I have been writing (books, articles, blog) on the topic of customer feedback and related fields (CRM, CEM, VOC) for many years and am accumulating a lot of content. In the process of organizing this content, I wrote a short paper about the practice of customer experience management (CEM) that provides a solid foundation for […]
Customer Experience Management (CEM) programs are complex, data intensive programs. To be successful, you need to effectively communicate information about that program to important stakeholders, including employees, partners, and customers. We know that loyalty leading companies communicate customer initiatives throughout the company, from top executives to front-line employees. For example, in a best practices study on […]
Earlier this month, I spoke at the CustomerThink Customer Experience Summit 2011, a free virtual summit featuring Customer Experience researchers and practitioners sharing leading-edge practices to engage with today’s empowered customers. The speakers showed how you can create a compelling customer experience that gives your organization a competitive advantage. For my talk, Asking the Right Customer Experience Questions, I presented […]
I am happy to announce that I have joined Gleanster’s Thought Leader group as a contributing analyst. Gleanster is a market research and advisory services firm that benchmarks best practices in technology-enabled business initiatives, delivering actionable insights that allow companies to make smart business decisions and match their needs with vendor solutions. In my role at […]
Companies use customer relationship surveys to understand and improve the health of the customer relationship. Customers are asked to provide ratings about their overall experience with and loyalty towards the company/brand. These customer feedback data are analyzed to help companies diagnose problem areas that, when addressed, will increase customer loyalty, driving business growth. Even though […]
Below is the final installment of the 20 Best Practices for Customer Feedback Programs. Today’s post covers best practices in Applied Research. Applied Research Best Practices Customer-focused research using the customer feedback data can provide additional insight into the needs of the customer base and increases the overall value of the customer feedback program. This […]
Below is the next installment of the 20 Best Practices for Customer Feedback Programs. Today’s post covers best practices in Business Process Integration. Business Process Integration Best Practices The area of Business Process Integration addresses the extent to which the organization embeds elements of the customer feedback program (including processes and data) into other business […]
Below is the next installment of the 20 Best Practices for Customer Feedback Programs. Today’s post covers best practices in Strategy and Governance. Strategy/Governance Best Practices Strategy Strategy reflects the overarching, long-term plan of a company that is designed to help the company attain a specific goal. For customer-centric companies, the strategy is directed at […]
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Beyond the Ultimate Question: Book includes comprehensive review of Net Promoter® Score (NPS) and presents better measures of customer loyalty and best practices of customer feedback programs.
Measuring Customer Satisfaction and Loyalty (3rd Ed.): Book includes discussion of how to measure the customer experience, including customer satisfaction and customer loyalty.