New Release Highlight: Introducing Survey Chapters

Looking for a better way to organize your web survey questions and control survey flow? You’re in luck – April 19th marks our Web Survey new release and we’ve added a Chapters feature. Survey chapters can be used for a variety of reasons: Structure ‒ Just like chapters in a book, survey chapters...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

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

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

New Release: An Updated Look at Social Media

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

Make Business Dreams Reality & Avoid [Costly] Mistakes

According to a recent survey, asking for input from your target audience can save businesses, particularly start-ups, big bucks. Because new businesses are most susceptible to failure, it is especially important for them to survey customers before making any big business decisions. Some...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

Data Types: Survey 101

On a fundamental level, the surveys we author for our clients are nothing more than data collection platforms. It is the astute researcher that realizes there are many ways to capture data through the questions asked. The question we must ask ourselves is who is our audience?Knowing your audience...read more

5 Best Practices for Designing Mobile Surveys

When online surveys came on the scene for the first time in 1999, there was initial hesitation. Was online really going to replace phone and mail surveys? As online has become the norm over the last decade, we've learned there's still a place for multi-mode feedback collection. In fact, with social...read more

Coming Soon: New Features & Enhancements to Cvent

Cvent is excited to announce our upcoming July 2011 release! Guided by the suggestions and feedback of our clients, this release includes great new features for our web survey and enterprise feedback management solution, online registration and event management software, and the Cvent Supplier...read more
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