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February 15, 2024
How To Analyse Survey Data

A healthy response rate is only half the battle to uncover valuable survey insights. To get to data that really matters, you need to sort and analyse that data effectively too. Our blog shows you how.

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February 15, 2024
6 Best Practices For Creating Effective Survey Dashboards

From your subject matter and audience to considerations around form and functionality. There is lots to think about when you’re building a survey dashboard. Get on track with our best practice tips.

Exploring four ways to improve customer retention
February 12, 2024
How to Improve Customer Retention

Customer retention is vital, as happy and loyal customers contribute hugely towards an organisation’s long-term revenue and growth with positive referrals. We show how to improve their retention.

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February 8, 2024
Company Culture Surveys: Improving Through Feedback

In today’s competitive world the value of a strong company culture cannot be overstated with the benefits of a happier, more engaged workforce typical...

A man using decision-making surveys to answer lots of questions he has
January 29, 2024
Decision Making Surveys: Exploring Their Characteristics And Uses

Given the increasingly complex challenges that organisations face, accurate and reliable data is vital to enabling them to make more informed choices. We explore how decision-making surveys can help.

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January 24, 2024
Hard Data Vs Soft Data: Exploring Their Characteristics And Differences

In todays, data driven world, organisations rely on information more than ever before to make decisions. Yet not all data created is equal. We show how understanding hard and soft data is vital.

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January 18, 2024
Frictionless Customer Experience: How To Deliver Even Greater Value For Your Customers

What makes some organisations effortlessly stand out, engaging and delighting their customers at every touchpoint? We explore frictionless customer experience, which provides the answer to this.

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January 11, 2024
Anonymous Vs Confidential Surveys: What’s The Difference?

While you may be forgiven for thinking that anonymous and confidential surveys are the same, the fact is they’re not. We examine these different approaches and when it’s best to use each survey type.

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January 9, 2024
Lead Generation Surveys: Their Value To Your Business

Lead generation surveys are a fantastic tool to gain a greater insight into what your prospective customers need and increase future sales. We explore these surveys and their value to your business.

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January 4, 2024
Giving Employee Feedback

Staff feedback is amazingly powerful. When performed effectively it can grow and develop your employees and boost communications and trust throughout your organisation. We show how to develop it.

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December 18, 2023
Observational Data: Exploring What It Is And Where It Can Be Useful

From business analytics to scientific research, the collection and analysis of data is at the heart of today’s critical decision-making. We explore how observational data fits in with this.

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December 14, 2023
How To Calculate CSAT

For any organisation to be successful and maintain it, good customer experience should be at the heart of everything they do. We show how measuring, analysing and improving customer satisfaction helps

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December 11, 2023
How To Title a Survey

Given that your survey title is the first thing potential respondents see, it needs to be as compelling as possible for them to participate. We show how to devise a good survey title name.

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December 8, 2023
Secondary Research: How It Can Supplement Primary Research And Surveys

By focusing on the analysis and interpretation of existing data and information collected by others secondary research offers a quick and invaluable source of insights. We explore it in more detail.

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December 4, 2023
Patient Feedback: How It Can Improve Healthcare Experiences

Healthcare is vital for everyone, and the quality of our healthcare experiences can significantly impact our well-being and life-chances. We show how patient feedback can improve these experiences.

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December 1, 2023
Employee Performance: Exploring Ways To Measure, Evaluate And Improve It

Given how much staff bring to a business, it shouldn’t be hard to appreciate how much their performance can impact its success or failure. Learn how to measure, evaluate and improve staff performance.

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November 28, 2023
Probability Sampling: Exploring The Options Available

Probability sampling runs on the principle of randomness, where every individual within a population has an equal, but low chance of selection, for unbiased and more accurate results. We reveal more.

Students responding to a student survey
November 17, 2023
Student Surveys: Tips To Boost Student Engagement And Interest In Responding

Students have a lot of great ideas to help you make the right improvements. But you can only achieve that with a healthy survey response rate. We reveal tips to boost student engagement and interest.

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November 14, 2023
Customer Experience: Exploring The 5 C’s Driving This Successful Strategy

The ability to deliver a great customer experience is crucial for success, as it’s not only what you sell, but how you treat customers and make them feel. We show how the 5 C’s are vital to this.

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November 9, 2023
Usability Testing: How Surveys Can Improve It

If you’re to build a successful product or service, you either need to be solving some sort of problem or meeting a specific user need. We explore how surveys can improve usability testing.

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November 3, 2023
Feedback Loops: How They Can Benefit Your Business

In an increasingly competitive marketplace, organisations of all shapes and sizes must continually adapt and improve if they’re to stay ahead. We show how feedback loops can help your business.

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November 1, 2023
Marketing Surveys That Maximise Your Decision Making

For marketers, knowing exactly how your customers view your brand and what improvements you need to keep them happy and buying more is vital. We show how different surveys can help your marketing.

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October 30, 2023
Representative Sample: Exploring Why It’s Essential To Surveys

Surveying everyone in large populations is impractical. Survey sampling can help, acting as a magnifier for studying large populations in more manageable slices. We explore the representative sample.

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October 26, 2023
Employee Lifecycle: How Surveys Can Benefit Key Stages Of Your Employees’ Journey

While your customers are vital to driving your revenue, your employees are equally crucial to keeping those customers happy and attracting new ones. We explore how employee lifecycle surveys help.

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October 13, 2023
Training Surveys: How To Run Them

Whatever your type of training and its aims, it’s likely to be a significant investment, so you’ll want to get it right. We show how running training surveys can help you with this.

Getting feedback from customers both good and bad
October 6, 2023
NPS Surveys: How To Use Negative Feedback More Positively

The Net Promoter Score (NPS) is a popular metric that people are always looking to get more value from. Yet many people don’t appreciate the benefits of negative NPS feedback in helping them improve.

Picture depicting the survey errors that can result from nonresponse bias
October 3, 2023
What Is Nonresponse Bias And How Can You Minimise It?

Left unchecked nonresponse bias can be a major source of error in your survey data, harming its accuracy and quality. We show how to reduce it in your surveys.

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September 29, 2023
Employee Surveys: Why They Are An Essential Tool For Your HR Team

Although firms can’t operate without the vital components of customers and employees, staff are often not nurtured as attentively as customers. We explore how to address this with employee surveys.

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September 28, 2023
Customer Surveys: How They Can Help Boost Sales

When it comes to sales and business success, building, maintaining and growing a customer base is crucial. Yet it’s difficult without ongoing feedback. We show how customer surveys can boost sales.

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September 22, 2023
Exploring Key Areas To Survey In Schools, Colleges And Universities

Having explored why student voice surveys matter for the education industry, in the first of our two-part education special, we now explore key areas to survey in schools, colleges and universities.

Getting concept designs ready to test out with survey respondents
September 19, 2023
Concept Testing: Exploring Surveys And Best Practices To Improve Your Product Launch

Many new products fail due to a lack of preparation prior to launch. We investigate how to avoid this and maximise your success by using surveys for concept testing.

Busy man with only time to skim read a survey
September 12, 2023
How To Make Your Survey More Appealing To Skim Readers

While keeping your survey clear and concise is important for any respondent audiences, it’s even more vital for skim readers. We offer tips on making your survey more appealing to skim readers.

Picture illustrating why feedback is so crucial to your business
September 8, 2023
Closed Loop Feedback: Why It Matters To Your Business

Your customer experience is one of the most important areas for your business, including how you close the loop on feedback. Read on to discover more about why this matters to your business.

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