by Bob Walker | Aug 25, 2020 | Business strategy, Customer satisfaction, Marketing research, ROI
I have seen many CSAT programs change a company’s culture by quantifying problems and isolating their causes, thus boosting retention and profitability, and moving from reactive to proactive. Conversely, some companies don’t think that customer satisfaction (or...
by Bob Walker | Jul 8, 2020 | Marketing and strategy, Marketing research, Medium-sized business, Research design, Small-sized business
Small-to-medium sized businesses (SMBs) can use a simple reference model for their marketing and customer insights efforts. By focusing on what I call the “Three T’s” (targeting, testing, and tracking), your business operations will be continually guided...
by Bob Walker | Jul 8, 2020 | Customer satisfaction, Marketing and strategy, Medium-sized business, Small-sized business
If you work for a small-to-medium-sized company (SMB) and are in a marketing role, you are no doubt strapped for resources in the form of people, money, or time. This is especially true when it comes to research for understanding customers, prospects, and how to best...
by Bob Walker | Apr 9, 2020 | Analytics, Customer satisfaction
Determining whether your customers are happy or not shouldn’t be a complicated, mind-numbing exercise. Too many companies believe that they cannot afford to conduct customer satisfaction programs because it will be either too complex, too expensive, or feel that they...
by Bob Walker | Mar 31, 2020 | Communications, Customer experience, Emotion
The stream of COVID-19 email communications continues to spill over the transom with messaging that is marginally helpful in many cases, and often unnecessarily complicated, confusing, and unhelpful. Below are five simple areas to focus on in your messaging to...