We hear it from businesses every day – how can they gather customer feedback from surveys, social media, Web, e-mail, call centers, etc. and respond quickly to avoid losing customers? And what is the best way to turn feedback into insights that can be acted upon to improve their business? Allegiance conducted blind focus groups [...]

Not long ago, when customers had an issue with poor product or service, they had limited options. Either they could write a letter using pen and paper, or they could make a phone call hoping to talk with someone who could make a difference. Getting the company’s attention was only the beginning. Getting a response [...]

It’s now commonplace for companies to ask for customer feedback by email, phone or even the mail. But that’s just one factor in VOC success. CustomerThink research has identified the following five major pitfalls to VOC success: 1. Lack of executive support to drive change Being customer-centric is easy to say but hard to do [...]

Net Promoter score (NPS) provides a simple and valuable way for businesses to measure customer satisfaction and promotion. The assumption is that the more likely customers are to recommend, the more likely those recommendations will turn into new business and revenue. But the question remains: how to grow the promoter group. Businesses that successfully identify [...]

In response to overwhelming demand, I’ve written this to serve as a resource for those looking to justify the budget and resources needed to add social media monitoring to their existing customer feedback / market research programs.  All the organizations and corporations listed herein are trademarks of those respective companies. A Case Study:  Will the [...]

Social media is here. Your customers are talking. And they’re talking publicly. Twitter has a large user base and provides a simple application and interface to get you started. What should you do? 1. Search Twitter for your company’s name, brands, products, or services 2. Search Twitter for your competitor’s company name, brand, products, or [...]