proceeses used to promote customer relation and to establish and monitor customer satisfaction Flashcards
(10 cards)
what is customer feedback
a mechanism for promoting good customer relations, as well as obtaining information and data on how a business can improve
how can a business improve as a result of customer feedback?
- collect customer feedback regularly and listen to customers’ wants and needs
- turn customer feedback into action and make better, custmer-centric decisions
- improve its products or services based on customer feedback and measure the impact of changes
- communicate with customers to let them know their feedback is valued and how it has been used
what are customer satisfaction surveys
customer feedback and are ussually given out at the ends of a sales process or after the service has been provided. t
They offer an oppurtunity to ask a set of questions that are not asked during the sales process.
what can businesses do to make the best use of customer satisfaction surveys
the questions asked must be precises, are open ended and are not leading and avoid assumptions. Must be constructed so that customers can respond with enough usesful qualiitative data for the business to analyse and base any improvements on
What structure should customer satisfaction surveys follow?
Surveys should be short in terms of total number of questions and ask one question at a time
if a qualitative data scale is used, it needs to be used consistently, with each end of the scale being the same
what are open ended questions?
questions requiring a detailed answer based on the respondents knowledge, feelings and experience ; they cannot be answered with a simple yes or no
what is qualitative data
non-numerical data, such as words, images or observations.
what is quantitative data
information with a numerical value that can be quantified by being counted or measured for example length in centimetres.
quantitative data tends to be structured and is suitable for statistical analysis
what are customer follow up procedures
communication provided to potential customers with the aim of persuading them to buy a product or service.
As well as with the aim to retain current customers
How can a business follow up with customers
- telephone calls
- text messages
- printed newsletters
- social media