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#CXSecrets: Use Your VoC Program to Quickly Answer Strategic Market Research Questions

PeopleMetrics

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. So why does the transition from market research to customer experience come so naturally to CX professionals?

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It’s all about context stupid! Why most businesses fail to take this into account

Beyond Philosophy

However, understanding the context in which your customer has your experience is critical to your customer strategy. When I started working in Customer Experience in 2001, people hadn’t thought about the experience economy, the customer experience, or anything else in this area. Context is everywhere.

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A Bonus Lesson from Listen or Die

PeopleMetrics

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. Over the past year, another lesson has emerged that I would like to share with you.

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Customer-Centric Voice of the Customer

ClearAction

Customer-centric voice of the customer may seem automatic: it’s the customer’s voice, so isn’t it automatically customer-centric? “Centric” means “being at the center”, and if your voice-of-customer is asking about you, then it’s not really asking about them.

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How to Tie Compensation to Your VoC Program

PeopleMetrics

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. But be strategic about how you do it. Monetary bonus programs.

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ANNOUNCING Listen or Die: 40 Lessons That Turn Customer Feedback Into Gold

PeopleMetrics

These easy-to-use best practices provide CX leaders with the tools needed to build exemplary Voice of Customer programs that deliver ROI, turning customer feedback into gold. Many companies collect customer feedback, but very few act on what they hear. Bruce Temkin , Managing Partner, Temkin Group.

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CX Secrets: The Importance of Aligning CX with Marketing

PeopleMetrics

Customers will not be happy, they won't come back, and you won't get the ROI from your Voice of Customer program. The 40 Lessons That Turn Customer Feedback into Gold. Sean McDade founded PeopleMetrics in 2001 and he is the architect of the company’s customer experience management (CEM) software platform.