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Public Opinion/Community Attitude
Judicial / Change of Venue
Customer Satisfaction
Customer Attrition
Accessibility
Competition
Internal Staff Performance
Advertising Effectiveness/Customer Input
Public Opinion / Community Attitude
Surveys designed to focus on attitudes, priorities, and biases within geographical areas or demographic groups. Community attitude studies or public opinion surveys can be conducted to the highest degree of statistical accuracy. And, they can provide invaluable information on the widest variety of issues of concern to the public.
Judicial / Change of Venue
When a potential panel has been tainted by pretrial publicity, the judge has various measures at his disposal to counteract the negative effects. Potential panels in the community may have preconceived notions about the facts or a dislike/distrust of one of the parties. In this case, a judge may be inclined to grant a motion for change of venue. ViewpointUSA specializes in community attitude studies which assist courts. Even if the court denies a motion for a change of venue, evidence of potential prejudice may convince the court that individual as opposed to group questioning is appropriate, may persuade the court to expand the questioning of prospective jurors during the voir dire, and may increase the willingness of the court to grant challenges for cause when a juror gives some sign of predisposition in the case.
Customer Satisfaction
Maintaining and increasing consumer satisfaction is one of the keys to growth and retention. The right survey can provide the answers necessary to make the many decisions that influence this all-important prerequisite for success.
Example:
- A provider of long distance services discovers that customer retention and satisfaction is influenced not only by rates and call clarity but by the average length of wait to reach a customer service representative -- the longer a customer waits, the lower the ratings of customer satisfaction are across the board.
Customer Attrition
Whatever the terminology is in your industry, disenrollment, churn, dissatisfaction, it all comes down to one concept - lost customers equal lost revenues! If your customer attrition rate is too high, we'll help to find out why and what can be done to reverse the trend.
Example:
- A city college experiencing dropping enrollment and suspecting a problem with curriculum or instructors finds that female attendance has suffered because of security issues.
Accessibility
How quickly and easily can clients reach you or your staff? Can appointments be scheduled within an appropriate time frame? We have found that accessibility is a critical element in influencing overall consumer satisfaction and loyalty. Accessibility studies will help you focus on this important but sometimes overlooked area of your business or profession.
Competition
What does your competition offer that you don't? More attractive products or services? Better pricing? A more convenient location? Different hours? More effective advertising? Remove the guesswork from your responsiveness to the competitive environment.
Example:
- A major retail vendor of high-end electronics learns that all competitors who maintain longer store hours have greater levels of repeat sales.
Internal Staff Performance
Are your people living up to the standards that you set? Is their performance enhancing and advancing the goals of your organization? How are your internal sales and customer service staff relating to customers? We can help you to identify those areas and individuals where improvement will translate into positive results and image for your firm. In fact, simply the awareness among personnel that this type of study is on going can drastically improve performance and encourage compliance with company policy. This is also referred to as the "mystery shopper" or "secret shopper" survey type.
Example:
- A real estate firm learns that much of its potential client base is being alienated by high-pressure and probing questions by its brokers contrary to company policy.
Advertising Effectiveness / Customer Input
Are your promotional dollars being spent effectively? Does your advertising deliver the results and awareness that you expect and, if not, why? We can deliver these are answers quickly, effectively and affordable.
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