Literally, thousands of books and articles have explored “Satisfaction”
and “Results” in great detail. But they
all boil down to a few very simple ideas:
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Satisfied Customers and Productive Employees are key drivers in
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company’s financial success. |
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You’ll never know who is really satisfied without measurement.
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Measurement itself drives exceptional results. |
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Measuring Customer Satisfaction (at
the Unit Level) Drives Loyalty
Happy customers become loyal customers and then they tell their
friends. But you will never know how they feel unless you ask them.
For every customer who complains, 20 to 30 do not. They vote by
not coming back. Because customer experience happens at the unit
level, that is where you’ll need to measure it. Then, let
customers become your teachers. Seek their feedback (good and bad)
and incorporate it into continual improvements in your operations. |
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Measuring Employee Performance Improves
Employee Satisfaction and Productivity
Good employees want to be held accountable. Mindshare™ allows
customers to comment on employee performance, which gives them an
objective measurement of their service delivery. Managers can then
fine-tune training to the individual employee. Mindshare’s
products can also be used to monitor how satisfied employees are
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Measurement Makes Money
Multiple research studies have shown that measuring customer
satisfaction and employee performance
drives future revenues and profitability. This has been our experience
over and over with our clients. (See case
study examples.) Continuous measurement leads to improvement
of weaknesses, emphasis on strengths, loyalty from customers and
employees, and repeat business. This leads to improved sales and
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REAL-TIME: (Stale feedback is simply
history.)
Our products deliver real-time, real-customer information while the
experience is still fresh in their minds, and useful. What good is old
information? You can’t afford to wait days or weeks to fix operational
problems, or to implement cutting-edge innovative suggestions. Mindshare
uses telephone and web interfaces without the expense and inflexibility
of old IVR technology.
Be CONTINUOUS:
(Movies are better than snapshots.)
A one-time snapshot view of your service or product delivery can be
useful. But, a continual “finger on the pulse” of your customers
is the only way to capture the operational issues that will help you
continuously improve and build momentum. Employee turnover, changing
tastes, even external conditions create a “moving target.”
Daily monitoring is required to allow you to effect continuous change.
Be EVERYWHERE:
(Share the information all over the organization.)
Create a passionate, customer-centric organization by making sure everyone
in the company knows what customers are experiencing. Mindshare’s
instant reports are available on the web and can be easily tailored
to various management needs:
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Executive Management: |
Strategy. Branding. Direction. |
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Field Management: |
Accountability. Management training. Course adjustments. |
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Unit Management: |
Tactics. Employee training. Local pulse. Resolution. |
Drive ACTION:
(Even real-time, continuous feedback is no good unless you ACT on it.)
Our advice?
Listen to customers. Respond to their needs. Involve them in solutions.
But remember, feedback is just static data unless you do something about
it.
So …
Make decisions. Solve problems. Train employees. Fine-tune your operations.
Drive the results you want.
Then …
Let Mindshare help you monitor those changes, ask the customer how they
feel about them, and go through the process again. Explore our unique
value proposition at Why Mindshare?
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