There's no shortage of buzz around the voice of the customer (VOC) and how it should shape a brand’s external policies, products and services for the benefit of its bottom line. However, the concept of turning customer feedback into practical results can seem abstract to an organization that’s used to make decisions based on data and “gut feelings” alone. But the reality is, the world’s most successful tech companies do listen to feedback (sometimes, anyway), and they do have a history of action upon it when it makes sense.
To highlight these VOC program successes, and to give inspiration to other brands, here are five tech companies who took the voice of their customer seriously.
https://www.cmswire.com/customer-experience/5-tech-giants-taking-the-voice-of-the-customer-seriously/
The old adage “the customer is always right” may frustrate some companies, but getting to the heart of the customer voice through robust data aggregation and analysis tools has never been easier. Social media has now given everyone a feedback channel that customer service organizations can harness to improve offerings and stay competitive.
Perficient recommends a solution that captures not only the customer voice but the employee voice as well. After all, large service-based organizations such as cable, telecom and satellite providers often distribute service to their own employees.
In addition, employees may hold valuable customer trends not evident in customer feedback surveys. A feedback environment should be created to welcome and reward constructive feedback. It is also critical the organization act quickly and efficiently on that feedback to implement positive change.
https://www.cuinsight.com/four-steps-to-successful-improvement-through-customer-feedback.html/
Customer insight is the heart of every customer experience (CX) program. But in today’s information-saturated world, customers may not always notice or respond to feedback invitations.
How can brands collect more customer feedback—that is both meaningful and actionable—in an environment where multiple priorities compete for customers’ attention and time?
Here are five actions companies can take to take their feedback gathering to the next level.
http://customerthink.com/5-expert-tips-to-gain-more-customer-feedback/
In a data-driven world, brands require a more comprehensive, data-driven approach to managing their reputations. Most large brands I know view reputation management as the process of managing online ratings and reviews. And indeed having a system of soliciting and managing customer ratings/reviews is important.
Ratings/reviews are the lifeblood of your reputation. The more reviews you have online, the more findable you are on Google, and the more likely it is that customers will choose to do business with you. In fact, nine out of 10 people regularly or occasionally read reviews online.
http://www.lsainsider.com/the-future-success-of-your-brand-depends-on-the-voice-of-your-customer/archives/
Artificial intelligence (AI) holds tremendous promise for marketers, but the true value of AI has yet to be fully harnessed. Marketers can position themselves as leaders of the AI revolution within their companies by applying AI to better understand and evangelize the voice of the customer.
https://www.business2community.com/marketing/how-ai-is-turning-the-voice-of-the-consumer-into-marketing-analytics-gold-02076902/
When you first start selling online, receiving negative customer feedback can feel like a real kick in the teeth. You’ve put in all the hard work to get the order out but have fallen short of your customer’s expectations and are now worried about your reputation, not to mention how it might affect your metrics.
With experience though, you start to realize that negative customer feedback is just part of selling online and shouldn’t be taken to heart. In fact, if you use it creatively, it can even present you with an opportunity to shine.
https://www.business2community.com/brandviews/xsellco/4-creative-ways-to-utilize-your-negative-customer-feedback-on-amazon-and-ebay-02083046/
On Tuesday, Skift Tech Forum drew about 400 attendees from dozens of travel industry segments and 20 different countries to Santa Clara, California, in Silicon Valley, to talk about what’s next in travel technology.
Skift editors noticed a handful of ideas that percolated during the day’s talks, workshops, and networking breaks, including the growing digital divide, best practices in personalization, the promise of voice-powered search, and speculation about Amazon or another big tech player moving into travel.
https://skift.com/2018/06/14/4-key-insights-on-travel-tech-advances-personalization-voice-and-amazon/
For new business owners, establishing brand awareness, launching new products and standing apart from competition is no easy task. Marketers at emerging brands are inherently time poor and often operate on shoestring budgets, so breaking into crowded markets and reaching consumers is a considerable challenge. Hiring marketing staff or third-party advertising agencies is an expensive investment and a luxury for most SMBs, so how can new brands make a big splash given their limited bandwidth and resources?
http://multichannelmerchant.com/blog/5-ways-new-brands-can-use-the-voice-of-the-customer/
As consumer behaviors and demands continue to evolve, brands are now focusing their efforts on delivering a good customer experience, even if that’s at the (slight) expense of the actual product or service they sell. In fact, a study by Gartner states that nearly 89 percent of companies are competing on customer experience alone.
We’ve taken a look at the list compiled by Mopinion to come up with eleven enterprise voice of the customer tools to help you find one that aligns with your organizations business needs.
https://www.cmswire.com/customer-experience/9-enterprise-voice-of-the-customer-voc-tools-you-should-know-about/
There are a number of key pieces of information that a product manager can learn from listening to the voice of the customer which has an impact on all aspects of growing a business. The more the voice of the customer is implemented into the analysis of your sales, churn and product planning the more you can use data to drive repeatable success within your business model.
Here are 3 ways that the voice of the customer can be used to grow your business:
https://producthq.io/blog/2018/06/06/why-product-managers-need-to-hear-the-voice-of-the-customer/
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