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Gary Edwards
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Alicia Fiorletta
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Retail TouchPoints
MODERATOR
Re-Imagining Customer Feedback to
Drive Action
Chief Customer Officer
Empathica Inc
April 25, 2013
Dr. Gary Edwards
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© 2013 All Rights Reserved - Confidential
Chief Customer Officer
•  9 years at Empathica
•  PhD in Social Research
Methods
Dr. Gary Edwards
Prior experience
•  Senior VP at Maritz
•  GM of Gallup Canada
8
© 2013 All Rights Reserved - Confidential
Agenda
The accelerating evolution of customer feedback
Dealing with the evolutionary forefront
Drive action to generate business value
1
2
3
© 2013 All Rights Reserved - Confidential
Market research
Science of polling
1000 customers
Personal relationship
Direct feedback
5-10 customers
Social Media
Online reviews
3000 tweets/second
Internet surveys
Feedback at volume
500,000+ responses/year
The Evolution of Customer Feedback
10
1900s 1940s 2000s Today
© 2013 All Rights Reserved - Confidential
Frequency
Personal Relationships
11
Volume
•  Customers viewed as friends
•  Conversational feedback
•  Direct and anecdotal
Personal
relationships
© 2013 All Rights Reserved - Confidential
Frequency
Market Research
12
Volume
•  Retailers expanded beyond their
neighborhood
•  Used science to guide the research
•  Uncovered how different
demographics buy and behave
Personal
relationships
Market
Research
© 2013 All Rights Reserved - Confidential
Internet Surveys
13
Volume
Frequency
•  Solicited feedback at scale
•  Average retailer collects
500,000+ surveys per year
•  Better data, easier access
Personal
relationships
Market
Research
Internet
Surveys
© 2013 All Rights Reserved - Confidential
Social Media
14
Volume
Frequency
Personal
relationships
Market
Research
Internet
Surveys
•  The evolutionary forefront of
feedback
•  Consumers are talking about
you whether you like it or not
•  2 billion Foursquare check-ins,
3000 tweets per second
Social Media
© 2013 All Rights Reserved - Confidential
The Impact of Social Feedback
15
2012 Empathica Consumer Insights Poll
use Facebook to make
purchase decisions
have tried a brand due
to a social recommendation
75%
50%
© 2013 All Rights Reserved - Confidential
Agenda
The accelerating evolution of customer feedback
Dealing with the evolutionary forefront
Drive action to generate business value
1
2
3
© 2013 All Rights Reserved - Confidential
Feedback is Large and Fragmented
17
?
© 2013 All Rights Reserved - Confidential
Making Sense of Customer Feedback
Lead The Conversation
Understand how you
are executing
Follow The Buzz
Uncover trends in what
customers are saying
Act
Focus on what matters
most to your customers
1818
© 2013 All Rights Reserved - Confidential
Surveys for structured
feedback
Making Sense of Customer Feedback
Lead The Conversation
Understand how you
are executing
Follow The Buzz
Uncover trends in what
customers are saying
1919
Focus on what matters
most to your customers
Act
© 2013 All Rights Reserved - Confidential
Using Science to Lead the Conversation
Recommendation
Overall
Satisfied
Revisit
Intent
Interior
Clean
Ample &
Accessible
Parking
Clean & Well
Maintained
Exterior
Clean &
Inviting
Friendly
Greeting
Thanked
for
Coming
Inviting
Service
Feel
Valued
Employees
Enjoying
Their Jobs
Undivided
Attention
Efficient
Service
Helpful
Employee
Service
Good
Variety
Good
Availability
Exceeded
Expectations
LOYALTYStore Quality Product Offering
2020
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Learn Why? And How Much?
21
When you lead the conversation you learn why
customers the feel the way they do, and how much
they care.
When you lead the conversation you do not learn
about what you do not know yet.
