming back to their customers to let them know that their voice was heard. Every survey response is a chance to either improve on a not-so-great experience, or to reinforce and continue building upon an already stellar experience.
Your survey-taking customers are likely out there in the world wondering what ever happened to the feedback they sent you.
https://www.peoplemetrics.com/blog/are-you-there-company-its-me-your-customer/
Over 150 customer experience professionals completed a PeopleMetrics online assessment about the presence, or absence, of customer-centric practices in their organizations. In our blog, we commented on the slow progress revealed by the trends in this data, with few disciplines improving over time.
However, one exception to this stagnation in activities exists: the practice of customer journey mapping. On average, in 2014, one-third of participants (32%) said that their organization had practiced customer journey mapping as part of their customer experience improvement efforts. So far in 2015, the proportion of practitioners who say they are familiar with journey mapping has increased to nearly half (48%). That's a 50% growth in this activity in just a few short months.
Read full article.
https://www.peoplemetrics.com/blog/the-basics-of-customer-journey-mapping/
It might seem like a good idea to use email to resolve customer issues or to simply solve customer issues wherever they find you. It’s simple. It’s cost-saving. But you know what else it is? Messy and risky. Messy, because your communications with customers are all over the place. There’s not a single, unified platform to manage your customers. Risky, because you can easily overlook customers’ messages from email. While it may be unintentional, you are more likely to neglect your customer issues and lose them, which isn’t exactly good for business. Enter customer service software.
https://mopinion.com/best-customer-service-software/
Customer is indeed the king. In today’s market, we – as customers – have become accustomed to getting what we want. From personalised interactions and connected experiences across channels, we have set the bar high and this is no different with customer service. In fact, according to a HubSpot study, consumers are now more impatient than ever. Nearly 90% of them deem “immediate” online response (within 10 minutes) from businesses very important when they have questions. It’s no wonder live chat software is becoming increasingly important and popular among marketers and salespeople.
https://mopinion.com/live-chat-software-an-overview/
Data is no longer a level playing field. Companies that leverage AI and machine learning software have a leg up over competitors who are still only using data to look backwards. Research shows that 77% of high-performing customer service teams rate their ability to leverage artificial intelligence as excellent or above average. Companies that get predictive analytics right can greatly improve their customer experiences.
There are seven types of analytics we can pay attention to when it comes to customer experience. Each type helps gain better understanding of customers and improve the overall brand experience.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/blakemorgan/2019/01/16/7-kinds-of-predictive-analytics-for-customer-experience/
Having customers who are willing to give feedback about your product or service is a potential gold mine for your company and its growth. The important part is knowing when to listen to the customers and when and how to use their feedback to help your company become better. There are many different ways to accomplish this, and each one has a benefit. The input that you may need might depend on your company's current stage. It also could depend on the tools that you have to collect that information.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/theyec/2018/05/07/11-founders-on-how-to-best-listen-to-customer-feedback/
