Metrics
Definitions | Key Performance Indicators | Measurement Strategies | Benchmarks
Six Characteristics of Highly Effective Service Organizations
To be fully successful with services you will need to be proficient in the right capabilities and have the maturity to execute. This article introduces the six characteristics of highly effective service organizations.
Retention is Paramount – Make it a Strategic Priority!
We have become too dependent on electronic surveys and NPS/CSat scores to tell us that our customers are okay. This cannot always provide enough insights to tell us why we lose customers. To reduce churn, you need to do more.
The Right Metrics for Support and Success
This article introduces 8 essential metrics for Support and Customer Success.
Recurring Revenue Rate
The amount of recurring revenue a company receives may increase, stay the same, or decline for a given period. Recurring Revenue Rate indicates the percent change in the amount of recurring revenue at the end of a specified period compared to the recurring revenue at the beginning of the same period. Measuring recurring revenue rate is essential to help identify the factors that lead to revenue retention and attrition and provides an indicator of the overall state of customer relationship health.
Beyond Self-Service Deflection
The use of Self-Service deflection as a basis to justify investments in Self-Service fosters an expectation that it is only capable of reducing costs. This article explains why Self-Service is vital to a successful service strategy and delivers benefits well-beyond cost reduction.
Six Steps to Measure Self-Service Deflection
Self-Service deflection is the rate at which self-help and automated resources satisfy customers’ service demands that would otherwise be handled by assisted service staff. This article introduces a concise definition for self-service deflection and lays out six steps to reliably measure this metric.
Improve Support CX by Understanding What Users Want and Need
When customer expectations are not known or well managed – the instances of dissatisfaction with Support will rise. This article introduces the top reasons for customer dissatisfaction.
Self-Service Deflection Performance Trends
Self-Service deflection has averaged 22.2%. In 2020 self-help deflection stood at 19.8%. The industry trend for deflection has sloped down (-.5%) during the last decade. This article provides a historic view of deflection trends from 2010 to 2020.
Three Critical Metrics to Retain and Grow Customer Relationship Value
You have a lot of customer data, but does it tell you everything you need to know about how to engage and sustain long term profitable relationships? ServiceXRG CEO Tom Sweeny explains his three critical customer relationship value metrics — why they matter, how to calculate them.
Why Your Customers Don’t Renew and What You Can Do About It
This article introduces practices to grow revenue by enabling Sales to sell services and to overcome customer objections.
Social Media – Implications and Opportunities for Service and Support
This article describes how to develop a social media strategy for Support that aligns with business goals and staffing levels. It’s better to start small than not start at all.
How to Define and Measure Self-Service Deflection Rates
How do you accurately measure self-service deflection rates? In this post, ServiceXRG CEO Tom Sweeny outlines a highly reliable deflection metric that you can put to work now.