Understanding the Voice of the Customer (VoC) is crucial to improving the consumer experience, increasing loyalty and safeguarding revenues. But brand VoC programmes are held back by multiple factors – these are some of the key challenges involving technology, and how they can be overcome.
Having rung in not just another new year, but also a new decade, now is the perfect time to review how customer experience and Voice of the Customer evolved in 2019, what the key topics were, and how they are likely to develop in 2020. We’ve looked through all our posts from last year and have picked a top 10 to start off 2020.
Thanks to the internet, consumers are now living in a world of almost infinite choice. Essentially this means brands need to earn (and retain) the trust of consumers if they want to keep them as customers. Here are 4 ways that listening can help drive greater trust and customer loyalty...
We look at the importance of insight to customer service excellence, highlighting the three areas that brands need to focus on for success...
What’s the state of UK insurance customer experience? Based on the latest Eptica research, we outline the top 5 findings and explain the key areas where insurers need to improve..
The reasons that consumers remain loyal to brands goes beyond factors such as product range and price. Essentially, consumers want to have meaningful conversations with brands, in the same way that they would have with their family and friends. How can companies achieve this and drive loyalty?
Retailers don’t need reminding that the peak Christmas season is now upon us, with Black Friday and Cyber Monday already in full swing. Given the importance of Peak to retail success and ever-increasing competition, it is no exaggeration to say that this Christmas will be make or break for many companies. How can they ensure that they thrive?
Given the importance of understanding what consumers want, most brands focus heavily on listening to the Voice of the Customer (VoC). Research carried out for Eptica found that 78% of companies measure customer satisfaction, but that they struggle to get real value out of their programs. Here are 3 ways to deliver real value from Voice of the Customer insight....
Understanding customer needs and emotions is central to delivering the experience that today’s consumers demand. However, most current Voice of the Customer (VoC) programs focus on structured data, from sources controlled by the company, such as feedback surveys sent out to consumers - this ignores a goldmine of information....
Businesses have been running Voice of the Customer (VoC) programs for some time, but in many cases overall customer satisfaction has actually deteriorated. Part of this is due to rising consumer expectations, but it is also due to a failure of VoC programs to deliver a real return on investment by driving significant changes in the business.