Quota Design

Not all surveys will be applicable to all potential respondents. Targeting our survey efforts to those most likely to respond will increase our engagement levels and in theory provide a more interesting experience. How do we know who is most likely to respond? This is a question for the ages, but in...read more

Target List Close Date

Do you plan to send out surveys on a reoccurring basis? We recently added a feature called ‘Target List Close Dates’ to our web survey software. This feature is ideal if you have a survey that is open for an extended period of time and you plan to send email invitations on an automated, tiered...read more

How Social Media + Survey Software = More Customer Endorsements

One of the biggest complaints people have about the net promoter score is that respondents don't need to put their money where their mouth is, so to speak. We ask the, how likely they are to recommend us to a friend, family member or colleague, but do they actually recommend us? It's certainly a...read more

Keeping your Survey Reporting On-Track

Creating reports from your online survey platform can be both a blessing and a curse. There are numerous pre-designed report options available which can easily shave hours of time off a project. Reports follow several themes including: Answer Summaries and Details – individual frequency counts for...read more

Make a Survey That Stands Out From the Crowd

According to a recent Business Insider article, “American adults are invited to take surveys 7 billion times each year, with 24% of respondents indicating they were asked to take part in more surveys this year than in previous years.”Customer surveys are an excellent tool to gauge satisfaction and...read more

What is Loyalty?

LinkedIn can be an excellent platform not only for networking, but also for holding meaningful discussions with others in your line of work. A member of the Customer Experience Management LinkedIn Group posed this discussion question to her fellow CRM-minded members: How are we actually defining...read more

What Did You Expect? Customer Service Satisfaction Measurement Tips

Customer satisfaction with a product or service is a function of expectations. Are they met or better yet are they exceeded? This is the playing field that marketers have to navigate on a daily basis. What makes it especially challenging is that we have to often rely on forces and people outside of...read more

Testing Using the ABCs

At one point we all learned our ABCs. With the pace of change currently increasing in the marketing research world we are now in need of a refresher. In this case the A and B refer to the concept of A/B testing and the C is the outcome of that test, better known as the Champion. A/B testing has long...read more

The Mathematics of Customer Satisfaction

Customer satisfaction is often considered to be a fairly soft measurement, relying on such markers as client feelings and industry leanings. Zack Urlocker, a guest contributor for Forbes, has provided an interesting formula for quantifying customer satisfaction in this article, and with the effects...read more

Features and Benefits

Within the realms of consumer and B2B marketing, there is a space where features dance with benefits and customer needs are met or exceeded. It is easy to see a product’s features, e.g. size, shape, colors, accessories, etc., however it can be a bit more complicated to assess the features built into...read more
The Rise of the Smart Phone: Are you Leverging Mobile? 10 Tips for Mobile-Friendly Survey Creation