While offering incentives may seem like an effective strategy for increasing response rates, it can actually undermine the quality and integrity of the feedback received.
Tag: CX Strategy
Outpace the Competition & Avoid Commoditization with a Solid CX Strategy
With clients having access to more options and a stronger voice in the marketplace than ever before, experience, over price and product, has become a key brand differentiator. Firms that want to outpace the competition and avoid commoditization need a robust Client Experience (CX) Strategy.
Avoid the Telephone Game: How to Ensure Clear Client Communication
Implementing a voice of customer (VoC) program can help your firm avoid incomplete, indirect, and garbled communication with your clients.
Overcoming the Biggest Roadblocks to CX Adoption
With a clear business case, broad stakeholder support, and a strategic approach to implementation, firms can unlock the full potential of CX and achieve long-term success.
“Exceeding Expectations”: Why You’re Wasting Wins With an Empty Promise
We’ve all seen it on countless competitor websites: “We strive to exceed our clients’ expectations!” It’s a seemingly innocuous statement, a badge of honor in many industries. But what if there’s a better approach? What if exceeding expectations, while well-intentioned, actually undermines your value proposition? This article challenges the traditional “exceeding expectations” mantra used throughout […]
Best Practices for Sending Customer Feedback Surveys
In the world of customer feedback surveys, there exists a prevalent misconception that merely soliciting input from customers is enough to drive business growth, enhance customer experience, and align with expectations. While customer feedback is undeniably valuable, this belief oversimplifies the process and ignores the nuanced strategies required to effectively gather and utilize feedback. To […]
The ROI of Implementing a Customer Experience (CX) Strategy
I heard a speaker say recently, “There is no reason for any firm to apologize for its need to make a profit. ”He was right. Profitability is essential to the health of any business. Furthermore, it’s necessary to enable a business to continue to grow and provide jobs for its employees as well as service […]
Stepping into the Client Experience Gap
There’s a disconnect between CEOs and Client Feedback. 80% of CEOs believe their businesses have a compelling client experience (CX) journey. Yet, it’s been proven that only 8% of clients agree. This phenomenon is known as the Client Experience Gap. What’s the cause of the divide? Where did the disconnect begin? I blame the internet. […]
Are you a CMO Superhero? Would you like to be?
As the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) in your firm, you have the opportunity to influence your clients’ end-to-end relationship with client experience management. Your organization and your team will give you superhero status when you implement a successful, data-driven client experience management initiative. I’m just scratching the surface of the benefits to your marketing team […]
Where is Your Firm’s Client Experience Focus?
In October’s blog, CX & EX: Vicious or Virtuous Cycle, I discussed the importance of being intentional about your firm’s client experience (CX) and employee experience (EX) efforts. Are you an engineering, architecture, construction, legal, accounting (fill in the blank here) firm? Does your company try to provide a positive CX OR are you a […]