Martha Brooke

Survey Question Bias: Stop the Skew

Here’s a fact: Survey question bias gives you skewed data. Another fact? Biased surveys are everywhere. Survey biases can be obvious but often subtle, and survey writers can be oblivious to them entirely. So, how do you make sure your survey is bias-free? Survey Question Bias: What It Is As my friend and I were […]

April 5, 2024

How to Improve Your Customer Satisfaction Surveys: Start Now!

While customer surveys have become a standard part of nearly every transaction, most surveys fail to engage; even worse, they fail to collect reliable data. Wondering how to improve customer satisfaction surveys and get yours to stand out? Read on for the biggest survey mistakes and solutions to common survey problems. “Quality is never an […]

March 26, 2024

The Cost of Customer Satisfaction: Survey Program Costs

Last Updated: February 24, 2025   What are typical customer survey program costs? Clients ask this all the time, and the answer varies widely. A simple, off-the-shelf survey might cost very little, while a comprehensive, data-driven program requires a bigger investment. If you’re considering options, surveys can range from quick satisfaction checks to full-scale programs. […]

January 24, 2024

Workplace Diversity Survey: For DEI Program Success

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said, “It’s not only that diversity and inclusion are good for our business. It’s more fundamental than that — it’s simply right.” DEI programs may be right, but it’s no secret that they are controversial in the workforce. Employees are often skeptical when a workplace diversity survey is introduced, which makes […]

December 13, 2023

How to Get Customer Feedback: Tips for Your Success

Amazon’s Jeff Bezos famously quipped, “If you make customers unhappy in the physical world, they might each tell six friends. If you make customers unhappy on the Internet, they can each tell 6,000.” Whether those numbers are exactly right is questionable, but the sentiment certainly underscores the importance of keeping your customers happy – which […]

December 8, 2023

How To Choose Net Promoter Score Vendors, Consultants & Survey Companies

Last Updated: April 3, 2025 When you start shopping for a Net Promoter Score (NPS) partner, you’ll find no shortage of options. From survey platforms to consultants and tech vendors, it can feel like every company is suddenly a Net Promoter Score expert. But what most companies offer is the easy part: sending your NPS […]

December 1, 2023

S@*#!$%: The One Word to Scrub from Your Email Subject Lines for Surveys

Stop using the s-word! As soon as we see it in email subject lines for surveys, most of us hit the delete button. Of course, I’m talking about the word “surveys”. Surveys have become a ubiquitous aspect of customer interactions, and customers are exhausted. Right now, there are 240 unread emails in my inbox — […]

November 3, 2023

“Only an 8? Not a 10 today?” Gamed HealthCare Surveys

What’s going on with Providence’s healthcare surveys? Does Providence’s CEO Rod Hochman want to execute a strategy based on gamed survey data? Seems unlikely. At Interaction Metrics, our mission is to collect science-based facts, so I can’t understand why any organization would seek to game its surveys. Still, Providence may have its reasons. At any […]

October 31, 2023

6 Customer Experience Principles for Immediate, Lasting Change

Your CEO has come to embrace customer success! Terrific! And you’ve been tapped to lead a customer experience team. But where should you focus for immediate yet lasting change? Do you need a lengthy class or book on customer experience principles? Nope! Short is sweet, and this brief article gives you a primer on the […]

October 16, 2023

5 Ways B2B CX Stands Apart

In 90 seconds, Kaitlyn Bartley explains 5 ways B2B CX is different. McKinsey & Company reports that B2B companies score substantially lower on customer satisfaction than consumer companies. One reason B2B companies underperform on customer satisfaction is they are more complicated — with more moving parts — than retailers. But another reason is that without […]

September 14, 2023

Customer Interaction: 7 Lessons for Lowe’s—Or Any Company That Sends Net Promoter Surveys

 Customer interaction is the lifeblood of any company. It includes associates answering customers’ questions, staff engaging with prospects at the conference booth, and onboarding new customers. In short, customer interaction extends throughout the entire customer journey. And it includes a company’s surveys! And since the survey is a customer interaction, failing your customer satisfaction […]

August 18, 2023

How To Calculate Sample Size & Supercharge Your CX Program

Last Updated: January 10, 2025   Clients often ask, “How do we get every customer to take our survey?” But here’s the counterintuitive truth: you don’t need everyone’s feedback to get the real picture, which is why today I am addressing how to calculate sample size. Sampling is the art and science of choosing the […]

August 8, 2023