This is the definitive resource on how to survive the ever-increasing levels of customer expectation and make the voice of your customer your biggest ally. Learn how to implement a customer satisfaction measurement and management program that permeates every level of your company, for becoming truly customer driven is essential for survival in the 21st century.
Customer satisfaction and loyalty are becoming increasingly important to most organizations since the financial benefits from improving them have been well documented. This book presents a thorough examination of how to use research to understand customer satisfaction and loyalty. It takes the reader step-by-step through the process of designing and conducting a survey to generate accurate measures of customer satisfaction and loyalty. The research process is explained in detail, including questionnaire design, analysis and reporting, but the book also covers other elements of an effective customer satisfaction process. These include project planning, communicating with customers before, during and after the survey, as well as providing internal feedback and taking effective action to address issues raised by the survey. There is also comprehensive coverage of loyalty measurement methodologies as well as the satisfaction-profit chain and associated modelling and forecasting techniques.
This important new work provides a comprehensive discussion of the customer satisfaction evaluation problem. It presents an overview of the existing methodologies as well as the development and implementation of an original multicriteria method dubbed MUSA.
Customer satisfaction and loyalty are key differentiators between the better and poorer performing businesses in most markets. Satisfaction drives loyalty and loyalty drives business performance. This new edition of How to Measure Customer Satisfaction takes readers step-by-step through designing and implementing a CSM survey, highlighting blunders that are commonly made and explaining how to make sure that the measures produced are accurate and credible. It also covers ways of gaining understanding and ownership of the CSM programme throughout the organization and clarifies the business case for customer satisfaction. If you are committed to the future of your company, the ability to measure what your customers think of you is essential - and so is this book!
For the first time, the ISO 9000 quality management standard requires that registered companies measure customer satisfaction. Many customer surveys produce misleading results due to poor questionnaire design, inappropriate data collection methods and invalid statistic analysis. Customer Satisfaction Measurement for ISO 9000 explains in a clear and simple manner how to conduct a professional customer satisfaction survey that will produce a reliable result - as well as being consistent with the requirements of ISO 9001:2000. Each step of the customer satisfaction measurement process is explained sequentially and each is linked to appropriate clauses in the ISO 9001:2000 statement.
"The mysteries of every aspect of questionnaires dissolve as author Bob E. Hayes leads you systematically through the scientific methodology used to construct questionnaires." "By using his guidelines you will be able to pinpoint customer expectations; develop questions to measure whether you are meeting these expectations; work toward meeting the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (1990) customer satisfaction requirements; evaluate the reliability and validity of any questionnaire; use questionnaire data to monitor work processes, evaluate intervention programs, and more . . . ." "The book includes significant discussions of reliability statistics for measuring questionnaire precision, as well as the statistical framework for using satisfaction questionnaires."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
This book does a tremendous job of bringing to life customer satisfaction and its significance to modern businesses. The numerous examples contained within the book's pages have proved a fresh and continuous source of inspiration and expertise as I work with my organisation in helping them understand why we should do what matters most to our customers and the lasting effect such actions will have on both our customer loyalty and retention. The authors are to be commended.
Since more and more attention is being focused on customer value management, it's important to have a resource that synthesizes many bodies of research about how to obtain and interpret customer satisfaction data. it also provides the rationale, identifies opportunities, and suggests specific programs to improve the measurement of customer satisfaction in your organization. Serving as a single reference for customer satisfaction measurement technology, this book describes and teaches the five critical skills that should be part of each of your projects. *Sampling/customer-participant selection *Questionnaire design *Interviewing/survey administration *Data analysis *Quality function deployment-building action plans This book is an ideal follow-up and companion to the book by Bob E. Hayes, Measuring Customer Satisfaction (H0925).
Recent changes to the ISO 9001:2000 international standards require that organizations must have an effective method of measuring customer satisfaction to achieve ISO certification. In addition to maintaining thorough documentation of each process, these organizations must also measure the effectiveness of that process, along with the consequences for the customers. Customer Satisfaction Measurement Simplified is the first book on the market specifically written to assist on attaining this requirement. Using graphics, charts, and real data with examples drawn from the authores own experiences, Customer Satisfaction Measurement Simplified will guide you through the process of implementing a customer satisfaction measurement process to help your organization meet ISO 9001 certification. Use Customer Satisfaction Measurement to Improve Performance Intended to address the practical questions of quality and satisfaction professionals who need quick answers to specific issues, Customer Satisfaction Measurement Simplified is a concise guide that will show how to implement an efficient measurement system. Terry Vavra begins by demonstrating how to identify the requirements of the customer, then explains the best way to measure the level of satisfaction, and finally how to analyze and report the data collected. In this era of increased competition and globalized economies, businesses are striving to find any point of uniqueness to distinguish themselves from the competition. By effectively measuring customer satisfaction levels, organizations can demonstrate how they differentiate from the competition. Contains a bonus CD-ROM with additional information, charts and templates. Ahora disponible en espaol.