ShepHyken

MARCH 10, 2025

How does AI compare to traditional surveys in measuring customer satisfaction? How can customer feedback effectively enhance products and services? With the advancement of AI, customer experience teams can now manage and analyze large volumes of data more efficiently.

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Engaging customers through surveys and advisory boards (made up of customers) allows companies to understand their customers needs and generate new ideas. Customer surveys should be a two-way communication. Customers spend time answering customer feedback. Customers want to trust you to deliver a great experience.”

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Beyond Philosophy

DECEMBER 26, 2017

As a result, much of the surveying is about employee happiness, fit, alignment, meaningful work, commitment to company goals, and productivity. The questions in these ‘new age’ employee surveys address such key areas as:: – Organizational stakeholder-centric leadership. Cultural readiness for stakeholder-centricity.

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CCNG

JUNE 5, 2024

I am thrilled that the vast majority of organizations have started to realize that it is important to get feedback from their customers. In this article, I would like to discuss some of the common mistakes made in conducting customer surveys and then lay out how a complete customer feedback program should be organized.

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Interaction Metrics

JANUARY 31, 2025

Finding the right customer satisfaction survey company can make or break your ability to measure customer satisfaction and gain actionable insights. This guide covers the top customer satisfaction survey companies of 2025. The top picks and honorable mentions explicitly offer customer satisfaction surveys and operate within the U.S.,

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ShepHyken

MARCH 31, 2021

Focus on Feedback. Create a survey to learn what your customers want and expect from you. The shorter the survey , the higher the percentage of response you’ll get.? . Keep it short and simple – even just two or three questions. Conduct a Focus Group.

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PeopleMetrics

MARCH 18, 2025

In fact, they might be even more crucial today because they're public surveys available to everyone online. Customer reviews still rely heavily on real human interactions and genuine feedback from real experiences. Additionally, proactively using VoC surveys to prevent negative social reviews before they happen is still best practice.

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CCNG

AUGUST 16, 2023

In today’s environment, surveys seem to be everywhere. We are sent a survey after nearly every transaction. The mix of transaction and relationship surveys has at times become indistinguishable to customers. Having tools to monitor the number of surveys sent to customers is important. Biased surveys are indeed useless.

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ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Customer Feedback 101. They discuss the importance of customer feedback, the most effective surveys, and how to use these tools to create customer loyalty and improve your business. In Shep’s Opening Monologue… He discusses the best way to get customer feedback. Keep surveys short and simple.

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CX Accelerator

JUNE 8, 2020

Surveys are a great way to listen to the voice of the customer, so don’t misconstrue the title of this article as being “anti-survey.” Problems occur, however, when surveys become the only way we listen to customers — especially when you consider that a good survey response rate is in the realm of 20-30%.

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ShepHyken

JULY 23, 2021

He writes about how using a learning management system (LMS) expedites employee skill development in your organization. According to a study from the Society for Human Resource Management , 83% of HR professionals noticed a decline in the quality of job applicants, with one-third citing a lack of technical abilities. .

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Interaction Metrics

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Is your survey a customer listening vehicle? On this episode of the ‘Amas Talks’ podcast, Amas and Martha agreed that if you’re considering how to improve surveys, a survey audit is the first step toward excellent survey design. Or could it be improved? Amas: You’ve been around this space forever.

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delighted

APRIL 1, 2024

One way to measure attendee satisfaction is by surveying them after the event with the right post-event survey questions. Even negative feedback can alert you to what needs to change in order to make your events more successful. Keep reading to learn how to effectively capture the attendee experience with post-event surveys.

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ShepHyken

APRIL 8, 2020

There are plenty of ways to get feedback. You can survey customers over the phone, via email, in focus groups and more. You can get objective and subjective feedback. I could go on and on about the different ways to measure your customer’s feedback. What a great way to do research and get feedback!

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ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

A lack of regular feedback between employees and managers leads to a lack of motivation and subsequent deterioration of service quality. Consider these meetings to keep the feedback flowing: Weekly group meetings. These meetings can help to collect feedback from individual employees. Talk to Your Employees.

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Beyond Philosophy

AUGUST 21, 2020

The challenge with feedback and reviews is they are frequently solicited but infrequently completed. It also means that you don’t get a representative sample of surveys. Moreover, the team found this across a wide range of domains, including the participant’s willingness to respond to sensitive questions in a survey.

