November 07, 2016 // 5 min read
Polls have been used to try and predict the outcome of important political races for centuries. The first poll was a modest straw poll conducted by the Harrisburg Pennsylvanian...
November 02, 2016 // 3 min read
Every once in awhile, it’s a good idea to step back and examine our response rates. Here are a few ideas to get you started. Switch up your subject lines Change the from name Check in on the ease of use of your survey Shorten your survey Tell people how long your survey is in
November 02, 2016 // 4 min read
In Part 1 of this two-part blog series, we discussed the importance of recruiting the support necessary for your survey programs to succeed. The first part focused on recruiting executive buy-in and a project owner. The final type of support you need is from your survey respondents. Here is how you get it: Recruiting Respondents:
November 02, 2016 // 3 min read
Employee learning (training and development) initiatives are no small piece of the pie when it comes to organization’s budgets. According to ATD’s 2013 States of the Industry report, organizations spent $164.2 billion on employee learning in 2012. Of this, 61% was spent internally. Training and development initiatives differ from company to company, but the reason
October 31, 2016 // 6 min read
Despite technology advances, there are still plenty of events that are planned and run the old-school way: using spreadsheets to track and manage conference information, paper packets stuffed with printed informational sheets, mailed conference invitations, and even manual payment options. In fact, according to Cvent’s 2015 Global Event Industry Benchmark Study, 60 percent of respondents
October 24, 2016 // 3 min read
When you think about employee surveys most times you think about conducting surveys to understand employee satisfaction and engagement. However, there are many other types of employee surveys that you could be conducting to get a better understanding of all aspects of the employee lifecycle. These 5 types of surveys will give you a well-rounded
December 16, 2015 // 2 min read
We’ve all been there. We’ve completed a survey because we had a bad experience, provided candid feedback because we felt we just needed to be heard, and then crickets…we heard nothing. I think that’s in some unofficial survey handbook somewhere that it is an absolute no, no. How do you expect your customers to remain
December 14, 2015 // 2 min read
Let’s face it, employees are either engaged or disengaged. There is generally very little middle ground, and that makes tracking and measuring employee engagement rates rather difficult for HR executives and the C-suite. I read a recent article on LinkedIn from Mark Crowley, Leadership Change Agent, consultant and author. He shared that employee engagement is
November 18, 2015 // 3 min read
During the busiest time of the year, how will you get your target audience to find time to fill out your surveys? Even the simplest, most attractive surveys have to fight for attention. But it’s worth it, especially since a 5% increase in customer retention can increase a company’s profitability by 75%. The holidays are
September 16, 2015 // 3 min read
The new corporate buzzword everyone has been talking about is NPS or Net Promoter Score. NPS is being hailed as the new way to measure customer satisfaction–it has proven to be one of the most accurate predictors of revenue growth. As a result, companies worldwide are adopting NPS as a simple yet effective measurement of
