When was the last time you took a long, hard look at what you've been doing in terms of listening to customers in order to figure out if it's time for a redesign or a major overhaul? Have there been personnel changes on your team? Have you acquired other companies? Are the people who originally designed the surveys still with the company? If they aren't, is there anyone else who recalls the original objectives? If they are, do they recall the objectives, the overall roadmap, the reason for the approach, etc.?
http://www.customerexperienceupdate.com/voice-of-customer/?open-article-id=6590087&article-title=how-do-you-know-when-it-s-time-to-redesign-your-voc-program-&blog-domain=cx-journey.com&blog-title=cx-journey/
Instead of having to blast your content on metaphorical loudspeakers, the consumers of today see themselves as their own personal brand. They want to invite you into their inner circles – on one condition: they want a company that they can identify with, that is aligned to their vision of themselves.
The rise of the internet has also led to the rise of accessible information. Almost everything is just a click away, and this has changed the game of marketing immensely. Consumers are now more aware of what’s out there, and feel even more inundated by it.
https://www.mumbrella.asia/2017/12/damien-bray-woo-your-customer-like-a-lover-not-a-one-night-stand/
To truly understand CX needs and eliminate the guesswork of positive disruption, brands must talk to their employees.
Employee engagement may be a less expected feedback source, but it’s central to any modern CX strategy. Rather than treating vocal employees like squeaky wheels, businesses should focus on empowering employee voices and the data-driven insights they offer.
https://www.cmswire.com/customer-experience/want-to-hear-the-voice-of-customers-listen-to-your-employees/
Leading brands know that running a successful business is more than selling and making a profit; long-term success is defined by a brand’s ability to form a lasting connection with its customers. In addition, customers are increasingly looking to humanize the brands they do business with.
While blogs, newsletters, and traditional social media have been reliable tools for connecting with customers in the past, the prevalence and popularity of these tactics mean that brand leaders need to think one step ahead if they want to continue creating unique and personal customer experiences.
http://customerthink.com/5-innovative-ways-to-connect-with-customers-digitally/
There was a time where a customer had to go into a store to complain. This then evolved into phoning customer services to resolve a query; then came the age of email – the only medium where, in most instances, the query is not time sensitive.
The explosion of social media has opened communication channels and customers expect the fastest response when contacting a brand on Facebook and Twitter.
On the whole, brands have accepted that once they open social channels it is imperative that they continue to monitor and engage with customers. Brands simply can’t afford to have hundreds of thousands of people viewing any negative review left by an unhappy customer.
http://www.thedrum.com/opinion/2017/11/20/are-brands-listening-customer-reviews/
With rising customer expectations, the need to deliver an exceptional customer experience (CX) is at an all-time high. And frankly, the best way to achieve this superior level of CX is to visualise it – which is often done using a process called customer journey mapping. A customer journey map essentially tells the story of the customer’s experience – which starts at the initial point of contact all the way through to a long-term relationship – giving us critical information about key interactions along the way. For this process to be a successful one and because it can be quite complex, many business seek the assistance of customer journey mapping tools.
https://mopinion.com/top-20-customer-journey-mapping-tools-overview/
Our members tell us what we are good at and where we need to get better. We use feedback from customer satisfaction surveys and industry measurements such as J.D. Power. This information is pure gold because you can dissect it to discover where you need to improve, says David Bano, chief claims officer at Nationwide. It’s like a math equation where you remove pieces to make customer interactions quicker and more convenient.
It’s important to listen to positive and negative feedback equally.
http://www.sbnonline.com/article/capture-customer-voice-generate-new-services/
We are all suffering from survey fatigue. Every single store on a recent shopping trip asked us to fill in a survey by going to a URL the sales associate helpfully circled on the receipt. It sometimes feels as if you can’t undertake any retail transaction these days without being surveyed.
And how many of these do you fill in, or respond to? I’ve seen and heard industry statistics that suggest that up to 90 percent of customer experience surveys are ignored. Why?
https://www.cmswire.com/customer-experience/is-your-voice-of-the-customer-program-all-talk-and-no-action/
Only 15% of voice of customer (VoC) programs are considered “very successful”* by their managers, according to the Temkin Group’s State of Voice of Customer Programs 2016 report. What’s broken?
Just 34% say their VoC program is “good” or “very good” at making changes to the business based on VoC insights.
So why is it that two-thirds of VoC programs aren’t making a difference? This articles outlines four root causes.
http://customerthink.com/why-only-15-of-voice-of-customer-programs-are-very-successful/
For retailers looking to scale up from a regional loyalty program to an international one, the process isn’t as simple as translating existing offerings market by market. To be successful, you need to create an expansion plan rooted in a deep understanding of both global audience preferences and keen awareness of region-specific data and privacy concerns.
https://www.colloquy.com/latest-news/avoid-a-copy-paste-mentality-when-taking-your-loyalty-program-global/
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