Understand how you
are executing
Lead The Conversation
© 2013 All Rights Reserved - Confidential
Social media, online
reviews and open-ends
Making Sense of Customer Feedback
Follow The Buzz
Uncover trends in what
customers are saying
2222
Focus on what matters
most to your customers
Understand how you
are executing
Lead The Conversation
Act
© 2013 All Rights Reserved - Confidential
Making Sense of Online Buzz
23
Text Analytics
Natural Language
Processing
The selection is always great
and the cashier was friendly.
noun
great selection
positive
noun
friendly cashier
positive
© 2013 All Rights Reserved - Confidential
Learn What? And How Often?
24
When you follow the buzz you learn what customers
are saying to each other and how often they say it.
When you follow the buzz you do not learn how
important things are to outcomes or why they
happen.
Follow The Buzz
Uncover trends in what
customers are saying
© 2013 All Rights Reserved - Confidential
Agenda
The accelerating evolution of customer feedback
Dealing with the evolutionary forefront
Drive action to generate business value
1
2
3
© 2013 All Rights Reserved - Confidential
Ensure consistent
execution
Drive Action with Customer Feedback
Lead The Conversation
Understand how you
are executing
Follow The Buzz
Uncover trends in what
customers are saying
Act
2626
Focus on what matters
most to your customers
© 2013 All Rights Reserved - Confidential
Different Stakeholders, Different Value
As a brand manager
I want to identify systemic
issues and trends
27
© 2013 All Rights Reserved - Confidential
Lead the Conversation to Find Issues
28
© 2013 All Rights Reserved - Confidential
Follow the Buzz: What Are They Saying?
29
© 2013 All Rights Reserved - Confidential
React to the Big Picture, Not Symptoms
30
© 2013 All Rights Reserved - Confidential
Separate The Cause From The Symptoms
31
Loyalty Analysis
Wait Time
© 2013 All Rights Reserved - Confidential
Different Stakeholders, Different Value
As a brand manager
I want to identify systemic
issues and trends
As a location manager
I want to build new habits
for my staff
32
© 2013 All Rights Reserved - Confidential
Using Comments to Drive Action
3333
© 2013 All Rights Reserved - Confidential
Bubble Up Key Themes Across Channels
3434
© 2013 All Rights Reserved - Confidential
Drill Down to Key Issues
3535
© 2013 All Rights Reserved - Confidential
Take Action and Share Best Practices
36
Add another cashier when there are more than 3 people in line
36
© 2013 All Rights Reserved - Confidential
Keep Ahead of the Evolutionary Forefront
37
Dynamic on-demand access:
Sentiment Frequency
Trend Chart Co-occurrence
Different Tools for Different Levels:
Associate
Content
with the
Right
Location:
© 2013 All Rights Reserved - Confidential
Magnify the Value of a Great Experience
38
Retail
client
results
AdvocatesFeedback
+
-
1 in 5 customers
recommend a location via social media
20% increase
in Facebook ‘Likes’
© 2013 All Rights Reserved - Confidential
Re-Imagining Customer Feedback
•  Customers are talking more often, to more people, in
more places
•  The only way to deal with this feedback is to both lead
the conversation and follow the buzz
•  Experience only improves when retailers take action
at multiple levels
•  Make sure you get credit for your great experiences
through customer advocacy
39
Learn More…
http://www.empathica.com/3rd-party-feedback/
Hundreds of millions of surveys over 10+ years
1,000,000 advocates mobilized
Creating Brand
Experiences to Love
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Chief Customer Officer
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Re-Imagining Customer Feedback To Drive Action

  • 1.
    Re-­‐Imagining  Customer   Feedback  To  Drive  Ac:on   #CustExp  
  • 2.
    #CustExp   Type  ques:on  here   Welcome  Webinar  A6endees  
  • 3.
    #CustExp   Follow  This  Webinar  On  Twi6er   #CustExp
  • 4.
    #CustExp   About  Retail  TouchPoints   ü  Launched in 2007 ü  Over 26,000 subscribers ü  To provide executives with relevant, insightful content across a variety of digital medium Free subscription to our weekly newsletter: WWW.RETAILTOUCHPOINTS.COM/SIGNUP
  • 5.
