Customer Retention

There’s an often-told story about a salesman in a department store who was deeply unhelpful and rude to a customer when he saw that they only wanted to buy a $13 item. However, when that salesman’s manager looked into the value that customer had spent in the life of their relationship with the store however, it ran into the tens of thousands of dollars.

In this section on customer retention, we have some superb content which will help you really understand what drives retention (it’s not always what you think). We debunk the myth that wowing customers is what it’s all about and we provide useful assets and downloads to help your customer retention efforts succeed.

12 Great Customer Success Conferences for 2019

Customer Retention, Customer Satisfaction, Customer Service, Customer Support

15 Great Customer Success Conferences for 2019

You may be wondering whether you can justify the cost, the time away from work and the travel necessary to attend professional conferences. After all, we can easily stay in touch with people in our industries online. We collaborate and interact…

Customer Feedback, Customer Retention, Customer Satisfaction, Customer Service, Customer Support, Customer Surveys, Feedback Surveys, News & Press

5 Excellent Customer Success Books to Read

If you are a regular reader of the Customer Thermometer blog you will know that we are avid readers. We love discovering new perspectives from insightful authors who often provide alternative, thought provoking viewpoints. We are constantly…

Customer Success and Customer Service Drive Customer Experience Excellence

Customer Retention, Customer Satisfaction, Customer Service, Customer Support

What's the relationship between Customer Success, Customer Service and Customer Experience?

In today’s increasingly competitive markets we all know that businesses need to pay special attention to their customers to foster valuable loyalty and keep up with ever changing demands. Great customer service is widely recognised as just…

Customer Case Studies, Customer Feedback, Customer Retention, Customer Satisfaction, Customer Service, Customer Support, Customer Surveys, Feedback Surveys, Retention Rate

Why service is the lifetime value of your product

It used to be received wisdom that ‘a good product speaks for itself’. You don’t hear that so much nowadays. Why? Because the product alone contributes a diminishing proportion of the overall lifetime value from each customer. It certainly…

Customer Feedback, Customer Retention, Customer Satisfaction, Customer Service, Customer Support, Staff Employee Engagement, Staff Employee Retention

Subscribed: Book Review

I've rarely been more fired up to write a book review for our blog than the moment I finished Subscribed: Why the Subscription Model Will Be Your Company's Future - and What to Do About It by Tien Tzuo, Founder and CEO of Zuora. For several…

Customer Case Studies, Customer Feedback, Customer Retention, Customer Satisfaction, Customer Service, Customer Support, Customer Surveys, Feedback Surveys, How To Survey Guides, News & Press, Retention Rate, Staff Employee Engagement, Staff Employee Retention, Staff Employee Satisfaction, Staff Employee Surveys

Retailer Lands' End shares its success using Customer Thermometer

“We have been completely blown away by the results of using Customer Thermometer. In the first 3 months, we had x6 times the number of responses we hoped for. Not only that, the customer satisfaction level is awesome – a real validation…

3 customer support teams you should know about

Customer Feedback, Customer Retention, Customer Satisfaction, Customer Service, Customer Support, Customer Surveys, Feedback Surveys, How To Survey Guides, Retention Rate, Staff Employee Engagement, Staff Employee Retention, Staff Employee Satisfaction, Staff Employee Surveys

3 customer support teams of the future

The truly great sports teams don’t just get great results. They each have their own unique character that inspires loyal fans. They set standards for the next generation to beat. And what about the acclaimed teams from TV and film like…

Customer Feedback, Customer Retention, Customer Satisfaction, Customer Service, Customer Support, Customer Surveys, News & Press, Retention Rate

Customer Service and Satisfaction Statistics for 2019

Customer experience and delivering high levels of customer satisfaction is now the top priority for all forward-thinking businesses. Customers are no longer basing their loyalty on brands, products and prices. Their loyalty is far more dependent…

Customer Feedback, Customer Retention, Customer Satisfaction, Customer Service, Customer Support

Measurable Customer Service Goals with Examples

Nobody would argue that customer service and support isn’t vitally important. Customers will not repeatedly purchase products or services from a business that has failed them in some way. Customer loyalty, these days, is greatly influenced…

Customer Feedback, Customer Retention, Customer Satisfaction, Customer Service, Customer Support, Staff Employee Engagement, Staff Employee Retention

Doughnut Economics: Book Review

Kate Raworth is an Oxford University-based economist who specializes in writing about the specific challenges the 21st century brings with it. Her recent book, Doughnut Economics gives an insight into many of the modes of thinking the upcoming…

Customer Feedback, Customer Retention, Customer Satisfaction, Customer Service, Customer Support, Customer Surveys, Feedback Surveys, News & Press, Retention Rate, Staff Employee Engagement, Staff Employee Retention, Staff Employee Satisfaction, Staff Employee Surveys

Top takeaways and quotes from Quirk's Event London

Earlier this week I went to The Quirk's Event in London. The Quirk's Events are market research and customer insight focused. They are held all over the world and the London lineup featured speakers from Salesforce, Microsoft, Molson Coors,…

Customer Retention, Customer Satisfaction, Customer Surveys

Ultimate Guide to Customer Effort Score CES

Assessing customer experience and quantifying customer satisfaction can be achieved using various metrics, as we have previously highlighted. A particularly useful metric that tends to correlate closely with customer loyalty is Customer Effort…