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“There are no right answers to wrong questions.” – Ursula K. As far as customersurveys are concerned, this couldn’t be any closer to the truth. Surveys can provide us with so much insight into what your customers want and are thinking, but they can become a liability if the questions asked are flawed.
So, how do you avoid using these questions in your survey? What are Biased SurveyQuestions? “ How much do you love our exceptional customerservice? ” – Now, what’s wrong with this question? This is called a biased surveyquestion. Now what’s wrong with this question?
Upon returning the car, with tablet in hand the associate asked, “how would you rate our customerservice?” I discuss this in “Answering NPR: Why 5 Star Rating Systems Don’t Work” , but, bottom line, just like the Microsoft example, my “everything was perfect” summation fails to help Enterprise collect facts about its customerservice.
Or is it for the company to measure the quality of their customerservice? Why Issue Surveys? . Why ask your customers to take surveys if the data you collect fails to capture the facts? Even worse, why issue surveys if the net result could be that your customers appear happier than they are.
Upon returning the car, with tablet in hand the associate asked, “how would you rate our customerservice?” I discuss this in “Answering NPR: Why 5 Star Rating Systems Don’t Work” , but, bottom line, just like the Microsoft example, my “everything was perfect” summation fails to help Enterprise collect facts about its customerservice.
Companies often face low response rates and receive feedback from groups that don’t represent their customers at large, skewing the data. To get meaningful data, remove biases like leading constructs, double-barreledquestions, and insufficient answer options from your survey. There are customer interviews.
Or is it for the company to measure the quality of their customerservice? Why Issue Surveys? . Why ask your customers to take surveys if the data you collect fails to capture the facts? Even worse, why issue surveys if the net result could be that your customers appear happier than they are.
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