TrueData™ SURVEYS
Client Satisfaction Surveys that Reveal What Matters
Retain more clients and grow faster with custom-crafted surveys and clear Findings Reports.
Our Survey IQ + Leading Software = Measurable Results
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What Client Satisfaction Surveys Measure
Client Satisfaction Surveys find out how well you’re meeting expectations—or where you’re falling short.
They uncover what clients think about your communication, delivery, responsiveness, and results, so you know what’s working and what needs fixing.
Let’s Build the Right Survey for You!
Stop settling for surveys that fall short. Let’s build a survey that gives you honest answers, drives action, and accelerates growth.
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A good customer survey isn’t one click. It’s dozens of steps. We handle them all.
Sampling. Analytics. Email outreach. Actionable feedback takes time and expertise.
Let’s streamline your survey and give you data you can trust.
Built-In Features that Drive Growth
Save money. Software and tools included.
No add-on costs. No upsells. No separate licenses. Just results.
Custom survey design. 100% bias-free.
Built from scratch to match your goals—no templates, no leading questions, no fluff.
Insights grouped by theme & urgency.
Evidence based, statistically valid data showing next steps.
Human-coded text analysis + AI-assists.
Every open-ended response coded for nuance and clarity.
Highest response rates!
100% deliverability. 100% engaging. Surveys customers want to take.
CEO-ready Findings Reports.
Action-focused presentations designed for executives and frontline teams.
TrueData™ Surveys Give You
Affordability WITH Strategy
Trusted by Companies Like Yours
Let’s Build the Right Survey for You!
Stop settling for surveys that fall short. Let’s build a survey that gives you honest answers, drives action, and accelerates growth.
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What You Get With Us—More than Software
Unlike generic survey platforms, we combine proven tools with expert-written questions and custom analysis.
Our strategic approach reveals real trends, benchmarks, and root causes—so you get data that drives retention, not just a satisfaction score.
For Your Current Surveys
Mini-Projects
We optimize your survey design. We can also power up your analysis with correlations and more.
From $950
Optimized for New Surveys
Projects
A complete survey with an always-on portal. You bring the idea—we’ll craft the questions and give you clarity.
From $5900
Best for Growth Brands
Tracking Programs
Stay on top of performance with ongoing surveys that reveal patterns, progress, and performance gaps.
From $350-$9000/Month
Need Something More Tailored?
Not every challenge fits neatly into a package. We build custom research and survey strategies for teams with unique goals, complex audiences, or multi-phase initiatives.
What Bad Surveys Cost You
Bad surveys create blind spots—missed problems, wasted effort, and lost customers.
In this free guide, you’ll learn the five most common survey mistakes—and how to fix them.
You’ll see examples of better survey questions, proven ways to boost response rates, and how to turn survey data into insights your teams can actually use.
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Frequently Asked Questions
A client satisfaction survey is a structured way to measure how well your company is delivering on the promises you’ve made to your clients. It focuses on areas like communication, responsiveness, project outcomes, and overall client sentiment. Unlike general customer satisfaction surveys, which often center on a single product or transaction, client surveys evaluate the relationship as a whole—making them essential for B2B and service-based businesses.
While both types of surveys aim to measure satisfaction, they differ in context and depth. Customer satisfaction surveys are typically used in B2C or product-based settings to measure experiences with individual transactions or service interactions. Client satisfaction surveys, by contrast, are designed for B2B relationships. They evaluate long-term collaboration, project delivery, and communication quality. In short, customer surveys measure the moment, while client surveys assess the partnership.
The best client satisfaction surveys include questions about project delivery, responsiveness, communication clarity, and the client’s overall satisfaction with the outcome. For example, you might ask how effectively the team met deadlines, whether the client felt heard throughout the process, and if they would work with your company again. These surveys often include a combination of rating scales (such as Likert scale questions) and a few open-ended prompts to gather more detailed feedback.
Client satisfaction can be measured using both numerical ratings and open-text feedback. We calculate a client satisfaction score by analyzing how clients rate key aspects of your service—like reliability, responsiveness, and results. But numbers alone don’t tell the full story. That’s why we also evaluate qualitative data, such as open-ended comments and interviews, to uncover themes and identify patterns. Together, these insights reveal how satisfied your clients truly are and where there may be gaps in expectations.
