by March 19, 2013
As consumer insight professionals we are often tasked with
assessing how our consumers and prospects make a choice when
selecting a product or service. This is not an easy task regardless
of whether your focus is consumer or B2B market research, but there
are several ways to reach the end. A recent...read more
by February 22, 2013
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
by February 15, 2013
Think about your own experiences, when you are unhappy with a
product or service and tell the company, what do you expect to
happen? If you're thinking, "Nothing. Companies don't listen to
customer feedback" I wouldn't blame you. But I hope you're more
like me: I expect a response. But not a generic...read more
by January 10, 2013
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
by January 3, 2013
Your business doesn't have an end date, so why should your CRM
system innovation? Christopher J. Bucholtz authored a piece for CRM
Buyer about recognizing the need to continue cultivating your CRM
even after the initial implementation phase has ended. Bucholtz
offers a two-part path to successful...read more
by November 21, 2012
With the fall came the web survey new release, and there are many
new updates and features to the software that will make your survey
even better. One of the most exciting features is the Social Media
Sharing addition which allows you, the survey author, to share the
survey on social media sites in...read more
by September 11, 2012
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
by July 27, 2012
What goes into a score? In a previous post, it was relayed that one
of the primary differences between a survey and an assessment is
that questions are scored. There are other differences of course,
but assessments, be they employee assessments or knowledge checks
before a training course, typically...read more
by June 29, 2012
According to Wikipedia “A value proposition is a promise of value
to be delivered and a belief from the customer that value will be
experienced. A value proposition can apply to an entire
organization, or parts thereof, or customer accounts, or products
or services.” Value props are typically the...read more
by April 12, 2012
Many organizations are big fans of publicizing slogans about how
their people are their number one priority, yet constantly
increasing shareholder value is more often their biggest concern.
Luckily for most of the workforce, recent studies have found that
actively engaging (and not just satisfying)...read more
