ClearAction

MARCH 20, 2020

When you manage to expectations, you’re managing customer experience. This is why ratings fall short in capturing your customers’ world. This is especially powerful when you look at the patterns among voice-of-the-customer from various sources. This is pure VoC because it’s customer-initiated.

Customer centricity 62

Customer centricity Feedback Airlines Metrics 62

AWS Machine Learning

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The applications also extend into retail, where they can enhance customer experiences through dynamic chatbots and AI assistants, and into digital marketing, where they can organize customer feedback and recommend products based on descriptions and purchase behaviors.

Personalization 123

Personalization Engineering Construction Transportation 123

Outsource Consultants

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

According to NASSCOM, the sector grew from a modest $1 billion in revenue in 2001 to over $30 billion by 2020. If youre outsourcing to improve customer experience while maintaining cost-effectiveness, India offers a compelling case. 24/7 Support Without the Graveyard Shift Indias time zone means companies in the U.S.,

outsourcing 67

outsourcing Business Process Outsourcing Call Center Average Handle Time 67

Kayako

AUGUST 18, 2016

Kayako is one of the leading customer service platforms, used by more than 30,000 organizations to deliver a better customer experience to millions of customers. We believe that customer support is more than just answering questions. You can trace us back to 2001.

Customer Service 49

Customer Service Best practices Education Customer Support 49

PeopleMetrics

MARCH 21, 2018

But that doesn't mean we aren't willing to provide feedback. In fact, we as consumers are more eager to openly provide feedback to companies than ever before. When I first started, we would call customers on the phone - on our time - to ask them for feedback. People today are in the habit of sharing feedback.

Feedback 82

Feedback Surveys Benchmark Consulting 82

PeopleMetrics

JULY 20, 2020

After writing my book, Listen or Die , which outlined 40 lessons that turns customer feedback into gold, I often got the question: "what are the small handful of strategies that provide the biggest impact or provide the most insight on driving CX excellence?". Customer experience should be measured the same way - continuously.

Customer centricity 163

Customer centricity Feedback Surveys Consulting 163

PeopleMetrics

MARCH 26, 2018

Numbers aside, though, companies often tend to overlook one vital touchpoint when conducting these mapping exercises: the touchpoint of asking their customers for feedback. Optimizing the feedback collection experience. Think really hard about how you're interacting with your customer when you're asking them for feedback.

Feedback 85

Feedback Surveys B2B Call Center 85

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.

Feedback 76

Feedback Management Consulting Consulting 76

PeopleMetrics

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

in person, digital) you have with your customers is key to delivering a memorable customer experience. Native Mobile App: refers to customers who download a company’s iOS or Andriod app, and feedback is gathered about their experience with it. Gathering omnichannel feedback. The most common channels.

Feedback 91

Feedback Interactive Voice Response Surveys Contact Center 91

PeopleMetrics

JUNE 29, 2020

Basically, any company that is re-introducing human interactions with customers. Should we include new questions that are relevant to the “new normal” customer experience? It’s important that customers feel like they can provide feedback on their overall experience, even during these times. Yes and no).

Surveys 120

Surveys Feedback Consulting Consulting 120

PeopleMetrics

MAY 13, 2020

PeopleMetrics’ Employee Experience tools can help managers and executives identify breakdowns in communications, which is especially important today. In addition to gathering employee feedback, PeopleMetrics helps analyze intra-team communications and map how information moves through your organization. Listen to your team.

Best practices 116

Best practices Customer centricity Feedback Consulting 116

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.

Finance 97

Finance Feedback Consulting Consulting 97

PeopleMetrics

JUNE 4, 2019

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. Prioritizing Action.

B2C 122

B2C B2B Real estate Airlines 122

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. Solicited & Unsolicited Feedback. Solicited Feedback. solicited.

Feedback 72

Feedback Surveys Big data Customer centricity 72

PeopleMetrics

AUGUST 31, 2018

Customer service (CS) is critical for delivering a great customer experience (CX). Customer service is part of the overall customer experience, not the entire customer experience. It is vital to understand the difference between CX and CS as you implement Voice of the Customer (VoC).

Customer Service 117

Customer Service Consulting Consulting Analytics 117

PeopleMetrics

APRIL 9, 2018

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. Sean has over 20 years of experience helping companies measure and improve the customer experience.

Marketing 70

Marketing Advertising Feedback Consulting 70

PeopleMetrics

APRIL 28, 2015

Between 2001 and 2013, the number of large banks grew by 29% while small banks shrank by 24% (from 8,263 to 6,279) (Source: Mercatus Center at George Mason University (c) April 2014 The Financial Brand ). To adapt your bank, you need advanced awareness of your environment, so you can build a customer experience that can survive in it.

