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

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

He writes about visualizing customer feedback in order to motivate your business to succeed. You can read just as many articles about the importance of customer feedback in operating your business successfully. You don’t want to inundate team members with survey data. And much of the time, that’s for good reason.

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ShepHyken

MARCH 6, 2023

Top Takeaways: Human-centric CX design is all about communicating with customers, and this goes beyond a one-off survey. Anytime you digitize an experience or introduce new technology, ensure you have the basic tools your customers need to easily find what they need, like a good knowledge base on your website, FAQs, or video tutorials.

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Beyond Philosophy

MARCH 7, 2019

To measure something like customer emotions in your Customer Experience, you need the proper tools. I spend a lot of time thinking about measurement tools. We talked about measurement tools in a recent podcast , and how you can employ them in your Customer Experience. Tool #1: Surveys. Tool #2: Ethnographers.

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ShepHyken

MARCH 30, 2025

Survey Shuffle to AI Shuffle: Medallia Wants to Reshape the CX Deck by Dom Nicastro (CMSWire) It starts with hiring right to begin with, Hyken said. Finally, employees must be given the right tools they need to take care of customers. This is where consumer feedback proves invaluable. But Theres a Catch.

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ShepHyken

JANUARY 11, 2019

This week we feature an article by Agi Marx who shares 3 ways to close the customer feedback loop to prevent churn and increase revenue. – Shep Hyken. What is the customer feedback loop? Customer feedback loop is the practice of responding to customers meaningfully when they leave feedback.

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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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ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Optimize Your Feedback Loop. Collecting, Responding and Reacting to Customer Feedback. They discuss strategies for collecting customer reviews and feedback and what to do with it after you collect it. Top Takeaways: First you have to get customer feedback. After you get the feedback, you must respond to it.

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Beyond Philosophy

DECEMBER 10, 2018

When I checked my email the next morning, there was a survey from the hospital. This absurd question made me aware of how many surveys I actually receive. But they keep coming, despite the fact that social media offers much better tools for learning what customers are thinking. Survey Overload. They have gotten annoying.

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PeopleMetrics

JANUARY 29, 2025

While VoC focuses on real-time, operational feedback from all customers, market research traditionally delivers strategic insights based on a sample of customers. Surveys are anonymous, sample-based, often lengthy, and delivered via a report in weeks/months. Surveys are short, continuous, and usually operationally focused.

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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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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. So, do you need a tool or a true VoC partner? Today, the conversation has evolved. Lets break it down.

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Nicereply

OCTOBER 22, 2024

What is a feedback survey? A feedback survey is a great way to get valuable information about your customers’ preferences while keeping them engaged with your brand. If you’re curious about what is feedback example or how to design an effective survey for your business, read on.

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ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Get Thematic with Customer Feedback . How to Get the Most Out of Your Customer Feedback . Natural language processing is an analytic tool that helps programs and AI ( a rtificial i ntelligence) analyze and understand “everyday” language. . Surveys, in general, should be kept on the short side. Top Takeaways: .

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VirtualPBX

OCTOBER 17, 2024

What Are Automated Phone Surveys? Automated phone surveys are a common tool businesses use to collect feedback from customers. These surveys give businesses real-time insights into the quality of their service and customer experience. How Do Call Surveys Work?

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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. Has the product arrived yet?

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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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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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ShepHyken

JULY 23, 2021

Offers Collaboration Tools that Improve Teamwork . Most online employee training software includes collaboration tools such as file sharing, discussion groups, and virtual meetings. Inspires Creativity via Discussion Forums and Feedback . Moreover, they can share feedback with one another and brainstorm ideas together. .

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PeopleMetrics

MARCH 4, 2025

If you are a CX or market research professional, your VoC programs successand likely your jobdepends on the health of your transactional surveys. So, you have mapped your touchpoints, conducted a relationship survey, piloted your transactional survey, and trained your key users. This is where AI is starting to make a difference.

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Lumoa

JANUARY 3, 2023

Surveys are one of the most useful tools out there for gathering quick feedback from customers, and understanding what motivates them. So grab a pen (or electronic notepad) and let’s dive into the world of survey design! . Carlos Del Corral is an expert on crafting quality surveys.

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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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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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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. You can use tools such as Net Promoter Score and Customer Effort Score. I could go on and on about the different ways to measure your customer’s feedback.

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ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Regularly update training materials based on customer feedback. Customer health monitoring Train your team on the tools and analytics platforms you use to monitor customer health. Feedback collection and analysis Teach your team how to conduct surveys and interviews with customers.

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Calabrio

MARCH 25, 2025

Customer Experience Voice of the Customer Tools: 10 of the Best VoC Software Options in 2025 Share Speak to anyone in customer experience, research, or marketing, and they’ll tell you that the old model of one-way customer communication is outdated. Table of Contents What is the Voice of the Customer (VoC)?

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ProProfs Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

What if I tell you that you could achieve the same by sending out business surveys questions while spending negligible time and money. . And this could be simply done by conducting business surveys. Collecting feedback via business surveys not only helps you advance your business, but also helps save a lot of time, money, and effort.

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PeopleMetrics

JANUARY 20, 2025

These advanced systems have transformed how we process, interpret, and act on unstructured feedback. Deeper Understanding of Context and Nuance In 2017, machine learning excelled at identifying patterns and classifying feedback. Machine learning tools required technical expertise, often confined to teams with programming knowledge.

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ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Live chat and chatbots are the best tools to reduce the response time and improve the customer satisfaction rate. 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.

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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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PeopleMetrics

JANUARY 24, 2025

Root Cause Analysis Across Touchpoints As I have mentioned in recent blog posts , AI-powered text analytics dives into unstructured feedback to reveal whats driving customer sentiment. It can analyze survey comments, social media posts, in-depth customer interview transcripts and support tickets to uncover pain points in both CX and CS.

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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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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. This is where customer experience can be a remarkable tool to spread the word.

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Through a variety of surveys and feedback forums, XGS realized that we had some work to do to create an internal culture that drove employee engagement and satisfaction. Net Promoter Score (NPS) — Establishing baseline ratings and gathering key customer feedback . Happy Enabled Employees = Happy Customers.

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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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