Our Most Popular Blog, Rewritten for the Feedback Era Back in 2013, we published a blog on the 9 Core Customer Service Principles—and it struck a chord. It laid out what great—and bad—service looks like, and why so many companies miss the mark. But in the decade since, customer expectations have evolved—and so has our […]
Customer experience research is evolving rapidly—especially for B2B companies, where their high-value relationships demand precision insights. That’s why earlier this month, for our B2B CXPA Roundtable, I hosted Matt Egol, Jack-Morgan Mizell, and Gillian Salerno-Rebic to explore the possibilities and limitations of using AI for research. I posed questions to the group to get their take […]
Your Reply-To Address Matters! An essential email survey best practice is this: Use a Reply-To email address that actually works. Too many companies send surveys from a Do-NOT-Reply address which frustrates customers and lowers response rate. At Interaction Metrics, we develop surveys, launch them, and make sense of the data—using a reply-to email address […]
We’ve just updated our blog on How to Increase Response Rate with even more insights and detailed breakdowns! It now contains tons of useful new information, including: What your response rate is really telling you 10 research-backed ways to increase survey response rates (without bribing people) How better surveys lead to better decisions—and better customer […]
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We’ve just updated our blog on Customer Experience Research Firms with even more insights and detailed breakdowns! It now contains tons of useful new information, including: How to tell the difference between CX research firms, survey software, and consultants—so you choose the right partner for real insights, not just dashboards. The exact methods top research […]
You’ve probably been on the receiving end of a bad survey. Maybe it asked you to rate a delivery you never received. Or it forced you to choose between three irrelevant response options, none of which applied to you. Or perhaps you actually took the time to explain a problem in your own words, and […]
Customer Effort Score (CES) measures how hard it is for your customers to get help from your customer service teams. And if you’ve ever had a hard time canceling a subscription or fixing a billing issue, you know exactly why it matters. Has this ever happened to you? You clicked through five help articles, waited […]
Qualtrics is the industry standard for customer experience surveys. But that doesn’t mean it’s the right fit for everyone. If you’re a large enterprise with a team of analysts and a six-figure budget, it might be perfect. But for most companies? It might be too expensive, clunky, or bloated with features you’ll never use. The […]
A lot of businesses collect customer feedback—but do they turn it into real insight, or just a stack of random data? An even bigger question: do they actually know which types of customer satisfaction surveys best match their goals? When most people talk about “different survey types,” they focus on delivery formats: online surveys, phone […]
We’ve just updated our blog on How to Choose A Net Promoter Company with even more insights and detailed breakdowns! It now contains tons of useful new information, including: The biggest mistakes companies make with NPS (and how to avoid them) What “scientific rigor” really means when it comes to collecting feedback Why open-ended responses are the […]
What Is Customer Retention and Why Does It Matter? Customer retention may sound like business jargon, but really, it’s just the art of keeping your customers happy enough that they stick around. Think about your favorite coffee shop. Maybe they offer you a punch card where you earn a free coffee after ten purchases. That’s […]
Just as customer satisfaction surveys reveal gaps in happiness, the right customer experience software bridges them; It helps you meet customers where they are and deliver personalized support every step of the way. Today’s rising CX demands mean AI, omnichannel engagement, and deep personalization are no longer “nice-to-have” in your customer data platform—they’re essential features […]