We use a blend of structured data analysis and thematic interpretation. First, we review quantitative metrics like customer satisfaction scores and trend lines over time. Then, we dig into open-ended responses to understand client sentiment, identify pain points, and flag emerging issues. Our approach gives you both a clear picture of overall satisfaction and actionable insights you can use to improve performance. And because we format results in a clean, branded interface, they’re easy to share during project reviews or business updates.
Timing is everything. If you send the survey too soon, you risk getting shallow feedback. Too late, and the client may not remember the full experience. We recommend sending your client feedback survey after a project milestone or at the end of a major deliverable. For ongoing engagements, quarterly satisfaction surveys help track trends and catch problems early. The key is to align survey timing with meaningful moments in the client journey—when they’re best able to reflect on the experience.
Yes—and in many cases, you should. While surveys provide a broad view of satisfaction across your client base, interviews offer in-depth insights that surveys alone can’t reach. Talking directly with clients allows you to explore why they answered the way they did, what expectations they brought to the engagement, and how they truly feel about the working relationship. Combining surveys and interviews gives you a fuller picture and helps ensure that your follow-up actions are well-informed and effective.
Improving client satisfaction starts with understanding what matters most to your clients. That’s where client satisfaction surveys come in—they help you identify what’s working, where clients feel friction, and how expectations are being met (or not). Once you have that insight, it’s important to act on it quickly and transparently. This might mean improving communication, refining processes, or adjusting how you deliver your services. When clients see that you’ve taken their feedback seriously, it builds trust—and trust leads to retention.
Yes, benchmarking is part of how we help you gain context for your results. We compare your satisfaction survey data across similar companies, industries, and project types to see how you stack up. Benchmarking also helps you set goals and track progress over time. If your scores are lower than expected, we can help you dig into the details and create a plan to address the gaps. If they’re high, we’ll help you understand what you’re doing right—so you can do more of it.
An effective satisfaction survey is short enough to complete easily, yet comprehensive enough to reveal what’s really going on. The questions should be specific to the services you provide and worded to avoid bias or leading language. The best surveys also include space for open-ended feedback—so clients can explain their thoughts in their own words. At Interaction Metrics, we design each client satisfaction survey from scratch, so it reflects your brand, your goals, and the unique nature of your client relationships.
Yes, our surveys are designed specifically with B2B services in mind. We work with consulting firms, marketing agencies, law firms, and other organizations that deliver project-based or long-term services. Our surveys measure satisfaction across communication, collaboration, and delivery—providing the clarity you need to improve how you serve and retain clients. Whether your projects last a few weeks or several months, we tailor your client survey to fit the engagement.
Absolutely. Satisfaction is one of the strongest predictors of loyalty. If your clients are satisfied, they’re more likely to return, refer others, and grow their accounts with you. If they’re dissatisfied, a well-timed survey can help you catch issues before they escalate. By regularly gathering client feedback and tracking your customer satisfaction score, you can identify trends, address concerns proactively, and build deeper relationships over time.
We do. Every survey we run includes a custom report that’s clean, easy to share, and formatted to match your brand. These reports are designed to be client-facing, making them perfect for quarterly business reviews or post-project debriefs. With benchmarks, key takeaways, and a visual summary of the feedback, you’ll have everything you need to turn raw data into a productive conversation with your clients.
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What Is a Client Satisfaction Survey?
A client satisfaction survey is a strategic tool designed to measure how well your services meet the expectations of your clients. These surveys are vital for evaluating relationship quality, communication effectiveness, and delivery performance.
Unlike general customer satisfaction surveys, which focus on transactions, client satisfaction surveys track the success of ongoing engagements and project-based collaborations.
Why You Need a Client Satisfaction Survey
If you’re not regularly measuring how satisfied your clients are, you’re leaving valuable feedback—and business—on the table. Satisfaction surveys help you gather detailed feedback, evaluate customer preferences, and measure satisfaction across every phase of the client journey.
They allow you to identify pain points and improve customer satisfaction over time. In an increasingly competitive landscape, satisfied customers aren’t enough; you need engaged, loyal clients who become advocates.
Client Satisfaction vs. Customer Satisfaction Surveys
The terms “client” and “customer” are often used interchangeably, but they point to different types of relationships.
Customer satisfaction surveys focus on B2C transactions—such as product purchases or customer service calls.
