Ep. 10: A better, simpler measure
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Ep. 10: A better, simpler measure

May 15, 2014 - Richard Watts, who led the adoption of the Net Promoter System at Progressive, the insurance company, talks with Rob Markey about what led an analytical company to choose such a simple measure (4:22), challenges to adoption (7:44), how NPS became one of the company's key metrics (14:21) and what he would do differently if he had to do it all over again (29:22).

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Ep. 9: Imagining the future of feedback
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Ep. 9: Imagining the future of feedback

May 2, 2014 - Borge Hald, founder and CEO of Medallia, explains how the company captures a wide variety of customer feedback and shares it with company employees (6:50), how Medallia got its start in the hotel business during a difficult time (8:15), the importance of company cultures that treasure feedback (28:28) and what he thinks the future of customer feedback will look like (41:25).

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Ep. 8: What is your customers' predominant personality?
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Ep. 8: What is your customers' predominant personality?

Apr 18, 2014 - Mattersight CEO Kelly Conway talks with Rob Markey about algorithms that analyze customer calls in near-real time (5:52), implementing them in call centers (17:18), client success stories (34:17) and matching employees to your customers' predominant personality (38:48).

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Ep. 7: Loyalty and the problem with pasta on a plane
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Ep. 7: Loyalty and the problem with pasta on a plane

Apr 3, 2014 - In part two of Rob's discussion with Linda Verba of TD Bank and Brian Andrews, formerly of Intuit, they talk about what happens in NPS Loyalty Forums and discuss the importance of senior leadership support for NPS initiatives (5:23), loyalty across a broad range of industries in Asia (8:23), the need to selectively tackle NPS opportunities (20:10) and a problem with pasta on a plane (28:30).

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Ep. 6: Smiling until customers smile back
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Ep. 6: Smiling until customers smile back

Mar 18, 2014 - Linda Verba of TD Bank and Brian Andrews, formerly of Intuit, discuss the difference between Net Promoter Score and Net Promoter System (11:22), accountability within the system (22:41) and the importance of authentic, human employees (30:34).

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Ep. 5: NPS pilots at Herman Miller
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Ep. 5: NPS pilots at Herman Miller

Mar 7, 2014 - Pam Carpenter talks about the office-furniture maker's NPS pilots (2:06), lessons about e-mail surveys (5:05), how to write effective feedback requests (13:28) and how to turn feedback into action (29:22).

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Ep. 4: Seeking the right answers at Vanguard
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Ep. 4: Seeking the right answers at Vanguard

Feb 21, 2014 - Martha King discusses the firm's Net Promoter System journey (6:08), including recent pilots that aim to collect better touchpoint feedback (18:55). She also offers advice to others who are considering adopting the system (47:02).

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Ep. 2: Beyond scores at Herman Miller
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Ep. 2: Beyond scores at Herman Miller

Jan 23, 2014 - Michael Ramirez and Pam Carpenter discuss how the office furniture maker approaches customer loyalty (10:35), gathers feedback (16:33) and turns scores into action (31:38).

This is the first of several podcasts I’ll be doing with Herman Miller executives—they’ve graciously allowed me to check in with them every month or so about their Net Promoter® journey.

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Ep. 1: The godfather of loyalty
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Ep. 1: The godfather of loyalty

Jan 23, 2014 - Fred Reichheld talks about the challenges companies face in engaging employees (8:45), the question of linking NPS to compensation (18:05) and how Net Promoter can enhance innovation (30:15).

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