Why Doesn't Your Customer Survey Get Responses?

Why Doesn't Your Customer Survey Get Responses?

How many times do you visit a business and get a survey in your email or as a text to complete? How often do you get a survey after you have spoken or used a chat box for a customer service problem? How often do you cancel a service or subscription and get a survey?

I am sure you can say often to most of these questions. Many times these surveys can be helpful to a company if the right questions are asked. Of course, the key is to get your customer to complete the survey and then for a business owner to review the information. If your survey is too long or asks questions that don't pertain to the service/product your customer used you can guarantee that it won't be completed. Recently I got a survey from DirecTV as I had canceled my service. In the email, it stated that the survey would take 20 minutes so do you think I completed it? As a mystery shopping business owner I understand that getting information from a customer's perspective is important however you have to value your customer's time.

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Let me give you some ideas on how to get a response to your survey:

  • Survey should not take longer than 5 minutes to complete - mention that in your email or in the text
  • Make sure the survey is directed to their experience - specifically stating what product/service was used
  • The survey be done at the end of the call - this is a great way to get information immediately - once again stating how long it will take to answer the questions
  • Send a QR code to their phone - easy access is a good way to get a survey completed
  • Designate someone to review the information and pass it on to the right department - this should be done daily
  • Don't ask more than 10 questions - make sure they are questions that will help your business
  • Don't send the survey out more than twice - set the follow-up to go out in 5 days, no response, drop it

I can't say you are always going to get responses because it's going to depend on whether your customer has the time to complete or has pertinent information to share. Do I fill out all surveys I get "No" however if I think it will help a business I will try to find the time if it's not too long.

If you need some help putting a business survey together reach out to us at The Hart Experience, [email protected] 602.717.3271, https://www.thehartexperience.com

Steve Caron, CPA

Expertise in the Business of Performance

2 年

IMO most customer survey’s are a lazy way to manage the business. Rather than proactively engaging with your customers, encouraging your employees & empowering both to provide meaningful feedback these surveys are often times used as a replacement for real management & leadership.

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