ProProfs Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2020

The need to get a better understanding of what their customers think of their brand. . As a result, it’s not surprising to see businesses chase customer feedback through interviews, surveys, questionnaires, and more. Exploring the Difference Between a Survey and a Questionnaire? How to Run a Good Survey.

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ProProfs Blog

APRIL 3, 2020

No matter if you run a million-dollar business or are employed, the chances are that you have come across a survey. For most business owners, surveys have helped to quench their thirst for customer feedback. In reality, in a surprisingly similar fashion, most surveys get ignored and you can’t blame yourself for this, can you?

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ProProfs Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Stella is a market researcher at a large corporation and her main priority is providing insightful data for the entire company to use. The UX team uses it for their personas, the marketing team uses it for the adwords campaigns, etc…. In fact, last week’s were abysmal: Survey sent: 400. Survey opened: 180. Wondering how?

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ShepHyken

JUNE 10, 2019

Voice of the Customer Surveys: Expert Tips for Creating Effective Surveys & Must-Ask Questions for Gaining Valuable Insights by CallMiner. My Comment: I’ve been paying attention to how good companies are getting feedback (in the form of customer surveys).

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ShepHyken

AUGUST 27, 2021

This week we feature an article by Jafar Sadhik, a digital marketer in the fields of SaaS tools, data management, and finance management. He writes about how customer experience can determine the lifeline of a business. It is the volume of customers that makes the difference to a considerable extent.

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ShepHyken

MARCH 27, 2020

This week we feature an article by Eralp Arslan, a digital marketing specialist at JotForm. He writes about different types of customer experience surveys and how they can help businesses gain customer loyalty. And one of the best ways to accurately gauge customer satisfaction is via surveys.

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ProProfs Blog

JANUARY 18, 2022

Market research questions can help you capture the best insights when you are up for launching a new product or a feature. Sending out such surveys about market needs and preferences enables companies to understand how their target market feels and behaves. But why market research surveys ?

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ProProfs Blog

JULY 20, 2021

A survey is an effective medium to collect feedback from your target audience. Sensitive questions on age, income, race, and religion form an unavoidable part of demographic surveys, market research surveys, health surveys, and so on. Usually, people are reluctant to share personal information via offline surveys.

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ProProfs Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2021

Apart from this, you can conduct regular user experience surveys to take the pulse of your software or website users. UX surveys are only as good as the questions you ask your participants. To help you navigate this, I bring a list of 10 user experience surveys questions you should never forget to ask. How to Conduct UX Surveys.

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ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

These are micro-goals that drive your team towards customer satisfaction, e.g. “ We will respond to email messages within 6 hours”. These are strategies like “Hire empathetic people for customer support team” that maximize customer satisfaction. Try using NPS (Net Promoter Score) and CSAT (Customer Satisfaction Score).

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ProProfs Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2021

The identification of what customers want is important and based on different factors, marketers need to divide people into market segments. That’s exactly what market segmentation is all about! With the help of certain shared factors, a wide population can be put into subgroups for targeted marketing.

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ProProfs Blog

JULY 30, 2020

Every brand focuses on trying to collect customer feedback through surveys and other similar means. While the customer may love to provide feedback to the brands they are associated with, the sheer number of surveys they encounter leads to survey fatigue, making it a significant problem. Types of Website Surveys.

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ProProfs Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

This is what brand awareness does, it not only affects the decisions of the customers, but it also creeps into the lifestyle. . A majority of B2B marketers today focus on enhancing their marketing strategies on a daily basis. Yet, sometimes, marketers overestimate their marketing and branding efforts. The solution?

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ProProfs Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Ever wondered why some surveys succeed in getting the highest response rate while others often go unopened and unattended? Timing determines whether a survey sits in the inbox forever or manages to catch a customer’s attention. Find that perfect moment when the chances of customers completing your survey are the highest.

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ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

This week, we feature an article by Maria Fintanidou, a copywriter for Moosend , an email marketing automation software. She writes about using email marketing to improve customer service and experience throughout the entire customer journey. It’s all about your email marketing revolving around your subscribers’ needs.

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ProProfs Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

In most cases, the right survey participants can bring the difference between a successful survey and a not-so-successful one. Now, modern entrepreneurs love to hunt for customer opinion. But do customers really like to offer feedback? What Do We Mean by a Survey Respondent? How to Find Survey Respondents?

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Interaction Metrics

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Analyzing open ended survey questions is the single most fruitful method for getting meaningful, honest feedback. Employees and customers can express themselves through text and say whats really on their minds in a way thats impossible through structured rating questions. And it’s useful for analyzing the Customer Experience too!

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ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

And, according to Nate Spears, the Chief Operations Officer and Co-Founder of ClearSource, exceptional customer service is anything you do beyond that is better than just good. His company, ClearSource provides customer support via phone, email, chat and social media for companies that want to outsource their customer service.

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ShepHyken

MARCH 25, 2019

Survey: Customer experience trends 2019 by Lynne Capozzi. ClickZ) Per a recent survey, 66% of consumers globally said: “I don’t remember when a brand experience exceeded my expectations.” My Comment: Here are some of the latest stats and trends in the customer experience world. (I wrote a book on it!)

