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Lesson #10 Revisited: B2B VoC vs. B2C VoC—AI Enhances Both, But the Human Element Still Matters

PeopleMetrics

When I first wrote Listen or Die , one thing was clear: B2B and B2C VoC programs are not the same. Who you servebusinesses or consumersshapes everything about how you collect, analyze, and act on customer feedback. Feedback is usually direct, formal, and privatetheres usually no flood of online reviews. That hasnt changed.

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Lesson #24 Revisited: Shorter surveys are usually better—but if it’s too short, it could come back to bite you

PeopleMetrics

Customers often like these short surveys because they're quick and painless, and companies like them because they generate high response rates (often 30%+ for B2C and 50%+ for B2B). Here's your simple checklist for determining the ideal survey length: If your stakeholders depend on detailed operational feedback, avoid overly short surveys.

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Lesson #10: B2B VoC and B2C VoC Are Completely Different

PeopleMetrics

Are they businesses ( B2B ) or consumers ( B2C )? 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. In B2C, business is mainly transactional.

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Amazing Business Radio: Claire Boscq-Scott

ShepHyken

When designing a mystery shopping or other measurement/feedback program, it’s important to first understand what you’re trying to measure. Mystery shopping and measurement programs are effective everywhere—in both B2B and B2C businesses and both inside and outside the organization.

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Guest Post: How to Design a Customer Success Program That Works

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The bar for providing a top-notch customer experience (CX) seems to be rising year after year, regardless of whether you operate in B2B or B2C. Regularly update training materials based on customer feedback. Feedback collection and analysis Teach your team how to conduct surveys and interviews with customers.

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5 Technologies Helping B2C Field Services Meet Consumer Demands

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In today’s customer-centric marketplace, B2C field service (FS) organizations face growing expectations for quicker resolutions, shorter arrival times and a better overall customer experience. B2B vs. B2C – Differing expectations. Service type: proactive vs reactive.

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Guest Blog: How to Get Customer Obsession to Start at the Top

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Connect executives to customer feedback. In a study of 275 B2C customer experience programs , we found that programs that shared feedback directly with executives achieved Net Promoter Scores 6 points higher, on average than those that did not. Feedback must include elucidating comments, not just numbers.