Customer Feedback: Know Its Significance, Plus 7 Different Ways of Collecting

Customers have the ability to transform all the aspects of your company and make your business better if you carefully listen to the insights they provide. Think about the highly precise and urgent goals and begin with one simple, clear method to collect customer feedback before you expand to the more complex tactics like testing and analytics.

4 Customer Service Secrets You Should Steal From Amazon

Amazon grew into the behemoth it is today in part as a result of an obsession with its customers. Many of the lessons the company learned along the way can benefit your business too, says John Rossman, a former Amazon executive. Rossman just released the third edition of The Amazon Way,a book aimed at helping business owners translate Amazon’s unique culture and management practices into usable opportunities.

Why Customer Loyalty Programs Can Backfire

Customer loyalty programs are ubiquitous, accounting for more than 3.3 billion memberships in the United States alone. And they can confer tremendous advantage: Members are more likely than others to buy from a retailer whose program they belong to, they visit the website or store more frequently, and they are more likely to download the retailer’s app, follow or otherwise engage with the retailer on social media, and recommend it to family and friends.