Client satisfaction surveys, by contrast, are used in B2B contexts where relationships are long-term and multi-dimensional. These surveys track overall satisfaction across multiple engagements, delivery stages, and service teams.
General Customer Satisfaction Surveys are Not Enough
Most general customer satisfaction surveys fall short because they ask basic satisfaction survey questions like “How satisfied were you with your recent purchase?” or “Rate your support experience.” While these have value, they don’t go far enough for service-based businesses.
A good client satisfaction survey digs deeper to understand client needs, how customers interact with your service teams, and what creates loyalty over time.
The Power of Customer Feedback
Collecting customer feedback through surveys and interviews helps you discover what’s going well and where there are gaps. When customers interact with your brand, they form expectations based on communication, quality, responsiveness, and results.
A well-designed client satisfaction survey can highlight shifts in customer sentiment, improving your ability to retain existing customers and adapt to evolving customer trends.
Key Metrics: Customer Satisfaction Score and More
Among the most common KPIs is the customer satisfaction score (CSAT), which typically reflects how satisfied clients are with a particular interaction or project phase. However, CSAT alone isn’t enough.
Our analysis layers CSAT with Net Promoter Score (NPS), open-text sentiment, and segmentation by customer journey stage and customer segments. This blended approach delivers more comprehensive feedback.
What Are Good Customer Satisfaction Surveys?
Good customer satisfaction surveys go beyond vague questions. They include multiple choice questions, Likert scale questions, and open-ended feedback opportunities.
They segment responses by target audience, customer lifecycle stage, and service type. Best of all, they are short, branded, and easy to complete—resulting in better data and more actionable insights.
Even well-structured client surveys can fall short if they’re biased. Learn how to avoid leading questions and get valid results in our post on avoiding survey bias.
Client Satisfaction Survey Examples
Some of our most effective satisfaction survey questions include:
- How well did we meet your expectations in this project?
- What challenges (if any) did you face during the process?
- Would you recommend us to a peer or colleague?
- How likely are you to continue working with us?
These questions help you measure satisfaction and uncover both operational gaps and emotional insights. They work especially well when paired with qualitative data from follow-up interviews.
Understanding the Full Customer Experience
Every customer interaction contributes to the overall customer experience. But in B2B settings, it’s not just about a recent customer service experience—it’s about the full arc of the engagement.
Client experience surveys provide broader context, while our client satisfaction surveys pinpoint relationship quality and delivery success.
Our surveys identify the friction points, measure satisfaction across the journey, and guide improvements to your customer service team and delivery workflows.
Why Combine Surveys and Interviews?
To gain insights that drive business growth, it’s essential to blend quantitative data from surveys with qualitative data from interviews. Survey data shows you what’s happening; interviews reveal why it’s happening.
Together, they surface in-depth insights about what your clients really need and value.
Using Survey Data to Drive Change
Raw data isn’t enough. You need to interpret that data, identify behavioral trends, and connect them to your business goals. We help you use survey data to:
- Improve client onboarding
- Refine communication styles
- Train customer service representatives
- Enhance overall project management
Create a Feedback Loop that Works
Once you collect feedback, the next step is to act on it. This creates a feedback loop where clients see their comments lead to real improvements. Over time, this builds trust, increases customer loyalty, and reduces customer churn. Our team helps you close the loop with branded reports, strategy workshops, and coaching for your support and delivery teams.
At Interaction Metrics, we make this process clear and repeatable. Each step in the loop has a specific purpose:
1. Collect Feedback
We start by gathering representative, unbiased data through surveys, interviews, and other listening channels—ensuring that every segment of your customer base is heard.
2. Analyze Responses
Our analysts and machine learning tools tag comments by topic, sentiment, and urgency. This reveals which issues matter most and which are driving satisfaction, loyalty, or frustration.
3. Engage with Customers
We help you respond directly and authentically. Whether through thank-you messages, follow-ups, or process updates, customers should see that their voice has influence.
4. Act on Insights
Insights mean nothing without action. That’s why our reports include clear recommendations for your frontline teams, managers, and leadership—so everyone knows exactly what to do next.
5. Monitor and Adjust
The final step closes the loop. By tracking results and re-measuring over time, you’ll see which actions moved the needle—and where further refinements are needed.
Together, these steps create a continuous improvement system that strengthens satisfaction, loyalty, and performance.
