Collecting structured and unstructured customer feedback
Your feedback process should act as a funnel, catching data from all the various sources and bringing it into a centralized location. This could be a database that’s part of your customer relationship management (CRM) system, a dedicated customer feedback system, a...
Alternatives – and cautions – when measuring quality
Why is it that professional sports teams put so much focus on tracking statistics? They want to get better. They want to see trends and identify areas where they can make improvements. The same thing goes for quality standards. You will want to measure how things are...
Avoiding pitfalls when managing customer feedback
There are vast differences in how organizations are collecting and using customer feedback, and some are far more effective than others. Your approach to managing customer feedback must be action-oriented. You must do something with it. Too often, organizations miss...
7 Ways to See Your Business from Your Customers’ Perspective
The most successful leaders don’t rely solely on data to tell them what’s happening. They take steps to put themselves in their customers’ shoes. They want to deeply understand the business—its products, employees, and competitors—and experience it as their customers...