PeopleMetrics

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

in person, digital) you have with your customers is key to delivering a memorable customer experience. There are five channels that we see often at PeopleMetrics: websites, mobile app, contact center, in location, and field services (in the home): Websites: refers to customers visiting websites to gather information about a company.

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Touchpoint Feedback CEM Customer Experience 91

PeopleMetrics

JUNE 4, 2019

Who are your customers? B2B companies usually have a smaller number of customers (typically called “clients”) who often pay a significant amount for products or services, while B2C companies usually have many customers with a lower comparative price point. Enter something called customer lifetime value, or CLV for short.

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B2C B2B CEM Airlines 122

PeopleMetrics

JUNE 29, 2020

Given the changes in customer expectations across all industries brought about by COVID-19, it is now essential that you rethink your VoC program with a “beginners mind.”. Basically, any company that is re-introducing human interactions with customers. Now, your customers need to feel safe. Yes and no). Yes, before NPS.

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CEM NPS Hotels Survey 121

PeopleMetrics

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Ten-plus years ago, market research firms offered what was called customer satisfaction tracking, or CSAT for short. Usually on a quarterly basis, they would utilize large telephone interviewing centers for a week or two, calling customers and asking about overall satisfaction levels (usually not most recent experiences).

CEM 94

CEM Software Feedback Call Center 94

PeopleMetrics

AUGUST 21, 2018

As we discussed in Lesson #5 , NPS is important to include in your VoC program, but if you’re running a transactional VoC survey, you need other ways to measure the most recent customer experience alongside NPS. Focus on customer effort. Ask the customer about their overall experience during their most recent visit.

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NPS Measurement CEM Survey 82

PeopleMetrics

DECEMBER 27, 2019

No matter how talented you are as a customer experience professional , you need a team to create a world-class VoC program. IT should be your best friend as you make your VoC program because IT controls the most up-to-date information you need about the customer experience. The Information Technology (IT) Department.

CEM 82

CEM Telecommunications Software Analytics 82

PeopleMetrics

JUNE 18, 2019

One year ago today, I launched my book, Listen or Die: 40 Lessons that Turn Customer Feedback into Gold ( check it out on Amazon! ). The goal of the book was to share best practices on how to create a great Voice of Customer (VoC) program. Customers want things to be easy with as little friction as possible. Sean holds a Ph.D.

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CEM Chatbots Voice of Customer Software 48

PeopleMetrics

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

A great VoC program communicator has the same mindset as a marketing professional. You have to think about marketing VoC to your organization the same way you would market a new product or service to your customers. Once customer feedback via VoC begins to roll in, you are not done! Communication should be ongoing.

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Communication CEM Touchpoint Software 54

PeopleMetrics

JUNE 17, 2020

This framework is important for every company to review in light of COVID-19, which has likely impacted how you interact with your customers. Even if you have a mature VoC program, it’s important to re-assess it with a “beginner’s mind” in light of shifts in customer behavior. Today, we're going to talk about the Building Phase.

CEM 83

CEM Touchpoint NPS Survey 83

PeopleMetrics

OCTOBER 29, 2019

If providing feedback takes longer than the actual customer experience, you have a major problem! So, if you’re measuring a customer experience that normally lasts three minutes using a survey that takes ten minutes, it’s time to go back to the drawing board. Most customers will not even read this, let alone answer it.

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Survey CEM B2C Measurement 61

PeopleMetrics

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

The 40 Lessons That Turn Customer Feedback Into Gold. I was inspired to write this book because of another great book that most of you have probably heard of - Outside In: The Power of Putting Customers at the Center of Your Business by Forrester. Measuring customer experience is critical to we do here at PeopleMetrics.

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CEM Video Measurement Software 70

PeopleMetrics

MAY 24, 2018

After months of brainstorms , meetings, late nights and deadlines, I am thrilled to announce that my first book, Listen or Die: 40 Lessons That Turn Customer Feedback Into Gold , will be available for purchase on Amazon starting Tuesday June 19th, 2018. Many companies collect customer feedback, but very few act on what they hear.

