Fast Follow Up Matters (Best in Class Secret is Instant Alerts)

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

20 Most Popular Posts of 2012

While we highlight the most popular posts from a given month in our newsletter, one of my favorite activities is to look back and see what posts were the most popular overall each year. Keeping with tradition, here's a look back across the 20 most popular posts of 2012!   Customer Loyalty Month: 25...read more

A Journey Down Customer Decision Lane

I recently posted a blog about the new social media feature we added to our web survey tool. This week, I came across a great infographic that supports and proves why having social media integration is so essential. These numbers illustrate the value and importance social media integration brings to...read more

The Transformation: Data to Insights

In the world of marketing, it’s common for reports to be swarming with data and benchmarks drawn from hundreds of different touch points like email, website, search, social, mobile, reviews, comments, and more. However, even with the plentiful amount of data we collect, insights are hard to develop....read more

Are Companies Paying Attention to Customer Experience and Loyalty?

Recent statistics once again reinforce that customers are looking for exceptional customer service, and if they don’t find it one place, they will look elsewhere—customers have the power. According to research by Oracle in their 2012 CX Index Report ‘Why customer satisfaction is no longer good...read more

New Release Feature: Quotas

Have you had a chance to check out the new features that debuted with the web survey new release last month? If not, make sure you do the next time you log in. Or, if you’re new to Cvent, visit our calendar to see a demo that will walk you through the inner-workings of the tool.  In the meantime, we...read more

I have a Cat NOT a Dog! Tips for Building Customer Relationships

Vicki L. James over at Loyalty Hound is the doting mother of two kittens and a recently enrolled member of a customer loyalty program at one of her area pet stores. Why then, was she so disgruntled to receive a personalized mailer from said pet store with savings claiming to be "just for her"? The...read more

Are You Ready to Make Lemonade? Steps to Customer Complaints Around

Talk doesn’t cook rice, or so an ancient Chinese philosopher said. In the realm of customer satisfaction, both of these quotes hold sway. I was reminded of this in a recent post by Dana Vaille of Chadwick Martin Bailey. Dana was expressing her discontent about a recent purchase she had made. The...read more

Level I Evaluations: Items Selection and Piloting

In the last blog on Level 1 Evalations, we looked at different scales that can be used in creating a survey. Here let us consider some of the characteristics the items on the scales need to have so that the respondents can answer the survey effectively. “Items” means the “questions” or “statements”...read more

4 Tips for Creating Customer Satisfaction Surveys

I recently came across a post that was too good not to share. The Service Witch, aka Kimberly Nasief, posted an excellent post on the good, bad and the ugly of customer satisfaction surveys. Let’s face it; everyone uses some form of CSat survey in their process. Are they all timely, well-designed...read more
The Rise of the Smart Phone: Are you Leverging Mobile? 10 Tips for Mobile-Friendly Survey Creation