Customer-centric businesses put customers at the core of the business, then make policy and process design decisions centered on the needs of those customers. That customer focus compels naysayers to label customer centricity as an ill-advised business strategy.
What happens, those naysayers ask, when your heart pushes you to take action that interferes with a long and prosperous future?
https://www.peoplemetrics.com/blog/an-introduction-to-building-customer-understanding/
It’s the age of the customer and the world’s biggest brands are duking it out every day for a greater share of our hearts, minds, and wallets. Customers hold more decision power than ever in an era where information about any company’s products and services is just a mobile search away.
Where does the Voice of the Customer (VoC) land in the priorities for your company’s overall strategy? Forrester’s Customer Experience Council 2017 member survey shows that 79% of all respondents believe that measuring customer experience is a top priority.
https://www.peoplemetrics.com/blog/12-reasons-to-invest-more-in-customer-experience/
If you’re reading this it’s probably safe to say your business has decided to implement an online customer feedback programme. Excellent choice! The next step is to start setting things into motion (in other words, collecting feedback), which can be challenging without the proper guidance. If you already have goals set out for your business, you’re certainly on the right track. Now all you’re going to need is a strategy that encompasses those goals, which – in the case of feedback – can be as simple as using a feedback form template, or at least understanding how a feedback form should be designed…
https://mopinion.com/the-best-feedback-form-templates-for-your-website/
It's fair to say companies have recognized the power of customer experience (CX). Think of the great lengths businesses have gone to provide features such as one-click ordering or same-day delivery. We at Walker predicted this in our 2013 report “Customers 2020,” in which we revealed a rise in the influence of customer experience and a decline in traditional methods of differentiation based on products and price. It appears we got that one right. CX is now widely considered one of the best ways to establish a competitive advantage.
However, it’s clear that not all companies have caught on. In particular, new research shows business-to-business (B2B) firms are not keeping up with these trends.
http://www.destinationcrm.com/Articles/CRM-News/CRM-Featured-Articles/Voice-of-the-Customer-B2B-Companies-Are-Falling-Behind-in-Customer-Experience-121782.aspx/
Strategic customer experience results require a strategic approach in the way we collect data and in the way we take action on it. Of all the strategies within a company, what has the potential to be more far-reaching and impactful than how we understand our funders (customers) and how we cater to their propensity to continue funding us? What may come to mind is an acquisition or merger or reorganization or new product. But even so, these same funders are in-play in each of these scenarios. There’s really no way to separate customers, as our ultimate funders, from any other business strategy.
https://clearactioncx.com/strategic-customer-experience-action-voice-customer/
A Hot and Cold Customer Experience.
On the way to a concert Sunday evening, my wife and I stopped to grab a quick meal at one of our regular tex-mex fast food restaurants. After patiently waiting in line, we got to the front and the server asked, “Can you wait a few minutes while I fill these on-line orders?”
I was not impressed with them giving priority to online customers over those who took the time and effort to be in the store, so I tweeted my displeasure. By the time we were sitting in our seats at the concert an hour later I had received an apologetic response from the company’s social media team and a promise to follow up.
https://www.cmswire.com/customer-experience/is-your-voice-of-the-customer-program-all-talk-and-no-action/
The ability of customers to influence smart and connected product conceptualization is growing. It will be critical that OEMs reorient their products, services, internal processes and workforce to deliver desired customer outcomes.
https://www.automationworld.com/article/topics/industrial-internet-things/amplifying-customers-role-digital-machine-technologies/
Picture this: in deciding whether to rebuy from your company, the customer’s general manager and purchasing agent are neutral, the end-users are supportive, the safety department gives their approval, but the facilities manager rejects it. Your company loses the sale. Because your team was focused on the end-users and general manager, everything looked like it was on-track for renewal, yet one influencer of the buying decision derailed your relationship and your anticipated revenue. After that happens, it’s difficult to get another chance. It’s best to be aware of all the drivers and factors, and manage them proactively.
https://www.business2community.com/b2b-marketing/b2b-voice-customer-integrating-decision-influencers-views-01956648#yiAvqLByw3fVvcRC.97/
Why you should be collecting customer feedback?
If you would like to see your business grow and prosper, customer satisfaction is not only important but also necessary. Understanding how customers view your products, services and company is invaluable. It is only after you understand their point of view that you know your strengths and weaknesses.
http://customerthink.com/6-most-easily-accessible-ways-to-collect-customer-feedback/
Have you ever spoken to someone so inquisitive that they ask you more questions before you’ve even finished answering the first? Or even worse, as you answer their questions thoroughly, they don’t even give you so much as a head nod to let you know they’ve understood? It is a frustrating situation to feel as though you aren’t being heard, or that your voice has gone in one ear and out the other.
https://www.retailtouchpoints.com/features/executive-viewpoints/how-to-enhance-cx-by-acting-on-available-data/
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