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Feedback CEM Chief Customer Officer ROI 54

PeopleMetrics

MARCH 12, 2018

Business leaders use this all the time as a way to set standards for performance evaluation on metrics such as Net Promoter Score (NPS) or overall satisfaction; and many look to external benchmarking results as key indicators for how to improve customer experience. The 40 Lessons That Turn Customer Feedback into Gold. More #CXSecrets.

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Net Promoter Score CEM Video Hotels 70

PeopleMetrics

MARCH 26, 2018

Are you familiar with all the different ways your customers interact with your business? Whether you're a seasoned CX professional or you've never heard of CX, chances are you at least have some basic notion of the areas, or touchpoints, where customers interact with your organization. Touchpoints vary. The forgotten touchpoint.

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Touchpoint Feedback CEM Call Center 86

PeopleMetrics

JULY 10, 2018

Listen to any company in almost every industry, and you’ll undoubtedly hear phrases like customer-centric and customer-focused touted as top priorities. I often get feedback from our clients’ employees who say they don’t know what it means to be customer-centric and certainly don’t know how to practice it. Here’s the deal.

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Customer Centricity CEM Touchpoint Social Media 66

PeopleMetrics

AUGUST 7, 2019

In turn, the best way to secure executive sponsorship in VoC is to demonstrate that improving the customer experience pays big returns. If you are leading a customer experience (CX) team, begin by gathering statistics and public information about companies that have invested in the customer experience and seen a return on that investment.

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Leadership ROI CEM How To 70

PeopleMetrics

MARCH 7, 2018

As a CX leader, do you ever feel like you're spending too much time setting up users and dashboards in your feedback management platform when you should be focusing on strategic ways for your organization to improve customer experience? basically all the different parts of your company who impact the customer experience. Look familiar?

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System Feedback CEM Management 76

PeopleMetrics

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Today's CX Secret revolves around the notion of a "Customer Experience (CX) Mindset." High-end hospitality companies have owned the CX space for years because they maintain this mindset that every touch point they have with a customer has to be excellent. Treat every customer like a house guest. Photo by +Simple on Unsplash.

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Hospitality CEM e-support Competitive Advantage 64

PeopleMetrics

MARCH 21, 2018

In this edition of #CXSecrets , I will explore the power shift in feedback collection from companies to customers, and reveal the advantages of letting your customers provide feedback any way they want, any time they want. When I first started, we would call customers on the phone - on our time - to ask them for feedback.

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Feedback CEM Video Social Media 82

PeopleMetrics

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

The reason is that a great customer experience is usually about solving a problem with as little customer effort as possible. The lesson here for CX professionals is that if you have a service, product or process that is easy and your customers love, think long and hard before changing it. Listen to your customers!

Airlines 66

Airlines CEM Travel Software 66

PeopleMetrics

OCTOBER 3, 2019

In this scenario, you figure out the touchpoints and the questions to ask customers. No matter what, your VoC partner should certainly have an implementation team that sets up your VoC — including survey design, programming, dashboard creation, user setup, and ensuring your customer list is ready to go once you are ready to begin.

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Tools Survey CEM ROI 60

PeopleMetrics

DECEMBER 12, 2019

On the other hand, an exceptional employee experience leads to employees who pass on their enthusiasm to customers. In fact, customers are more likely to have a positive customer experience if they are served by passionate employees. In other words, a positive employee experience is a boost to any business’ bottom line.

Banking 91

Banking CEM Employee Experience Rewards Programs 91

PeopleMetrics

JULY 31, 2018

The true “voice” of your customer is the unique words they share with you each time you ask them “Why” or “Please tell me more about that” in your survey. There is gold in each comment that customers share with you. Unstructured customer feedback is key to unsolicited feedback as well, especially social reviews.