    #CustExp   Panelists   GaryEdwards Chief Customer Officer Empathica Alicia Fiorletta Associate Editor Retail TouchPoints MODERATOR
  • 6.
    Re-Imagining Customer Feedbackto Drive Action Chief Customer Officer Empathica Inc April 25, 2013 Dr. Gary Edwards
  • 7.
  • 8.
    © 2013 AllRights Reserved - Confidential Chief Customer Officer •  9 years at Empathica •  PhD in Social Research Methods Dr. Gary Edwards Prior experience •  Senior VP at Maritz •  GM of Gallup Canada 8
  • 9.
    © 2013 AllRights Reserved - Confidential Agenda The accelerating evolution of customer feedback Dealing with the evolutionary forefront Drive action to generate business value 1 2 3
  • 10.
    © 2013 AllRights Reserved - Confidential Market research Science of polling 1000 customers Personal relationship Direct feedback 5-10 customers Social Media Online reviews 3000 tweets/second Internet surveys Feedback at volume 500,000+ responses/year The Evolution of Customer Feedback 10 1900s 1940s 2000s Today
  • 11.
    © 2013 AllRights Reserved - Confidential Frequency Personal Relationships 11 Volume •  Customers viewed as friends •  Conversational feedback •  Direct and anecdotal Personal relationships
  • 12.
    © 2013 AllRights Reserved - Confidential Frequency Market Research 12 Volume •  Retailers expanded beyond their neighborhood •  Used science to guide the research •  Uncovered how different demographics buy and behave Personal relationships Market Research
  • 13.
    © 2013 AllRights Reserved - Confidential Internet Surveys 13 Volume Frequency •  Solicited feedback at scale •  Average retailer collects 500,000+ surveys per year •  Better data, easier access Personal relationships Market Research Internet Surveys
  • 14.
    © 2013 AllRights Reserved - Confidential Social Media 14 Volume Frequency Personal relationships Market Research Internet Surveys •  The evolutionary forefront of feedback •  Consumers are talking about you whether you like it or not •  2 billion Foursquare check-ins, 3000 tweets per second Social Media
  • 15.
    © 2013 AllRights Reserved - Confidential The Impact of Social Feedback 15 2012 Empathica Consumer Insights Poll use Facebook to make purchase decisions have tried a brand due to a social recommendation 75% 50%
  • 16.
    © 2013 AllRights Reserved - Confidential Agenda The accelerating evolution of customer feedback Dealing with the evolutionary forefront Drive action to generate business value 1 2 3
  • 17.
    © 2013 AllRights Reserved - Confidential Feedback is Large and Fragmented 17 ?
  • 18.
    © 2013 AllRights Reserved - Confidential Making Sense of Customer Feedback Lead The Conversation Understand how you are executing Follow The Buzz Uncover trends in what customers are saying Act Focus on what matters most to your customers 1818
  • 19.
    © 2013 AllRights Reserved - Confidential Surveys for structured feedback Making Sense of Customer Feedback Lead The Conversation Understand how you are executing Follow The Buzz Uncover trends in what customers are saying 1919 Focus on what matters most to your customers Act
  • 20.
    © 2013 AllRights Reserved - Confidential Using Science to Lead the Conversation Recommendation Overall Satisfied Revisit Intent Interior Clean Ample & Accessible Parking Clean & Well Maintained Exterior Clean & Inviting Friendly Greeting Thanked for Coming Inviting Service Feel Valued Employees Enjoying Their Jobs Undivided Attention Efficient Service Helpful Employee Service Good Variety Good Availability Exceeded Expectations LOYALTYStore Quality Product Offering 2020
  • 21.
    © 2013 AllRights Reserved - Confidential Learn Why? And How Much? 21 When you lead the conversation you learn why customers the feel the way they do, and how much they care. When you lead the conversation you do not learn about what you do not know yet. Understand how you are executing Lead The Conversation
  • 22.