Turning Feedback Into Client-Specific Action
What sets our approach apart is what happens after the survey is complete. Instead of sending clients a summary report—or worse, doing nothing at all—we take the time to turn survey data into a meaningful conversation. Every response is analyzed with that specific client in mind, and the findings are packaged in a professional, branded format.
We then meet with your internal team to review the results and build a response plan. Sometimes, we also join or prep you for a meeting with your client to walk through the findings together. It’s not just about identifying pain points—it’s about addressing them head-on. With Interaction Metrics, every satisfaction survey leads to a client-by-client strategy, built on real feedback and tailored recommendations.
Reporting Back to Clients: A Strategic Advantage
Many companies collect client feedback but never report back to their clients. That’s a missed opportunity. Clients who take time to share their opinions expect acknowledgment—and follow-through.
Our client satisfaction surveys are designed to support that follow-through. You’ll receive clear deliverables you can share with each client: data-backed insights, visual summaries, and recommendations written in plain language. These reports aren’t for dashboards—they’re for dialogue. They create moments of transparency and trust that deepen client relationships and reinforce your commitment to continuous improvement.
One Loop, Many Wins: A Consultative Feedback Model
This isn’t a campaign. It’s a system. The loop begins with feedback collection and continues through analysis, reporting, action planning, and follow-up. It’s a rhythm of listening and responding—unique to each client and highly effective at reducing churn.
Clients stay longer when they know you’re listening—and acting. Our surveys don’t just measure customer satisfaction. They help you co-create success, engagement, and loyalty—one relationship at a time.
The Role of the Customer Service Team
Your customer service team plays a crucial role in shaping the client experience. A strong satisfaction survey can identify pain points in your service delivery, highlight top-performing team members, and provide benchmarks to coach others. By measuring the performance of both individuals and the team as a whole, you get a clear view of how service impacts satisfaction.
How to Collect Feedback From the Right Clients
It’s not just about collecting feedback—it’s about collecting it from the right segments. We help you target decision-makers, influencers, and end-users within your accounts. Whether your clients are internal teams or external customers, we ensure you’re gathering detailed feedback that reflects the full spectrum of experience.
Examples of Customer Satisfaction Survey Questions
Some good examples include:
- Did our team resolve your issue efficiently?
- Was the scope of work clear at the beginning of the project?
- Were timelines communicated effectively?
- How can we improve future engagements?
These questions allow you to evaluate project performance, communication, and emotional tone—especially when paired with scaled and open-text responses.
Evaluating Customer Preferences Over Time
Over time, customer expectations evolve. That’s why our surveys are designed to track changes in sentiment and preferences. We map these changes across the customer lifecycle and customer journey, identifying key areas for innovation and adaptation. Whether you’re launching a new service or refining existing offerings, ongoing surveys help you stay aligned with your clients.
Improve Customer Satisfaction with a Long-Term Strategy
One-off surveys may help you spot issues—but they don’t build a long-term strategy. We help you design a listening program that includes ongoing customer surveys, NPS benchmarking, and quarterly check-ins. This approach ensures that you’re not just gathering data—you’re building a culture of listening.
Why Satisfaction Matters for Business Growth
Satisfied clients are more likely to renew, refer, and grow. But satisfaction isn’t static. It requires constant attention to feedback, performance, and relationships. Our surveys show you where you’re delivering value and where you’re falling short—so you can adjust, grow, and scale.
Research from Harvard Business Review shows that companies delivering superior experiences see significantly higher customer lifetime value and retention.
Our Approach to Survey Tools
We work with leading platforms to create seamless, branded survey experiences. But we don’t stop at tools. We pair them with custom strategy, writing, distribution, and analysis—giving you far more than a basic survey tool ever could. The result? Real customer insights—not just numbers on a dashboard.
Ready to Build Stronger Client Relationships?
With Interaction Metrics, your client satisfaction surveys don’t just uncover what’s working and what’s not—they initiate a cycle of improvement. Every client receives more than a form. They get a chance to be heard, a clear report of the findings, and a plan of action tailored to their experience.
That’s what makes our method different. It’s not a dashboard. It’s a conversation.
Let’s build your custom listening loop—from survey to insight to action.
Let’s Build the Right Survey for You!
Stop settling for surveys that fall short. Let’s build a survey that gives you honest answers, drives action, and accelerates growth.
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