Analytics 79

Analytics CEM Telecommunications Hotels 79

PeopleMetrics

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Market research was developed a century ago to measure the effectiveness of advertisements and products. However, market research and Voice of the Customer (VoC) are not the same. However, market research and Voice of the Customer (VoC) are not the same. Market Research vs. Voice of the Customer (VoC).

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CEM Marketing Advertising Study 226

PeopleMetrics

APRIL 9, 2018

Do you know any CX professionals who started out in market research? Like many of my peers, I too broke into the customer experience space by way of the market research world—working at a large firm on a variety of highly valuable market research programs before founding PeopleMetrics in 2001. Unanswered questions.

CEM 70

CEM Marketing Voice of Customer Video 70

PeopleMetrics

MARCH 4, 2020

Here's how it works: when an individual customer has a problem, the front line of the operation is notified and can follow up to make things right. In other words, operators are able to “close the loop” with the customer, resolve any issues, and reduce the chance of churn. The market research community did not get it or like it.

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ROI CEM Software Feedback 83

PeopleMetrics

MARCH 1, 2018

In this edition of #CXSecrets, I'm going to reveal how measuring customer experience can help companies more accurately predict long-term revenue. If you're not measuring the customer experience consistently , it’s like not counting the money that you’re earning every day from your customers, or keeping track of any expenses.

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Measurement CEM Touchpoint Video 97

PeopleMetrics

MARCH 16, 2020

Taking action on an individual customer response to a survey about a recent experience is the most direct evidence of ROI for VoC programs. Alerts allow companies to recover lost customers, recognize star employees and generate new leads. This blog post is about the alerts that are triggered based on a customer response to a survey.

CEM 78

CEM ROI Contact Center Survey 78

PeopleMetrics

MAY 28, 2020

Setting up a process and using a professional alert management system to continuously follow up with at-risk customers will generate ROI on your VoC investment. There is no doubt that reducing churn one customer at a time is a great reason to invest in VoC. What’s next? RCA is a game changer. Set up RCA today! Sean holds a Ph.D.

Analysis 87

Analysis CEM ROI e-support 87

PeopleMetrics

JULY 24, 2019

Yes, you should tie compensation to your Voice of Customer (VoC) program ( it’s the best way to get your people to actually use it! ). Your bonus program could be based on people achieving a particular NPS level or customer satisfaction score. Are you collecting enough customer feedback to define your goals effectively?

CEM 61

CEM How To Hotels NPS 61

PeopleMetrics

JUNE 8, 2020

You should leverage positive customer feedback as well! Recognize alerts acknowledge when an employee does something special or extraordinary to improve the customer experience. A recognition program based on customer feedback is a powerful way to increase employee engagement and create a customer-centric culture.

CEM 78

CEM Infographics Employee Engagement Culture 78

PeopleMetrics

AUGUST 7, 2018

In fact, NPS is regularly reported in some quarterly results, and it has become the de facto standard for how well companies are doing with their customers. NPS is a single question that asks the customer, “How likely are you to recommend (company) to a friend, colleague, or family member, on a scale of 0 to 10?”. Your NPS is 75.

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NPS Net Promoter Score CEM Metrics 70

PeopleMetrics

JULY 23, 2018

The best VoC programs are squarely focused on integrating all types of customer feedback related to the customer experience. The result is that VoC becomes the single source of truth for all experiential customer feedback. While this is not true “customer” feedback, it provides an important evaluation of the customer experience.

Feedback 72

Feedback CEM Hotels Software 72

PeopleMetrics

MAY 4, 2020

Recover alerts immediately identify the customers who have had a recent poor experience. Recover alerts can be triggered off NPS, a specific question asking if there was a problem, or any other question where a negative response means the customer had a poor experience. Recover alerts are the core of any advanced VoC program.

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Management CEM Hotels Customer Centricity 78