Feature of the Month: Data Lists & Matrix-Spreadsheets

This month’s feature that I’d like to highlight is the recent enhancements to two of our question types: data list and matrix-spreadsheet. Data list drop-down: Now survey authors have the option to provide a list of choices in the format of a drop-down data list allowing respondents to choose the...read more

Welcome to the Show

“Welcome to the show!” so the ringmaster said. We could also say welcome to the survey, and that would be the function of the welcome page in the Cvent online survey platform. The platform allows the researcher to create not only an invitation, but also a welcome and a thank you page. How...read more

Celebrating Get to Know Your Customers Day (Song Parody)

Happy Get to Know your Customers Day! In honor of yesterday’s holiday, we wanted to remind you that you should get to know your customers at every chance ‒ communicate with them, collect feedback, learn what they like and what they’d like to see changed. After all, they are the key to your success,...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

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 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

Using Technology to Effectively Conduct Text Analysis

My name is Jonathan Wilson and I am a Product Consultant supporting the Web Survey tool. The Open Ended - Comment Box question can be one of the most effective means of collecting respondent feedback. However, analyzing these comments can often be an overwhelming process for survey authors,...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

From Data to Decisions: Identify Insights Faster through Text Analysis

Almost three years ago, I wrote an article on how to analyze open-ended questions faster with a quick excel trick. It is still a very popular post, and I answer a lot of questions every month (particularly on Step 2!) about how to do it affectively. The main reason it's so popular is because...read more

Conducting Multi-Language Surveys is Easier than Ever

Technology is making it easier than ever to expand into new markets and collaborate across cultures. With clients in over 50 countries, we understand the need to want to collect feedback in multiple languages. As such, we added the ability to conduct surveys in languages other than English to the...read more
The Rise of the Smart Phone: Are you Leverging Mobile? 10 Tips for Mobile-Friendly Survey Creation