Banking 79

Banking Customer Experience Surveys Finance 79

PeopleMetrics

MARCH 4, 2020

Closing the loop may not sound like a big deal, but fifteen years ago, when CX measurement was owned by market research, this kind of individual customer feedback was not reported on — and it wasn’t shared with the employees who could respond to the feedback and resolve issues. Download : The Closed-Loop VoC Process Map.

Feedback 83

Feedback Consulting Consulting Marketing 83

PeopleMetrics

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Suddenly, a client could take immediate action on customer feedback , rather than waiting six to eight weeks on CSAT survey results. With the ability to send immediate feedback, engage in dialogue with the company, and see quick results, customers have benefited as well. Empowered Customers. Everyone Wins with VoC.

Feedback 94

Feedback Surveys Consulting Consulting 94

PeopleMetrics

MAY 28, 2020

Sean McDade, PhD is the author of Listen or Die: 40 Lessons That Turn Customer Feedback Into Gold. He founded PeopleMetrics in 2001 and is the architect of the company’s customer experience management (CEM) software platform. As CEO, he guides the company’s vision and strategy.

Best practices 87

Best practices Consulting Consulting Analytics 87

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. Interview the people who are delivering those fantastic experiences.

Benchmark 69

Benchmark Feedback Metrics Best practices 69

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. Yet most office environments inspire apathy, not excitement.

Banking 91

Banking Consulting Consulting Feedback 91

PeopleMetrics

JULY 13, 2020

Make sure you or someone on your team watches each and every video that a customer shares. Use this feedback to make changes to improve feelings of safety or to improve other areas of the customer experience. Sean McDade, PhD is the author of Listen or Die: 40 Lessons That Turn Customer Feedback Into Gold.

Surveys 71

Surveys Consulting Consulting Feedback 71

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.

Telecommunications 81

Telecommunications APIs Analytics Feedback 81

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.

Brand ambassadors 77

Brand ambassadors Employee engagement Morale Customer centricity 77

PeopleMetrics

MAY 4, 2020

But in a decentralized approach, you’re adding more responsibility to the company’s general managers and department heads whose job it is to deliver a great customer experience. The decentralized approach puts the follow-up in the hands of the people or department that is responsible for the customer experience.

Management 77

Management Customer centricity B2C Feedback 77

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. The more effort a customer expends on resolving their issue, the more negative the customer experience.

Surveys 82

Surveys Banking Accountability Consulting 82

PeopleMetrics

JULY 29, 2020

Sean McDade, PhD is the author of Listen or Die: 40 Lessons That Turn Customer Feedback Into Gold. He founded PeopleMetrics in 2001 and is the architect of the company’s customer experience management (CEM) software platform. Topic: Customer Experience.

Surveys 71

Surveys Consulting Consulting Analytics 71

PeopleMetrics

MARCH 16, 2020

Or anything that would cause a customer to indicate at least one of these items: NPS below 7 (i.e., Poor overall customer experience on a recent visit. T hat a problem occurred during their most recent experience. Sean McDade, PhD is the author of Listen or Die: 40 Lessons That Turn Customer Feedback Into Gold.

Morale 77

Morale Upselling Surveys Coaching 77

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.

Consulting 69

Consulting Consulting Feedback Analytics 69

PeopleMetrics

JUNE 17, 2020

The latter situation is applicable to almost all companies, as COVID-19 has no doubt changed something about the customer experience. In many cases, the customer experience has completely shifted to digital modes. Sean McDade, PhD is the author of Listen or Die: 40 Lessons That Turn Customer Feedback Into Gold.

Surveys 83

Surveys Feedback Consulting Consulting 83

PeopleMetrics

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Customer Experience often lives within Marketing, but that doesn't necessarily mean that the two are always aligned. At PeopleMetrics, we advise our clients to bring customer experience together with marketing. The 40 Lessons That Turn Customer Feedback into Gold. Getting on the same page.

Marketing 67

Marketing Advertising Consulting Consulting 67

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.

Feedback 54

Feedback Chief Customer Officer Best practices Consulting 54

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. The 40 Lessons That Turn Customer Feedback into Gold.

Banking 63

Banking Call Center Consulting Consulting 63

PeopleMetrics

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Market researchers usually reach out to a small sample of customers for feedback, then focus on aggregate results and trends. Communication is one-way—customers are asked what they think about a certain issue, but there is no further communication beyond that. Voice of the Customer. Merging the Best of Both Worlds.

Marketing 225

Marketing Advertising Feedback Consulting 225

PeopleMetrics

JANUARY 28, 2021

3 Business Lessons from Customer Experience Entrepreneur Sean McDade PhD. I joined in 2001 when I started the company on January 26, 2001 - so it's 20 years today the company was founded. Audrey Squaresky: I'm Audrey Squaresky - I'm the Director of Customer Experience here at PeopleMetrics.

Feedback 62

Feedback Surveys Customer Experience Analytics 62

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. For B2B , we see response rates as high as 50%.

Surveys 61

Surveys B2C B2B Consulting 61