Verint Global Study Highlights Service as Growing Influencer in the Customer Satisfaction Equation
Posted by Mary Boozel on Thu, Dec 13, 2012
Verint today announced results from a new customer satisfaction survey of more than 7,000 consumers throughout the United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Poland and Russia. The research explores consumers’ attitudes on services provided by organizations in five sectors (phone, TV and broadband services, financial services, retail, utilities and public services) worldwide. Key findings paint a picture of consumers that increasingly value service, are less responsive to conventional marketing approaches and are ready to share their views on social media.
- Service as Important as Price by a Two-to-One Margin"
Of consumers polled, 48 percent disagreed with the statement “price is the only thing that matters to me—service is secondary.” However, 22 percent agreed with the statement, indicating by more than a 2-to-1 margin that service is as important as price. Geographies that had the highest responses to service being as important as price, in order, were: Germany, France, Russia, United States, United Kingdom and Poland.
- Less than Half Feel Satisfied with the Customer Service Experience
In totaling all scores, a mere 49 percent agree that they feel satisfied with the customer experience they receive, while 26 percent remain indifferent. Net satisfaction scores were highest in retail (67%), followed by phone/TV/broadband (53%), utilities (49%), financial services (47%) and public services (28%).
- Forty Percent Likely to Voice Experiences via Social Media
Forty percent of respondents indicated they’d share either a positive or negative experience via social media. Overall, Facebook, with 19 percent, remained the main social media vehicle for sharing opinions, followed in order by blogs and websites (11%), Twitter (5%), YouTube (4%) and LinkedIn (1%).
Click here to view the Infographic developed to highlight these and other study findings.