We recently got a grin from a sign displayed at a local Albertsons asking patrons to give their feedback. It looked very low-tech; almost like an elementary school science fair poster. Perhaps that was intentional, but hey, it did get our attention. However, they did get one thing right; feedback from customers is invaluable.
Both small and large business owners alike recognize the value of collecting feedback from their customers.
Without this feedback, businesses would not be able to evolve into the best versions of themselves, a version that is not only fulfilling but exceeding their clients’ expectations.
That being said, there is a multitude of ways of collecting this feedback. Be it by simply asking them in person, asking them to fill out a piece of paper with a few questions, or now having the ability to ask them to go online to leave their feedback with you.
But it’s not enough to just gather their feedback for internal use. You must now also take into consideration the prevalence of online review sites such as Yelp and Google+.
Review sites like this now pose another obstacle: maintaining your online reputation.
Studies show that online reviews can have a significant impact on the amount of business that comes through the door.
While some of the more tried and true fashions of collecting feedback (in person, paper, etc) have proven to be successful to an extent, these methods are limited in the scope of what they can do.
Take, for example, the paper approach. You have all these slips of paper with some solid feedback from customers, but how do you track the data? Do you then have to have a person manually input these into an Excel spreadsheet and manually generate charts to make sense of the data?
How about the current survey options? If you are already online and have the capability to collect feedback online, that’s great. However, that is only covering the feedback collection process; you still have to consider monitoring your online reputation on review sites like Yelp and Google+.
So what is the solution?
ReviewInc provides both of these capabilities. You can privately collect feedback that you can use internally. And the private feedback you collect that happens to be positive, you can then encourage those same people to share their glowing reviews of your business to review sites such as Yelp and Google+. Additionally, you can monitor your reputation across several different review sites simultaneously without having to go through the hassle of visiting each review site individually.
Interested? Give us a call at 1-877-9REVIEWS for a demo today!
