{"id":58458,"date":"2021-04-14T07:00:54","date_gmt":"2021-04-14T06:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clickworker.com\/?p=58458"},"modified":"2023-11-07T15:32:52","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T14:32:52","slug":"obtain-feedback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clickworker.com\/customer-blog\/obtain-feedback\/","title":{"rendered":"7 tips on how to obtain insightful feedback from customers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The customer has the final say. That is not only democratic, but also helps every business optimize their own products, service offerings, marketing and internal operational processes. The problem, however, is a familiar one: How do you obtain usable data? Here are seven tips for acquiring informative customer opinions. <\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Classic face to face communication almost seems to be obsolete in this digital age. It requires a lot of effort. However, direct contact is still the most revealing where “reading between the lines” or unexpressed emotions are concerned. Each discussion develops its own dynamic and thus can lead to totally new realizations. What holds true here:<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Companies with direct customer contact (also including, for example, online or telephone support) can use these opportunities for feedback discussions. This is specifically very effective when the discussion springs from a customer’s own initiative. It’s important here that the employee has access to standardized questions, which can be represented in a handbook, for instance.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Where do customers most enjoy spending time? These days, that is most often in the many social media forums. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and others offer various options for getting in contact with potential and existing customers. Criticism and praise can best be gathered via the comment functions.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Obtaining feedback via social media<\/a> accomplishes two objectives:<\/p>\r\n\r\n Social media feedback is public. That means, even those who were not interviewed also see these interactions. This has a favorable effect on the enquiring company’s reputation. <\/p>\r\n\r\n Social media is also wonderfully suitable for building an online community. Existing trends can be analyzed there, and new trends anticipated.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n Soliciting feedback through clicks? Crowdsourcing offers efficient solutions for that. For example, at clickworker over 4.5 million people are registered who enjoy participating in surveys. The largest advantage to this method is the incomparably fast recruitment and response as well as the large number of potential participants that can be segmented according to need or target group. <\/p>\r\n Find survey participants now!<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n\r\n clickworker offers solution templates for fast and self-sufficient commissioning and implementation of surveys. Managed service is also available.<\/p>\r\n\r\n Especially interesting for retailers or onsite service providers are so-called feedback terminals. These devices offer customers the option for suggestions, comments and opinions at the moment when their impressions are still fresh and undiluted. Willingness to take part in surveys grows the simpler the questions and the options for answering them are.<\/p>\r\n\r\n Today a company’s homepage is usually the first impression that is communicated to potential customers. A contact or comment function, for example directly on the landing page, inspires trust and demonstrates the business’s transparency.<\/p>\r\n\r\n Very simple comment functions can be integrated into the individual product and service pages as well. Examples include the familiar 5-star system that requires only a single click from visitors. Building on that, further questions can result, which the customer can answer if he desires. Standardized answer options and a simple rating system have a positive effect on the amount of information received.<\/p>\r\n\r\n A good old-fashioned prize giveaway is still motivation for many customers to participate in a survey. In a store, for example, laying out cards with a QR code<\/a> for an online survey would lend itself to this method. This offers comfortable access to online forms, which naturally are also suitable for quick completion by smartphone.<\/p>\r\n\r\n With survey cards in a business card format a company remains memorable to a customer. This method is suitable for in-person customer meetings or tradeshows. Even in the digital age it’s still true that something tangible has high value.<\/p>\r\n\r\n Getting feedback from clients is possible in various ways. Independent of the customer survey method, there are important general rules that not only improve the quality of the results, but also improve customer participation and lower the abandonment rate:<\/p>\r\n\r\n Customer-oriented companies make sure to beneficially integrate feedback information into their internal processes. Beyond that the collected data can be used creatively for other purposes. One example is the tangible improvement of products and services. When the respondents recognize this positive development for themselves, the willingness to participate in future customer feedback opportunities grows.<\/p>\r\n <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The customer has the final say. That is not only democratic, but also helps every business optimize their own products, service offerings, marketing and internal operational processes. The problem, however, is a familiar one: How do you obtain usable data? Here are seven tips for acquiring informative customer opinions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[716,718,996,722],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\r\n
Tip 3: Get feedback with the crowd<\/h2>\r\n
Tip 4: Obtain Feedback through Terminals<\/h2>\r\n
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Tip 5: Obtain Feedback through Your Own Website<\/h2>\r\n
Tip 6: Obtain Feedback with Contests<\/h2>\r\n
Tip 7: General Principles of Customer Satisfaction Surveys<\/a><\/h2>\r\n
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