Customer Power is a programme of research from Harris Interactive UK, exploring the relationships that customers want to have with their service providers.
Harris Interactive recently looked at the mobile, financial services and energy sectors in the UK and here we are put the pay TV sector under the spotlight featuring feedback and comments from Sky, BT TV and Virgin Media customers. First released July 2014.
3. Intentional Emotional
Likelihood to continue using
Preferred provider
Gives something different
Rational Value you as a customer
Relationship based on trust
Satisfaction
Likelihood to recommend
3
Relationship Components
5. Only 18% are
fully connected
with their pay TV
provider ...
5
... 47% are either
disconnected or
indifferent
Weak connections
6. fully connected
88% will definitely continue using
67% would definitely recommend
72% have a bundled service package
29% recently upgraded their package
6
disconnected /
indifferent
2% will definitely continue using
0% would definitely recommend
65% have a bundled service package
18% recently upgraded their package
Weak connections
10. 10
75% do not feel
rewarded...
... and believe
that new
customers get
better deals
11. 11
I do believe that you
benefit from having your
services bundled together.
It helps to negotiate deals
with them - if you call
them and ask them to go
through your bill with you
they are more than willing
to try and save you a few
pounds.
“
“
Savvy consumers
12. 12
41% of pay TV customers have
tried to negotiate their monthly
fees with their provider
Two-fifths have tried
16. 41% of pay TV customers have
tried to negotiate their monthly
fees with their provider
11%
Turned
down
16
17. 41% of pay TV customers have
tried to negotiate their monthly
fees with their provider
11%
9% did not switch provider
Turned
down
17
18. 64% of pay TV customers
have never switched
their provider
compared with 32% of mobile
network operator customers
18
19. 64% of pay TV customers
have never switched
their provider
76% of pay TV customers
are unlikely to switch
provider in the next year
19
compared with 32% of mobile
network operator customers
26. 34
33
31
21
24
23
47
34
27
28
21
14
38
40
29
22
24
16
Poor value for money
Better offer elsewhere
Poor customer service
Didn't feel valued
Service not meeting needs
Poor staff attitude
46
22
15
13
17
15
16
23
31
18
15
16
32
23
26
13
13
15
Would lose content
Too much time and effort
Bundle makes it difficult
More expensive to switch
Switching too complicated
No point - they are all the same
REASONS FOR LEAVING
26
BARRIERS TO SWITCHING
27. My TV provider has really poor customer service but I
can’t get the same programmes from another company
so I stay with them. If someone else could show me they
have better programmes, I would probably switch.
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27
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Content is king