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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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ProProfs Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2021

This is where the importance of customer feedback plays its part. Collecting customer feedback guarantees you never stray too far from the customer’s needs. Even though it has both negative and positive sides, you’ll need both for consumer feedback to work for you. What is Customer Feedback? Source: Broadly.

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ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

A customer success platform for managing interactions in a single space. Regularly update training materials based on customer feedback. Account management Offer workshops on relationship-building, active listening, and consultative selling for identifying upsell or cross-sell opportunities.

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Callminer

MAY 11, 2020

When employees exhibit disgruntled behavior, it’s concerning for managers. Not only are managers concerned for their employee’s well-being and happiness, but disgruntled employees can contribute to a stressful working environment for the whole team. Meet Our Panel of Customer Service & Customer Experience Managers: Anh Trinh.

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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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Beyond Philosophy

AUGUST 20, 2020

The challenge with feedback and reviews is they are frequently solicited but infrequently completed. It also means that you don’t get a representative sample of surveys. Moreover, the team found this across a wide range of domains, including the participant’s willingness to respond to sensitive questions in a survey.

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Beyond Philosophy

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

an independent research and publishing firm focused on customer-centric business management and the founder and editor-in-chief of CustomerThink.com. It requires more than surveys or changing how you answer the phone. Recommendation #4: Get feedback from sources other than surveys.

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Beyond Philosophy

JANUARY 29, 2021

” Or, it might be, “implement this measurement system and collect all feedback from different parts of the customer journey. Our Customer Service department did a customer survey every year. The long and short of it is nothing changed in the customer feedback from year to year. Then you can look at it in real-time.”

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PeopleMetrics

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

When I originally wrote about the need for external VoC partners , the main debate was whether companies should invest in a full-service VoC solution or manage the process themselves with a basic survey tool. A good VoC partner can tell a story based on customer feedback and helps set priorities. Lets break it down.

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CSM Magazine

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

While traditional feedback forms and online surveys are effective, they often miss capturing the sentiment of customers while their experience is still fresh. Thats where feedback kiosks step in. Feedback kiosks are physical devices placed within your store that allow customers to share their opinions instantly.

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The Petrova Experience

JANUARY 28, 2025

Businesses need customer feedback collection to thrive in a competitive market. Everyone thinks they are collecting and acting on customer feedback, yet 80% of US companies failed to increase customer satisfaction since 2010. So, despite what many companies think, they are not actually collecting meaningful feedback.

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PeopleMetrics

MARCH 27, 2025

The Case for Recognition At PeopleMetrics, weve helped companies implement recognition alerts those golden nuggets of feedback where a customer calls out an employee who went above and beyond. On your transactional VoC survey, include a question like: Did anyone go out of their way to provide an exceptional experience during your visit?

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ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

In a Hubspot survey, 40% of salespeople said getting a response from prospects was more difficult than 2 years ago. . Combined with the ever-changing landscape of the SaaS industry, it is no wonder that sales leaders have been asked to help manage customer relationships, even though this is not their strength.

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ShepHyken

JUNE 23, 2020

The Future of Customer Feedback. How to Get the Most Out of Your Customer Feedback Today and Beyond. They discuss effective strategies to getting useful customer feedback as well as the future of customer feedback. Beware of survey fatigue! Consider a customer interview as an alternative to a survey.

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Beyond Philosophy

APRIL 17, 2015

The Voice of the Customer (VOC) refers to the feedback you get regarding a Customer’s expectations and their experience with your organization. In fact just look at the organizations in these surveys and you’ll see they all provide a good employee experience and Customer Experience. Both members of this marriage have a voice.

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Beyond Philosophy

JUNE 7, 2017

This is according to the 2017 Edelman Trust Barometer , a survey which tells a pretty dire tale of the disintegrating trust people feel in established institutions. To build and grow trust, it helps to break things down into manageable chunks – products and services, employee relations, and customer relations. Translating Trust.

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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. Another survey suggests that 68% of the participants will stick to a brand only if their experience is commendable. What makes a business stand out from the crowd?

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AWS Machine Learning

MARCH 4, 2024

Alida helps the world’s biggest brands create highly engaged research communities to gather feedback that fuels better customer experiences and product innovation. Open-ended survey questions allow responders to provide context and unanticipated feedback. This post is co-written with Sherwin Chu from Alida.

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