Are you in the habit of closing the loop with customers that offer negative feedback on post-interaction surveys like Customer Satisfaction or Net Promoter Score? I certainly hope so, because it’s a great practice that many companies aren’t in the habit of doing. When I led a customer service team, I was very proud of the fact that we made every attempt at closing the loop with the upset customers we knew about, and by some combination of resolving their issue and offering compensation, we managed to save a good many of them from churning.
But what about those customers that don’t complete a survey voicing their displeasure? What about those where something goes wrong and it’s “too much trouble to complain?” Or perhaps they do complain and the disinterested reply from support is enough for the customer to cut their losses and move on to a company that actually wants their business. And then there’s that statistic where upset customers tell dozens of people about negative experiences while happy customers tell a small handful of their friends. I’m convinced that someone invented that statistic to strike fear into the hearts of customer service leaders with the sole purpose of selling books, software, consulting, etc.
https://www.kustomer.com/blog/voice-of-the-customer-fcr/
Investing in the customer experience is proven time and again to be foundational to any business’ success. Yet how many businesses regularly ask its customers for feedback? Voice of Customer (VoC) programs refer to the processes that exist for listening to customer feedback. Amazingly, only 29% of businesses with VoC programs systematically incorporate customer insights into their decision-making processes.
https://www.localmeasure.com/post/action-voice-customer/
Most digital marketers agree that landing pages can make or break any campaign, be it PPC, social media, email, or display ads. Once you get people to click, the landing page has to convince your visitor to complete the conversion.
To assist in the goal of landing page success, a number of software platforms exist to help marketers test landing page elements. Visuals, calls-to-action (CTAs), layouts, offers, buttons, and many more elements can be tested. Software can help you conduct A/B tests and create new landing pages on the fly. Just a tweak with the placement of a key visual element might lead to a significant increase in landing page performance.
https://www.wordstream.com/blog/ws/2014/09/11/voice-of-the-customer/
In this highly competitive environment, how can you optimize your people-based marketing? People-based marketing is only as powerful as the data you feed into it. By fleshing out your consumer profiles with a wealth of first-, second-, and third-party data, you can ensure more accurate targeting and personalization. Marketers often leverage their CRM or loyalty database to build people-based marketing profiles, however many have now also begun to tap into one of the richest sources of first-party data — the voice of the customer captured through their phone calls to businesses. Below we’ll discuss how using voice analytics from your inbound calls can enhance your people-based marketing.
https://www.business2community.com/marketing/how-brands-and-agencies-can-use-the-voice-of-the-customer-to-improve-people-based-marketing-02104904/
It’s an indisputable fact that monitoring vital signs is important to your health. But it’s also important to the health of your business…and in both cases they should be tracked and checked on a regular basis. They can give clues to major issues you might not even be aware of.
https://bizrateinsights.com/resources/taking-your-websites-vital-signs-using-customer-feedback-to-create-healthy-website-usability/
Genuine customer feedback creates opportunities for companies to earn more loyal customers, those who know that they can speak out about their problems and that they will be addressed.
https://www.providesupport.com/blog/3-ways-to-collect-a-more-genuine-customer-feedback/
Too many marketers assume that their strategies and offers are engaging their customers. This assumption is often wrong. Unless you are engaged in two-way dialogue and providing value-added communications…you have NO idea what customers think about your business and your marketing tactics.
We just completed VoC research for a major up and coming brand. A key competitive differentiator cited by customers was that the company provides ongoing opportunities for feedback in all communications and sends friendly, engaging surveys and then acts on the suggestions from customers! That makes customers feel included and valued.
Additional findings from our 16,000 plus hours of VoC interviews indicate that there is a dangerous chasm between the CX fantasies of brands versus the disappointing CX realities of most consumers.
Here are 3 Tips to help you get it right.
http://customerthink.com/are-you-really-engaging-customers-3-tips-to-get-it-right/
Customer journey insights are vastly under-utilized. Companies that are reaping full value are using customer experience insights to align their whole business to customers’ expectations. Thoughtful planning can spell the difference between limited value and transformational value from customer journey mapping. Hootsuite’s Vice President of Customers, Kirsty Traill, recently presented1 how her team’s holistic approach is reaping transformational value, starting with increasing Marketing impact.
http://customerthink.com/customer-journey-insights-increase-marketing-impact/
In the current competitive auto market, having an online presence is a must. Before they even set foot in your door, chances are the majority of your customers will have checked you out online. Websites and social media function as extensions of your dealerships. They are virtual showrooms where customers can view your newest models, meet your team and get to know your dealership’s culture.
However, not all online presences are created equal. Though almost anyone today can create a site or put up a dealership Facebook page, if not executed properly, these online tools can cost you customers. It’s vital, therefore, to be able to evaluate your online customer experience so you can ensure their digital interactions are ones that motivate them to take the next step: coming over for an in-person transaction.
This is where mapping comes in. Mapping is a process that allows you to gauge which aspects of your online strategy are working and which need to be done away with pronto! It does this by using customer feedback to create a visual representation of what your clients experience when interacting with your online platforms.
https://www.cbtnews.com/mapping-your-online-customer-experience/
Dozens of books and articles have been written about the importance of listening to customers. Providing great customer experiences has become a top strategic priority for many companies, and listening to the “voice of the customer” is widely seen as an essential ingredient in the recipe for customer experience success.
Marketing often has the primary responsibility for gathering, analyzing, and developing actionable insights from customer inputs. So it’s important for marketers to understand that listening to customers in the right way is undeniably valuable, while listening in the wrong ways or for the wrong reasons is a bad idea.
Companies frequently seek customer input in order to design and develop products or services that will be attractive in a given market. However, many companies still struggle to launch new solutions that gain traction with potential buyers. Of course, a new product or service can fail because a company hasn’t listened enough to its customers. But failures also occur because companies listen to customers in the wrong ways.
In a common scenario, companies ask their customers what they want and encourage them to describe specific product or service features that would be desirable. The problem is, most customers aren’t well suited to perform this task.
http://customerthink.com/the-right-and-wrong-way-to-listen-to-customers/
