I recently discussed the importance of getting Voice of the Customer (VOC) feedback and common methods, such as surveys, to understand customer perceptions and expectations across different touch points. To be effective and acquire actionable insights, questions must be designed with best practices applied. I also recommend a “test & learn” approach.
Writing and launching surveys has become a science and an art. I have seen cases where surveys have gone wrong because of undefined goals or wrong objectives. For example, if you consider the Net Promoter (NPS) question, you would not survey customers for the sole purpose of knowing IF they would recommend a company or its products. Instead, you should focus on understanding the reasons WHY customers would or would not refer. Also, you want to avoid asking leading questions that influence responder opinions, otherwise, you will not obtain “voice of the customer” feedback that is authentic and useful. While these are obvious tips, some things are not so clear like how much does survey question order matter?
http://customerthink.com/nps-survey-question-should-it-be-first-or-last/
Are you responsible for measuring the progress in improving customer experience? If yes, I’m sure you needed to come up with a rationale on which metrics to choose for this: Is it an all ubiquitous Net Promoter Score (NPS), the traditional customer satisfaction CSAT, or a more recent invention Customer Effort Score (CES)?
Is one enough or should you implement several metrics? Does it actually matter? Here, we discuss the two arguments: Pro and against.
http://customerthink.com/does-it-matter-which-customer-experience-metric-you-choose-2/
Net Promoter Score (NPS) is a method to assess customer loyalty, and many businesses today consider it to be an important metric. But NPS is far more useful than just a number on a page. In fact, your NPS score is just the beginning. What truly matters is what you do with your NPS survey results. Once you’ve identified your Promoters, Passives, and Detractors, do you know how to follow up with them?
https://www.business2community.com/strategy/how-to-follow-up-with-nps-detractors-promoters-and-passives-02172684/
Running a business is no easy task. What distinguishes a successful business from an unsuccessful one? The answer is very simple. Businesses who have tasted success keep customers as their focal point. This revelation comes as no surprise since the different metrics that were used to calibrate success like revenue, customer retention, and churn narrates only bits and pieces of the entire story.
https://medium.com/survey-tips/voice-of-customer-tools-why-is-it-critical-to-your-business-a3844d905395/
It’s easy to talk about the importance of customer input. You bring it up in a meeting, everyone nods in agreement, and you feel smart.
It’s another thing to actually invest time gathering and analyzing customer input. As important as this data is, the act of obtaining it is no different than any other business activity: you’ll need to show a return on the investment you put in.
Luckily, there are several metrics that you can easily connect with the insights you derive from customer feedback.
http://customerthink.com/5-ways-to-prove-the-roi-of-customer-feedback/
It has become all too common for B2B SaaS companies to survey their customers once a year through a moment-in-time customer relationship survey, with at least one section addressing the ultimate question of Net Promoter Score (NPS).
Assuming the results are positive, the company then proudly presents their board with the survey results compared to industry benchmarks and proceeds with the board meeting. “Let’s move on to how many new customers you acquired” is likely the next agenda item.
https://www.peoplemetrics.com/blog/saas-companies-implement-a-product-nps-program-in-5-simple-steps/
You already know that your customers' satisfaction is critical to the success of your business. But what about employee satisfaction? Does it matter how happy your staff is? And should you gather employee feedback? In this article, we'll take a look at how you can use a Net Promoter Score (NPS) survey to assess your employees' at-work satisfaction and loyalty to your brand, producing a metric called eNPS.
http://business.com/articles/enps-employee-feedback/
