{"id":179,"date":"2013-04-05T04:44:33","date_gmt":"2013-04-05T04:44:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.surveycrest.com\/blog\/?p=179"},"modified":"2019-01-03T08:32:34","modified_gmt":"2019-01-03T08:32:34","slug":"customer-feedback-or-satisfaction-surveys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.surveycrest.com\/blog\/customer-feedback-or-satisfaction-surveys\/","title":{"rendered":"Customer Feedback or Customer Satisfaction &#8211; Which Survey is Better?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It has been observed that when a company thinks of taking  any measures of improvement, it often spends more time accumulating data on  customer satisfaction. This tendency is highly unproductive and achieves no end  for the company. <\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s crucial for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.surveycrest.com\/survey\/selection\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>survey maker<\/strong><\/a> to understand the target  of the company and how it plans on using the survey result.  If it needs to improve then improvement only  comes with concrete actions. And, a customer satisfaction report is not going  to yield that result. <\/p>\n<p>The answers provided by customers related to their  satisfaction with the brand will yield one of the two results. Either the  company will brainstorm and take action based on the customer satisfaction  report (without doing adequate research); or worse, it will like the result and  take no action at all.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, only obtaining satisfaction score won\u2019t be effective  and no tangible action will be taken by the company.<\/p>\n<h2>The \u201cProblem\u201d With Satisfaction<\/h2>\n<p>You could ask a client how satisfied he feels with your  product and change whatever he doesn\u2019t like about it. He may give you a 10\/10  rating on your action. But you know what the problem is? He will be  dissatisfied with it as soon as you offer him an updated version.<\/p>\n<p>Besides, there is always something that needs a little tweaking  and it is supposed to be an on-going process in order to keep pace in the  market. How, then, can a yearly survey, based on customer satisfaction, be the  basis for timely decisions for a brand?<\/p>\n<p>The concept of \u201csatisfaction\u201d is deficient in itself. How  does satisfaction contribute in the progress of a thing?  I would rather appreciate a system of  continuous feedback from my customer than wait for an annual report. Passionate  customers are always better than satisfied ones and they prompt you to take  action and play a crucial role in the success of a project.<\/p>\n<h2>Counter the Problem. Ask the Right Questions.<\/h2>\n<p>With limited resources, it is ideal to dispose only relevant  means and resources for continual growth. Instead of scaling questions about  satisfaction, we should concentrate more on the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Is the product easily available in your area?<\/li>\n<li>How long have you used this product?<\/li>\n<li>How long have you used this product?<\/li>\n<li>How likely are you to make other purchases from the same brand?<\/li>\n<li>Would you like to see variants of this product?<\/li>\n<li>How well does the product live up to its claim?<\/li>\n<li>Do you think the product is competitively priced?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Matrix questions and Net Promoter Score are also great  options for a feedback survey. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.surveycrest.com\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>SurveyCrest<\/strong><\/a> offers free template for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.surveycrest.com\/template-preview\/customer-feedback\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>customer feedback survey<\/strong><\/a> with unlimited questions. It  also provides excellent question samples.<\/p>\n<p>Question, such as the ones mentioned, give you chance for actionable  feedback. It also helps your survey takers to feel that their feedback is  actually welcome. Most of them think that it\u2019s not even read. This is also a major  step in improving customer relationship.<\/p>\n<h2>Have your Say!<\/h2>\n<p>Have you used either types of survey to improve your brand?  Let us know about your experience in the comments below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It has been observed that when a company thinks of taking any measures of improvement, it often spends more time accumulating data on customer satisfaction. This tendency is highly unproductive and achieves no end for the company. 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