    © 2013 AllRights Reserved - Confidential Social media, online reviews and open-ends Making Sense of Customer Feedback Follow The Buzz Uncover trends in what customers are saying 2222 Focus on what matters most to your customers Understand how you are executing Lead The Conversation Act
  • 23.
    © 2013 AllRights Reserved - Confidential Making Sense of Online Buzz 23 Text Analytics Natural Language Processing The selection is always great and the cashier was friendly. noun great selection positive noun friendly cashier positive
  • 24.
    © 2013 AllRights Reserved - Confidential Learn What? And How Often? 24 When you follow the buzz you learn what customers are saying to each other and how often they say it. When you follow the buzz you do not learn how important things are to outcomes or why they happen. Follow The Buzz Uncover trends in what customers are saying
  • 25.
    © 2013 AllRights Reserved - Confidential Agenda The accelerating evolution of customer feedback Dealing with the evolutionary forefront Drive action to generate business value 1 2 3
  • 26.
    © 2013 AllRights Reserved - Confidential Ensure consistent execution Drive Action with Customer Feedback Lead The Conversation Understand how you are executing Follow The Buzz Uncover trends in what customers are saying Act 2626 Focus on what matters most to your customers
  • 27.
    © 2013 AllRights Reserved - Confidential Different Stakeholders, Different Value As a brand manager I want to identify systemic issues and trends 27
  • 28.
    © 2013 AllRights Reserved - Confidential Lead the Conversation to Find Issues 28
  • 29.
    © 2013 AllRights Reserved - Confidential Follow the Buzz: What Are They Saying? 29
  • 30.
    © 2013 AllRights Reserved - Confidential React to the Big Picture, Not Symptoms 30
  • 31.
    © 2013 AllRights Reserved - Confidential Separate The Cause From The Symptoms 31 Loyalty Analysis Wait Time
  • 32.
    © 2013 AllRights Reserved - Confidential Different Stakeholders, Different Value As a brand manager I want to identify systemic issues and trends As a location manager I want to build new habits for my staff 32
  • 33.
    © 2013 AllRights Reserved - Confidential Using Comments to Drive Action 3333
  • 34.
    © 2013 AllRights Reserved - Confidential Bubble Up Key Themes Across Channels 3434
  • 35.
    © 2013 AllRights Reserved - Confidential Drill Down to Key Issues 3535
  • 36.
    © 2013 AllRights Reserved - Confidential Take Action and Share Best Practices 36 Add another cashier when there are more than 3 people in line 36
  • 37.
    © 2013 AllRights Reserved - Confidential Keep Ahead of the Evolutionary Forefront 37 Dynamic on-demand access: Sentiment Frequency Trend Chart Co-occurrence Different Tools for Different Levels: Associate Content with the Right Location:
  • 38.
    © 2013 AllRights Reserved - Confidential Magnify the Value of a Great Experience 38 Retail client results AdvocatesFeedback + - 1 in 5 customers recommend a location via social media 20% increase in Facebook ‘Likes’
  • 39.
    © 2013 AllRights Reserved - Confidential Re-Imagining Customer Feedback •  Customers are talking more often, to more people, in more places •  The only way to deal with this feedback is to both lead the conversation and follow the buzz •  Experience only improves when retailers take action at multiple levels •  Make sure you get credit for your great experiences through customer advocacy 39
  • 40.
    Learn More… http://www.empathica.com/3rd-party-feedback/ Hundreds ofmillions of surveys over 10+ years 1,000,000 advocates mobilized Creating Brand Experiences to Love
  • 41.
    #CustExp   Type  ques:on  here   Q&A  /  Submit  Your  QuesDons  
  • 42.
    #CustExp   Q&A    //    Panelists   Gary Edwards Chief Customer Officer Empathica Alicia Fiorletta Associate Editor Retail TouchPoints MODERATOR
  • 43.
    #CustExp   Thank  You  For  A6ending!   Download  this  presentaDon  at:  hBp://rtou.ch/cusFeedbackweb