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ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

It wasn’t that long ago that you would go to a store, dine at a restaurant, do business with a vendor or call a customer support center and notice how good the customer service was. That brings me to Lou Sterns, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Marketing at Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

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ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

One of the most important parts of this process is making sure that you’re asking customers the right questions. My Comment: I’m often asked about the best survey questions. I believe quantitative survey questions, such as NPS, CSAT, etc., Joseph Michelli is one of my favorite customer experience experts and authors.

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BlueOcean

OCTOBER 4, 2023

When one in five of your customers speak something other than English as their first language, providing bilingual customer support is critical. Data from ICMI also reveals that 76% of call center professionals believe bilingual support improves the customer experience, brand loyalty, and customer satisfaction.

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ShepHyken

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Three Practical Methods To Boost Consumer Experience Marketing by Yan Zhang. Infographic: How Customer Service is Evolving in 2018 by Karishma Urs. This is an update of some of the stats and facts that are impacting the customer support world.

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ShepHyken

APRIL 2, 2021

Misconception #1: Every angry customer just wants a discount. When it comes to angry customers , you may think that someone is only causing a commotion to save a quick buck, but you would be wrong. It’s how you handle that feedback that makes a difference.

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Nicereply

JULY 31, 2023

A customer satisfaction survey – the easiest way to get feedback from your customers. Customer feedback fuels the engine of any business. When you know what customers think about your product and your service, you’re able to plan strategically and make smart bets. Use clear and concise language 2.

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aircall

AUGUST 14, 2022

But one way to ensure you can scale without compromising on quality is to scale your customer support team too. This means that however much your customer base expands or your business offering diversifies, you’re still providing what lies at the heart of a successful business: excellent customer service. .

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 17, 2021

This week we feature an article by Kiel Harkness, Head of Global Marketing and Business Intelligence at UPS Capital®. With the fast pace of the holiday season and a sharp uptick in deliveries, it’s more likely that packages will get lost in the shuffle, damaged in transit, or even stolen off the customer’s front porch.

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TeleDirect

MARCH 15, 2025

Call Center Service for Your Business: Inbound vs Outbound Call Center Service for Your Business: Inbound vs Outbound plays a critical role in optimizing customer support and business growth. Understanding the difference between inbound and outbound call centers helps businesses create efficient customer engagement strategies.

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ShepHyken

AUGUST 3, 2020

Personalization and Customer Experience Strategies for Success by Larisa Bedgood. Business2Community) Personalized customer experiences are now at the center of all marketing initiatives. 5 On the Fly Customer Experience Tips During-A Time of Uncertainty by Michael McNichols.

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ShepHyken

MARCH 5, 2018

HubSpot) Customer satisfaction is a measurement of a customer’s attitude toward a product, a service, or a brand. It’s usually measured by a customer satisfaction survey on a numerical scale. What can cause “misery” for your front line support people? The Six Cs of Loyalty Program Marketing by Rick Boubelik.

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Steve DiGioia

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

I recently met with Brock Fisher, the National Manager of Customer Support at LITTLE, to discuss his approach to customer service. Ben Motteram : Hi Brock, one of the things that has really impressed me about LITTLE Real Estate is their commitment to customer service. Does LITTLE have such a program? BM : Absolutely. .

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ShepHyken

JULY 3, 2020

This week we feature an article by Jake Rheude, Director of Marketing at Red Stag Fulfillment. He writes about how to best perform e-commerce customer service. Impeccable customer service helps you hit the hearts of your followers. After all, any good brand out there does not just only have customers.

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Callminer

DECEMBER 17, 2019

As industrial and economic globalization trends continue to develop in the world’s present market, the use of outsourced talent to accomplish a wide variety of tasks ranging from the rote and repeatable to the complex and mission-critical grows ever more ubiquitous. The need for competent customer support is growing.

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ShepHyken

JANUARY 31, 2020

This week we feature an article by Pem Brooke, Marketing Manager of SuperStaff. Pem discusses the importance of shifting customer service tactics in order to cater towards customers from each generation. The key to dealing with the Matures is to up your personalization when providing customer support. Millennials.

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ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Consider this finding cited in the article: “48% of consumers become angry while communicating with customer service.” When a customer is upset and calls customer support, the problem happens long before the customer decides to contact the customer. I’m a fan of surveys, but only if they are done correctly.

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delighted

APRIL 12, 2024

Once you discover the power of surveying customers and implementing their feedback, it’s easy to want to scale your feedback program to send more surveys, more frequently. But if you see response rates drop and a lack of customer engagement with your surveys, your audience might be experiencing survey fatigue.

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delighted

APRIL 19, 2023

Online survey distribution methods (think email, link, and website surveys) get great response rates and garner high-quality feedback for two reasons: they’re user-friendly and timed to catch folks while their experience is still fresh. New to QR code surveys, or need a refresher? What is a QR code survey?

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